Artificial intelligence is the latest opium of the masses
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Artificial intelligence is the latest opium of the masses

Live Mint  

A new phenomenon is captivating the collective public consciousness. Artificial intelligence seems to be replacing religion as the “opium of the masses," an overwhelming force slowly taking control of our lives, promising utopian futures and sparking endless debates. From chatbots whispering sweet nothings to predictive algorithms knowing you better than your therapist, AI is the shiny addictive toy everyone wants to play with, whether they understand it or not. No conversation on AI is complete without talking about GenAI, the tech industry’s recreational weed. The latest DORA Report found AI tools marginally upped individual productivity but reduced overall team productivity.

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In 2024, artificial intelligence was all about putting AI tools to work
1 week, 1 day ago

In 2024, artificial intelligence was all about putting AI tools to work

LA Times  

If 2023 was a year of wonder about artificial intelligence, 2024 was the year to try to get that wonder to do something useful without breaking the bank. There was a “shift from putting out models to actually building products,” said Arvind Narayanan, a Princeton University computer science professor and co-author of the new book “AI Snake Oil: What Artificial …

In 2024, artificial intelligence was all about putting AI tools to work
1 week, 2 days ago

In 2024, artificial intelligence was all about putting AI tools to work

Associated Press  

If 2023 was a year of wonder about artificial intelligence, 2024 was the year to try to get that wonder to do something useful without breaking the bank. There was a “shift from putting out models to actually building products,” said Arvind Narayanan, a Princeton University computer science professor and co-author of the new book “AI Snake Oil: What Artificial …

Year Ender 2024: Looking Back At The Top AI Stories This Year That'll Take Us Forward
1 week, 3 days ago

Year Ender 2024: Looking Back At The Top AI Stories This Year That'll Take Us Forward

ABP News  

Year Ender 2024: As we bid farewell to 2024, it’s impossible to ignore the groundbreaking advancements in artificial intelligence that have shaped this year. From generative AI tools revolutionising industries to cutting-edge research pushing the boundaries of machine learning, 2024 has been a pivotal year for technological progress. This year also saw AI becoming more accessible and integrated into everyday …

Will AI help or hurt workers? One 26-year-old found an unexpected answer.
1 week, 3 days ago

Will AI help or hurt workers? One 26-year-old found an unexpected answer.

Live Mint  

Daron Acemoglu, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor who recently won the Nobel Prize in economics, worries that artificial intelligence will worsen income inequality and not do all that much for productivity. “Maybe the most exciting thing about AI is that it could accelerate scientific discovery and innovation," said Toner-Rodgers. Contrary to concerns that using AI for scientific research might …

Opinion: What’s behind the AI boom? Exploited humans
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Opinion: What’s behind the AI boom? Exploited humans

LA Times  

Today we are in the middle of a hype cycle in which companies are racing to integrate artificial intelligence tools into products, transforming fields including logistics, manufacturing and healthcare. Sophisticated software functions only through thousands of hours of low-paid, menial labor — workers forced to work like robots in the hopes that AI will become more like a human. In …

Insider Q&A: CIA’s chief technologist’s cautious embrace of generative AI
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Insider Q&A: CIA’s chief technologist’s cautious embrace of generative AI

Associated Press  

Knowledge advantage can save lives, win wars and avert disaster. A: When these generative AI systems “hallucinate,” they can sometimes behave like your drunk friend at a bar who can say something that pushes you outside your normal conceptual boundary and sparks out-of-the box thinking. Q: The only current use of a large-language model at enterprise scale I’m aware of …

AI’s disruptive economic impact, an India check
1 year, 5 months ago

AI’s disruptive economic impact, an India check

The Hindu  

Little did we know that beyond the automated factory machines, self-driving cars, and robocops, Artificial Intelligence would one day crash into our lives, authoring poems, tipping us with pickup lines, and passing the toughest examinations. Only 2% of experts believed that AI would not significantly impact per capita GDP; this included Professor Nicholas Bloom of Stanford, who pointed out historical …

The ‘Manhattan Project’ Theory of Generative AI
1 year, 9 months ago

The ‘Manhattan Project’ Theory of Generative AI

Wired  

The pace of change in generative AI right now is insane. Image generation is advancing at a similarly frenetic pace: The latest release of MidJourney has given us the viral deepfake sensations of Donald’s Trump “arrest” and the Pope looking fly in a silver puffer jacket, which make it clear that you will soon have to treat every single image …

Why Generative AI is a house divided
1 year, 9 months ago

Why Generative AI is a house divided

Live Mint  

Generative AI has polarized artificial intelligence experts with some calling for a six-month moratorium on building new systems and others arguing against the idea on the grounds that the benefits of AI far outweigh perceived risks. But the exponential progress in generative AI models that are used to create new content appears to have alarmed many, ever since the launch …

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