3 days agoThe Robot Police“I don’t know how it works” is the last thing you want to hear from an AI developer. We’ve all heard stories about the amazing accomplishments of ChatGPT and other large language models (LLMS). They figure out how to cheat to complete tasks or win games. Translate complex physics into…AI3 min readAI3 min read
5 days agoAnother Useless Warning About AI RiskThe folks responsible for inventing AI that could destroy the world have once again called for other folks to stop them from doing it. The statement, signed by many of the big names in AI research, development, and deployment, was issued by the Center for AI Safety and reads: “Mitigating…AI3 min readAI3 min read
May 26AI As Frankenstein’s MonsterGoogle’s former CEO Eric Schmidt has joined Sam Altman, Elon Musk, Geoff Hinton, and a host of other lesser-known experts in sounding the alarm on ‘existential risk’ from AI. They follow in the footsteps of Victor Frankenstein, the artificial life pioneer who was shocked when he saw the ugliness of…AI3 min readAI3 min read
May 23Don’t Look, But AI Is Already Transforming The WorldBehind the headlines about AI makers asking government to restrain them from destroying the world, their products are already doing it. I get the existential risk that someday, some AI could be so powerful that it could for some reason decide to take over or annihilate humanity. …AI2 min readAI2 min read
May 18AI Kabuki In DCSam Altman, the exec behind OpenAI’s ChatGPT, told Congress earlier this week that he wanted it to regulate his industry. He “charmed the socks off” of legislators who are used to sparring with dodgy and disingenuous tech execs. Imagine if he’d concocted a highly transmissible virus and unleashed it on…AI3 min readAI3 min read
May 16Internet Search Should Be Renamed “Told”Google’s latest plans to use its Bard AI to put summaries above search results only further confirms what’s always been true about how we access content on the web. We’re told what we should know. It starts as soon as we start typing a question and the search interface offers…AI2 min readAI2 min read
May 12AI Making Music For AISongs generated by AI are flooding the market as bots coded to “listen” to them push up their popularity rankings. Higher visibility means more robots will want to check out the songs. And maybe people. The set-up would be funny if it weren’t so frightening. Late last month, songs appeared…AI3 min readAI3 min read
May 9Screenwriters Face Their Napster MomentThe Writers Guild of America (WGA) announced last week that its members would go on strike because they get less work and pay producing content for more shows that air on streaming services. They also want to make sure AI doesn’t take their jobs away completely. Streaming shows are bad…AI2 min readAI2 min read
May 3ChatGPT Threatens High-Paying JobsChatGPT Threatens High-Paying Jobs Turns out that generative AI tools like ChatGPT will impact knowledge workers far more than cooks, mechanics, and others who might earn less. It’ll happen sooner, too. This is according to a research paper from the University of Pennsylvania and OpenAI (OpenAI makes ChatGPT). The scope…AI2 min readAI2 min read
Apr 26The Charade Of Industry-Led AI RegulationA tech evangelist group has publicly asked the US government to do more to regulate AI. It’s a charade that is late and inconsequential. According to this news story, a group called the BSA, which maybe stands for Business Software Alliance, thinks that government should tell companies how and when…AI3 min readAI3 min read
