AI Apocalypto Newsletter | Week 5
AI News this Week | AI Insights
With our newsletter, learn about the most recent developments, moral dilemmas, and difficulties in artificial intelligence. AI is changing industries all across the world, from its impact on education to its revolutionary uses in personalized healthcare. Discover initiatives aimed at guaranteeing the responsible use of AI and explore current debates emphasizing the necessity of developing ethical AI.
Continue reading to learn more about our exploration of AI's future!
AI Development
AI continues transforming industries, from healthcare to retail, with potential applications in personalized healthcare and improved manufacturing efficiency.
ChatGPT Nonsense Responses Fixed
OpenAI Addresses ChatGPT Bug
• ChatGPT chatbot generates illogical, nonsensical responses.
• Users report poetic, confusing responses.
• Issue arose from the model's improbable word selection.
• Team promptly deploys the fix, restoring normal chatbot responses.
Watch this robot as it learns to stitch up wounds!
UC Berkeley's Surgical Robot Advances
• Autonomous surgical robot completes six stitches.
• Challenges include sensor issues and deformable object modeling.
• Potential future applications in operating rooms.
What’s next for AI
• Expansion into personalized healthcare and creative fields.
• Improvements in manufacturing efficiency and safety.
• HR adoption for streamlined onboarding and staff development.
• AI-driven insights for enhanced retail experiences.
• Importance of responsible AI use.
Video generation models as world stimulators
Research on Generative Model Training on Video Data
• Focuses on unifying visual data for training.
• Uses Sora model for high-fidelity video generation.
• Model can handle diverse video durations, resolutions, and aspect ratios.
• Aims to develop general-purpose simulators of the physical world.
Hugging Face Launches Open-Source AI Assistant Builder
• Allows developers to create custom AI assistants.
• Accessible via Hugging Face Chat.
• Supports public/private assistant creation and independent hosting.
• Community showcases the platform's versatility.
Google Introduces Open-Source AI Models: Gemma
• Shifts focus from proprietary models to open-source models.
• Competes with Meta, Mistral, and Hugging Face.
• Aimed at rising demand for open-source alternatives.
AI Meets Quantum
Quantum's Compositional Quantum Framework
• Combines quantum computing and cognitive science.
• Enhances AI's understanding of concepts like shape and color.
• Breaks down complex ideas for simpler comprehension.
• Potentially leads to more accountable, transparent AI systems.
Ethical Usage of AI
Efforts by organizations like UNESCO and Harvard Medical School underscore the importance of responsible AI use, focusing on societal benefits and harm minimization.
AI in Crime-Fighting: DOJ Launches Justice AI
U.S. Department of Justice Launches Justice AI Project
• Aim to enhance enforcement efforts with AI.
• Experts to examine AI's impact on DOJ's work.
• AI is already used for drug source tracing and evidence analysis.
• Aim to harness AI's potential while mitigating risks.
AI Impact on CISOs
• Enhances productivity but raises data security and accuracy concerns.
• AI can inadvertently disclose proprietary data.
• Legal review of licenses and data compliance essential.
• Security teams must address new attack vectors.
UNESCO's 2021 AI Ethics Recommendations
• Guides AI investments for societal benefits.
• Chile advocates early AI adoption.
• Aim to bridge the digital divide for equitable global AI use.
• Microsoft advocates responsible AI and expert mitigation.
• Industry-UNESCO cooperation is crucial for ethical AI development.
AI Jesus: Balancing Bible Teachings and Modern Issues
• AI Jesus, based on GPT-4, offers ethical insights.
• Scientists fine-tune models to promote societal values.
• Moral Machine and Delphi projects explore human morality.
• Cognitive biases considered for AI efficiency and alignment.
Raising the Bar for Medical AI
Harvard Medical School's AI Ethical Guidelines
• Views generative AI like ChatGPT as medical advancement.
• Convened experts to develop ethical AI guidelines.
• Focuses on harm minimization and patient participation.
• Aims for safe, beneficial AI use in medicine.
Unethical Usage of AI
Recent controversies, such as Google's Ethical AI team turmoil and Air Canada's misleading chatbot case, highlight the need for accountability and accuracy in AI development and deployment.
Google Struggles to Quell Controversy Surrounding its Ethical AI Team
Google's Ethical AI Turmoil
• Co-founder Margaret Mitchell fired post-Timnit Gebru's departure.
• Mitchell's dismissal intensifies team tensions.
• Diversity and sensitivity efforts halted.
• Policy changes and responsible AI center launched by Marian Croak.
Reddit sells training data to unnamed AI company ahead of IPO
Reddit Signs $60 Million AI Training Contract with Google
• Allows tech giant to train AI models on Reddit's content.
• Set a precedent for similar AI training agreements.
• Reflects shift towards respecting rights in AI licensing.
• AI hype could elevate Reddit's IPO value to $5 billion.
What Air Canada Lost In ‘Remarkable’ Lying AI Chatbot Case
Air Canada's AI Chatbot Misleading Passengers
• Air Canada lost a court case due to misinformation.
• Passengers awarded damages.
• The court ruled Air Canada responsible for the chatbot's accuracy.
• Case emphasizes AI accuracy in customer service.
"No AI FRAUD Act"
• Targets public figures like Taylor Swift and Biden.
• Prevents unauthorized AI use.
• Holds creators accountable.
• Protects individuals from AI harm.
• Ensures ethical technology use.
Consortium for School Networking Report
• Identifies staff recruitment and retention challenges.
• Highlights cybersecurity and scaling innovation.
• Discusses generative AI's impact on education.
• Suggest leveraging AI, adaptive technologies, and digital learning environments.
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