The Latest Breaking News from ChatGPT

Don't hold your breath for global AI rules

Countries rarely agree to place limits on a technology until after something terrible has happened.

Axios · May 30, 2023

What Children Think of ChatGPT

Jason C. Yip is studying the reaction of students to ChatGPT and other AI technologies; often, they’re not particularly impressed.

Tech&Learning · May 30, 2023

ChatGPT and other generative AI could foster science denial, misunderstanding

Every media consumer needs to be more vigilant than ever in verifying scientific accuracy in what they read. Two scientists and science communicators show how.

The Hindu · May 30, 2023

ChatGPT Coming to Court, by Way of Self-Represented Litigants

I posted earlier today about a lawyer's filing unchecked ChatGPT-generated material, complete with hallucinated cases. But even if lawyers manage to avoid that, I'm sure that many self-represented litigants will be using ChatGPT, Bard, and the like, and won't know to properly check the results. Indeed, a quick CourtListener search…

Reason · May 27, 2023

AI will be everywhere, but its rise will be mundane not apocalyptic

To understand how ChatGPT will infiltrate the world, cast your mind back to Google’s decision to map the entire planet

The Guardian - UK · May 27, 2023

Will A.I. go rogue like Waluigi from Mario Bros., or become the personal assistant that Bill Gates says will make us all rich?

The “Waluigi effect” personifies our fear about A.I. turning evil, but there is another way. We are at a crossroads already.

Fortune · May 27, 2023

Watch out - ChatGPT is being used to create malware

ChatGPT's considerable powers are being used to make numerous variations of malware, which makes them harder to detect.

TechRadar · May 27, 2023

I tried a ton of ChatGPT plugins and these 3 are the best

Plugins are available for ChatGPT Plus users through the GPT-4 model allowing third-party developers to insert services into the AI chatbot. After testing them for several hours, these are my three favorites.

Tom’s Guide · May 27, 2023

A Lawyer's Filing "Is Replete with Citations to Non-Existent Cases"—Thanks, ChatGPT?

The lawyer's colleague, who drafted the filing, says he relied on ChatGPT to draft the filing and provide the text of the cases, and neglected to check them.

Reason · May 27, 2023

The future of AI is chilling – humans have to act together to overcome this threat to civilisation

The challenge seems daunting. But we have overcome terrifying dangers before, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK · May 26, 2023