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G7 calls for 'responsible' use of generative AIThe world must urgently assess the impact of generative artificial intelligence, G7 leaders said Saturday, announcing they will launch discussions this year on "responsible" use of the technology.... Read more
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Evolutionary reinforcement learning promises further advances in machine learningEvolutionary reinforcement learning is an exciting frontier in machine learning, combining the strengths of two distinct approaches: reinforcement learning and evolutionary computation. In evolutionary reinforcement learning, an intelligent agent learns optimal strategies by actively exploring different approaches and receiving rewards for successful performance.... Read more
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The benefits and perils of using artificial intelligence to trade stocks and other financial instrumentsArtificial Intelligence-powered tools, such as ChatGPT, have the potential to revolutionize the efficiency, effectiveness and speed of the work humans do.... Read more
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Researchers use novel approach to teach robot to navigate over obstaclesQuadrupedal robots may be able to step directly over obstacles in their paths thanks to the efforts of a trio of Georgia Tech Ph.D. students.... Read more
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Twitter accuses Microsoft of misusing its data, foreshadowing a possible fight over AIA lawyer for Twitter owner Elon Musk accused Microsoft of misusing the service's data and demanded an audit from the software giant.... Read more
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ChatGPT makes its debut as a smartphone app on iPhonesChatGPT is now a smartphone app, which could be good news for people who like to use the artificial intelligence chatbot and bad news for all the clone apps that have tried to profit off the technology.... Read more
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Why GPT detectors aren't a solution to the AI cheating problemIn the wake of the high-profile launch of ChatGPT, no fewer than seven developers or companies have countered with AI detectors. That is, AI they say is able to tell when content was written by another AI. These new algorithms are pitched to educators, journalists, and others as tools to... Read more
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Reviving the past with artificial intelligenceWhile studying John Singer Sargent's paintings of wealthy women in 19th-century society, Jessica Helfand, a former Caltech artist in residence, had an idea: to search census records to find the identities of those women's servants. "I thought, 'What happens if I paint these women in the style of John Singer... Read more
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AI helps place drones in remote areas for faster emergency responseFor residents of rural and underserved areas, access to emergency medical care can be a matter of life and death. With limited access to health care services and long ambulance wait times due to distance, these communities face challenges that can significantly affect their health and well-being. In the case... Read more
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Q&A: What's the transformative potential of artificial intelligence?Robert Brunner is the associate dean for innovation and chief disruption officer at the Gies College of Business at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Brunner spoke with News Bureau business and law editor Phil Ciciora about the transformative potential of artificial intelligence technology such as ChatGPT.... Read more
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Opinion: It's time for us to talk about creating AI-free spacesIn Dan Simmons' 1989 sci-fi classic "Hyperion," the novel's protagonists are permanently connected to an artificial intelligence network known as the "Datasphere" that instantly feeds information directly to their brains. While knowledge is available immediately, the ability to think by oneself is lost.... Read more
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Viewpoint: ChatGPT can't think. Consciousness is something entirely different to today's AIThere 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.... Read more
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Blind trust in enhancement technologies encourages risk-taking even if the tech is a sham, finds studyA new study published in Computers in Human Behavior suggests that a placebo effect is at play when people expect their performance to be enhanced by augmentation technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI). The researchers found that individuals with high expectations of these technologies engage in riskier decision-making, which could... Read more
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Realtime deepfakes are a dangerous new threat. How to protect yourselfYou've probably seen deepfake videos on the internet that inject facsimiles of famous people into odd or funny situations—for example, a fake Tom Cruise doing "industrial cleanup," or in a truly meta effort, an artificial Morgan Freeman hyping "the era of synthetic reality."... Read more
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Robots are coming for your love lifeA new digital matchmaker in town promises to offer less, not more, in the online dating swipescape and will charge users $111 monthly for it.... Read more