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BNN Breaking, a news site with millions of readers, an international team of journalists, and a partnership with Microsoft, turned out to be a source of errors and misinformation. Former employees say the site relied heavily on AI-generated content, which was often published without sufficient verification. This led to complaints from people who were misidentified …
In an in-depth article, Time Magazine looks at AI company Anthropic and its efforts to make security a top priority. Co-founder and CEO Dario Amodei made a conscious decision not to release the chatbot Claude early to avoid potential risks. Anthropic’s mission is to empirically determine what risks actually exist by building and researching powerful …
In an open letter, current and former OpenAI employees warn of a “reckless” development in the race for supremacy in artificial intelligence. They call for sweeping changes in the AI industry, including more transparency and better protection for whistleblowers. The signatories criticize a culture of secrecy and profit at any cost at OpenAI. The company …
Researchers are making great strides in developing 1-bit LLMs that can achieve similar performance to their larger counterparts while using significantly less memory and power. This development could open the door to more complex AI applications on everyday devices such as smartphones, as they require less processing power and energy.
A new survey from McKinsey shows that 65% of companies are already using Generative AI on a regular basis, and the majority expect the technology to lead to significant changes in their industries. However, 44% of respondents have also experienced negative consequences from using Gen AI, such as inaccurate results or cybersecurity issues, which is …
In his 1927 film “Metropolis,” Fritz Lang showed an artificial intelligence that frightened people. In the film, which describes a future with clear class distinctions, a robot known as a “Maschinenmensch” causes unrest. The robot, which is initially used as a worker, later takes the form of a young woman named Maria and provokes an …
Anthropic has published a new research paper that sheds light on exactly how large language models work. They did this by specifically activating certain neurons in the model, for example, for the concept of the Golden Gate Bridge. As a result, this modified version of Claude continuously weaved the Golden Gate Bridge into his responses, …
This article reveals how a company called AdVon seems to be infiltrating the media industry with fake authors and possibly AI-generated content. According to the write-up, AdVon supplies publications with countless product reviews peppered with affiliate links designed to generate traffic from Google search queries. It is suspected that AdVon uses AI to create the …
With the introduction of AI-powered search results, the human-generated web is taking a back seat, writes Casey Newton. Google plans to answer more questions directly on the search results page and, according to Newton, is abstracting the web into input for its big language models. The new concept of “let Google do the Googling for …
In his article, author Paul Ford explores the fascinating contradictions of generative AI. He admits that despite its flaws, such as plagiarism, bias, and tendency to spread nonsense, AI holds an irresistible attraction for him. Ford marvels at the shameless way in which AI fills every blank space with information, comparing it to celebrities whose …