Latest news about AI - 04-17-2023
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ChatGPT Developer Mode. 100% Fully Featured Filter Avoidance – This post on Reddit explains how to enable developer mode on ChatGPT, giving users more control over their interactions with the language model.
Scoop: Schumer lays groundwork for Congress to regulate AI – This Axios article describes how Senator Schumer is seeking expert feedback to draft a bill that would regulate artificial intelligence.
Please Stop Drawing Neural Networks Wrong – This Medium article critiques the way that neural networks are often depicted in popular media and offers tips for more accurate representations.
Elon Musk makes big investment in generative-AI project at Twitter – Business Insider reports that Twitter CEO Elon Musk has hired two engineers from Alphabet’s DeepMind to work on a generative AI project.
“Replacing my best friends with an LLM trained on 500,000 group chat messages” – This blog post explores the possibility of training a language model on personal chat data to create a custom virtual friend. (https://www.izzy.co/blogs/robo-boys.html)
“Podcast Transcript, Mosen at Large episode 222, A comprehensive demonstration of the Be My Eyes Virtual Volunteer, and Chat GPT pontificates on the pros and cons of being blind” – This podcast transcript includes a discussion of the Be My Eyes app and ChatGPT’s perspective on blindness. (https://www.livingblindfully.com/malp0222transcript/)
“AI is going to change politics, and Americans are skeptical about what could happen” – Flux reports on a Change Research poll that shows Americans are skeptical about the potential impact of AI on politics. (https://flux.community/matthew-sheffield/2023/04/ai-is-going-to-change-politics-and-americans-are-skeptical-about-what-could-happen/)
“Generative Agents: Interactive Simulacra of Human Behavior” – This research paper introduces the concept of generative agents, which are computational software agents that simulate believable human behavior. (https://arxiv.org/abs/2304.03442)
“The Hacking of ChatGPT Is Just Getting Started” – Wired reports on security researchers jailbreaking language models like ChatGPT to bypass safety rules, which could have dangerous consequences. (https://www.wired.com/story/chatgpt-jailbreak-generative-ai-hacking/)
“Language Models Trained on Media Diets Can Predict Public Opinion” – This research paper demonstrates how language models trained on media content can predict public opinion with high accuracy. (https://www.aclweb.org/anthology/2023.naacl-main.117/)
“A really big deal”—Dolly is a free, open source, ChatGPT-style AI model. This model could spark a new wave of fully open source LLMs similar to ChatGPT. Read more at https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/04/a-really-big-deal-dolly-is-a-free-open-source-chatgpt-style-ai-model/.
Why Midjourney’s New Image-to-Text Generator Is an Accessibility Home Run. Midjourney can now turn an image into text, which experts say could be an accessibility win. Learn more at https://www.lifewire.com/why-midjourneys-new-image-to-text-generator-is-an-accessibility-home-run-7377344.
European parliament prepares tough measures over use of artificial intelligence. The Financial Times reports on the new measures being prepared in response to the growing use of AI. Read the full article at https://www.ft.com/content/addb5a77-9ad0-4fea-8ffb-8e2ae250a95a.
Facing the Future: Machine Learning and AI in Libraries, Archives and Museums. This article explores the challenges faced by libraries, archives, and museums when it comes to integrating AI. Check it out at https://zenodo.org/record/7818214.
‘Claudia’ offers nude photos for pay. Experts say she’s an AI fake. The Washington Post reports on the use of AI technology in creating fake pornographic images. Read the full article at https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/04/11/ai-imaging-porn-fakes/.
As AI continues to advance, it’s important to consider the ethical and societal implications of these developments, as well as the technical details. Stay informed and keep learning!