Ilya Sutskever, co-founder of the company that launched the current AI revolution, has formed a new venture he’s named Safe Superintelligence Inc.
Tag: AI
SYNTHETIC DEVOLUTION: HOW TO DO AWAY WITH “UNFORTUNATE” REALISM IN AI
New AI research sponsored in part by Meta has again shown how AI developers are intent on inculcating their preferred biases into generative AI systems.
WHEN THE ECONOMY FALLS JOBS GO WITH IT
It’s global. The numbers are there for all to see. From developed to underdeveloped nations, economies are slowing down and/or contracting.
VAMPIRIC AI THREATENING MUSIC, HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS AND WORKERS: MORE SYNTHETIC DEVOLUTION
One of the most popular YouTube music industry personalities, Rick Beato, says he can no longer easily distinguish many generative AI created songs from those created by human artists.
OPENAI REPORTS FOILING ILLICIT USERS
In March, April, and May, OpenAI defeated several attempts to use its Chat AI models for nefarious activities, thanks to the bots’ built-in tools and the company’s own investigations, it reported.
APPLE IS ALL IN ON AI
After being MIA in the AI revolution for 18 months, Apple declared that AI stands for “Apple Intelligence” at its Worldwide Developers Conference last week.
FROM THE AI BEHAVING BADLY FILE…
Microsoft’s new line of PCs with AI system Copilot+ was made with a tool called Recall, which takes and stores periodic screenshots of a user’s activities.
MICROSOFT, UAE GET MARRIED
Microsoft’s $1.5-billion investment in the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) G42 AI platform resulted from lengthy negotiations between U.S. and UAE officials, after which the UAE pledged to dump Chinese AI technology and stick with U.S. products.
AI DEVELOPERS MUZZLE EMPLOYEES FROM EXPRESSING CONCERNS
Seventeen current and past employees of leading AI developers Anthropic, DeepMind, and OpenAI say confidentiality agreements ban them from publicly expressing worries about AI’s dark side and potential threats to humanity.
INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GOES BIG IN AI
Later this year, JPMorgan Asset Management will expand its use of its AI called “Moneyball” that reviews and calls out possibly poor decisions by portfolio managers, such as selling a hot stock too soon, company executives confirmed to the Financial Times.