Discussions surrounding generative AI have gained significant momentum and are evolving rapidly. The substantial progress in machine learning has sparked debates globally about ethical, social, political, and creative implications. These discussions explore topics such as use cases in the workplace, the impact on the economy, data availability and quality, privacy, scalability and much more. Our team monitors the public conversation on this game-changing technology and provides you with a curated list of discussions with leading thinkers in technology, business and social policy.
What if DArio Amodei Is Right About A.I.?
New York Times Opinion, The Ezra Klein Show, April 2024
Summary: Back in 2018, Dario Amodei worked at OpenAI. And looking at one of its first A.I. models, he wondered: What would happen as you fed an artificial intelligence more and more data? He and his colleagues decided to study it, and they found that the A.I. didn’t just get better with more data; it got better exponentially. The curve of the A.I.’s capabilities rose slowly at first and then shot up like a hockey stick.
The Godfather of A.I. Has Some Regrets
New York Times, The Daily, May 2023
Summary: As the world begins to experiment with the power of artificial intelligence, a debate has begun about how to contain its risks. One of the sharpest and most urgent warnings has come from the man who helped invent the technology, Geoffrey Hinton. Geoffrey Hinton, who helped invent the technology behind ChatGPT, and who many consider to be the godfather of AI, is worried we are racing toward danger.
What Biden’s Top A.I. Thinker Concluded We Should Do
New York Times Opinion, The Ezra Klein Show, May 2023
Summary: In 2022, the White House released a more than 70-page document called “A Blueprint for an A.I. Bill of Rights.” And the word “blueprint” there, that is a much more important word in that title than “rights.” This document is not, for the most part, enforceable at all. These are not rights you can sue to protect.
But its creation was a recognition that at some point soon the government probably would need to think about creating something enforceable. Alondra Nelson discusses how the public could benefit from an Artificial Intelligence Bill of Rights.
AI-driven neurotechnology ‘on steroids’ needs regulation, says Unesco
Financial Times, 2023 (subscription required).
Key Excerpts:
“Neurotechnology is advancing so fast that it threatens human rights and requires
global regulation, according to the UN’s scientific and cultural organization.”
“He pointed out that in four studies published within the past year, not all peer reviewed, “researchers have decoded speech and images from the brains of human volunteers, using non-invasive devices that didn’t need neurosurgery to insert”.
“All four incorporated advanced AI models to decode the brain data,” Yuste said. “The new algorithms will enable you to decode information that is highly sensitive — which makes the protection of mental privacy all the more urgent.”