You may notice a new logo, on the AI doomsday clock, it ticks one second closer to midnight with the new ChatGPT-4o, drastic measures must be taken.
DEC 31, 2023
Final Post On AI for 2023
What a Year for AI.
I hope in 2024 more people stop to see how bad AI can become.
I tried my best but did not get much traction, I hope 2024 brings us more awakening.
Yours truly, C. K.
Rite Aid is in trouble after its use of AI to stop shoplifting falsely flagged large numbers of women and people of color
Rite Aid Corp. has been banned from using facial-recognition technology driven by artificial intelligence to stop shoplifting after federal regulators determined it had falsely flagged a disproportionate number of women and people of color.
In a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission, the pharmacy chain has agreed not to use the technology, which relied on AI to identify people it believed had previously shoplifted from its stores, for the next five years.
Wow, this shocked me that regulation is actually being enforced in regards to AI technology, could it be that people actually care that AI can't identify them on a whim and track them? I wonder what it's like in China, HAHAH, this is only the beginning, this story suggests that it's not AI that's the problem, it's the fact it's not good enough YET.
DEC 21, 2023
DEC 19, 2023
New investigations detail concerns over Israel’s use of AI in choosing targets
Militaries all over the world are working quickly to enhance their AI capabilities, and the Israel Defense Forces’ (IDF) arsenal is making visible the destruction that can result from weaponizing artificial intelligence. The IDF’s tool, first used in Israel’s 11-day war against Hamas in 2021, is an AI-based system that greatly increases Israel’s targeting capacity by rapidly generating airstrike suggestions in Gaza.
Why is nobody talking about this... AI IS BEING USED NOW IN A REAL WAR, AFFECTING VERY REAL PEOPLE. Matter of time until this escalates out of control.
Warning of ‘risk to our survival,’ pope calls for global treaty on AI
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis on Thursday called for an international treaty to ensure artificial intelligence is developed and used ethically, arguing that the risks of technology lacking human values of compassion, mercy, morality and forgiveness are too great.
Maybe the pope is still jaded due to the AI Balenciaga lol, all things considered, this is a nice step as we need more public figures to call for AI regulation.
DEC 14, 2023
DEC 13, 2023
Axel Springer, OpenAI strike "real-time news" deal for ChatGPT
ChatGPT parent OpenAI has struck a deal with Axel Springer, parent to a slew of German and U.S. media outlets, to “help provide people with new ways to access quality, real-time news content through our AI tools,” OpenAI COO Brad Lightcap announced Wednesday.
This legitimizes AI further and now allows AI tools real-time access to the internet news? That's another safety guardrail off, I mean it eventually was going to get here anyway but this does not amuse me one bit.
U.S. political ad market projected to reach record $16 billion in 2024
Artificial intelligence is becoming a much bigger part of political advertising in the U.S., prompting concerns from regulators about deception and disclosures.
I have 0 doubts that some part of that $16B will spill into AI developing misinformation to be spread during political season. Grab your popcorn as the US federal election will be running full force starting very soon.
DEC 08, 2023
DEC 11, 2023
UK Competition Regulator To Look Into Microsoft, OpenAI Partnership
In light of the recent leadership shuffle at OpenAI, the UK Competition and Markets Authority is looking to review whether the partnership could result in a weakening of competition in the development or use of foundational models.
Why is it that UK regulations are actually on top of things versus the US? It only makes sense that regulators take a look at microsoft, soon to be the world's most valuable company is backing the #1 AI play.
Google launches Gemini, upping the stakes in the global AI race
Google took its next leap in artificial intelligence Wednesday with the launch of project Gemini, an AI model trained to behave in human-like ways that’s likely to intensify the debate about the technology’s potential promise and perils.
The rollout will unfold in phases, with less sophisticated versions of Gemini called “Nano” and “Pro” being immediately incorporated into Google’s AI-powered chatbot Bard and its Pixel 8 Pro smartphone.
Google is a juggernaut in the AI space, this will only heat up the AI arms race to see who can dominate the world first.
DEC 06, 2023
DEC 04, 2023
KISS reveals digital avatars at farewell concert: ‘We can be forever young’
Rock and roll never dies, and neither does the band KISS.
At the conclusion of their farewell concert at Madison Square Garden in New York on Saturday night, the rock band debuted their new digital avatars — ones that will ensure KISS can continue to tour, long after the stars have retired.
Beyond my feelings about AI stealing artists work. So I'm going to tackle this from a different angle, does this not devalue work if AI can just replicate creative work and personalities?
Sports Illustrated Reportedly Used AI to Create Stories
Sports Illustrated may have used artificial intelligence to create articles — and even entire “authors” on its website.
According to a new report from Futurism, SI routinely uses AI to generate articles, attributes the writing of those articles to writers who don’t exist, and uses AI-generated pictures to give the fake authors a visual presence.
Ahhh, more adoption of AI by big companies without considering the ramifications, nice. When will a major slip up happen by the tech giants of the world?
NOV 28, 2023
NOV 22, 2023
OpenAI brings Sam Altman back as CEO less than a week after he was fired by board
Sam Altman will return as CEO of OpenAI, the startup tweeted early Wednesday morning. The move follows immense pressure from employees and investors on the board that ousted him less than a week ago.
Yikes, if Sam Altman= OpenAI, and he wants to grow at all costs (previous board resisted him), we should all be very scared as he just showed he can do whatever he feels like now, albeit now the whole world is watching, so I'm guessing he will lay low for a bit, but long term very bad for AI.
Sam Altman hired by Microsoft, 600 OpenAI employees threaten to quit in protest of his ouster
Sam Altman, a prominent executive behind the rise of artificial intelligence, was hired by Microsoft days after being ousted as CEO of OpenAI, eliciting a letter signed by nearly 600 employees at OpenAI calling for the resignation of the company's board and the return of Altman.
Microsoft cored OpenAI for their top talent, the needle ticked closer to doomsday as Microsoft becomes the most valuable company ever and dominates the AI space now with tailwinds to monetize AI. How does no one see the problem here?
NOV 19, 2023
NOV 17, 2023
Sam Altman ousted as OpenAI’s CEO
Sam Altman has been fired from OpenAI, Inc., the 501(c)(3) nonprofit that acts as the governing body for OpenAI, the AI startup behind ChatGPT, DALL-E 3, GPT-4 and other highly capable generative AI systems. He’ll both leave the company’s board of directors and step down as CEO.
In a post on OpenAI’s official blog, the company writes that Altman’s departure follows a “deliberative review process by the board” that concluded that Altman “wasn’t consistently candid in his communications” with other board members, “hindering its ability to exercise its responsibilities.”
HOLY S***, I can't believe they did this, the greedy bastards will actually monetize OpenAI and try to rule the world now they see the goldmine they are sitting on. I may have dissed @sama in the past but he at least plays a facade in trying to protect us from AI impacts, what about the greedy capitalists behind the tech giant? I'm scared of the true reasons why they pushed him out.
YouTube testing new AI feature that emulates voices of popular singers
YouTube has developed a new way for users to show their musical creativity on its platform.
The video sharing and social media company has a new AI tool called Dream Track that lets users auto-generate a 30-second music track emulating singers.
WTF youtube? Didn't you just start cracking down on AI? What a joke.
NOV 17, 2023
NOV 15, 2023
Microsoft debuts its first custom AI chip, cloud CPU
Microsoft (MSFT) is debuting its first AI chip. At its Ignite conference Wednesday, the company said the chip, called the Maia 100, is the first in its planned Azure Maia AI accelerator series. In addition to the Maia 100, the tech giant also unveiled its first custom Arm-based (ARM) Azure Cobalt central processing unit for general purpose cloud computing.
Remember Nvidia going insane? Yeah, this only affirms the trajectory that Microsoft is taking with AI. Microsoft is vertically integrating AI capabilities, be very ALARMED for AI adoption.
YouTube is going to start cracking down on AI clones of musicians
YouTube will give music labels a way to take down content that ‘mimics an artist’s unique singing or rapping voice.’ Creators will also be required to label AI-generated content beginning next year.
Good to see some progress in the space, however, I feel this may be a tiny win in a sea that will flood mainstream society of AI being the underlying root of every other aspect.
NOV 14, 2023
NOV 11, 2023
1 year of ChatGPT
"In 1 year, ChatGPT scared the heck out of us"
All I will say is, AI growth is exponential, if it came this far in 1 year, what will the next 10 years look like?
Humane officially launches the AI Pin, its OpenAI-powered wearable
"It’s a gadget designed for interacting with large language models, not apps, and for talking instead of typing. But it’s not yet entirely clear what you’re supposed to use it for."
This AI pin is made by Apple designers, basically ChatGPT assistant on your chest. We may be on the verge of another technological advancement, remember when Apple changed everything with iPhones? We may be there again.
NOV 09, 2023
NOV 09, 2023
JPMorgan Is Discussing Its Generative AI Projects With Regulators
JPMorgan is testing AI applications that can generate earnings summaries for every company that the bank tracks and helpdesk service that provides exact problem-solving steps.
Again, we see giant conglomerate companies adopt AI like it's nothing, affecting millions of people without any consideration for the negatives.
ONE-HALF OF CANADIANS COULD BE FOOLED BY AI
One-half of Canadians admit they are not confident in their ability to distinguish between fake news generated by AI and human-produced content, according to a recent survey released by The Canadian Journalism Foundation (CJF). Conducted by Maru Public Opinion, the survey also highlights significant intergenerational differences and explores Canadians’ views on the regulation of companies utilizing AI technology.
Shoutout to the Canadians, aren't Canadians basically more polite Americans? Good to know so many people can be fooled by AI content yet there's no regulation that we can see regarding AI produced content?
NOV 07, 2023
NOV 07, 2023
Meta bars political advertisers from using generative AI ads tools
NEW YORK, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Facebook owner Meta (META.O) is barring political campaigns and advertisers in other regulated industries from using its new generative AI advertising products, a company spokesperson said on Monday, denying access to tools that lawmakers have warned could turbo-charge the spread of election misinformation.
A step in the right direction, but what about all of the other big tech? Also, just because it requires a generative AI watermark from advertisers, doesn't really stop regular users from making their own content and posting it on Meta, it's going to be a cleanup nightmare.
ONE-HALF OF CANADIANS COULD BE FOOLED BY AI
One-half of Canadians admit they are not confident in their ability to distinguish between fake news generated by AI and human-produced content, according to a recent survey released by The Canadian Journalism Foundation (CJF). Conducted by Maru Public Opinion, the survey also highlights significant intergenerational differences and explores Canadians’ views on the regulation of companies utilizing AI technology.
Shoutout to the Canadians, aren't Canadians basically more polite Americans? Good to know so many people can be fooled by AI content yet there's no regulation that we can see regarding AI produced content?
NOV 07, 2023
NOV 06, 2023
As SAG-AFTRA Responds to Studio Offer, AI Protections for High-Earning Members Remain Sticking Point
When SAG-AFTRA responded to the studios’ latest contract offer on Monday, artificial intelligence protections for high-earning members remained a key sticking point.
Good, as it should, AI is going to topple over the entertainment industry as it trounces upon actor's rights, making a mockery of what is real or fake.
OpenAI is letting anyone create their own version of ChatGPT
With the release of ChatGPT one year ago, OpenAI introduced the world to the idea of an AI chatbot that can seemingly do anything. Now, the company is releasing a platform for making custom versions of ChatGPT for specific use cases — no coding required.
Um, the obvious risk, tailor made tools to cause mass chaos and disrupt normal functioning society? You can theoretically copy all the code, remove the guardrails and say f you to any barriers stopping AI from doing very bad things.
NOV 06, 2023
NOV 03, 2023
Elon Musk says his new startup xAI will debut its artificial intelligence Saturday
Elon Musk said Friday that his AI company, xAI, will debut its technology on Saturday. We now know that Elon released his AI chatbot with a twist called Grok.
What happened to warning against AI in the space, Elon? The hype and clout is too good to pass up huh?
Microsoft starts selling AI tool for Office, which could generate $10 billion a year by 2026
The feature that appears in Word, Excel and other Office programs will cost $30 per person per month. That can add up to more than $10 billion in annualized revenue by 2026, Piper Sandler analysts Brent Bracelin and Hannah Rudoff wrote in a note to clients earlier this week.
On the surface it appears harmless, what's a paperclip being revamped back to be more helpful than ever? Looking deeper, this will ultimately start another arms race with huge $$$ backing for mass adoption of AI backed tools, remember how ChatGPT kicked this AI maniac off?
NOV 01, 2023
OCT 31, 2023
Biden issues U.S.′ first AI executive order, requiring safety assessments, civil rights guidance, research on labor market impact
U.S. President Joe Biden unveiled a new executive order on artificial intelligence.
I must shoutout @POTUS @JoeBiden for this one. I almost cannot believe that some action actually came into the space.
Are they going to apply these rules hard and fast? That's the next big question. Are they going to go after the companies that are already running wild, are they going to punish previous people who broke these laws or have operations already that will just move operations outside of US jurisdiction?
Google agrees to invest up to $2 billion in OpenAI rival Anthropic
Oct 27 (Reuters) - Alphabet's (GOOGL.O) Google has agreed to invest up to $2 billion in the artificial intelligence company Anthropic, a spokesperson for the startup said on Friday.
The company has invested $500 million upfront into the OpenAI rival and agreed to add $1.5 billion more over time, the spokesperson said.
Google is already an investor in Anthropic, and the fresh investment would underscore a ramp-up in its efforts to better compete with Microsoft (MSFT.O), a major backer of ChatGPT creator OpenAI, as Big Tech companies race to infuse AI into their applications.
2 Points: a) more investment to compete with microsoft. b) Atleast they value Anthropic's mission.
NOV 01, 2023
OCT 30, 2023
Biden wants to move fast on AI safeguards and will sign an executive order to address his concerns
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Monday will sign a sweeping executive order to guide the development of artificial intelligence — requiring industry to develop safety and security standards, introducing new consumer protections and giving federal agencies an extensive to-do list to oversee the rapidly progressing technology.
I will wait until they publish before commenting. Notable that they are focusing on: “These are all places where we know that the use of automation is very problematic, with facial recognition, drone technology,” Venkatasubramanian said.
Spotify CEO On Audiobook Push & The Future Of Generative AI In Audio Advertising – “A Thousand” Tailored Ads By One Voice Actor
Spotify gave an early peek at its two-week-old Audiobook rollout with chief executive Daniel Ek telling investors, “It’s early days, but we feel good.”
While I love the prospect of listening to whoever is willing to lend out their voice to Spotify but, Spotify is clearly aiming to adopt AI just like every other giant tech company, showing acceptance as being part of the overarching trend of every company trying to adopt AI as part of their business model.
OCT 24, 2023
OCT 24, 2023
Fight Crime with Your Investment Portfolio
"It’s only a matter of time before Autonomous Security Robots (ASRs) are on patrol near you. Our latest bond offering is an opportunity to participate in the future of public safety and participate in an opportunity not normally offered to retail investors."
According to Knightscope's own website. Yeah, you can get 10% interest on bonds that fund the development of these autonomous robots. We are a couple iterations away from robots neutralizing you.
The Problem With Jon Stewart Is Ending at Apple Amid “Creative Differences”
The tension reportedly stemmed from Stewart and Apple executives butting heads about topics the show would cover in its third season, including AI, China, and the forthcoming 2024 election. Per The Hollywood Reporter, Stewart insisted on having full creative control at the show, refusing to be “hamstrung” by Apple, ultimately choosing to walk away from the series “rather than have his hands tied.”
I'm looking a little deep into this but AI was mentioned there, now why would Apple want to exert some kind of control to what Stewart can and can't talk about? China, 2024 Elections are all known common topics, AI... Not so much
OCT 20, 2023
OCT 18, 2023
OpenAI Is in Talks to Sell Shares at $86 Billion Valuation
OpenAI is in talks to sell existing employees’ shares at an $86 billion valuation, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
Now ain't that a bitch, 3x the valuation 3 months ago. How do you think the valuation got scaled up? Probably because it's very much real and in turn very real in the threat of all sorts of issues adopting AI this fast.
A Lawyer for Pras Michel Used AI to Craft Closing Arguments. Now, the Fugees Rapper Wants the Conviction Tossed
It turned out that Kenner used generative artificial intelligence to help craft his closing remarks, according to a court filing. Michel, who was convicted on charges of conspiring to make straw campaign donations and acting as an unregistered agent for China, is now moving toss the conviction based on arguments that his former lawyer’s use of AI tools deprived him of a fair trial.
LOL, I personally think Michael is grasping at straws in their case, but it's still crazy to think that AI can and already being used in real life cases.
OCT 17, 2023
OCT 14, 2023
Scoop: Biden's team to announce new export limits on AI chips to China
The Biden administration is planning to announce new controls on artificial intelligence chips and equipment that can be sold to China, administration officials tell Axios.
Why would the US NOT want to supply advanced chips for AI to China? Probably the same reason US was shaking about Iran potentially enriching weapons grade uranium. What does that say about the potential of AI in the wrong hands?
Microsoft quietly now owns 49% of OpenAI
Microsoft’s giant Activision Blizzard deal is complete, and it means Ubisoft has now obtained cloud streaming rights for Call of Duty, all other current Activision Blizzard games, and any coming over the next 15 years.
Do we really think that when it comes to push and shove, Microsoft can't get the extra 2% ownership from someone to sway OpenAI to do whatever it wants? We're talking about the tech giant Microsoft here, that paid 69B in this deal and bypassed 16 different governments.
OCT 15, 2023
OCT 12, 2023
SAG Strike talks broke down
Talks bitterly broke off between Hollywood actors and studios late Wednesday, killing any hopes that the three-month strike by performers would come to an end anytime soon.
One of the major stalling point is: Use of AI to replace actors, I sure wonder why this would be a sticking point :/.
Adobe Firefly can now generate more realistic images
At MAX, its annual conference for creatives, Adobe today announced that it has updated the models that power Firefly, its generative AI image creation service. According to Adobe, the Firefly Image 2 Model, as it’s officially called, will be better at rendering humans, for example, including facial features, skin, body and hands (which have long vexed similar models).
Before legislation has been passed on existing models, yet you have tech companies going lightspeed on developing and improving models that are frankly shocking. Do we not see where this could go wrong?
OCT 10, 2023
OCT 06, 2023
How a chatbot encouraged a man who wanted to kill the Queen
The case of Jaswant Singh Chail has shone a light on the latest generation of artificial intelligence-powered chatbots.
On Thursday, 21-year-old Chail was given a nine-year sentence for breaking into Windsor Castle with a crossbow and declaring he wanted to kill the Queen.
(Also: earlier this year, a Belgian man’s widow claimed that a toxic “relationship” with an AI chatbot drove him to suicide.)
Beyond the absurdness of AI chatbots replacing people's interactions and encouraging social seclusion, do we agree that AI allows for lack of accountability as it now shifts desires by the outlier members of society to someone besides themselves?
Humane unveils 'AI Pin' at Paris Fashion Week; will it replace your smartphone?
In a display of technology and fashion, Humane, a startup founded by ex-Apple executives, has officially unveiled its groundbreaking wearable AI assistant, the AI Pin, at a Paris fashion show. Humane says it features a camera, a projected screen, and a speaker. The device can notify you of calls, translate sentences into another language, and tell you if you’re allergic to a chocolate bar.
- Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses: Meta’s second foray into smart eyewear. The new glasses include mics, speakers, and camera lenses integrated with Meta AI.
- Rewind Pendant: From the Sam Altman-backed startup Rewind, this $59 neck-adorning AI accessory “records what you do and makes it searchable,” creating a database of everything you say and hear.
I mean do people not read these headlines and say to themselves, wtf? As if we need more monitoring and recording by AI. You sacrifice convenience for what, 24/7 monitoring? neat.
OCT 04, 2023
OCT 04, 2023
Bing Is Generating Images of SpongeBob Doing 9/11
Microsoft’s Bing Image Creator, produced by one of the most brand-conscious companies in the world, is heavily filtered: images of real humans aren’t allowed, along with a long list of scenarios and themes like violence, terrorism, and hate speech. It launched in March, and since then, users have been putting it through its paces. That people have found a way to easily produce images of Kirby, Mickey Mouse or Spongebob Squarepants doing 9/11 with Microsoft’s heavily restricted tools shows that even the most well-resourced companies in the world are still struggling to navigate issues of moderation and copyrighted material around generative AI.
This brings up another point regarding such rapid adoption of these technologies, at what point does Microsoft or any of the other tech giants draw their line in the sand and stop moderating? At some point people gonna complain that they are too restrictive like the CCP.
A.I. Tom Brady Standup Comedy: It's Too Easy!
Tom Brady, who probably wishes his FTX ad was a deepfake, threatened to sue the creators of a crass standup special made with an AI-generated version of his voice and likeness earlier this year.
Robin Williams’s daughter, Zelda Williams, posted on Instagram over the weekend that she’s disturbed by attempts to “recreate actors who cannot consent,” like her late father.
Similar to the news headline below, AI is part of our world now but no one seems to care at all.
OCT 02, 2023
OCT 02, 2023
A Deep Fake Tom Hanks Is Promoting a Dental Plan, But the Actor Has 'Nothing to Do With It'
After chasing an old-school scammer in 2002's Catch Me If You Can, Tom Hanks is now on the hunt for those using AI to recreate his likeness. The actor took to Instagram this weekend to warn his fans about some shady entity using his AI-generated likeness to peddle a dental plan.
Are we really surprised? The more famous the person, the more an AI version will spring up. We know all about the Elon AI made Scams.
Weird A.I. Yankovic, a cursed deep dive into the world of voice cloning
The center of the A.I. cover songs community is a massive 500,000+ member Discord called A.I. Hub, where members trade new tips, tools, techniques, and links to their original and cover songs.
Community members also upload the A.I. voice models they’ve trained, adding hundreds of new models daily to a growing database of Discord threads. Musicians are a popular category, but also fictional characters, anime characters, YouTubers/streamers, and celebrities.
Yeah, this is not concerning at all, where anyone's likeness can be replicated if there's enough demand.
OCT 02, 2023
SEP 25, 2023
You Can Now Talk With ChatGPT and It Sounds Like a Human (Pretty Much) IT CAN ALSO respond to images you show it.
This is a repeat of the story below but goddamn it, I bet the voice was made by an AI too. How close are we to sentience?
Amazon to invest up to $4 billion in Anthropic, a rival to ChatGPT developer OpenAI
E-commerce giant Amazon on Monday said it will invest up to $4 billion in artificial intelligence firm Anthropic and take a minority ownership position in the company.
When in doubt, just follow the money, every big tech has embraced AI, and not only that but is actively funding a race to win the space, what does that say about the future of AI and its prevalence in society?
EVERY SINGLE BIG TECH COMPANY HAS ITS HAND IN THE COOKIE JAR NOW:
Amazon, Meta, Google, Microsoft, Apple, Tesla
SEP 24, 2023
SEP 25, 2023
Sam Altman Is the Oppenheimer of Our Age OpenAI’s CEO thinks he knows our future. What do we know about him?
“AI is not a clean story of only benefit,” “Stuff is going to be lost here,” and “It’s super-relatable and natural to have loss aversion. People don’t want to hear a story in which they’re the casualty.”
The man, the face of AI, even he acknowledges AI's danger, can you? Interesting read, he seems just like a regular guy, albeit very interesting. He has the whole world's attention but has he actually done anything to really stall out widespread AI adoption?
ChatGPT Can Now Respond With Spoken Words
A new version of OpenAI’s popular chatbot behaves a lot like Siri and Alexa. You can talk to it — and have a conversation.
Oy oy oy, this is bad! One step closer to implementing this into robots and ultimately step closer to robots that can talk and think for themselves, does this not scare you?
SEP 25, 2023
SEP 25, 2023
Writers Guild Reaches Tentative Agreement With Studios and Streamers
After several long consecutive days of negotiations, the Writers Guild of America and the labor group representing studios and streamers have reached a tentative deal on a new contract in a major development that could precipitate the end of a historic, 146-day writers strike.
The result of the hard-fought battle launched back in May when AI initally hit its hype cycle, props that they made advancements to manage the use of generative AI, this should EMPOWER everyone to take a stance against how AI has infiltrated our society, together we can make a difference! #antiai
Meta to Push for Younger Users With New AI Chatbot Characters
Facebook parent is developing bots with personalities, including a ‘sassmaster general’ robot that answers questions.
Great, ChatGPT wasn't enough, let's also make Meta's Billion people reach get entwined with AI as well. We can see how big tech is drooling to use AI to extract more money from consumers. Knowing Meta, Zuckerberg definitely has YOUR best interest in mind...
SEP 24, 2023
SEP 24, 2023
Rebuilding MGM's IT will be a $100/hour Red Hat sysadmin with strong arms, on long shifts.
seeks an onsite Red Hat Linux System Admin ‘RHEL SysAdmin’ in Las Vegas, Nevada for immediate work. This role will be helping the MGM Grand Casino to build its net new IT environment after the recent ransomware hack. Candidates must be willing to work everyday until the new IT environment is fully stood up.”
Everyone has heard about the MGM news. Although this is not related to AI, one can imagine what AI can do to cybersecurity if it falls into the wrong hands, human driven coordinated attack would flip most security systems.
Widow sues Google Maps over late husband's GPS route
The family of a North Carolina man who died after driving his car off a collapsed bridge while following Google Maps directions is suing the technology giant for negligence.
Negligence huh, is it not negligence to allow untested AI to provide answers to all of the world?
SEP 24, 2023
SEP 22, 2023
DALL.E.3 Gets Released
OpenAI released its third version of DALL-E, a visual art generator that will let users create images through text prompts on ChatGPT for the first time. This installment of DALL-E includes more safety measures.
The trend we see is that AI models are just becoming more powerful, funded by big tech's push into this space, when is something going to snap?
Telling AI model to “take a deep breath” causes math scores to soar in study
Google DeepMind researchers recently developed a technique to improve math ability in AI language models like ChatGPT by using other AI models to improve prompting—the written instructions that tell the AI model what to do. It found that using human-style encouragement improved math skills dramatically, in line with earlier results.
Oddly humanlike no? This is stuff of nightmares, the line between AI and human like-ness is getting thinner and thinner.
SEP 19, 2023
SEP 21, 2023
How Big Tech AI models nailed forecast for Hurricane Lee a week in advance
U.S. and European weather agencies are escalating their engagement with artificial intelligence as the technology rapidly advances.
This sounds good in practice, woahhh AI is so capable, even being applicable to real life now! applicable to real life now, APPLICABLE TO REAL LIFE now, only a matter of time when the technology is used for not so pleasant purposes.
WATCH LIVE: Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds a one on one conversation with @elonmusk.
So the interview is pretty cool, but when you have world leaders chatting about AI, isn't it about time that more people wake up to this prominent issue? I think everyone should take a listen to the beginning parts, even if Elon did this as a way to appease Israel.
SEP 18, 2023
SEP 14, 2023
AI can envision the Pope DJing at a music festival
Looking freakishly good, and misinformation with AI will certainly be picking up into 2024 US election, how much can we handle before it all blurs the reality of the world we live in?
Tech titans meet US lawmakers, Musk seeks 'referee' for AI
WASHINGTON, Sept 13 (Reuters) - Tesla (TSLA.O) CEO Elon Musk called on Wednesday for a U.S. "referee" for artificial intelligence after he, Meta Platforms (META.O) CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Alphabet (GOOGL.O) CEO Sundar Pichai and other tech CEOs met with lawmakers at Capitol Hill to discuss AI regulation.
Musk said there was need for a regulator to ensure the safe use of AI.
Step in the right direction, but is this just Elon's ego trying to proclaim he is the top of the world? If he really cares, he would halt it whatever means possible, not talk to US lawmakers.
SEP 13, 2023
SEP 12, 2023
Nvidia Joins AI Firms Taking White House Voluntary Safety Pledge
Nvidia Corp. will join IBM Corp. and Salesforce Inc. at the White House on Tuesday as a second group of artificial intelligence companies promise to adopt the administration’s voluntary safety principles to put guardrails on this new technology.
HAHAHA, the IBM that laid off how many employees due to AI, Nvidia that sells chips to everybody takes a pledge because they can control the industry how? To top it off, is this not the same playbook as SAM Altman's appeal to congress? While selling chips like hotcakes, this is too funny.
Also you see the Coca Cola AI flavour? lmaooo.
Artificial intelligence technology behind ChatGPT was built in Iowa — with a lot of water
In a paper due to be published later this year, Ren’s team estimates ChatGPT gulps up 500 milliliters of water (close to what’s in a 16-ounce water bottle) every time you ask it a series of between 5 to 50 prompts or questions. The range varies depending on where its servers are located and the season. The estimate includes indirect water usage that the companies don’t measure — such as to cool power plants that supply the data centers with electricity.
Hey look, Another angle to look at the AI issue, environmental implications? Now this one even I didn't see coming.
SEP 08, 2023
SEP 11, 2023
Tim Burton Blasts AI Recreations of His Style as ‘Very Disturbing’: ‘It’s Like a Robot Taking Your Humanity, Your Soul’
Over the summer, Buzzfeed posted an article of photos that were generated by asking an AI platform to recreate beloved Disney characters in the style of Tim Burton. The results depicted Elsa from “Frozen” and Princess Aurora from “Sleeping Beauty” as if they were the stars of Burton’s stop-motion “Corpse Bride.” The article went viral, but not to the amusement of Burton himself.
I will just put Mr. Burton's own words here (why is it okay that AI can freely steal from Artists?):
“They had AI do my versions of Disney characters,” Burton said. “I can’t describe the feeling it gives you. It reminded me of when other cultures say, ‘Don’t take my picture because it is taking away your soul.’”
Ghostwriter Returns With an A.I. Travis Scott Song, and Industry Allies
Earlier this year, when the anonymous musical creator known as Ghostwriter released an unauthorized track that used artificial intelligence voice effects to mimic the pop superstars Drake and the Weeknd, the fallout was immediate and far-reaching.
I'll just leave the quotes from Ghostwriter himself here: “We know A.I. is going to play a role in our business. We can’t pretend to turn our back on it and try to ban it.”
“I’m not scared of A.I., but I do believe work needs to be done to make sure that things are in place so that the creative community is protected.”
SEP 05, 2023
SEP 08, 2023
AI-Generated Drake and Weeknd Song ‘Heart on My Sleeve’ Is Not Eligible for a Grammy, Recording Academy Chief Clarifies
The baffling legalities around “Heart on My Sleeve,” the song that uses AI-generated renditions of vocals by Drake and the Weeknd, continued on Friday as Recording Academy chief Harvey Mason Jr. posted a video insisting that the song is not eligible for a Grammy award, even though the New York Times reported earlier in the week that he’d said it is.
Upon initial glance, it might be easy to assume: "Ohh, this is good. AI generated music is not going to win any awards anytime soon". The devil is in the details, It's only not eligible "because it is not commercially available", what happens when it does become available commercially due to reckless AI adoption? Open the floodgates?
Pentagon Plans Vast AI Fleet to Counter China Threat
WASHINGTON—The Pentagon intends to field a vast network of AI-powered technology, drones and autonomous systems within the next two years to counter threats from China and other adversaries. Defense Department seeks an array of air-, land- and sea-based autonomous systems to keep pace with adversaries.
To me, this is a disaster waiting to happen, what happens when these Autonomous systems "glitch" (hacked or malfunction) and do irreparable harm? Can you justify this type of defense as a deterrence against China?
SEP 06, 2023
SEP 04, 2023
Despite Cheating Fears, Schools Repeal ChatGPT Bans
As students head back into school, with exposure to potentially a full year of AI tools helping students cheat, they are now actually loosening ChatGPT Bans. To me, this indicates that regulators have no idea what they are doing, just because AI has become mainstream does not mean it is now OKAY to teach kids, our future to adopt a lazy way of "learning" and bypass academia.
Reject AI, even if the mainstream agenda appears to have accepted and embraced it as part of the societal norm, would you want your kids to skip over the important part of school that challenges them and makes them productive members of society?
AI’s Dirty Little Secret: Stanford Researchers Expose Flaws in Text Detectors
In a study recently published in the journal Patterns, researchers demonstrate that computer algorithms often used to identify AI-generated text frequently falsely label articles written by non-native language speakers as being created by artificial intelligence. The researchers warn that the unreliable performance of these AI text-detection programs could adversely affect many individuals, including students and job applicants.
So now we got the only thing that can detect AI generated text going into the new school year as having selective bias to mis-label them... GREAT, do we live in a dystopia or what.
SEP 04, 2023
SEP 03, 2023
Mycologists warn of ‘life or death’ consequences as foraging guides written with A.I. chatbots crop up on Amazon
Field guides have always varied in quality. But with some of them now being written with artificial intelligence chatbots—while appearing to be authored by human experts—the possibility of readers getting deadly advice is increasing.
Why do I keep needing to highlight newlines where clearly AI infiltrated industries are pre-emptively released without proper screening? How many deaths do you need to recognize AI tools have jumped the gun??
AI sports reporter not ready for primetime
After being dragged on social media for its hilariously bad AI-generated high school football reporting, the Columbus Dispatch and its owner Gannett announced they are pausing their local AI sports writing initiative.
I have said this many times, why is everyone so willy-nilly about AI being adopted into every facet of our lives? When it's clearly not ready? Throwback to that grocery AI telling people to make poison.
AUG 29, 2023
AUG 28, 2023
OpenAI launches a ChatGPT plan for enterprise customers
Seeking to capitalize on ChatGPT’s viral success, OpenAI today announced the launch of ChatGPT Enterprise, a business-focused edition of the company’s AI-powered chatbot app.
If we needed something to confirm the legitimacy of business adoption of AI, OpenAI confirmed it for us now suggesting overwhelming demand. This is always how it starts, corporations have the capital to back up macro trends like this.
What will it take for nuclear power to meet the climate challenge?
Nuclear power is a proven technology that can be called upon to play a bigger role in decarbonization. Its ability to scale up to meet rising demand, however, is in question.
Nuclear power start-ups have only raised 6 Billion ever, while AI startups have raised 14B in first half of 2023 alone. For how transformative nuclear could be, what does that say about AI's impact on society? Gives some perspective.
August 28, 2023
August 23, 2023
Nearly 20 years after a stroke, a paralyzed woman is able to speak again—simply by thinking—thanks to A.I.
A paralyzed woman can speak again, thanks to a small panel of electrodes implanted onto her brain and a digital avatar developed by scientists in California.
It marks the first time speech and facial expressions have been captured from brain signals and communicated by an avatar—one that speaks with the patient’s own voice.
I hate to be that guy but it's a matter of time before they create AI that can simulate thoughts if they take a wrong turn, eh? I am scared.
AI Chip Leader Nvidia Does It Again, Delivers Big Beat-And-Raise Q2 Report
Artificial intelligence chipmaker Nvidia (NVDA) late Wednesday smashed Wall Street's lofty expectations for its fiscal second quarter and guided higher than views for the current period. NVDA stock jumped in extended trading.
For all the people claiming AI was just a 1 hit wonder, the Nvidia earnings sure beg to disagree. These numbers are insane, welcome to the 1T club, along with the other companies that now rule the world, wonder what that says about AI.
August 23, 2023
August 18, 2023
San Francisco wants to hit the brakes on robotaxis
After a week of mishaps, San Francisco officials are looking to pause a recently-approved expansion of self-driving taxis in the city.
What do you know, a new technology runs into issues and the leaders of the space are forced to backpedal? I wonder when that moment comes from the rapid adoption of AI?
The $900,000 AI Job Is Here
American companies are in the midst of an AI recruiting frenzy, and some are willing to pay salaries approaching seven figures to hire top talent.
With that kind of salary, you must wonder what kind of positions are being displaced elsewhere, my guess is a 1 for 10 effect, these kinds of salaries are disgusting.
August 14, 2023
August 15, 2023
Hollywood Studios offer writers new deal such as concessions for AI use
Hollywood studios have made a new offer to striking screenwriters that includes concessions on issues such as the use of artificial intelligence and access to viewer data, Bloomberg News reported on Monday citing people familiar with the discussions.
Concessions on artificial Intelligent huh, with the potential to break the entertainment space of Hollywood in half, I wonder if just these concessions are enough.
Cruise and Waymo win robotaxi expansions in San Francisco
In a win for the autonomous vehicle industry, California regulators have given the green light to Cruise and Waymo to offer commercial robotaxi services across San Francisco 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
The commission voted 3-1 in support of the expansions; Commissioner Genevieve Shiroma cast the sole “no” vote.
Robotaxis are here, AI is becoming mainstream, it starts with changing the infrastructure first. How you perceive this is up to you.
August 11, 2023
August 10, 2023
Supermarket AI meal planner app suggests recipe that would create chlorine gas
A New Zealand supermarket experimenting with using AI to generate meal plans has seen its app produce some unusual dishes – recommending customers recipes for deadly chlorine gas, “poison bread sandwiches” and mosquito-repellent roast potatoes.
All I can say is: nice
Tinder tests AI tool to help users select best-looking photos
Beauty is now in the AI of the beholder. Or at least if you’re on Tinder.
The dating app is testing an artificial intelligence tool that selects users’ best-looking photos for their profiles, in the hope it will enhance the chances someone will swipe right.
Do not let the news article fool you, they are using AI for far more nefarious purposes, including deciding who would be a good "match" for you. P.S. Have you heard of AI chatbots, now those profiles will appear on dating apps and scam you with fake images too lol.
August 03, 2023
July 26, 2023
OpenAI, Microsoft, Google and Anthropic have joined forces to start the Frontier Model Forum.
Today, Anthropic, Google, Microsoft and OpenAI are announcing the formation of the Frontier Model Forum, a new industry body focused on ensuring safe and responsible development of frontier AI models.
This IMO can be seen a couple of ways, are they really concerned with AI safety, or is this a 4D chess move to appease the regulators? Additionally, did Anthropic get bent to corporate greed? Blue pill or Red pill?
Corporate giants beat on earnings and plans to keep on AI expansions
Alphabet, which declared "code Red" for Google Search due to ChatGPT reported a better than expected 42.6 B, showing that most people did not make ChatGPT their default search Engine.
Microsoft beat expectations on both top and bottom lines and told investors they would spend "gobs of money" to build out AI infrastructure.
Big tech giants would never misuse their technological powers right...
July 25, 2023
July 17, 2023
China’s Economy Is Sputtering, Posing a Challenge for Global Growth
The AI gold Rush loses some shine. The rapid explosion of AI can be comparable to the people raking it in selling pickaxes and jeans to prospectors during the California Gold Rush. Chipmakers scrambles to meet the sudden demand, chipmakers like TSMC and ASML.
These two companies stocks fell recently after they made statements expressing concerns about slowing demand. Could a slowing economy in China actually be good for AI regulation and proper time for regulators to catch up to the technology?
OpenAI's Sam Altman launches Worldcoin crypto project
July 24 (Reuters) - Worldcoin, a cryptocurrency project founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, launched on Monday.
The project's core offering is its World ID, which the company describes as a "digital passport" to prove that its holder is a real human, not an AI bot. To get a World ID, a customer signs up to do an in-person iris scan using Worldcoin's 'orb', a silver ball approximately the size of a bowling ball. Once the orb's iris scan verifies the person is a real human, it creates a World ID.
It is almost ironic reading this headline, "to prove its holder is not an AI BOT", SAM hopes to create income for... workers displaced by AI.
July 24, 2023
July 20, 2023
Researchers Find That OpenAI ChatGPT Quality Has Worsened
Researchers benchmarked ChatGPT over the course of several months and discovered that the performance levels have degraded.
The age of misinformation starts now? I know everyone is on vacation, but once you are back, might want to be wary to trust everything to a prototype AI that is now mainstream adopted, Pandora's box has been opened.
How AI is bringing film stars back from the dead
Celebrities such as James Dean can be brought back to life as digital clones thanks to the power of artificial intelligence, but it is raising troubling questions about what rights any of us have after we die.
Sounds cool in theory, but as I have said many time before, there are so many things wrong with this, this is real life??
July 18, 2023
July 20, 2023
Report: Apple has already built its own ChatGPT-like chatbot
Apple has built its own large language model (LLM) AI framework and associated chatbot service similar to OpenAI's ChatGPT, Google's Bard, and Microsoft's ChatGPT-based Bing Chat, according to a new report.
Apple, Meta, Google, Microsoft, they all have AI Chatbots now, when is amazon, Nvidia and Netflix coming with their chatbots LOL. Seriously though, AI just being adopted like no big deal but so many bad things could go wrong.
Thousands of Authors Ask AI Chatbot Owners to Pay for Use of Their Work
More than 8,000 authors have signed a letter asking the leaders of companies including Microsoft, Meta Platforms META -2.73%decrease; red down pointing triangle and Alphabet to not use their work to train AI systems without permission or compensation.
Everyone has heard about how AI can write a completely new book by the same author if they are allowed to analyze the first books, glad that authors made a stand against AI robbery.
July 18, 2023
July 18, 2023
Meta is giving away its AI tech to try to beat ChatGPT
Meta announced it’s open-sourcing its large language model LLaMA 2, making it free for commercial and research use and going head-to-head with OpenAI’s free-to-use GPT-4, which powers tools like ChatGPT and Microsoft Bing.
Is this a 4D move before hiding everything like OpenAI afterwards?
Inside the White-Hot Center of A.I. Doomerism
It’s a few weeks before the release of Claude, a new A.I. chatbot from the artificial intelligence start-up Anthropic, and the nervous energy inside the company’s San Francisco headquarters could power a rocket.
I want to give a shout out to Anthropic again.
July 11, 2023
July 13, 2023
FTC investigating ChatGPT creator OpenAI over consumer protection issues
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has launched an investigation into ChatGPT creator OpenAI and whether the artificial intelligence company violated consumer protection laws by scraping public data and publishing false information through its chatbot.
Unfortunately, I feel like Lina Khan is showboating and not much will actually come out of this "investigation"
Elon Musk says xAI will examine universe, work with Twitter and Tesla
Musk announced the formation of xAI on Wednesday after accusing companies like OpenAI and Google of developing the technology without considering risks to humans.
Isn't this exactly what he did originally envisioning OpenAI?
July 14, 2023
April 07, 2023
Most higher-income workers report interacting with AI in their jobs, survey says
Artificial intelligence is becoming a coworker of sorts for all kinds of employees.
As breakthroughs in generative machine learning have spawned a flurry of cutting-edge AI tools, a new report finds that workers at higher levels of companies are starting to see the effects.
My question is how quickly this is becoming normalized without any questions raised, change often changes with capitalism, and AI being so ingrained into corporations indicates big changes are coming.
Bot or not? How to tell when you’re reading something written by AI
At some point this week, you may have read a sentence written by artificial intelligence and not even known it.
While schools or prestigious writing may care about plagiarism or dishonest work, I feel the AI tech actually affects deepfakes, how would you detect deepfakes that pair up a generative AI with a detective AI?
July 11, 2023
July 06, 2023
AI regulation is literally a scam
This video describes very on target on the reality behind the world politics at play here. The people with power are always 10 steps ahead and the media feeds the masses whatever they want to hear. Sam is all for regulation, but essentially lopped the lifeline off of AI startups, startups that could challenge OpenAI. Real smooth, This is who we are placing faith into regulating such dangerous tech? Not to mention AI is essentially impossible to regulate?
Last time I checked on Sam, he was launching a nuclear fission SPAC startup? How many world-changing innovations can 1 guy do? Haha.
Twitter traffic is ‘tanking’ as Meta’s Threads hits 100 million users
User traffic on Twitter has slowed since the launch of Meta’s text-based platform Threads, which has already surpassed 100 million sign-ups since its debut last week.
It may appear that threads has taken the spotlight over ChatGPT for the latest trend, but threads is fundamentally just a rip off of twitter while ChatGPT rollout represent the next generation of technological advancements.
July 10, 2023
July 05, 2023
In NYC, companies will have to prove their AI hiring software isn't sexist or racist
New York City businesses that use artificial intelligence to help find hires now have to show the process was free from sexism and racism.
One of my keypillars of being "AntiAI", I am so glad that New York started off setting a great example of positive regulation. Why would any of the other states or countries want AI to filter based on sexism or racism prejudices?
Let's hope that more states follow suit.
AI and the automation of work
ChatGPT and generative AI will change how we work, but how different is this to all the other waves of automation of the last 200 years? What does it mean for employment? Disruption? Coal consumption?
This is an interesting think piece, with quotes like: Well, indeed, and if so we might have bigger problems than middle-class employment, but is that close? You might also suggest that the idea this one magic piece of software will change everything, and override all the complexity of real people, real companies and the real economy, and can now be deployed in weeks instead of years, sounds like classic tech solutionism, but turned from utopia to dystopia.
I believe that AI builds much quicker because it's a positive feedback loop, and at some point the acceleration will catch us off guard.
July 02, 2023
July 04, 2023
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE JUNE 20, 2023 AI Is a Lot of Work As the technology becomes ubiquitous, a vast tasker underclass is emerging — and not going anywhere.
This article really speaks to me on a personal level as the light is being shed upon what makes these generative AI tools and ChatGPT bots tick. Fundamentally, it is a lot of human work that goes in and trains these algorithms. I'm not going to beat a dead horse regarding how there human biases and blah blah blah.
Instead I'm going to highlight the grunt level of work that first world countries are going to offload onto third world countries to hire workers to train these models for scraps, while enjoying the benefits that these AI models bring and further fueling their capitalistic greed. AI will only widen the technological gap between first world and third world countries. Digital mercantilism as I would describe it.
How AI may affect the future of your job
Three years ago, AI leaders from MIT released a research brief that should put many workers' minds at ease. According to their assessment, the future of AI is a supportive one, not an all-out replacement of jobs currently held by human beings.
While the tone of this article suggests that AI would not be replacing humans in their jobs, I think it is a vast over-generalization of the consequences of letting AI run loose. Who the heck cares about what some MIT researchers think? The AI problem spans a lot more than just the one dimensional analysis on AI replacing jobs, where are the comprehensive reports??
July 03, 2023
July 01, 2023
Trevor Noah on the Future of Entertainment and AI - YouTube
What if every TV show could be perfectly tailored to each viewer's interests, knowledge level, and needs? Reid Hoffman and Aria Finger sit down with Trevor Noah to talk about how technology—including artificial intelligence—might influence the future of entertainment. They chat about the strengths and shortcomings of artificial intelligence, how jobs—and the way we will work—will evolve with Al, and even the nature of capitalism. Trevor responds to a speculative story, generated by GPT-4, that paints a picture of a futuristic “Al-ly Show.” Plus, he reviews some unexpected Al-generated light bulb jokes. Is GPT-4 actually funny?
This one I am just giving a shoutout to as closely examining AI has finally becoming mainstream, I appreciate the think tank that people are finally putting themselves through to examine the various sectors AI could have potential to influence.
June 22, 2023
Audiences and Artists Outaged over ‘Secret Invasion’ Opening Credits Generated By AI
Marvel’s Secret Invasion is already causing a commotion on social media, though not for reasons that the studio may have hoped.
The series, which debuted on Wednesday with just one episode, has touched a sore spot after director Ali Selim confirmed to Polygon that the opening credits were generated by artificial intelligence. Designed by Method Studios, Selim said he thought that the idea of using AI for the opening credits fit into the themes of the show.
It's already here, what to do next? Revolt? Outrage? Cry?
Reddit will charge hefty fees to the many third-party apps that access its data -> leading to protest of John Oliver photos
Modern AI programs use large language models, which train themselves on mountains of web-based content, including from user-generated posts on sites such as Twitter and Reddit.
Some of the biggest subreddits that reopened - such as r/aww, r/pics and r/gifs - have held votes resulting in the communities being dedicated to Oliver.
The underlying cause of this movement is a direct result of AI pushing corporations like Reddit to fold in response to capitalistic greed.
June 20, 2023
June 14, 2023
MEPs ready to negotiate first-ever rules for safe and transparent AI
On Wednesday, the European Parliament adopted its negotiating position on the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act with 499 votes in favour, 28 against and 93 abstentions ahead of talks with EU member states on the final shape of the law. The rules would ensure that AI developed and used in Europe is fully in line with EU rights and values including human oversight, safety, privacy, transparency, non-discrimination and social and environmental wellbeing.
I'm really proud of this development but when is US going to implement something similar? No offence but Europe does not have the influenced needed to sway a global audience, especially since big tech is all in the US.
Sir Paul McCartney says artificial intelligence has enabled a 'final' Beatles song
Sir Paul McCartney says he has employed artificial intelligence to help create what he calls "the final Beatles record".
He told BBC Radio 4's Today programme the technology had been used to "extricate" John Lennon's voice from an old demo so he could complete the song.
While this is neat technology and all, how long until we step on the rights of the dead and generate whatever we feel like, is there any value to Artists?
June 13, 2023
June 08, 2023
DeSantis Campaign Uses Apparently Fake Images to Attack Trump on Twitter
The images, which at first glance appear genuine and are interspersed with real photographs in a campaign video, purport to show Donald Trump hugging and kissing Dr. Anthony Fauci.
We finally see the ramifications of AI tech used in politics, this could be your next president...
SEC sues Binance and CEO Changpeng Zhao for U.S. securities violations
The Securities and Exchange Commission filed 13 charges against Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange, and its founder, Changpeng Zhao, alleging both comingled billions of dollars worth of user funds and sent them to a European company controlled by Zhao.
Although this has nothing to do with AI, it does show that SEC/ government bodies are willing to regulate things, even if it means it will take goddamn forever, how long has it been since the peak of crypto lol. I just hope the regulation of AI does not take this long.
June 05, 2023
June 2, 2023
Reports of an AI drone that 'killed' its operator are pure fiction
News of an AI-controlled drone “killing” its supervisor jetted around the world this week. In a story that could be ripped from a sci-fi thriller, the hyper-motivated AI had been trained to destroy surface-to-air missiles only with approval from a human overseer – and when denied approval, it turned on its handler.
While the news was complete bogus, it does bring up some good points on why this story was so believable, say when AI is eventually adopted into the military, would this news headline be a real possibility then?
National Eating Disorders Association pulls chatbot after users say it gave harmful dieting tips
The National Eating Disorders Association, a nonprofit supporting individuals affected by eating disorders, said it has disabled its wellness chatbot after two users reported the program gave them dieting advice that promoted disordered eating behaviors.
Sometimes what you need is a human touch, do you think AI can be trained well enough to completely replace humans? Sure, but until we get to that point, there will be many more story headlines similar to this, who is at fault? What if people are seriously hurt? I'm glad that they are doing selective testing instead of dumping it on the public and expect everything to be okay.
June 01, 2023
May 31, 2023
Top AI experts, CEOs issue 22-word warning against ‘risk of extinction’ from AI
op researchers, experts and CEOs (including Sam Altman of OpenAI) have issued a fresh warning about the existential threat the artificial intelligence (AI) poses to humanity.
In a 22-word statement, they said that “Mitigating the risk of extinction from AI should be a global priority alongside other societal-scale risks such as pandemics and nuclear war.”
Now that is a headline for the ages. At least some people are chirping about it. Similar to climate change though, most people will brush it aside.
Lawyer apologizes for fake court citations from ChatGPT
Roberto Mata sued Avianca Airlines for injuries he says he sustained from a serving cart while on the airline in 2019, claiming negligence by an employee. Steven Schwartz, an attorney with Levidow, Levidow & Oberman and licensed in New York for over three decades, handled Mata's representation. At least six of the submitted cases by Schwartz as research for a brief "appear to be bogus judicial decisions with bogus quotes and bogus internal citations," The fake cases source? ChatGPT.
Lmao, I'll let this headline speak for itself, there are people already utilizing AI and have fallen into peril due to the consequences of over-reliance. Wake up people, the consequences are already here and very real.
May 30, 2023
May 26, 2023
TikTok is testing an in-app AI chatbot called ‘Tako’
AI chatbots, like ChatGPT, are all the rage, so it’s no surprise to learn that TikTok is now testing its own AI chatbot, as well. Called “Tako,” the bot is in limited testing in select markets, where it will appear on the right-hand side of the TikTok interface, above the user’s profile and other buttons for likes, comments and bookmarks. When tapped, users can ask Tako various questions about the video using natural language queries or discover new content by asking for recommendations.
Holy shit, okay hear me out, is this just another company adopting AI for the buzzword or perhaps there's something more sinister... We all know how controversial Tiktok is, imagine the collective hivemind of users of tiktok paired with AI development, that thought is scary.
Anthropic Raises $450 Million in Series C Funding to Scale Reliable AI Products
Anthropic raised $450 million in Series C funding led by Spark Capital with participation from Google, Salesforce Ventures, Sound Ventures, Zoom Ventures, and others. The funding will support their continued work developing helpful, harmless, and honest AI systems.
This one is not so much a wall of shame piece and I appreciate more competition in the space and transparent platform offered by Anthropic, I wish there was a standard set by AI regulation so that all start-ups in this space can operate by the same principles, this should not be rocket space.
May 24, 2023
May 23, 2023
‘Verified’ Twitter accounts share fake image of ‘explosion’ near Pentagon, causing confusion
A fake image purporting to show an explosion near the Pentagon was shared by multiple verified Twitter accounts on Monday, causing confusion and leading to a brief dip in the stock market. Local officials later confirmed no such incident had occurred.
While the stock market rebounded quickly after the pictures were debunked. This brings several issues to light, one is how AI could be used negatively to potentially cause chaos at key times (even if reversible) and achieve results very very quickly due to how convincing it is. The other side of this, even if AI images are debunked, why do we need to go through these headlines? Imagine if Russia used AI to spread propaganda?
Mr. ChatGPT goes to Washington: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman testifies before Congress on AI risks
Altman, who warned “if this technology goes wrong, it can go quite wrong,” also favors regulation—but came with his own ideas.
Isn't it crazy that the founder of OpenAI has to warn about his own technology?
I am glad that mainstream media is bringing attention to this issue so I will just leave this piece here for you to decide.
May 13, 2023
May 17, 2023
Apple’s new ‘Personal Voice’ feature can create a voice that sounds like you or a loved one in just 15 minutes
Using Personal Voice, users will be prompted to read along with a randomized set of text prompts to record 15 minutes of audio on iPhone or iPad. Using on-device machine learning, the iPhone or iPad can then create a voice that sounds like them.
Apple is marketing this as a solution for people losing their ability to speak, such as those with a recent diagnosis of ALS. To me that is a publicity stunt and tries to bypass the potential implication of this technology. How do you prevent audio data being stored in phones and then have your voice stolen from you, can you believe any audio clips anymore, public speakers be aware...
An influencer’s AI clone will be your girlfriend for $1 a minute
Called CarynAI, the chatbot is described on its website as a "virtual girlfriend." It allows Marjorie's fans to "enjoy private, personalized conversations" with an AI version of the influencer.
In a move that surprised no one? Or maybe it is still a bit shocking... Imagine a future where anyone and everyone can be AI-fied, I can say that I will still be part of the generation that remembers when AI influencers weren't a thing, until when do we have celebrities that may be framed to say something they weren't suppose to say? Oh wait... [AI Presidents Meme].
What's the next progression of this wild technology, AI OFs? OH HAHAH: [LINK], I mean how do you even stop this?
May 13, 2023
May 08, 2023
Spotify ejects thousands of AI-made songs in purge of fake streams
Spotify has removed tens of thousands of songs made with the generative artificial intelligence service Boomy, following complaints of fraud on its streaming platform, the Financial Times reports. Boomy users can create music in seconds using descriptors or styles such as “rap beats” or “rainy nights.”
Isn't it weird that AI can do the very thing that it is designed to do? How is that anyone would complain about tools like AI doing exactly what they are meant to do? I find it ironic that bigger platforms aren't making a bigger deal about AI consider the ramifications to undermine and potentially topple them. When is it time to panic?
AI pioneer says its threat to world may be 'more urgent' than climate change
Geoffrey Hinton, widely known as one of the "godfathers of AI", recently announced he had quit Alphabet (GOOGL.O) after a decade at the firm, saying he wanted to speak out on the risks of the technology without it affecting his former employer.
I will let you digest the news headline yourself, but is this a glimpse into the future of AI? Hinton was instrumental in the development of contemporary AI systems and is quoted as saying: "It affects us all, so we all have to think about it". Could Hinton believe that the technology he helped develop is being adopted widely largely out of people's controls?
May 08, 2023
May 03, 2023
IBM plans to replace 7,800 jobs with AI over time, pauses hiring certain positions
You have to admit this headline is something to o_o at. A company like IBM can find room to replace almost 8000 employees (granted most of these positions are easily automated and back office). IBM is by marketcap only around 100B, imagine all the other Fortune 500 companies adopting this trend.
Due to the rise of tech giant stocks, the push for innovation means they either disrupt or die off, I don't see a too far away future where these tech giants adopt AI in their back end and dominate the corporate landscape with improved efficiencies and bottom line profitability, we can all imagine Google, Meta and Microsoft chat about AI, but what about Apple, Amazon, Nvidia, Tesla to name a few, I don't think they will be caught lacking in AI adoption.
Grimes invites people to use her voice in AI songs
Grimes has welcomed musicians to create new songs with her voice using Artificial Intelligence after various scandals of music being created by artists like Drake and The Weekend.
Grimes may openly have accepted musicians to create songs with her voice, but what about other artists that do not accept this outcome? Do they have a choice? Wide adoption of AI without regulation opens the playing field to anyone's imagination, I suspect we will see many more scandals plague various industries and artforms.
April 26, 2023
April 19, 2023
Snapchat making AI chatbot similar to ChatGPT available to every user
Upon first glance, this headline may make you go, so what? Big deal, snapchat is just implementing a chatbot that everyone hates, "MyAI" or whatever it is called, crashed snapchat's app store ratings or whatever, "it's trash" etc etc.
I would like to remind you that, it's important as to not miss the forest for the tree, I'm stunned by the adoption of AI by world wide companies and corporations in a reckless manner, not so much about the niche stories covering a specific chatbot. Pretty soon you will be surrounded by AI and you won't even realize when this happened.
Photographer admits prize-winning image was AI-generated
To prove his point, German artist Boris Eldagsen revealed that his award winning photograph was AI generated and won against human creators, stirring up huge controversy due to the disruption of the creative fields for photographers, musicians, and artists alike.
As the rapidly developing AI technology advances faster and faster, where and what are the check and balances for various industries? At some point, AI will be able to make works of art far "better" than any human could, filled with generated "human error" to throw unsuspecting victims off. Did you know that AI has the capabilities to make human-like mistakes?
April 17, 2023
April 7, 2023
ChatGPT falsely accuses a law professor of a SEX ATTACK against students during trip to Alaska that never happened
US criminal defense attorney, Jonathan Turley, has raised fears over the dangers of artificial intelligence (AI) after being wrongly accused of unwanted sexual behavior on an Alaska trip he never went on.
This is an instance in which it is very clear and obvious that the AI was incorrect, but what about potentials of larger forces behind the scenes with ulterior motives that may take weeks, months, or years before truth can be revealed and the parties involved exonerated?
We are playing with fire by trusting that all information being provided by ChatGPT can be trusted.
Pope Francis Is the Star of A.I.-Generated Photos
This headline may be more humorous than other news headlines.
The AI generated image quickly spread across social media due to how realistic it seems, prompting a 'generated by AI' watermark being forced to be placed on the image.
Action was taken quickly that ultimately showed that the image was false due to the prominence of this figure. How about the other numerous people that have had their likeliness stolen from them without permission? Adding to the cycle of mis-information that is the internet.
April 2023
March 22, 2023
Fake AI images of ‘Trump arrest’ hit internet
With all of the headline media covering trump's potential arrest due to various scandals. It is no wonder that a trump AI headline appeared on the internet displaying trump being arrested for what the masses presumed to be real upon circulation.
It was quickly debunked but by the same token, as we approach various election cycles around the world, could there be political undertones at play with AI generated content acting as a smear campaign to cripple your political opponents? Who do you trust if you cannot even trust what you see on the internet (this is a joke LOL)
Elon Musk and others urge AI pause, citing 'risks to society'
Over 30000 signatures have been signed online that agrees that the rapid pace of adoption of AI poses various degrees of risks to society due to lack of regulation.
The news headlines paints this as a major obstacle, but chances are AI will sweep aside the very few antagonistic forces and many speculate that people in control are in a secret arms race behind the scene. They suggest that various parties will continue development whilst slowing their rivals down with the intent of this petition to gain favor with public opinion.
How about government entities with no moral consciousness, or even Elon himself presenting his new startup TruthAI shortly after this petition?
March 09,
2023
March
2023
As AI weaponry enters the arms race, America is feeling very, very afraid
Everyone had a chance to become an armchair general in 2022 and 2023 with the occurrence of the "special operation" between Russia and Ukraine.
Pitting global superpowers against each other (U.S. and China) has worries arise about the M.A.D. theory resurfacing, the SparkNotes version is that if world global superpowers go at it with nuclear weapons, the fourth world war will be fought with sticks and stones.
What if global superpowers opt for a different route to "fight" instead, AI can be weaponized and fought in a variety of ways that skirts past traditional conflicts involving humans, and we as normal citizens are powerless as observers watching it unfold as unlike traditional weapons, how do you deter weaponized AI?
Google shares drop $100 billion after its new AI chatbot makes a mistake
As the AI chatbot wars heat up, Google is sweating bullets, launching a not so complete ChatGPT competitor and embarrasses themselves when 'Bard' gave an incorrect output.
Google's search business is being disrupted drastically due to the rise of ChatGPT, with a literal fire being lit under their a$$.
Similarly, you can imagine how AI is disrupting other companies, without regulation or the time to error check through every detail, many more mistakes will be made in the early stages, but the rapid and wide adoption may cause underlying errors and biases to eventually be exposed, maybe when it's too late, we will learn?
February 9, 2023
March
24, 2016
Twitter taught Microsoft’s AI chatbot to be a racist asshole in less than a day
Everyone is reminded how much of a game changer Microsoft's ChatGPT is for modern society. Does anyone remember the failure that is TayAI, who got "corrupted" by twitter and was taken down a day after launch?
In a not so distant future (present day), suddenly ChatGPT is revolutionary and everyone wipes the slate clean to adopt it with open arms. Due to the ever shifting dynamic of AI, it is not unreasonable to see a future in which history repeats itself, what a stunning headline that will be, huh?
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