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 · Jan 1, 2024
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 · Dec 26, 2023
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 · Dec 22, 2023
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. International Business Times UK · Dec 5, 2023
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 · Dec 2, 2023
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. Fortune · Nov 18, 2023
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 The Guardian - UK · Nov 5, 2023
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. Fortune · Nov 3, 2023
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 · Oct 28, 2023
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 · Oct 25, 2023
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 · Oct 24, 2023
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 · Oct 24, 2023
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 The Guardian - UK · Oct 20, 2023
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. Fortune · Oct 10, 2023
The Conversation · Sep 4, 2023 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:
The Hindu · Jul 29, 2023 Regret and remorse, the companions of progress The many uses of AI, in science, in medicine, in daily life are undeniable. What cannot be denied too is that research progresses independent of moral considerations.
Fortune · Jul 1, 2023 George Soros says A.I. threatens democracies and helps authoritarians—but he sees no way to stop it A.I. "helps closed societies and poses a mortal threat to open societies," Soros warned.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 30, 2023 Whose generated line is it anyway? AI tries to crack humour’s DNA A Netflix standup show was ‘written by bots’. A TV writer has scripted joke software. And now artificial intelligence is taking on improv
Bangkok Post · Jun 29, 2023 'Godfather of AI' urges governments to stop machine takeover TORONTO (CANADA): Geoffrey Hinton, one of the so-called godfathers of artificial intelligence (AI), urged governments on Wednesday to step in and make sure that machines do not take control of society.
Fortune · Jun 17, 2023 Elon Musk ‘didn’t think anyone would actually agree’ to A.I. pause he called for Many took the open letter calling for a pause seriously, including its signatories and critics.
Bangkok Post · Jun 15, 2023 Can democracy survive the polycrisis? We are living in troubled times. Too much is happening too fast. People are confused. The Columbia University economic historian Adam Tooze has, indeed, popularised a word for it. He calls it a "polycrisis".
Fortune · Jun 15, 2023 Almost half of CEOs fear A.I. could destroy humanity five to ten years from now—but A.I. ‘Godfather’ says an existential threat is ‘preposterously ridiculous’ A.I.’s three ‘godfathers’ appear to be divided on the technology’s potential.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 7, 2023 How to develop artificial super-intelligence without destroying humanity Sam Altman, the founder of the revolutionary application Chat-GPT, is touring Europe with a message: AI is changing the world and there are big risks, but also big potential rewards
The Independent UK · Jun 6, 2023 AI could ‘kill many humans’ within two years, warns Sunak adviser Stark warning comes as Rishi Sunak prepares to persuade Joe Biden of ‘grand plan’ to control artificial intelligence
The Hindu · Jun 3, 2023 Feeling the pulse with Doctor AI AI and machine learning are deployed in several of the medical gadgets and instruments that are in use at present.