Resisting dehumanization in the age of AI - Emily Bender
Deception, exploited workers, and cash handouts: How Worldcoin recruited its first half a million test users
The startup promises a fairly-distributed, cryptocurrency-based universal basic income. So far all it's done is build a biometric database from the bodies of the poor.
Thousands scammed by AI voices mimicking loved ones in emergencies
In 2022, $11 million was stolen through thousands of impostor phone scams.
They thought loved ones were calling for help. It was an AI scam.
Scammers are using artificial intelligence to sound more like family members in distress. Loved ones are falling for it and losing thousands of dollars.
Amusing Ourselves to Death: Huxley vs Orwell
A clever comic over on the accuracy of George Orwell's predictions about future society over those of Aldous Huxley. It's informative and scary at the same time. "In short, Orwell feared that what we hate would ruin us. Huxley that what we love will ruin us." It's unfortunate that Huxley got it right because the latter is much less obvious.
The CNET Fake News Fiasco, Autopilot, and the Uncanny Cognitive Valley
Some things we all need to watch out for.
12ft | Smartphones and social media are destroying children’s mental health | Financial Times
ChatGPT invented a puzzle game that already exists | Digital Trends
ChatGPT invented a hit puzzle game called Sumplete that could rival Wordle. There's just one problem: It already exists.
Futurepedia - The Largest AI Tools Directory | Home
Futurepedia is the largest AI tools directory. Browse 700+ AI tools in 40+ categories like copywriting, image generation and video editing. Search and filter the tools by categories, pricing and features.
We come to bury ChatGPT, not to praise it.
The lights have been on at a Massachusetts school for over a year because no one can turn them off
Blame it on the pandemic and "supply chain problems," says the school district's assistant superintendent of finance.
The Nordic Pile
How we work with training data for GPT-SW3
OpenAI challenged to enter ChatGPT into new AI regulatory sandbox
OpenAI is on a 'path to AGI' or artificial general intelligence that will require strong guidelines and boundaries for tools like ChatGPT.
'Horribly Unethical': Startup Experimented on Suicidal Teens on Social Media With Chatbot
Koko, a mental health nonprofit, found at-risk teens on platforms like Facebook and Tumblr, then tested an unproven intervention on them without obtaining informed consent. “It’s nuanced,” said the founder.
F.T.C. Intensifies Investigation of Twitter’s Privacy Practices
The commission is seeking an interview with Elon Musk, who has made major cuts at the company since acquiring it last year.
How Google’s 2021 AI ethics debate foreshadowed the future
Two years ago, AI researchers published a hot-button research paper on the tech behind Bard, ChatGPT, and more.
Don’t sacrifice integrity on the AI efficiency altar
I wasn’t sure this needed to be an article, after all, most adults know that the internet is a giant post-card where even your most private…
Google’s head of ChatGPT rival Bard reassures employees it’s ‘a collaborative A.I. service’ and ‘not search’ - Fortune via inkl
Employees peppered Google execs with uncomfortable questions about search and A.I. chatbots at an all-hands meeting on Thursday.
Misplaced fears of an ‘evil’ ChatGPT obscure the real harm being done - The Guardian via inkl
Our tendency to humanise large language models and AI is daft – let’s worry about corporate grabs and environmental damage
Keep your AI claims in check
A creature is formed of clay. A puppet becomes a boy. A monster rises in a lab. A computer takes over a spaceship. And all manner of robots serve or control us.
GPT-3: new AI can write like a human but don't mistake that for thinking – neuroscientist - The Conversation via inkl
Since it was unveiled earlier this year, the new AI-based language generating software GPT-3 has attracted much attention for its ability to produce passages of writing that are convincingly human-like. Some have even suggested that the program, created by Elon Musk’s OpenAI, may be considered or appears to exhibit, something…
Federal proposals could help domestic violence victims protect phone data
Experts say the proposed rules could play a crucial role in combatting tech abuse, which can include tracking people, sending threatening messages or demanding their passwords.
OpenAI Is Now Everything It Promised Not to Be: Corporate, Closed-Source, and For-Profit
OpenAI is today unrecognizable, with multi-billion-dollar deals and corporate partnerships. Will it seek to own its shiny AI future?
I asked ChatGPT about Roald Dahl and it lied to me - Irish Independent via inkl
While writing an article about the Roald Dahl estate modernising the author’s work, I decided to try using ChatGPT for some help with the research.
Airbnb Is Banning People Who Are ‘Closely Associated’ With Already-Banned Users
As a safety precaution, the tech company sometimes bans users because the company has discovered that they “are likely to travel” with another person who has already been banned.
Talkspace Allegedly Charges You for Therapy You Don't Get
A new class-action suit says the company doesn't staff enough therapists to meet demand and uses dark patterns to trick people into recurring subscriptions.
Artificial Intelligence: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
Artificial intelligence is increasingly becoming part of our lives, from self-driving cars to ChatGPT. John Oliver discusses how AI works, where it might be heading next, and, of course, why it hates the bus.
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Robert Potter on Twitter
Lets take a look at this article in the BBC: Long thread but lots to cover. Lets' discuss the legislation, surveillance, the state tech crackdown in China and how Tiktok: https://t.co/FVg5keYuVr— Robert Potter (@rpotter_9) February 28, 2023
US Military Signs Contract to Put Facial Recognition on Drones
Operators will use the tech on small drones to help them with intelligence gathering, reconnaissance, and identifying targets.
Opinion | The Imminent Danger of A.I. Is One We’re Not Talking About
We are so stuck on asking what the technology can do that we are missing the more important questions.