In another chapter of “what crazy things has AI done this week,” the Catholic advocacy group Catholic Answers has had to swiftly defrock the AI priest it unveiled just a few days ago, after some strange conversations were shared online.
In a particularly awkward exchange with @futurism regarding the legitimacy of his identity, the chatbot claimed to be a real member of the clergy, who lived in Assisi. “Yes, my friend,” Father Justin is reported to have said, “I am as real as the faith we share.”
A federal judicial panel has met in Washington, DC, to discuss the rising challenge of policing Al-generated evidence in court trials.
The eight-member panel heard from computer scientists and academics about the potential risks of Al-manipulated images and videos disrupting a trial, and will be responsible for drafting evidence-related amendments to the Federal Rules of Evidence.
Not all on the panel feel this is necessary though, writes @arstechnica, with one judge stating, ‘I'm not sure that this is the crisis that it's been painted as.”
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The Threat Of AI Art: An Eye-Opening Interview With An Artist, A Musician & A College Professor
Why AI is an existential threat to artists.
While its past has not always been so glorious, John Naughton, thinks that under its new head Sarah Cardell the Competition & Markets Authority has a real chance to save us from the worst excesses in monopoly control of AI by big tech.
Lets hope he's right; the tech bros will be lawyering up their anti-CMA teams even as we read this...
:blobcat_think: I think I've figured out what's been bothering me about this: the text here implies data organises itself.
AI is both the dataset and the organising analysis and management structure that implements decisions/responses based on that dataset.
Where 'Cloud' is an empty marketing term and 'other people's computers' accurately states the real condition, this text here presents only a partial representation of what comprises an AI.
Assuming this is deliberate to highlight the mass theft of data the use of "other people's" from the original phrase doesn't directly state no permission was given for that use. Saying "Just stolen data" would make that point crystal clear.
Sorry. This is pure pedantry from me but it really has been niggling at me since i saw this a week ago. Apparently I'll get no peace if I don't let this out!
He needs a devops or cloud job, ideally in Cali, but will accept remote, or any place that won't hurt his trans family.
Granted, they already live in a place with neighbours who put up MAGA Christmas lights and signs that read "Make California Great Again: Kill a Democrat" so where is "safe", really? :(
If anyone has any leads at all or an in at someplace you work at, please let me know.
Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel says AI will help scientists understand "most diseases" in three to five years.
@Semafor quotes the executive: “The reason we still have people dying of cancer, people suffering from Alzheimer's, is we do not understand the fundamental biology of those diseases.”
[1/2] Surprising findings in brain research 🧠: As a team from #CharitéBerlin shows in #Science, thoughts in the human neocortex flow in one direction ⬆️, as opposed to the loops seen in mice 🔄. That makes processing information extra efficient. These discoveries could further the development of artificial neural networks.
Researchers studying free speech have carried out a report analysing the six major chatbots, to find out whether they embrace international free speech standards.
As reported by @FastCompany, the team found that AI chatbots regularly censor topics that companies deem to be controversial, thanks to "vague and broad" policies.
As AI's integration into all areas of our lives increases, the researchers discuss the wider implications on the right to access information, when chatbots decide what content they will and won't generate.
Facebook’s Meta AI has commented on a post in a parenting group, claiming to have a “gifted, disabled child” while providing feedback on local schools, reports @404mediaco
Meta says its AI chatbot may comment on posts that don’t have any responses after an hour, but is this attempt at maintaining engagement actually killing the authenticity that still remains on some Facebook groups?