Meta will make its generative artificial intelligence (AI) models available to the United States’ government, the tech giant has announced, in a controversial move that raises a moral dilemma for everyone who uses the software. Meta last week revealed it would make the models, known as Llama, available to government agencies, “including those that are working on […] … learn more→
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Meta now allows military agencies to access its AI software. It poses a moral dilemma for everybody who uses it
Open up AI models so they don’t remain the preserve of web giants
Large language models, such as the one behind ChatGPT, are “closed”: we do not know how they are developed, on what data and with what parameters. Even so-called open models are only very partially open, which poses obvious problems of transparency and sovereignty. Developing open models is a realistic and desirable alternative in the medium […] … learn more→
AI has a stupid secret: we’re still not sure how to test for human levels of intelligence
Two of San Francisco’s leading players in artificial intelligence have challenged the public to come up with questions capable of testing the capabilities of large language models (LLMs) like Google Gemini and OpenAI’s o1. Scale AI, which specialises in preparing the vast tracts of data on which the LLMs are trained, teamed up with the Center for […] … learn more→
How can machines take into account the consequences of their actions?
The emergence of so-called large language models, such as ChatGPT , has revived long-standing academic debates . What characteristics must an AI system possess to be considered truly intelligent ? Should it have common sense ? Should it be autonomous? Should it take into account the consequences of its actions? Answering these questions is crucial to understanding where we are in the challenge […] … learn more→
ChatGPT took people by surprise – here are four technologies that could make a difference next
In the evolving relationship between technology and society, humans have shown themselves to be incredibly adaptable. What once left us breathless, soon becomes integrated into our everyday lives. The astonishing functionalities of large language models (LLM) like ChatGPT were, just a few months ago, the epitome of cutting-edge AI. They are now on course to be mere […] … learn more→
AI: evolution is making us treat it like a human, and we need to kick the habit
The artificial intelligence (AI) pioneer Geoffrey Hinton recently resigned from Google, warning of the dangers of the technology “becoming more intelligent than us”. His fear is that AI will one day succeed in “manipulating people to do what it wants”. There are reasons we should be concerned about AI. But we frequently treat or talk about AIs […] … learn more→