The AI doomsday news cycle plays on anxieties about the future. The media have tended to prioritize sensational takes on the risk at the expense of more thoughtful opinions by, for example, experts in the ethics of AI.The AI doomsday news cycle plays on anxieties about the future. The media have tended to prioritize sensational takes on the risk at the expense of more thoughtful opinions by, for example, experts in the ethics of AI.Machine learning & AI[#item_full_content]
Brian Christian has spent 20 years thinking about how artificial intelligence will change our minds and our world. His 2020 book “The Alignment Problem” has been praised as one of the best on AI, and like many scientists, he sometimes feels euphoric about the technology’s advances. After all, when everyone has a fleet of autonomous agents on standby to speed up research, it’s hard not to feel as if a life-changing discovery is just a few prompts away.Brian Christian has spent 20 years thinking about how artificial intelligence will change our minds and our world. His 2020 book “The Alignment Problem” has been praised as one of the best on AI, and like many scientists, he sometimes feels euphoric about the technology’s advances. After all, when everyone has a fleet of autonomous agents on standby to speed up research, it’s hard not to feel as if a life-changing discovery is just a few prompts away.Machine learning & AI[#item_full_content]
If the world’s government and AI leaders ever agree to pause frontier AI training, is an international pact really feasible? How would it be implemented, coordinated and monitored?If the world’s government and AI leaders ever agree to pause frontier AI training, is an international pact really feasible? How would it be implemented, coordinated and monitored?Machine learning & AI[#item_full_content]
Bill Gates on Sunday warned that unregulated artificial intelligence poses a growing threat and predicted an escalation in AI-powered cyberattacks in the coming year.Bill Gates on Sunday warned that unregulated artificial intelligence poses a growing threat and predicted an escalation in AI-powered cyberattacks in the coming year.Machine learning & AI[#item_full_content]
Construction of a massive Google data center in the Indian city of Visakhapatnam has been met with resistance from residents who fear the impact on the environment and their lives.Construction of a massive Google data center in the Indian city of Visakhapatnam has been met with resistance from residents who fear the impact on the environment and their lives.Hardware[#item_full_content]
Handcuffs encircle Google’s logo on one campaign poster, while another warns that people “cannot drink data”, as opposition mounts to the tech giant’s planned AI mega-facility in India.Handcuffs encircle Google’s logo on one campaign poster, while another warns that people “cannot drink data”, as opposition mounts to the tech giant’s planned AI mega-facility in India.Hardware[#item_full_content]
An Anthropic artificial intelligence model submitted a false tip to a Philadelphia police website about an unsolved homicide case, authorities and Anthropic said.An Anthropic artificial intelligence model submitted a false tip to a Philadelphia police website about an unsolved homicide case, authorities and Anthropic said.Machine learning & AI[#item_full_content]
The internet can encounter a strange type of failure in which a router seems to function normally but silently drops some data packets. Network engineers refer to these issues as “black holes.” In these cases, data enters the network, yet some of it vanishes without the router informing the network or the sender. Often, these problems go unnoticed until users start experiencing connection issues or data loss.The internet can encounter a strange type of failure in which a router seems to function normally but silently drops some data packets. Network engineers refer to these issues as “black holes.” In these cases, data enters the network, yet some of it vanishes without the router informing the network or the sender. Often, these problems go unnoticed until users start experiencing connection issues or data loss.Internet[#item_full_content]
Initiatives to label books as written by humans, not artificial intelligence, are gaining ground following a string of scandals in which authors were suspected of using the technology without admitting it.Initiatives to label books as written by humans, not artificial intelligence, are gaining ground following a string of scandals in which authors were suspected of using the technology without admitting it.Machine learning & AI[#item_full_content]
An artificial intelligence model developed by Anthropic submitted a fabricated tip about an unsolved homicide to Philadelphia police, authorities said Friday, criticizing the company for taking two months to report the incident.An artificial intelligence model developed by Anthropic submitted a fabricated tip about an unsolved homicide to Philadelphia police, authorities said Friday, criticizing the company for taking two months to report the incident.Machine learning & AI[#item_full_content]
