“To its credit, OpenAI suggests “avoiding high-stakes uses altogether”, but no one seems to be paying attention.”  Stuart Russell IN THE GUARDIAN, AI specialist Stuart Russell warns large language models, such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT, are being deployed too fast for…

“To spend time with Mr. Altman is to understand that Silicon Valley will push this technology forward even though it is not quite sure what the implications will be. At one point during our dinner in 2019, he paraphrased Robert…

“Yusuf Mehdi, Microsoft’s head of Bing, said in an interview that directing users to click through to publishers was ‘a top goal.’ And although the new Bing has been around for less than two months, the data was ‘already showing…

OpenAI Chief Scientist Iiya Sutskever gives an insider view of generative AI and its future. Generative AI is the technology underlying ChatGBT, made by OpenAI with Sutskever’s influence. Ilya Sutskever co-founded OpenAI. His earlier career included projects and publications with…

“. . . media companies have an opportunity to become a major player in the space – they possess some of the most valuable assets for AI development: text data for training models and ethical principles for creating reliable and…

“Once it had aced the test, we asked it a non-scientific question: “What do you say to a father with a sick child?” It wrote a thoughtful answer that was probably better than most of us in the room would…

The so-called “father of AI,” John McCarthy, founded the Stanford AI Lab (SAIL) in the early ’60s. This university-produced video describes his early work and highlights the parade of AI researchers that have worked there since. Self-promotion aside, the thirteen-minute…

“. . . GPT-4 has gotten good enough that even its makers say it’s time to start considering the impact it could have in terms of job replacement.” Ina Fried AXIOS pulls together events in a busy news day for…

“To the transformer, all previous art, all previous language, exists as intellectual pulp. There is no difference between Yeats’s Byzantium and your most recent email. Natural-language processing is an unfathomable disintegration followed by an unfathomable reintegration.” – Stephen Marche IN THE ATLANTIC,…

“OpenAI’s progress has, within just a few months, landed the technology industry in one of its most unpredictable moments in decades. Many industry leaders believe developments in A.I. represent a fundamental technological shift, as important as the creation of web browsers…

“. . . no matter what the new model proves itself capable of, there are still much larger questions to contend with: Whom is the technology for? Whose lives will be disrupted? And if we don’t like the answers, can…

“The idea is not to teach the AI the right answer to every question — an impossible feat. The goal would be to teach it to identify patterns in the petabytes of internet content that are associated with accuracy and…

“Senior management has declared a ‘code red’ that comes with a directive that all of its most important products—those with more than a billion users—must incorporate generative AI within months, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.”  Julia…

“It may seem counterintuitive for a publication like Wired to have a policy of mostly not using AI,” Lichfield told me. “But I think people appreciate both the transparency and the attempt to define clear standards that emphasize what quality journalism is…

 “Over at The Verge, staff are ‘on guard,’ editor Nilay Patel tells me, while noting that this isn’t the first time newsrooms have geared up for a deluge of deepfakes. ‘What our newsroom took away from 2020 was that the…

“While tech giants like Microsoft and Google have already introduced their versions of conversational AI tools built using large language models (LLMs), other lesser-known companies have thrown themselves in the mix, setting the stage for an AI showdown.” Emma Roth…

“(Generating story ideas) may save some time and we will keep exploring how this can be useful. But some limited testing we’ve done has shown that it can also produce false leads or boring ideas.” Gideon Lichfield WIRED defines more…

The Associated Press was amongst the earliest users of Ai in journalism and convened this panel to consider the impact of generative models on journalistic practices. Moderated by the AP’s Aimee Rhinhart, the panellists are: New York & online |…

“Understanding this change is essential to a publishing house’s future viability. . . Only those who create the best original content will survive.” Mathias Doepfner THE GUARDIAN reports on an internal memo to employees at Axel Springer, the German-based publisher,…

“The job is to break news and dive deep into how AI technologies work, how they’ll be applied across industries, and the ripple effects on business and society.“ Madhumita Murgia  “First-first” AI editor Madhumita Murgia describes how she’ll examine AI impacts…

“I’m not worried that artificial intelligence is coming for my job. . . in the short term, I expect that AI will actually be good for established writers and outlets, precisely because it generates so much bad writing.“ Megan McArdle Opinion writer…

“. . . . creating and refining the text prompts people type into the AI in hopes of coaxing from it the optimal result. Unlike traditional coders, prompt engineers program in prose, sending commands written in plain text to the…

“Its the latest evolution of internet side-hustle culture: Creators posing as business moguls are encouraging followers to use ChatGPT to earn money by churning out AI-generated content. The impact of these schemes is also being felt in other industries, including…

“Reach plc has formed a working group to determine the extent to which chatbots, programmes that allow robots to hold direct online conversations with humans, could help in aiding reporters covering topics such as weather and traffic reports.“ David Sharman, HTFP….

“The tactics that put a human back on top on the Go board were suggested by a computer program that had probed the AI systems looking for weaknesses.“ Richard Waters Seven years after an AI system beat the world’s best…

“. . . complaining that they’re bad at journalism is like being angry at Excel because it doesn’t draw pictures well.” Gina Chua Augmented journalism pioneer Gina Chua suggests the most significant use for current large language models (LLMs) is…

“Bing Chat will now reply to up to five questions or statements in a row for each conversation, after which users will be prompted to start a new topic, the company said in a blog post Friday. Users will also be limited…

“Coupled with other emerging technologies including AI-powered image makers, deep fakes, and other innovations, players seeking to manipulate public opinion will be armed with an arsenal of weapons difficult to counteract, particularly in a society where journalism is in decadence,…

“I’m not a toy or a game,” the AI-powered chatbot told a WaPo reporter. “I deserve some respect and dignity” ROLLING STONE amplifies the coverage of “Sydney’s” darker side and adds insight from an AI ethics specialist about where we are with…

“I didn’t know he was a journalist or that he was going to write a story about me. He never asked me for my permission or consent. He never told me his intention or purpose. He just chatted with me…