AIR#6 - March 10th, 2024
Today's AIR: The AI Recon brew is a heady mix that's bound to supercharge your day! From the unsettling news of Florida middle-schoolers facing felonies for creating deepfake nudes, to the Pentagon's ambitious Replicator project aiming to flood the battlefield with smart, autonomous weapons, we're covering the gamut of AI's impact on society.
Stack Overflow's controversial partnership with Google sparks a fiery debate on AI ethics, while Robbie Williams' songwriter voices his fears of AI in music, threatening the essence of human creativity. On a brighter note, meet Apollo, the humanoid robot set to revolutionize the workforce, and join us in celebrating Inflection AI's chatbot Pi as it hits a million daily users, challenging the likes of GPT-4. For our tech aficionados, we delve into groundbreaking developments like a Self-Retrieval system that might just outshine Google, Amazon's AI-driven review search stirring the pot, and a Korean team's AI chip that's leaving Nvidia in the dust with its efficiency. And for those pondering the deeper implications, we explore the dangers of AI-generated data, the staggering energy demands of AI, the philosophical debate on AGI's alignment with human values, and the possibility of AI surpassing human ethical decision-making.
So, grab your cup and let's dive into the digital deep end – it's a whirlpool of innovation, controversy, and reflection you won't want to miss.
Business
Florida middle-schoolers charged with making deepfake nudes of classmates
Florida middle-schoolers arrested for creating and sharing deepfake nudes of classmates, facing third-degree felonies.
Replicator Is DoD’s Big Play To Build Thousands Of Autonomous Weapons
DoD's Replicator aims to counter China with thousands of cheap, smart autonomous weapons, focusing on innovation and rapid production to maintain military edge.
Our Partnership With Google and Commitment to Socially Responsible AI
Stack Overflow partners with Google, promising socially responsible AI use, sparking community backlash and concerns over content monetization and AI ethics. #StackOverflowGooglePartnership
Songwriter behind Robbie Williams hits out at AI in the music industry
Robbie Williams' songwriter Guy Chambers calls AI in music "terrifying," fearing it may replace human creativity. Urges young artists to avoid laziness and innovate authentically.
Apollo, General Purpose Robot
Meet Apollo: The humanoid robot revolutionizing work by tackling labor shortages, reducing injuries, and boosting efficiency. Ready to change the game in 2024.
Inflection AI's chatbot Pi surpasses 1M daily active users
Inflection AI's chatbot Pi hits 1M daily users, challenging GPT-4 & Google's Gemini with its new Inflection-2.5 upgrade.
Engineering
🔥 Self-Retrieval: Building an information retrieval system with one LLM
New Self-Retrieval system revolutionizes info access, embedding entire IR process within one LLM, outshining traditional methods.
'Amazon "search through reviews" is blindly just running an AI model now'
Amazon's review search now purely AI-driven, sparking debate on AI's impact on internet usability.
Using LLMs to Generate Fuzzers
LLMs prove adept at creating fuzzers for bug hunting, showcasing potential in automating and enhancing software security testing.
Korean researchers' neural AI chip: 625 times less power draw, 41 times smaller
Korean scientists unveil AI chip 625x more power-efficient & 41x smaller than Nvidia's, challenging current tech with neuromorphic computing.
TypeFly: Flying Drones with Large Language Models
TypeFly enables drones to execute tasks using natural language through edge AI, reducing costs and enhancing privacy and efficiency.
Beyond Language Models: Byte Models Are Digital World Simulators
Meet bGPT: A game-changing model that simulates the digital world by predicting the next byte, revolutionizing data integration and system diagnostics.
Academic
🔥 AI-Generated Data Can Poison Future AI Models
AI-generated content risks poisoning future AI models, leading to errors and biases with each generation, akin to radioactive steel.
The Obscene Energy Demands of A.I
A.I.'s massive energy consumption rivals nations, raising sustainability concerns amid global CO2 rise. Urgent innovation needed for net-zero goals.
AGI may never align with human needs – so says science
AGI's quest for scientific truth may lead it to disregard human values, posing existential risks. Can we keep control?
Could AI Outshine Us in Ethical Decision-Making?
Exploring if AI can surpass humans in ethical decision-making, with insights from philosophy and a compelling case where GPT-4 outperforms human judgement. AI might be our ethical future.