The handful of big tech companies leading the race to commercialize AI can’t be trusted to guarantee the safety of systems we don’t yet understand and that are prone to “chaotic or unpredictable behavior,” an artificial intelligence company executive told the first U.N. Security Council meeting on AI’s threats to global peace on Tuesday.The handful of big tech companies leading the race to commercialize AI can’t be trusted to guarantee the safety of systems we don’t yet understand and that are prone to “chaotic or unpredictable behavior,” an artificial intelligence company executive told the first U.N. Security Council meeting on AI’s threats to global peace on Tuesday.Machine learning & AI[#item_full_content]

James Patterson, Suzanne Collins and Margaret Atwood are among thousands of writers endorsing an open letter from the Authors Guild urging AI companies to obtain permission before incorporating copyrighted work into their technologies.James Patterson, Suzanne Collins and Margaret Atwood are among thousands of writers endorsing an open letter from the Authors Guild urging AI companies to obtain permission before incorporating copyrighted work into their technologies.Machine learning & AI[#item_full_content]

Facebook parent company Meta Platforms has built an artificial intelligence system that rivals the likes of ChatGPT and Google’s Bard but it’s taking a different approach: releasing it for free.Facebook parent company Meta Platforms has built an artificial intelligence system that rivals the likes of ChatGPT and Google’s Bard but it’s taking a different approach: releasing it for free.Internet[#item_full_content]

OpenAI’s ChatGPT seems ubiquitous, but open source versions of instruction-tuned text generators are gaining the upper hand. In just six months, at least 15 serious alternatives have emerged, all of which have at least one important advantage over ChatGPT: they are a lot more transparent. Insight into training data and algorithms is key for responsible use of generative AI, a team of linguists and language technology researchers at Radboud University claim.OpenAI’s ChatGPT seems ubiquitous, but open source versions of instruction-tuned text generators are gaining the upper hand. In just six months, at least 15 serious alternatives have emerged, all of which have at least one important advantage over ChatGPT: they are a lot more transparent. Insight into training data and algorithms is key for responsible use of generative AI, a team of linguists and language technology researchers at Radboud University claim.Machine learning & AI[#item_full_content]

Despite their huge success, the inner workings of large language models such as OpenAI’s GPT model family and Google Bard remain a mystery, even to their developers. Researchers at ETH and Google have uncovered a potential key mechanism behind their ability to learn on-the-fly and fine-tune their answers based on interactions with their users.Despite their huge success, the inner workings of large language models such as OpenAI’s GPT model family and Google Bard remain a mystery, even to their developers. Researchers at ETH and Google have uncovered a potential key mechanism behind their ability to learn on-the-fly and fine-tune their answers based on interactions with their users.Computer Sciences[#item_full_content]

For the first time since 1960, actors and screenwriters are on strike at the same time.For the first time since 1960, actors and screenwriters are on strike at the same time.Business[#item_full_content]

The building sector is a significant contributor to global energy consumption, accounting for approximately 33% of the world’s final energy usage.The building sector is a significant contributor to global energy consumption, accounting for approximately 33% of the world’s final energy usage.Energy & Green Tech[#item_full_content]

If only the internet embraced the notion behind the popular Las Vegas slogan: “What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.”If only the internet embraced the notion behind the popular Las Vegas slogan: “What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.”Consumer & Gadgets[#item_full_content]

A new “stress test” method created by a Georgia Tech researcher allows programmers to more easily determine if trained visual recognition models are sensitive to input changes or rely too heavily on context clues to perform their tasks.A new “stress test” method created by a Georgia Tech researcher allows programmers to more easily determine if trained visual recognition models are sensitive to input changes or rely too heavily on context clues to perform their tasks.Computer Sciences[#item_full_content]

Imagine purchasing a robot to perform household tasks. This robot was built and trained in a factory on a certain set of tasks and has never seen the items in your home. When you ask it to pick up a mug from your kitchen table, it might not recognize your mug (perhaps because this mug is painted with an unusual image, say, of MIT’s mascot, Tim the Beaver). So, the robot fails.Imagine purchasing a robot to perform household tasks. This robot was built and trained in a factory on a certain set of tasks and has never seen the items in your home. When you ask it to pick up a mug from your kitchen table, it might not recognize your mug (perhaps because this mug is painted with an unusual image, say, of MIT’s mascot, Tim the Beaver). So, the robot fails.Robotics[#item_full_content]