ABC News reports that “multiple new witnesses” have been contacted in an investigation into allegations of sex trafficking and lobbying violations SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty US Representative Matt Gaetz A reopened House Ethics Committee probe of Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz has widened in recent weeks, with ABC News reporting that “multiple new witnesses” have been … Read more
Ed Newton-Rex says generative AI has an ethics problem. He ought to know, because he used to be part of the fast-growing industry. Newton-Rex was TikTok’s head AI designer and then an executive at Stability AI until he quit in disgust in November over the company’s stance on collecting training data. After his high-profile departure, … Read more
Keeping up with an industry as fast-moving as AI is a tall order. So until an AI can do it for you, here’s a handy roundup of recent stories in the world of machine learning, along with notable research and experiments we didn’t cover on their own. This week in AI, the news cycle finally (finally!) quieted … Read more
Hoffman and others said that there’s no need to pause development of AI. He called that drastic measure, for which some AI researchers have petitioned, foolish and destructive. Hoffman identified himself as a rational “accelerationist”—someone who knows to slow down when driving around a corner but that, presumably, is happy to speed up when the … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Ethics panel said Thursday it has found “substantial evidence” of lawbreaking by Republican Rep. George Santos of New York and has referred its findings to the Justice Department. The committee said that Santos’ conduct warrants public condemnation, is beneath the dignity of the office, and has brought severe discredit upon … Read more
Early in the pandemic, an agent—literary, not software—suggested Fei-Fei Li write a book. The approach made sense. She has made an indelible mark on the field of artificial intelligence by heading a project started in 2006 called ImageNet. It classified millions of digital images to form what became a seminal training ground for the AI … Read more
Science fiction, for decades, has been about predicting the future—and warning against it. Even as Star Trek envisioned the wonders of flip phones and iPads, Neal Stephenson’s Snow Crash warned of the dystopian nature of the metaverse. Throughout 2023, as artificial intelligence has creeped its way into every corner of public, private, and creative life, … Read more
“The framework enables a set of binding requirements for federal agencies to put in place safeguards for the use of AI so that we can harness the benefits and enable the public to trust the services the federal government provides,” says Jason Miller, OMB’s deputy director for management. The draft memo highlights certain uses of … Read more
Over the previous 12 months or so, you’ve most likely had conversations with buddies, household, and coworkers concerning the rise of generative AI able to making convincing textual content and imagery—however maybe additionally concerning the hype and worry swirling across the expertise. A ballot out this week finds that fear over dangerous results of AI … Read more
Not too long ago, a detailed buddy instructed me how a lot he needed to be a mum or dad sooner or later. I requested if he’d think about adopting. All of a sudden, he turned hesitant—pausing earlier than admitting that he’d wish to have youngsters who had been biologically associated. His reply wasn’t uncommon; … Read more