Jonathan Salem BaskinOnce AI Controls the Past…We talk about what AI might do to the future without noting that it’s already taking control of our past.Nov 11Nov 11
Jonathan Salem BaskinPooh-Pooh AI At Our Own RiskAI pioneer Yann LeCun says that fears of the existential peril of AI are “complete B.S.” and that, in so many words, we’d be fools not to…Nov 4Nov 4
Jonathan Salem BaskinAI & The Tradition of RegretAI researcher Geoffrey Hinton won a Nobel Prize earlier this month for his work pioneering the neural networks that help make AI possible.Oct 21Oct 21
Jonathan Salem BaskinBigger AIs Aren’t Better AIsTurns out that when large language models (“LLMS”) get larger, they get better at certain tasks and worse on others.Oct 14Oct 14
Jonathan Salem BaskinAI And The Dancing MushroomIt sounds like the title of a Roald Dahl story, but researchers have devised a robot that moves in response to the wishes of a mushroom.Oct 7Oct 7
Jonathan Salem BaskinCalifornia Just Folded On Regulating AICalifornia’s governor Gavin Newsom has vetoed the nation’s most thoughtful and comprehensive AI safety bill, opting instead to “partner”…Sep 30Sep 30
Jonathan Salem BaskinAI’s Kobayashi MaruImagine a no-win situation in which you must pick the least worst option.Sep 23Sep 23
Jonathan Salem BaskinTrust AI, Not One AnotherA recent experiment found that an AI chatbot could fare significantly better at convincing people that their nuttiest conspiracy theories…Sep 16Sep 16
Jonathan Salem BaskinThe Head Fake of AI RegulationThere’s lots going on with AI regulation. The EU AI Act went live last month, the US, UK, and EU will sign-on to a treaty on AI later this…Sep 9Sep 9
Jonathan Salem BaskinMeet The New AI BossSince LLMs are only as good as the data on which they’re based, it should be no surprise that they can function properly and still be…Sep 2Sep 2
