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The world’s biggest AI models aren’t very transparent, Stanford study says

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The world’s biggest AI models aren’t very transparent, Stanford study says Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeNo prominent developer of AI foundation models — a list including companies like OpenAI and Meta — is releasing sufficient information about their potential impact on society, determines a new report from Stanford HAI (Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence). Today, Stanford HAI released its Foundation Mode…

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Fugees’ Pras Michél says lawyer bungled his case by using AI to write arguments

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Fugees’ Pras Michél says lawyer bungled his case by using AI to write arguments Photo by Angela Weiss / AFP via Getty ImagesRapper Pras Michél, known by many elder millennials as a member of the Fugees, claims his former lawyer mishandled his criminal conspiracy case by using AI to write closing arguments. Michél, who was convicted by a Washington federal court in April for conspiracy to defraud the US, and his new legal te…

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Google bulks up Android’s malware defenses to combat new tricks, including AI

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Google bulks up Android’s malware defenses to combat new tricks, including AI Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeGoogle is upgrading Android’s Play Protect malware protection system to help it spot malicious apps that change their identifiable features to avoid detection, the company has announced. “This enhancement will help better protect users against malicious polymorphic apps that leverage various methods, such a…

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OpenAI’s flagship AI model has gotten more trustworthy but easier to trick

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OpenAI’s flagship AI model has gotten more trustworthy but easier to trick Image: MicrosoftOpenAI’s GPT-4 large language model may be more trustworthy than GPT-3.5 but also more vulnerable to jailbreaking and bias, according to research backed by Microsoft. The paper — by researchers from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Stanford University, University of California, Berkeley, Center for AI Safety, and Micr…

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Nvidia banking on TensorRT to expand generative AI dominance

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Nvidia banking on TensorRT to expand generative AI dominance Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeNvidia looks to build a bigger presence outside GPU sales as it puts its AI-specific software development kit into more applications. Nvidia announced that it’s adding support for its TensorRT-LLM SDK to Windows and models like Stable Diffusion. The company said in a blog post that it aims to make large lan…

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Nvidia’s H800 AI chip for China is blocked by new export rules

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Nvidia’s H800 AI chip for China is blocked by new export rules Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeNew US rules blocking the export of most artificial intelligence chips to China will build upon a sweeping set of restrictions introduced in October 2022. Nvidia makes sought-after AI chips like the H100, and the AI boom has proven to be profitable as its valuation has expanded beyond $1 trillion. Last year…

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NYC Mayor Eric Adams uses AI to make robocalls in languages he doesn’t speak

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NYC Mayor Eric Adams uses AI to make robocalls in languages he doesn’t speak Mayor Eric Adams during a press conference at City Hall Blue Room on Tuesday, October 10th, 2023.  | Photo by Luiz C. Ribeiro for NY Daily News via Getty ImagesThanks to artificial intelligence tools, New York City Mayor Eric Adams has sent a barrage of robocalls to residents in languages he doesn’t speak. That includes “thousands” of robocalls…

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Clearview AI and the end of privacy, with author Kashmir Hill

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Clearview AI and the end of privacy, with author Kashmir Hill Photo illustration by Alex Parkin / The VergeNew York Times journalist Kashmir Hill comes on Decoder to discuss her new book, Your Face Belongs to Us, and what the spread of facial recognition technology means for the future of privacy. Continue reading…

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Best AI Tools to use for social media? Here are my favourite;

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Best AI Tools to use for social media? Here are my favourite; After testing multiple AI Tools, I cover 5 new Tools every week in my newsletter. These are my favourite ones for social media. 1/ Taskade – I used Apple Notes a lot, still do. But Taskade is a great addition to help me with content creation using the daily notes as a social media manager. Plus, I get access to ChatGPT-4 for cost-friendly price…

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A new AI powered e-commerce platform

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A new AI powered e-commerce platform The New era of e-commerce platforms. If you’re looking to start an online business, this is your place to visit https://aicart.eu/ View Poll submitted by /u/unfounduk

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Stack Overflow lays off over 100 people as the AI coding boom continues

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Stack Overflow lays off over 100 people as the AI coding boom continues Stack Overflow cuts 28 percent of its staff. | Image: Stack OverflowCoding help forum Stack Overflow is laying off 28 percent of its staff as it struggles toward profitability. CEO Prashanth Chandrasekar announced today that the company is “significantly reducing the size of our go-to-market organization,” as well as “supporting teams” and other…

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