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Nobel Prize in physics awarded to John Hopfield, Geoffrey Hinton for machine learning discoveries

The Nobel Prize in physics was on Tuesday awarded to John Hopfield of Princeton University and Geoffrey Hinton of the University of Toronto for their “foundational discoveries and inventions that enable machine learning with artificial neural networks”.

France 24

‘We need to act now’: how the University of Toronto is answering the call for safer, ethical AI

As artificial intelligence thrusts itself further into our lives, researchers at the Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology and Society are investigating ways to bring it in line with human values

The Guardian - UK

California AI Bill Divides Silicon Valley

A bill aimed at regulating powerful artificial intelligence models is under consideration in California's legislature, despite outcry that it could kill the technology it seeks to control.

International Business Times

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12 game-changing moments in the history of AI

From Alan Turing's seminal paper to the advent of ChatGPT, here are 12 pivotal moments in the history of artificial intelligence.

LiveScience

Ilya Sutskever left OpenAI after mutinying against Sam Altman—now he’s launching his own startup for safe AI

A star in the field, Sutskever left his former employer in May hinting he wasn't leaving AI research. His departure came almost six months to the day since he joined board directors in sacking Altman.

Fortune

Cambridge-based CuspAI taps 'godfather of AI' Geoffrey Hinton as it raises $30 million seed funding

The round was led by Hoxton Ventures alongside funding from Basis Set Ventures and Lightspeed Venture Partners

Evening Standard

'Godfather of AI' emerges out of stealth to back carbon capture startup

Geoffrey Hinton will be an advisor to CuspAI after the startup secured a $30 million funding round.

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Big tech has distracted world from existential risk of AI, says top scientist

Max Tegmark argues that the downplaying is not accidental and threatens to delay, until it’s too late, the strict regulations needed

The Guardian - UK

'AI Godfather' Says AI Will 'Take Lots Of Mundane Jobs', Urges UK To Adopt Universal Basic Income

AI experts warn rapid development could worsen inequality. Some propose guaranteed income, even compute access, to address this.

International Business Times UK

The week in audio: Electoral Dysfunction; Black Box; The Price of Music; An Taobh Tuathail – review

Beth Rigby, Jess Phillips and Ruth Davidson talk politics; the Guardian’s Michael Safi explores AI’s beauty and horror. Plus, two great music programmes – one in Irish

The Guardian - UK

We Absolutely Do Not Need an FDA for AI

If our best and brightest technologists and theorists are struggling to see the way forward for AI, what makes anyone think politicians are going to get there first?

Reason

Techscape: The biggest tech stories of 2023 – from cyber warfare to AI’s ‘existential risk’

Crypto’s crown slipped, an AI godfather spoke out and Apple entered the stuttering VR market – the stories that really mattered this year

The Guardian - UK

AI is not the problem but regulation might be a big one according to one Godfather of AI

Meta's Yann LeCun thinks our fears of an AI uprising are misguided and that we should be excited about the possibility of super-smart assistants.

TechRadar

Nobel Prize-Winning Economist Says Generative AI Could Create A 4-Day Workweek

According to Christopher Pissarides, a shorter workweek will not necessarily result in a loss in pay.

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Nobel Prize-winning economist weighs in on how ChatGPT-like tools are transforming the future of work—1 year since its launch

Chris Pissarides cautions that it will require other factors including greater tech investment and supportive policies before society reaps AI's benefits in earnest.

Fortune

Who is Ilya Sutskever, the man at the center of OpenAI’s leadership shakeup—and why is he so worried about AI superintelligence going rogue?

The OpenAI chief scientist has been key to the company’s success—and is increasingly worried about AI safety.

The Guardian - UK

AI pioneer Fei-Fei Li: ‘I’m more concerned about the risks that are here and now’

The Stanford professor and ‘godmother’ of artificial intelligence on why existential worries are not her priority, and her work to ensure the technology improves the human condition

Fortune

AI bot performed insider trading and lied to user: research

"Alpha," a fictional investment tool, lied to its user about committing insider trading in a prime example of AI deception.

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The Guardian - UK

Race to AI: the origins of artificial intelligence, from Turing to ChatGPT

Today’s poem-writing AI has ancestry in punch-card machines, trundling robots and godlike gaming engines

The Guardian - UK

Wednesday briefing: Inside the battle to contain – and capitalise on – artificial intelligence

In today’s newsletter: As Rishi Sunak gets ready to host a global AI summit at Bletchley Park, our global technology editor explains how experts want to mitigate its risks and harness its power

The Guardian - UK

Hope or horror? The great AI debate dividing its pioneers

CEO of DeepMind is ‘not a pessimist’ but warns of threat from AI and says we must be active in shaping ‘a middle way’

The Guardian - UK

AI firms must be held responsible for harm they cause, ‘godfathers’ of technology say

Authors and academics also warn development of advanced systems ‘utterly reckless’ without safety checks

The Guardian - UK

Sunak’s global AI safety summit risks achieving very little, warns tech boss

Big tech firms attempting to ‘capture’ meeting of heads of government, says Connor Leahy

Fortune

Godfather of AI: Rogue tech will manipulate people to stop from being switched off

Geoffrey Hinton warned AI was likely to become smarter than humans and might start writing its own code.

The Conversation

AI systems have learned how to deceive humans. What does that mean for our future?

Artificial intelligence pioneer Geoffrey Hinton made headlines earlier this year when he raised concerns about the capabilities of AI systems. Speaking to CNN journalist Jake Tapper, Hinton said:

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