AI brings Golda Meir back to life at University of Haifa
Artificial intelligence has been used to recreate a speech by Israeli prime minister Golda Meir, raising questions about how AI will impact the study of history.
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The main topic of the passage is the upcoming fireside chat with Dario Amodei, co-founder and CEO of Anthropic, at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023. The key points include:
- AI is a highly complex technology that requires nuanced thinking.
- AI systems being built today can have significant impacts on billions of people.
- Dario Amodei founded Anthropic, a well-funded AI company focused on safety.
- Anthropic developed constitutional AI, a training technique for AI systems.
- Amodei's departure from OpenAI was due to its increasing commercial focus.
- Amodei's plans for commercializing text-generating AI models will be discussed.
- The Frontier Model Forum, a coalition for developing AI evaluations and standards, will be mentioned.
- Amodei's background and achievements in the AI field will be highlighted.
- TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 will take place on September 19-21 in San Francisco.
Artificial intelligence (AI) pioneer Prof Michael Wooldridge is more concerned about AI becoming a monitoring boss, offering constant feedback, and potentially deciding who gets fired, rather than being an existential risk or passing the Turing test. He believes that while AI poses risks, transparency, accountability, and skepticism can help mitigate them. The Christmas lectures from the Royal Institution, which will demystify AI, will be broadcast in late December.
Artificial intelligence (AI) tools can put human rights at risk, as highlighted by researchers from Amnesty International on the Me, Myself, and AI podcast, who discuss scenarios in which AI is used to track activists and make automated decisions that can lead to discrimination and inequality, emphasizing the need for human intervention and changes in public policy to address these issues.
This week on Chronicle, the focus is on artificial intelligence and its current state in the world and how it will continue to progress in the future.
AI systems are becoming increasingly adept at turning text into realistic and believable speech, raising questions about the ethical implications and responsibilities associated with creating and using these AI voices.
Artificial intelligence experts at the Forbes Global CEO Conference in Singapore expressed optimism about AI's future potential in enhancing various industries, including music, healthcare, and education, while acknowledging concerns about risks posed by bad actors and the integration of AI systems that emulate human cognition.
AI has the potential to fundamentally change governments and society, with AI-powered companies and individuals usurping traditional institutions and creating a new world order, warns economist Samuel Hammond. Traditional governments may struggle to regulate AI and keep pace with its advancements, potentially leading to a loss of global power for these governments.
Assistant Professor Samantha Shorey from the University of Texas Austin has been appointed to the AI100 study panel, which aims to explore the impact of artificial intelligence on society and produce a report every five years. Shorey won an AI100 essay competition with her essay discussing the integration of AI into the workplace and its effects on essential workers.
Historian Yuval Noah Harari and DeepMind co-founder Mustafa Suleyman discuss the risks and control possibilities of artificial intelligence in a debate with The Economist's editor-in-chief.
Actor and author Stephen Fry expresses concern over the use of AI technology to mimic his voice in a historical documentary without his knowledge or permission, highlighting the potential dangers of AI-generated content.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Tesla CEO Elon Musk discussed artificial intelligence (AI) and its potential threats during a live talk on the X platform, with Musk calling AI "potentially the greatest civilizational threat" and expressing concern over who would be in charge, while Netanyahu highlighted the need to prevent the amplification of hatred and mentioned the potential end of scarcity and democracy due to AI. The two also discussed antisemitism and the role of AI in fighting hatred.
The cofounder of DeepMind, Mustafa Suleyman, predicts that interactive AI will be the next phase of artificial intelligence, where machines perform multi-step tasks by talking to other AIs and even people, signaling a new era of technology.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is advancing rapidly, but current AI systems still have limitations and do not pose an immediate threat of taking over the world, although there are real concerns about issues like disinformation and defamation, according to Stuart Russell, a professor of computer science at UC Berkeley. He argues that the alignment problem, or the challenge of programming AI systems with the right goals, is a critical issue that needs to be addressed, and regulation is necessary to mitigate the potential harms of AI technology, such as the creation and distribution of deep fakes and misinformation. The development of artificial general intelligence (AGI), which surpasses human capabilities, would be the most consequential event in human history and could either transform civilization or lead to its downfall.
Artificial intelligence will be a significant disruptor in various aspects of our lives, bringing both positive and negative effects, including increased productivity, job disruptions, and the need for upskilling, according to billionaire investor Ray Dalio.
AI technology has the potential to assist writers in generating powerful and moving prose, but it also raises complex ethical and artistic questions about the future of literature.