AI news – latest: Creators of artificial intelligence sound alarm as scientists claim it can ‘read minds’
Fears about the future of artificial intelligence have been raised across the world – from Hollywood writers to the experts who helped create today’s technology.
It comes amid increasingly impressive demonstrations of AI, including a new paper claiming to have used the technology to read people’s minds.
But despite those . Recent warnings have come from Geoffrey Hinton, often described as the “godfather of AI”, as well as Paul Christiano, one of the creators of ChatGPT.
They and others have warned that AI technology is being developed too quickly, without enough concern for its potential dangerous effects. They include the technology damaging the jobs market, being used in killer robots, and more.
Here is the latest on the ongoing and excitement about artificial intelligence and the future.
‘The drab reality of an AI apocalypse’
11:20 , Andrew Griffin
My colleague Anthony Cuthbertson has written this week’s IndyTech newsletter about how the AI apocalypse might not be the grand, sci-fi armageddon we think. Instead, it might be a lot more boring than that.
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ChatGPT now helps people search for houses to rent or buy
11:18 , Andrew Griffin
Real estate company Zillow has announced the launch of a ChatGPTplugin to help users search for a house to buy or rent.
The plugin will reportedly help users interact with the artificial intelligence chatbot about the kind of property they’re planning to purchase or rent as well as share with it their selection criteria such as location and price.
With these inputs, the chatbot will then look into Zillow’s database and provide users with options.
Citing an example, Zillow said if a user searches for “townhouses with two bedrooms and two bathrooms under $800,000 in Seattle”, the AI chatbot will return relevant information from Zillow’s database.
ChatGPT creator heads to White House to discuss AI dangers
11:17 , Andrew Griffin
The head of OpenAI will join chief executives from major tech firms in a meeting at the White House on Thursday to discuss issues relating to the dangers posed by advanced artificial intelligence.
Sam Altman, whose firm created the hugely popular AI chatbot ChatGPT, will meet with US Vice President Kamala Harris, as well as other high-ranking government officials. Also present will be the chief executives of Google, Microsoft and AI firm Anthropic.
The invitation to the CEOs noted President Joe Biden’s “expectation that companies like yours must make sure their products are safe before making them available to the public.”
Concerns about fast-growing AI technology include privacy violations, bias and worries it could proliferate scams and misinformation.
You can read the full story here.
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11:02 , Andrew Griffin
... to The Independent’s coverage of the latest in artificial intelligence, and how it is changing the world.
