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Commentary: Can today’s AI truly learn on its own? Not likely

One of the boldest, most breathless claims being made about artificial intelligence tools is that they have “emergent properties” — impressive abilities gained by these programs that they were supposedly never trained to possess. “60 Minutes,” for example, reported credulously that a Google program taught itself to speak Bengali, while…

Los Angeles Times · May 19, 2023

ChatGPT can’t think – consciousness is something entirely different to today's AI

There has been shock around the world at the rapid rate of progress with ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence created with what’s known as large language models (LLMs). These systems can produce text that seems to display thought, understanding and even creativity.

The Conversation · May 17, 2023

Evolution is making us treat AI 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”.

The Conversation · May 16, 2023

Tim Culpan: Maybe AI needs to write its own dictionary

An explosion of interest in artificial intelligence is irking a lot of people concerned about the encroachment by computers into human domains such as visual arts, music, and literature. More recently, even the terms we use to describe these systems don’t sit well with some who take issue with digging…

Tribune News Service · Apr 19, 2023

Alan Turing's famous mathematical model was right all along, chia seed experiment reveals

For the first time, scientists using chia seed experiments have confirmed that Alan Turing's mathematical model can explain patterns seen in nature.

LiveScience · Apr 5, 2023

The danger of blindly embracing the rise of AI

Letters: Readers express their hopes, and fears, about recent developments in artificial intelligence chatbots

The Guardian - UK · Apr 3, 2023

No, ChatGPT did not pass the Turing test — but here’s when it could

A rumor has suggested that ChatGPT could pass the Turing test with the launch of GPT-5 in December 2023, making its speech indistinguishable from a human.

Tom’s Guide · Mar 30, 2023

Chatbots Aren’t Becoming Sentient — Our Biggest Fears Are in Our Heads

Chatbots like ChatGPT raise important new questions about how artificial intelligence will shape our lives, and about how our psychological vulnerabilities shape our interactions with emerging technologies.

Inverse · Mar 20, 2023

AI isn't close to becoming sentient – the real danger lies in how easily we're prone to anthropomorphize it

ChatGPT and similar large language models can produce compelling, humanlike answers to an endless array of questions – from queries about the best Italian restaurant in town to explaining competing theories about the nature of evil.

The Conversation · Mar 15, 2023

AI Is Smarter Than Ever – But Some Problems Still Stump Today’s Computers

AI has become highly advanced, but today's computers can't handle certain problems — quantum machines may be the answer.

Inverse · Feb 5, 2023