Aurora, an “exascale” AI computer that can process a mind-boggling number of calculations per second, is ready to turn on…but is humankind ready for its “wisdom”?
Tag: AI
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AI WEATHER FORECASTS ARE FASTER THAN HUMANS’ AND AT LEAST AS ACCURATE
Using one conventional desktop computer for as little as a minute, new artificial intelligence systems are making 10-day weather forecasts that are as accurate as the best conventional methods and, in some cases, even more correct, Science magazine reported.
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ALTMAN OUT AS OPENAI CEO; PRESIDENT QUITS
Sam Altman, the most prominent face of the current AI revolution, was booted from his job as CEO of OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, the bot that launched the new AI era.
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OPENAI WILL OPEN A “CHATGPT STORE” FOR CUSTOM AI APPS
OpenAI, creator of the ubiquitous ChatGPT, will soon open an online store where shoppers can browse chatbots customized for various purposes, such as tutoring children in reading and other academic subjects or helping entrepreneurs build a website.
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AI MAKES FACES LOOK MORE REAL THAN REAL HUMANS
In a study by The Australian National University, Caucasian faces created by AI were chosen by human viewers as belonging to real people more often than the faces of real people were.
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TOP TREND 2022, SELF-SUFFICIENT ECONOMIES: BAIDU SHUNS NVIDIA, ORDERS AI CHIPS FROM HUAWEI
New U.S. regulations took effect last month that banned exports to China of certain advanced technologies, including some of Nvidia’s AI chips. As a result, Baidu—a leading AI developer in China and creator of the AI named Ernie—has ordered AI chips from Huawei, one of the country’s largest makers of electronics.
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AI LAPEL PIN GIVES HANDS-FREE LINK TO CHATBOT
For $699, start-up Humane will put a gadget the size of a cigarette lighter on your lapel that can keep you in touch with the world through a voice-activated AI assistant.
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CHATGPT’S NEW TACTICS: CITING SOURCES, AND AVOIDING INCRIMINATING QUESTIONS
So how are the latest “training” and “guardrails” helping the most prominent public facing generative AI, CHATGPT, to better serve humankind?
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OH, AND THE UN TOO
Governments around the world are debating how to guide AI. China and the European Union have laid out sets of rules. In the U.S., the Biden administration has issued an executive order. Earlier this month, Britain hosted an AI “safety summit” to initiate discussion of what to do.
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AI RIVALS HUMAN PROFESSIONALS IN TREATING DEPRESSION
In treating depression, AIs such as ChatGPT were better at adhering to standard treatment protocols than human professionals and also showed less gender or class bias, according to a study from Oranim Academic College in Israel.