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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Robert Booth UK technology editor

Experts find flaws in hundreds of tests that check AI safety and effectiveness

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The investigation into the tests comes amid rising concern at the safety and effectiveness of AIs. Photograph: ktasimar/Alamy

Experts have found weaknesses, some serious, in hundreds of tests used to check the safety and effectiveness of new artificial intelligence models being released into the world.

Computer scientists from the British government’s AI Security Institute, and experts at universities including Stanford, Berkeley and Oxford, examined more than 440 benchmarks that provide an important safety net.

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