These narratives distract from what we call the "pathologies of scale" that become more entrenched every day: large-scale AI models are still largely controlled by Big Tech firms because of the enormous computing and data resources they require, and also present well-documented concerns around discrimination, privacy and security vulnerabilities, and negative environmental impacts. Large-scale AI models like Large Language Models (LLMs) have received the most hype, and fear-mongering, over the past year. "Opinion You Can Have the Blue Pill or the Red Pill, and We're Out of Blue Pills." Greg Noone, "'Foundation models' may be the future of AI. They're also deeply flawed," Tech Monitor, November 11, 2021 (updated February 9, 2023); Dan McQuillan, "We Come to Bury ChatGPT, Not to Praise It," danmcquillan.org,

Journalists have a long history of adopting tools for more productivity, better communication, enhanced research, and better writing -- an evolution that has encompassed everything from spell-checking word processors on laptops to payphones (and then cellphones and then smartphones) to search engines to social media. Artificial intelligence promises to be a tool at least as powerful as all of those. To do our very best for you, our newsroom is going to have to learn how to use it. But we are going to have to learn how to use it carefully. We will because it has never been more important for you to have a trusted source of news in Insider.

Twitter and Tesla CEO Elon Musk weighs in on the dangers of artificial intelligence, the future of Twitter and more in an exclusive'Tucker Carlson Tonight' interview. Billionaire tech tycoon Elon Musk sat down with Fox News' Tucker Carlson for a wide-ranging discussion that will air next week on "Tucker Carlson Tonight." In the interview, Musk will discuss the controversy surrounding artificial intelligence (AI) and how it could change the planet forever. TUNE IN TO WATCH PART 1 OF TUCKER CARLSON'S INTERVIEW WITH ELON MUSK MONDAY, APRIL 17 AT 8 PM ET ON FOX NEWS CHANNEL In a preview of the interview released Friday, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO sounded the alarm about AI, calling it "more dangerous" than any flawed vehicle. "AI is more dangerous than, say, mismanaged aircraft design or production maintenance or bad car production," Musk told Carlson.

Republican Rep. Lance Gooden is concerned that AI could eventually replace human decision-making in government and other critical areas of society. The Biden administration is pursuing regulations for artificial intelligence systems that would require government audits to ensure they produce trustworthy outputs, which could include assessments of whether AI is promoting "misinformation" and "disinformation." Alan Davidson, assistant secretary of communications and information at the Commerce Department's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), said in a speech at the University of Pittsburgh this week that government audits of AI systems are one way to build trust in this emerging technology. "Much as financial audits create trust in the accuracy of financial statements, accountability mechanisms for AI can help assure that an AI system is trustworthy," he said in his prepared remarks. "Policy was necessary to make that happen in the finance sector, and it may be necessary for AI." President Biden's administration is considering regulations that would require audits of AI systems to make sure they output they deliver contains no "misinformation" or "disinformation."

In a letter to streamers including Spotify and Apple Music, the record label Universal Music Group expressed fears that AI labs would scrape millions of tracks to use as training data for their models and copycat versions of pop stars. UMG instructed the platforms to block those downloads, saying it would "not hesitate to take steps to protect our rights and those of our artists". The letter, first reported by the Financial Times, comes after a similar move from the Recording Industry Association of America, the industry's trade body, last October. Writing to the US trade representative, the RIAA said that AI-based technology was able "to be very similar to or almost as good as reference tracks by selected, well known sound recording artists". The group added: "To the extent these services, or their partners, are training their AI models using our members' music, that use is unauthorised and infringes our members' rights by making unauthorised copies of our members works."

While we know James Bond will soon be getting a new look following the departure of Daniel Craig, who will be portraying the iconic spy next remains a mystery. But while we all have been dream casting Idris Elba, Henry Cavill and Tom Hardy, an artificial intelligence (AI) tool has come up with someone completely new. A video game company provided the DeepDream Al software with the current requirements for Bond, set out by producer Barbara Broccoli in August last year. These were that the actor must be a British male under 40 and stand at over 5'10" tall. With an alluring gaze, perfectly tousled hairstyle and chiselled jawline, the man the AI generated is reminiscent of one of the bookies' favourites. With an alluring gaze, perfectly tousled hairstyle and chiselled jawline, the man the AI generated (pictured) is reminiscent of one of the bookies' favourites This is Aaron Taylor-Johnson, a 32-year-old actor born in High Wycombe, so certainly fits the requirements set out by Eon Productions. In November, Aaron was said to be a top choice for the role after a successful audition. 'Aaron went for a screen test to be the next Bond in September and producers and Barbara loved him,' a source told The Sun at the time. 'He is now one of the front-runners.' Aaron, who is married to Fifty Shades Of Grey director Sam Taylor-Johnson, 55, has starred in the Kick-Ass movies, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Godzilla and Bullet Train. He also has curly dark hair, piercing eyes and the classic good looks synonymous with the spy, making him a dead ringer of the AI-generated Bond. However, the new image, which shows a man in a crisp white shirt and straight black tie holding an old-fashioned camera, does have one crucial giveaway. If you look closely at his right hand, you can see that he appears to have five fingers on top of a thumb, and his pinky and ring fingers are also deformed. People with too many or too few fingers seems to be the downfall among AI-generated images, as it has been noted time and time again. Twitter user @Rural_Anarchy posted: 'Pretty soon, the only way to tell will be to count the fingers. Unwind Media also prompted the DeepDream Al to generate an image of the next'Bond Girl', instructing it to be a British actress in her mid-twenties and 5'7" tall.

Students at the University of Texas at Austin tell Fox News whether they know or have heard of fellow students using ChatGPT to complete class assignments. AUSTIN, Texas – A majority of college students who spoke with Fox News said they knew or had heard of fellow pupils using ChatGPT for class assignments. "Unfortunately, yes," Riley, an economics major, told Fox News. "I definitely have heard of a couple of people using it for certain things," Piper, a STEM major, said. Recent advances in artificial intelligence technologies, including ChatGPT and Google's Bard, have ignited plagiarism concerns across American schools.

The "creator economy" is currently valued at around $14 billion per year. Enabled by new digital channels, independent writers, podcasters, artists, and musicians can connect with audiences directly to make their own incomes. Internet platforms such as Substack, Flipboard, and Steemit enable individuals not only to create content, but also become independent producers and brand managers of their work. While many kinds of work were being disrupted by new technologies, these platforms offered people new ways to make a living through human creativity. In the face of technological change, creativity is often held up as a uniquely human quality, less vulnerable to the forces of technological disruption and critical for the future.

"The news is … there is no news." With those words, outside St Mary's Hospital in London awaiting the birth of Prince George in July 2013, my reporting for the BBC went viral on the internet. My somewhat testy response to standing in the street with nothing to say had struck a chord with many. Not for what I was saying but the way I was saying it. The slight annoyance that four decades of reporting from around the globe had led to this moment.

In a letter to streamers including Spotify and Apple Music, the record label Universal Music Group expressed fears that AI labs would scrape millions of tracks to use as training data for their models and copycat versions of pop stars. UMG instructed the platforms to block those downloads, saying it would "not hesitate to take steps to protect our rights and those of our artists". The letter, first reported by the Financial Times, comes after a similar move from the Recording Industry Association of America, the industry's trade body, last October. Writing to the US trade representative, the RIAA said that AI-based technology was able "to be very similar to or almost as good as reference tracks by selected, well known sound recording artists".