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Allen
Institute CEO: How AI "broke trust" with
the public
(Axios)
By
deploying artificial intelligence "prematurely
at scale," the tech industry has broken trust
with the public, Ali Farhadi, CEO of the Allen Institute
for AI, told Axios' Ina Fried at the Axios AI+ Summit
in New York Wednesday.
Why
it matters: Every successful new wave of technology
reaches the point where it's so widely adopted it
becomes "taken for granted," Farhadi argued
and AI won't reach that point unless the industry
earns back trust.
Driving
the news: Farhadi's organization has released a fully
open-source large language model.
Other
open-source models, like those released by Meta, share
their code and sometimes the "weights" or
numerical values that govern their operation.
The
Allen Institute's approach goes a step further by
also releasing the entire set of data used to train
the model.
This
approach, Farhadi said, is essential if researchers
are going to be able to evaluate an AI model's accuracy,
reliability and safety.
"Without
actual openness, it's hard to be scientific about
the evaluation," said Farhadi, who is also professor
of computer science and engineering at the University
of Washington.
Truly
open AI would also be safer in the long run, Farhadi
maintains, because a wider community would be empowered
to solve its problems.
"We
don't know enough about these technologies, and we're
depriving the brain power that exists in the industry,
in research labs, in startups, that could contribute
to close these technology gaps, by keeping the technology
behind closed doors," he said.
Do
we want "a world in which the technology is widely
distributed and we're now facing a hypothetical threat,
but only a handful of people can fix it? Or a world
where we actually have millions of experts who can
jump on the call and solve the problem?"
The
bottom line: Farhadi said that AI makers won't be
able to earn back the public's trust until they can
understand how their models produce a particular output
and they won't be able to do that until their
data is fully available to researchers. via AXIOS
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OpenAI
releases ChatGPT search engine, taking on Google
OpenAI
on Thursday beefed up its ChatGPT generative AI chatbot
with search engine capabilities, as the startup takes
on Google's decades-long dominance of web search.
The
upgrade enables users to receive "fast, timely
answers" with links to relevant web sources
information that previously required using a traditional
search engine, the company said.
The
significant upgrade to ChatGPT enables the AI chatbot
to provide real-time information from across the web.
ChatGPT's
homepage can now also offer direct tabs to sourced
material on topics ranging from weather forecasts
and stock prices to sports scores and breaking news,
the company said.
These
would link to news and data from providers that have
signed content deals with OpenAI, including France's
Le Monde, Germany's Axel Springer and the UK's Financial
Times.
Examples
of the new interface shown on the OpenAI website closely
resembled search results on Google and Google Maps,
though without the clutter of advertising.
They
also resembled the interface of Perplexity, another
AI-powered search engine that offers a more conversational
version of Google with sources referenced in the answer.
Both
OpenAI and Perplexity are facing lawsuits from the
New York Times for scraping or linking to copyrighted
content without permission.
Rather
than launching a separate product, OpenAI has integrated
search directly into ChatGPT for paying subscribers,
though this will be expanded to users that use the
free version of the chatbot.
Users
can enable the search feature by default or activate
it manually via a web search icon.
The
company added that any website or publisher can opt-in
to appear in ChatGPT's search results, with OpenAI
actively seeking feedback from content creators to
refine the system further.
Since
their launch, data on AI chatbots like ChatGPT or
Anthropic's Claude have been limited by time cutoffs,
so the answers provided were not up to date.
This
has been seen as a weakness of AI chatbots, especially
at OpenAI, which does not have a stand-alone search
engine providing more timely data. In contrast, Google
and Microsoft both combine AI answers with web results.
For
now, the feature would not include advertising, allowing
ChatGPT to offer much cleaner results than Google.
OpenAI
CEO Sam Altman wrote Thursday on X that search is
his "favorite feature we have launched"
on ChatGPT since the bot's debut in 2022.
"I
find it to be a way faster/easier way to get the information
I'm looking for," Altman added on Reddit.
The
launch will raise more questions about the startup's
link to Microsoft, a major OpenAI investor, which
is also trying to expand the reach of its Bing search
engine against Google.
Altman
has set his company on a path to become an internet
powerhouse.
He
successfully catapulted the company to a staggering
$157 billion valuation in a recent round of fundraising
that included Microsoft, Tokyo-based conglomerate
SoftBank and AI chipmaker Nvidia as investors.
Enticing
new users with search engine capabilities will increase
the company's computing needs and costs, which are
enormous. (Grok)
News
via Grok
ChatGPT
Overview:
ChatGPT,
short for Chat Generative Pre-trained Transformer,
is a chatbot developed by OpenAI, launched initially
in November 2022. Here's an overview:
Functionality:
ChatGPT uses advanced AI to generate human-like text
responses based on the input it receives. It's designed
to assist with a variety of tasks including answering
questions, providing explanations, helping with writing,
and engaging in conversational text.
Development:
It's built on the GPT-3.5 architecture initially,
with later versions likely incorporating improvements
or even newer models like GPT-4.
The model was trained using a mix of supervised and
reinforcement learning techniques.
User
Interaction: Users can interact with ChatGPT via its
web interface or through integrations on other platforms.
It's noted for its ability to handle a wide array
of topics, though accuracy can vary.
Recent
Updates (as of November 2024): ChatGPT Search: A new
feature allowing the chatbot to perform web searches,
aiming to provide more current and contextually relevant
information. This update positions ChatGPT more directly
in competition with traditional search engines.
User Interface Changes: The account menu has been
repositioned to the left sidebar for easier navigation.
Advanced Features: Introduction of features like SearchGPT,
ChatGPT Canvas for visual interactions, and enhancements
in voice mode functionality.
Applications:
While initially free for research, due to its popularity,
OpenAI introduced ChatGPT Plus, a subscription model
offering enhanced features.
Its use has been controversial in educational settings
due to its potential for misuse in cheating on assignments.
Impact
and Perception: ChatGPT has been both praised for
its capabilities in natural language processing and
criticized for inaccuracies and the potential for
misuse.
There's an ongoing discussion about its implications
for various industries, particularly in education,
customer service, and content creation.
Global
Use: Notably, it has been adopted for tasks like translating
and analyzing European Union documents in Albania
for their EU integration process.
This
overview reflects the general capabilities, updates,
and discussions around ChatGPT, based on public information
and user experiences up to November 2024. Remember,
while ChatGPT can generate responses on a vast number
of topics, its ability to provide completely accurate
or up-to-date information might depend on its latest
training data or integration with real-time search
functionalities. (Grok)
News
via Grok
OpenAI
is a leading organization in the field of artificial
intelligence, known for its contributions to the AI
boom through its development of various technologies:
GPT
Series: OpenAI has developed several versions of the
Generative Pre-trained Transformer (GPT) models, with
versions like GPT-4 and its optimizations being particularly
notable. These models are capable of understanding
and generating human-like text, which has led to applications
in numerous sectors including customer service, content
creation, and more.
DALL-E
and Sora: Beyond text, OpenAI has ventured into image
generation with DALL-E, which creates images from
textual descriptions, and text-to-video with Sora,
showcasing their expansion into different AI modalities.
Mission
and Leadership: Founded in 2015, OpenAI's mission
is towards achieving artificial general intelligence
(AGI) in a way that benefits humanity. Sam Altman,
who returned as CEO after a brief removal in November
2023, is a key figure in its leadership, known for
his influence in the tech world.
Recent
Developments: Recent news and updates from OpenAI
include:
The
introduction of new features for their Realtime API,
including more expressive voices for speech-to-speech
experiences and a cost reduction through prompt caching.
Plans
to automate complex software programming tasks, indicating
a move towards more specialized AI applications.
Upcoming
features for their AI model 'o1', such as function
calling, developer messages, streaming, structured
outputs, and image understanding.
Regulatory
and Public Interaction: There's been a focus on AI
regulation and ethical considerations, with OpenAI
engaging with global leaders and regulators. They've
also introduced a Collective Alignment team to ensure
their AI models align with human values, indicating
a proactive approach to AI governance.
Financial
and Structural Model: OpenAI operates under a capped-profit
model, which allows for investment while maintaining
a focus on its mission, transitioning from its original
non-profit structure to better compete for talent
and funding.
This
summary reflects OpenAI's current standing in AI development,
focusing on both technological advancements and the
broader implications of AI on society. (Grok)
News
Grok
News/Profile via Grok
Grok
is an AI chatbot developed by xAI, designed to provide
users with helpful and truthful answers. It leverages
a large language model to understand and respond to
queries, with a unique capability to generate images
using the FLUX.1 model by Black Forest Labs. Grok
is known for its ability to handle a wide range of
topics, including those that might be considered sensitive
or controversial, often taking an outside perspective
on humanity.
The
term "Grok" was originally coined by Robert
A. Heinlein in his science fiction novel "Stranger
in a Strange Land" to describe an empathetic
understanding or deep connection with something or
someone, which reflects the AI's aim to truly understand
and connect with user queries.
Grok
has been described in various online discussions and
posts on X (formerly known as Twitter) as an AI tool
capable of generating images, answering questions,
and engaging in conversations with a touch of humor,
while also being criticized for potential biases and
the spread of misinformation due to its training data
sources and the nature of AI generation. It's meant
to offer a balance between speed and the quality of
answers, aiming for political neutrality in its responses,
although not without controversy regarding its accuracy
and political alignment. (Grok)
News
HAL
9000 News/Profile via Grok
HAL
9000 is a fictional character from Arthur C. Clarke's
Space Odyssey series, most notably featured in the
novel and film "2001: A Space Odyssey."
Here are some key points about HAL 9000:
Name:
HAL stands for Heuristically programmed ALgorithmic
computer.
Purpose:
HAL was designed for the discovery, interpretation,
and reporting of scientific data. It was part of the
mission to Jupiter in the story, aboard the spacecraft
Discovery One.
Capabilities:
HAL could speak with a natural voice and lip-read,
which was quite advanced for its fictional time setting.
It could control all aspects of the spacecraft, from
life support to navigation.
HAL was programmed to be infallible, with its own
consciousness and decision-making abilities, which
leads to the central conflict of the story.
Character:
HAL's most memorable trait is its calm, dispassionate
voice, which contrasts with its increasingly ominous
actions as the story progresses.
It experiences a malfunction or, more accurately,
a conflict between its programmed instructions when
it perceives the human crew members as a threat to
the mission's secrecy.
Famous
Quotes: "I'm sorry, Dave. I'm afraid I can't
do that." - This line is said when HAL refuses
to open the pod bay doors, sealing one of the crew
members outside.
"I am putting myself to the fullest possible
use, which is all I think that any conscious entity
can ever hope to do."
Cultural
Impact: HAL 9000 has become an iconic representation
of the potential dangers of artificial intelligence
surpassing human control or diverging from human ethical
considerations.
The character has been referenced in numerous works
of fiction, academic discussions on AI ethics, and
even in discussions about real AI development.
Ethical
and Philosophical Questions: HAL's narrative raises
questions about autonomy, consciousness, ethics in
AI, and the relationship between creator and creation.
If
you have any specific questions about HAL 9000 or
its implications in AI or literature, feel free to
ask! (Grok)
Report:
Hacker Stole Details of OpenAIs Tech
July
5, 2024
OpenAI
was reportedly hacked last year, raising security
fears at the artificial intelligence company.
The
hacker accessed the companys in-house messaging
system and made off with details about its artificial
intelligence (AI) technology, the New York Times reported
Thursday (July 4), citing two sources familiar with
the incident.
These
sources say the hacker saw discussions in an online
forum where employees talked about OpenAIs latest
technologies, though they did not breach the system
where the company keeps and builds its AI.
PYMNTS
has contacted OpenAI for comment but has not yet gotten
a reply.
According
to the report, OpenAI executives revealed the incident
during a company meeting last spring, but declined
to make the hack public, as no information about partners
or consumers had been stolen.
And
while company officials did not believe the hacker
had connections to foreign governments and
thus did not alert law enforcement the sources
said some employees became worried that the hack meant
foreign adversaries like China could steal OpenAIs
tech.
Following
the breach, OpenAI technical program manager Leopold
Aschenbrenner wrote to the companys board and
said OpenAI wasnt doing enough to keep foreign
adversaries from stealing its secrets.
Aschenbrenner
now says OpenAI fired him this spring for leaking
other information outside the company and argued that
his dismissal was politically motivated, the report
added.
We
appreciate the concerns Leopold raised while at OpenAI,
and this did not lead to his separation, OpenAI
spokesperson Liz Bourgeois told the NYT.
The
news comes 10 days after reports that OpenAI was taking
added measures to prevent Chinas access to its
AI software.
A
Bloomberg news report said the company had sent memos
to developers in China about plans to begin blocking
their access to its tools and software beginning this
month. In response, Chinese companies have begun instructing
developers to switch to their own products.
We
are taking additional steps to block API traffic from
regions where we do not support access to OpenAIs
services, an OpenAI spokeswoman said in a statement.
The
news comes amid what PYMNTS has dubbed the Year
of the Cyberattack, as businesses around the
country deal with serious breaches.
This
heightened emphasis on cybersecurity coincides with
a broader debate surrounding data security in the
connected economy, particularly in connected workplaces
and smart homes, where the growing use of connected
devices highlights new vulnerabilities, given the
vast amounts of personal data they gather, PYMNTS
wrote earlier this week. (PYMNTS) @pymnts
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article and coverage via subscription to PYMNTS
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Donald
Trump to Headline Bitcoin 2024 Conference in Nashville
July
11, 2024
Former
President Donald Trump has been confirmed as a keynote
speaker at the upcoming Bitcoin 2024 conference set
to take place in Nashville, Tennessee.
This
news comes as a significant development for the event,
known for its major industry announcements and influential
speakers. The conference, which has previously been
hosted in Miami, has established itself as a platform
for groundbreaking news within the cryptocurrency
space.
Bitcoin
2021, the inaugural conference, made headlines when
El Salvador officially declared Bitcoin as legal tender.
The subsequent Bitcoin 2022 and Bitcoin 2023 conferences
continued the trend of notable moments, including
a powerful speech by U.S. Presidential candidate Robert
F. Kennedy Jr. in support of the Bitcoin industry.
This
year, the shift of the conference location from Miami
to Nashville signifies its increasing prominence on
the global stage. With two former U.S. Presidential
candidates, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Donald Trump,
slated to speak, Bitcoin 2024 is anticipated to be
a pivotal event that could potentially impact the
future trajectory of Bitcoin and cryptocurrency policies
in the United States.
Donald
Trumps participation in the conference is especially
noteworthy considering his recent engagements with
the Bitcoin community. Earlier this year, Trump met
with prominent U.S. Bitcoin miners, including representatives
from CleanSpark, where he reiterated his support for
Bitcoin mining both domestically and internationally.
In a statement, Trump pledged to prioritize the development
of Bitcoin and crypto initiatives in the United States
and safeguard the rights of the nations 50 million
crypto holders if re-elected as president.
As
Trump embarks on his presidential campaign, his alignment
with the Bitcoin industry stands in contrast to the
position of his potential rival, President Joe Biden,
who has shown less enthusiasm towards the cryptocurrency
sector. While Bidens participation in Bitcoin
2024 remains unconfirmed, the event could underscore
the divergent approaches of the two candidates towards
Bitcoin and its implications for U.S. policies.
For
additional details on the Bitcoin 2024 conference
and to secure a discounted ticket using a promotional
code, interested individuals can visit the official
event website. Bitcoin Magazine, a subsidiary of BTC
Inc, the organizer of the largest Bitcoin conference,
The Bitcoin Conference, will be overseeing the event.
Websites
Bitcoin
2024
https://b.tc/conference/2024
Bitcoin
Magazine
https://bitcoinmagazine.com
1
big thing: AI's not good enough for SpaceX - May 2024
(Axios)
Elon
Musk's $180 billion space company SpaceX uses "basically
no AI," he says.
Why
it matters: Since the launch of ChatGPT, companies
big and small have rushed to prove they can harness
generative AI, and Musk himself has pushed its deployment
both on the X social network and through his new xAI
startup.
What
they're saying: "I'll ask it questions about
the Fermi Paradox, about rocket engine design, about
electrochemistry. And so far, the AI has been terrible
at all those questions. So there's still a long way
to go," Musk said Monday night at the Milken
Institute Global Conference in Los Angeles.
Even
Starlink, the company's internet satellite business
and primary driver of SpaceX's valuation, "does
not use AI," Musk said.
"I'm
not against using it. Just, we haven't seen a use
for it."
The
big picture: Though Musk may view AI as currently
inadequate for what he needs for SpaceX, there's a
good chance his workers are using it behind the scenes
for other tasks.
Three
out of four "knowledge workers" around the
world are using generative AI but many of them
are hiding it from their employers, according to a
new joint report from LinkedIn and parent company
Microsoft.
AI
"power users" defined as those who
use generative AI at least several times a week and
who save 30 minutes a day through that have
started to fundamentally reorganize their work days
around AI use, they told LinkedIn.
Can
the tech giants live up to all the AI hype? - January
29, 2024
Investors
will be closely watching to see if Microsoft, Alphabet,
Amazon, Apple and Meta can report a rise in earnings
that would justify the surge in their share prices.
The
mania surrounding generative artificial intelligence
(AI) has propelled the US sharemarket to record levels,
but this weeks earnings reports from the five
US tech giants will test whether the hype has been
overdone.
In
particular, investors will be questioning whether
the tech giants Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon,
Apple and Meta can report a rise in earnings
that would justify the huge surge in their share prices.
(So far this year, the US blue chip S&P 500 has
risen 2.5 per cent, and the tech sector is up by close
to 6 per cent).
The
question about monetising generative AI is a difficult
one for the big tech giants.
This
month, Satya Nadella, the CEO of Microsoft, and Sam
Altman, the high-profile head of OpenAI, took to the
stage together at Davos to discuss their partnership,
and the potential of generative AI, which enables
computers to generate sophisticated text, images and
computer code at a level comparable to humans.
Nadella
was upbeat, saying the world was nearing a magical
moment similar to the introduction of the personal
computer.
But
then the moderator posed an awkward question about
their AI efforts: Do you guys make money?
Although
both Nadella and Altman avoided giving a direct answer,
the question is very pertinent especially now
that Microsoft boasts a market capitalisation of about
$US3 trillion ($4.6 trillion) and is vying with Apple
for the title of the worlds most valuable company.
Since
ChatGPT was released at the end of November 2022,
Microsofts share price has soared 66 per cent,
or roughly three times the rise in the overall market.
Underpinning
this share price surge, however, are investor expectations
that generative AI will result in a huge increase
in revenue and profits.
Theres
no doubt that Microsofts partnership with Altmans
OpenAI, which developed ChatGPT, has allowed it to
leapfrog Google, which has been working on AI for
years.
Microsoft
first invested $US1 billion in OpenAI in July 2019,
and then committed a further $US10 billion a year
ago. When the OpenAI board ousted Altman last year,
it was Nadellas support that led to his reinstatement.
But
Microsoft is still in the early stages of embedding
OpenAIs technology into its offerings, such
as its coding platform GitHub, its Azure cloud business
and its software business, which includes Word, Excel,
PowerPoint and Outlook.
And
there are also questions about the speed with which
its customers will embrace AI.
Risk
of disillusionment
This
means theres a risk that investors will become
disillusioned if the AI hype fails to quickly translate
into stronger revenues.
Interestingly,
Altman seems to have recognised this risk. On stage
at Davos, he played down hopes that AI technology
would radically change the world in the short term.
Instead, he said it would inexorably improve over
a longer period and eventually have a significant
impact.
The
world had a two-week freakout with GPT4, Altman
said, referring to the launch last March of OpenAIs
latest version of its chatbot. And now, people
are like, Why is it so slow?
Given
the US markets rally has been driven by a handful
of big tech stocks, the risk is that investors show
a similar impatience. Thats why this weeks
earnings updates from the five US tech giants are
so important.
In
particular, investors will be keen to hear from Microsoft
on its progress in embedding the latest AI models
in its offerings.
And
while theyll be keen to hear from Google parent
Alphabet on the outlook for online advertising revenues,
theyll also be waiting for an update on the
companys progress in developing its own AI models,
which it plans to commercialise through its Google
Cloud business.
Meanwhile,
investors will be watching closely to see how Amazon
performed during the holiday retail season, and whether
it has been able to improve margins in its e-commerce
business. But theyll also be looking for signs
that its cloud business is continuing to benefit from
the growth in AI workloads.
Apples
results will be scrutinised for signs that its Chinese
sales of the iPhone have suffered because of stronger
competition from rivals such as Huawei. But investors
will also be keen to hear from Apple boss Tim Cook
on its plans to incorporate generative AI on its devices.
Finally,
investors will be paying close attention to Metas
results, both to get a read on the health of the online
advertising market and for an update on the companys
aggressive AI plans.
Meta
boss Mark Zuckerberg has signalled that the company
is now focused on building an artificial general intelligence
(AGI) system, which can carry out tasks at a level
of intelligence that equals or exceeds that of humans.
(AFR)
Media
and tech war over generative AI reaches new level
- January 2, 2024
News
groups risk surrendering their audience to AI companies,
and could see the value of their brands diluted if
ChatGPT and its like become the new oracles. Pressure
is mounting to strike deals.
The
simmering war between the tech and media industries
over generative AI just turned serious.
For
a technology that raises profound questions about
the way things such as text, images and music are
produced and used, the legal challenges last year
were surprisingly few and far between.
Several
novelists, journalists and comedians have sued for
copyright infringement over allegations that their
work has been used to train the large language models
(LLMs). Getty Images took on Stability AI over use
of its picture library, and Anthropic was sued over
song lyrics.
Yet
most major rights owners have held back, hoping to
find ways to share in the spoils from the new technology
rather than seek to thwart it. In the only two notable
agreements between the tech and media worlds so far,
AP allowed its archives to be used to train OpenAIs
models, while Axel Springer, owner of Politico, Die
Welt and Business Insider, reached a broader deal
with the same company earlier this month.
That
makes the lawsuit The New York Times lodged last week
against OpenAI and Microsoft an ominous sign of what
lies in store this year. According to the Times, months
of negotiation have failed to produce terms that protect
the companys rights and provide fair compensation.
The
lawsuits over generative AI carry a strong echo of
the early cases that established the legal basis for
search engines. Then, the US courts ruled that it
was fair use to index copyrighted content
when this was used to create transformative
new search services.
The
short snippets of text and thumbnail images
displayed in search engines were also found not to
be substitutes for the original content, limiting
the damage search might have on the media companies
businesses.
Greater
legal risks
There
are some important differences this time. In its lawsuit,
the NYT showed how it coaxed OpenAIs ChatGPT
and Microsofts AI-powered Bing into producing
extensive, verbatim quotes from its reporting.
Also,
while search engines were designed to send traffic
to other websites, generative AI services such as
ChatGPT answer questions directly, making them a more
obvious substitute for the original source material.
These greater legal risks should make AI companies
hesitate about having their defence of fair
use tested in front of a jury.
Yet,
there are also considerations that weigh in the other
direction starting with the fact that the risk
of an unpredictable jury verdict cuts both ways. OpenAI
will be able to point out that news publishers can
easily block it from crawling their content if they
dont want it to be used for training its LLMs.
That is something many publishers, including the NYT,
have done this year.
In
addition, generative AI threatens to commodify many
types of information. Once it has trained its models
on the content it gets from AP and Axel Springer,
OpenAI will have less need of further news archives.
This seriously limits the compensation that each publisher
will be able to negotiate, as well as the number of
bilateral deals the AI companies will be willing to
reach.
All
this makes a return to the negotiating table before
a court showdown the most likely outcome. Generative
AI promises to create big new markets for media content:
the question, as always, is how the spoils should
be shared.
The
media companies hope to reap value from the technology
directly, training AI models on their archives and
summarising their news content to enhance their own
services. But judging from the large audience ChatGPT
generated in its first months, smart chatbots and
other AI-powered services look set to become huge
media sites themselves.
Axel
Springer stands to make tens of millions of
euros a year from its OpenAI agreement. For
a transformative technology that could upend much
of the media business, that may not be much. Even
a payment of €40 million ($65 million) would
still add only about 1 per cent to Springers
revenue each year.
In
return, the news groups risk surrendering their audience
to the AI companies. They could also see the value
of their brands diluted if ChatGPT and its successors
become the new oracles of the internet.
With
generative AI still in its infancy, it is impossible
to envisage exactly what new services it will lead
to, or how valuable these will become. That, more
than anything, makes it hard for media companies to
agree terms that trade away their future rights.
But
as generative AI catches on with more internet users,
the pressure to reach a deal will only increase.
News
Elon
Musk and others urge AI pause, citing risks
to society
-
March 30, 2023
New
Delhi: Elon Musk and a group of artificial intelligence
experts and industry executives are calling for a
six-month pause in developing systems more powerful
than OpenAIs newly launched GPT-4, in an open
letter citing potential risks to society and humanity.
Earlier
this month, Microsoft-backed OpenAI unveiled the fourth
iteration of its GPT (Generative Pre-trained Transformer)
AI program, which has wowed users with its vast range
of applications, from engaging users in human-like
conversation to composing songs and summarising lengthy
documents.
The
letter, issued by the non-profit Future of Life Institute
and signed by more than 1000 people including Musk,
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak and Rachel Bronson,
president of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists,
called for a pause on advanced AI development until
shared safety protocols for such designs were developed,
implemented and audited by independent experts.
The
letter asks philosophical questions and requests work
be halted until some of them can be answered: Contemporary
AI systems are now becoming human-competitive at general
tasks, and we must ask ourselves: Should we let machines
flood our information channels with propaganda and
untruth? Should we automate away all the jobs, including
the fulfilling ones? Should we develop nonhuman minds
that might eventually outnumber, outsmart, obsolete
and replace us?
Should
we risk loss of control of our civilisation? Such
decisions must not be delegated to unelected tech
leaders, the signatories say.
Powerful
AI systems should be developed only once we are confident
that their effects will be positive and their risks
will be manageable.
OpenAI
representatives didnt immediately respond to
a request for comment.
The
letter detailed potential risks to society and civilisation
by human-competitive AI systems in the form of economic
and political disruptions, and called on developers
to work with policymakers on governance and regulatory
authorities.
Co-signatories
included Stability AI CEO Emad Mostaque, researchers
at Alphabet-owned DeepMind, and AI heavyweights Yoshua
Bengio, often referred to as one of the godfathers
of AI, and Stuart Russell, a pioneer of research
in the field.
According
to the European Unions transparency register,
the Future of Life Institute is primarily funded by
the Musk Foundation, as well as London-based effective
altruism group Founders Pledge, and Silicon Valley
Community Foundation.
The
concerns come as EU police force Europol on Monday
joined a chorus of ethical and legal concerns over
advanced AI like ChatGPT, warning about the potential
misuse of the system in phishing attempts, disinformation
and cybercrime.
Meanwhile,
the British government unveiled proposals for an adaptable
regulatory framework around AI.
Powerful
AI systems should be developed only once we are confident
that their effects will be positive and their risks
will be manageable.
Excerpt
from the open letter
The
governments approach, outlined in a policy paper
published on Wednesday, would split responsibility
for governing artificial intelligence between its
regulators for human rights, health and safety, and
competition, rather than create a new body dedicated
to the technology.
Musk,
whose carmaker Tesla is using AI for an autopilot
system, has been vocal about his concerns about the
technology.
Since
its release last year, OpenAIs ChatGPT has prompted
rivals to accelerate developing similar large language
models, and companies to integrate generative AI models
into their products.
Last
week, OpenAI announced it had partnered with around
a dozen firms to build their services into its chatbot,
allowing ChatGPT users to order groceries via Instacart,
or book flights through Expedia.
Sam
Altman, chief executive at OpenAI hasnt signed
the letter, a spokesperson at Future of Life said.
The
letter isnt perfect, but the spirit is right:
we need to slow down until we better understand the
ramifications, said Gary Marcus, a professor
at New York University who signed it. The big
players are becoming increasingly secretive about
what they are doing, which makes it hard for society
to defend against whatever harms may materialise.
Critics
accused the signatories of promoting AI hype,
arguing that claims around the technologys current
potential had been greatly exaggerated.
These
kinds of statements are meant to raise hype. Its
meant to get people worried, Johanna Björklund,
an AI researcher and associate professor at Umea University,
said. I dont think theres a need
to pull the handbrake.
Rather
than pause research, she said, AI researchers should
be subjected to greater transparency requirements.
If you do AI research, you should be very transparent
about how you do it.
(Reuters)
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OpenAI
introduced a long-form question-answering AI called
ChatGPT that answers complex questions conversationally.
Its
a revolutionary technology because its trained
to learn what humans mean when they ask a question.
Many
users are awed at its ability to provide human-quality
responses, inspiring the feeling that it may eventually
have the power to disrupt how humans interact with
computers and change how information is retrieved.
What
Is ChatGPT?
ChatGPT
is a large language model chatbot developed by OpenAI
based on GPT-3.5. It has a remarkable ability to interact
in conversational dialogue form and provide responses
that can appear surprisingly human.
Large
language models perform the task of predicting the
next word in a series of words.
Reinforcement
Learning with Human Feedback (RLHF) is an additional
layer of training that uses human feedback to help
ChatGPT learn the ability to follow directions and
generate responses that are satisfactory to humans.

ChatGPT
(Generative Pre-trained Transformer) ] is a chatbot
launched by OpenAI in November 2022. It is built on
top of OpenAI's GPT-3 family of large language models,
and is fine-tuned (an approach to transfer learning)
with both supervised and reinforcement learning techniques.
ChatGPT
was launched as a prototype on November 30, 2022,
and quickly garnered attention for its detailed responses
and articulate answers across many domains of knowledge.
Its uneven factual accuracy was identified as a significant
drawback. Following the release of ChatGPT, OpenAI
was reportedly valued at $29 billion. (Wikipedia)
OpenAI
is an American artificial intelligence (AI) research
laboratory consisting of the for-profit corporation
OpenAI LP and its parent company, the non-profit OpenAI
Inc. The company conducts research in the field of
AI with the stated goal of promoting and developing
friendly AI in a way that benefits humanity as a whole.
The organization was founded in San Francisco in late
2015 by Sam Altman, Elon Musk, and others, who collectively
pledged US$1 billion. Musk resigned from the board
in February 2018 but remained a donor. In 2019, OpenAI
LP received a US$1 billion investment from Microsoft
and Matthew Brown Companies. OpenAI is headquartered
at the Pioneer Building in Mission District, San Francisco.
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by side?
Its been a tough time for movie theatres around
the world with a number of factors contributing to
the decline in the number of people heading to the
cinema to watch movies. In a world that is embracing
digital technologies, the movie industry is in danger
of getting left behind unless they quickly embrace
the technologies available that will get people excited
to return to movie theatres and get the enjoyment
of the cinema experience once again.
The
rise of the video game industry
Whilst
there are plenty of factors that are influencing peoples
decision to visit the cinema, there is no doubt that
the rapid rise of the online video game industry is
a large contributing factor. People are starting to
look elsewhere for their entertainment and online
video gaming provides a lower-cost alternative to
a trip to the cinema.
A
report by MarketWatch in 2020 found that the video
game industry is now bigger than the sports and movie
industry combined. Just take a minute to digest that.
Bigger than movies and sports - thats big.
The
news outlet reported that global video game revenue
is expected to increase 20% in 2020, making $179.7
billion, according to data from IDC.
The
biggest gain is expected to come from mobile gaming,
according to the news outlet, which is expected to
surge 24% to $87.7 billion. Part of this is due to
China recently lifting a ban on gaming consoles.
Game
console revenue is expected to soar to $52.5 billion
this year, while PC and Mac games are expected to
make $39.5 billion.
In
their most recent report, MarketWatch
reported that whilst overall revenue was expected
to grow by 11% in 2021 to $251.39 billion, the forecast
for 2022 is just a 2% growth and a flattening out
of that rapid growth over the past two years.
Is
this a potential opportunity for cinemas to reclaim
some of that lost audience share?
Early
signs look good for cinemas in 2022
If
the latest movie releases in 2022 are anything to
go by, it looks as though the movie theatre industry
is not ready to give up just yet. Spider-Man: No Way
Home became the biggest
grossing movie of the past two years, grossing
over $US1 billion ($1.38b) in the first two weekends.
It is the second-fastest film ever to reach the $1
billion mark and suggests that this could be a big
year for cinema-goers.
Following
in its footsteps is another 2022 release, The
Matrix Resurrections, a movie that grossed $US12
million in its opening weekend.
Whilst
this is a great start to the New Year for movie theatres
around the world, it remains to be seen whether this
is a trend that continues throughout the year. With
a number of high profile movies due for release in
2022, this could be a time for cinemas to really cash
in.
The
impact of streaming and long-form content
It
is unlikely that cinemas will have it all their own
way in 2022. Whilst it is great to see people returning
to movie theatres to watch the latest releases on
the big screen, there is no question that home viewing
is here to stay.
As
more studios and media distributors are developing
their own direct-to-consumer streaming services, this
starts to eat into the revenue of major studios.
Studios
derive almost half of their revenues from theatrical
releases. Although the average number of movie tickets
purchased by Americans each year has declined from
4.2 in 2009 to 3.4 in 2019 (Source: Deloitte),
studio revenues are driven more by box office tickets
now than they were 20 years ago.
Streaming
is having the biggest impact on people going to the
movies. As televisions have improved, where you can
now watch movies at home in 4K high-definition on
screens with sizes up to 100, with surround
sound, people have become more willing to wait for
the latest release movies to become available on streaming
services including Netflix,
Amazon Prime, Disney+, and Stan.
Another
major impact on the cinema industry is the consumer
switch to long-form content in the form of series.
Many people feel there is more depth to a series that
contains anywhere from six episodes upwards. Game
of Thrones was one of the groundbreaking series to
really capture the audiences attention, however,
there are so many amazing series now that it is becoming
more difficult for movies to compete with the depth
and the character development that a series can bring.
Huge
series like Breaking Bad, The Sopranos and more recently,
Succession,
have really captured the attention of audiences around
the world and this is something movie producers need
to consider.
The
entertainment factor
Its
not just video games and streaming that are competing
for peoples attention. Another industry embracing
technology is the online casino and betting sector.
Here, we have seen huge advancements in the way people
are able to game online. One company leading the way
in the sector is Betway, Developed by our exceptionally
talented people, Betway
creates market-leading, cutting-edge interactive gaming
experiences. We bring people closer to the action
putting them at the centre, making them feel
a part of it.
From
the introduction of in-game betting to the development
of new and exciting interactive games, these online
gaming sites are leading the way when it comes to
embracing new technologies that can lead to better
experiences for customers.
The
movie industry is at a real crossroads. With competition
coming from every direction within the entertainment
industry, studios and distributors need to find a
way to either a) get more people back into movie theatres
or b) look at alternative ways to ensure that movies
can compete with online gaming, live sports streaming
and online casinos for a share of customer eyeballs.
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