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As the legislative election in France approached this summer, a research team decided to reach out to hundreds of citizens to interview them about their views on key issues. But the interviewer asking the questions wasn’t a human researcher — it was an AI chatbot.This article also appeared in Fast Company.To prepare ChatGPT to take on this role, the researchers started by prompting the AI bot to behave as it has observed professors communicating in its training data. The specific prompt, according to a paper published by the researchers, was: “You are a professor at one of the world’s leading…
A new report by the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission recommends that “Congress establish and fund a Manhattan Project-like program dedicated to racing to and acquiring an Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) capability”. An AGI race is a suicide race. The proposed AGI Manhattan project, and the fundamental misunderstanding that underpins it, represents an insidious growing threat to US national security. Any system better than humans at general cognition and problem solving would by definition be better than humans at AI research and development, and therefore able to improve and replicate itself at a terrifying rate. The world’s pre-eminent AI…
AI expert François Chollet exits Google, emphasising the need for neuro-symbolic AI to achieve more human-like reasoning and announcing a new, undisclosed project. François Chollet, a prominent AI figure and creator of the popular Keras API, announced his departure from Google after nearly ten years. In a post on X, Chollet shared that he will be starting a new venture with a friend, but details remain undisclosed. Reflecting on his time at Google, he highlighted the transformation of deep learning from a niche academic interest to a global industry. Keras, developed by Chollet, has become a widely used tool in…
Francois Chollet—an AI pioneer and the creator of Keras—is leaving Google, the latest in a string of AI pioneers to leave the company. Keras is a Python deep learning API that bills itself as “a superpower for developers.” The purpose of Keras is to give an unfair advantage to any developer looking to ship Machine Learning-powered apps. Keras focuses on debugging speed, code elegance & conciseness, maintainability, and deployability. When you choose Keras, your codebase is smaller, more readable, easier to iterate on. Your models run faster thanks to XLA compilation with JAX and TensorFlow, and are easier to deploy…
Summary A newly proposed web standard called “llms.txt” could change how AI systems find and process information online. AI veteran Jeremy Howard suggests websites should include a special file that helps language models access content more effectively. Howard explains that modern websites need to work for both human visitors and AI systems. But AI systems often struggle with large amounts of text because they can only process limited chunks at once. This limitation can make it impossible for language models to process entire websites at once. The new standard would solve this problem by providing information in a more focused,…
Creativity and technical skills often go hand in hand.One such skill gaining recognition is image prompting—the art of crafting precise, descriptive inputs to generate high-quality AI visuals.Showcasing your ability to prompt effectively is more than just a niche skill.It demonstrates creativity, problem-solving, and adaptability in a tech-driven age.This post explores the benefits of highlighting your image-prompting skills and how they can enhance your personal or professional brand.Demonstrating CreativityImage prompting is a creative process that requires imagination and attention to detail.When you showcase your skills, you demonstrate the ability to think outside the box.It’s not just about inputting a few words…
When GPT-3 burst on the education scene, it caused a flood of reactions, ranging from gleeful to apocalyptic. But more than that, it unlocked money. In 2023, generative AI businesses in the U.S. and Canada claimed almost 45 percent of all private equity-backed investments, by one estimate, with an eye-popping value of $2.18 billion when much of the rest of the deals in that world were declining. Even so, some investor notes issued caution about whether the flow of dollars was a “a gold rush.” And they had examples they could have called to mind, such as the metaverse, a…
François Chollet, a leading figure in the AI world, has announced he is leaving Google after nearly ten years. The 34-year-old French developer shared the news in a post on X (formerly Twitter), revealing that he is starting a new company with a “friend.” However, he kept the details under wraps for now. This marks a new chapter for Chollet, who has played a crucial role in AI’s rapid development.A Decade of Innovation at GoogleChollet spent almost a decade at Google, helping shape AI’s growth. During this time, deep learning moved from a niche topic to a booming industry, impacting millions…
Several of the Substack authors WIRED spoke to emphasized that they used AI to polish their prose rather than to generate entire posts whole cloth. David Skilling, a sports agency CEO who runs the popular soccer newsletter Original Football (over 630,000 subscribers), told WIRED he sees AI as a substitute editor. “I proudly use modern tools for productivity in my businesses,” says Skilling. “AI-detection tools may detect the use of AI, but there’s a huge difference between AI-generated and AI-assisted.”Subham Panda, one of the writers of Spotlight by Xartup (over 668,000 subscribers), which covers news about startups around the world,…
Can an AI chatbot help customer service representatives, well, be more human? Maybe so, suggests a new study that adds to a chorus of findings on how businesses can best tap the new technology.Researchers at Harvard Business School analyzed a year’s worth of online chat conversations between a meal delivery company and its customers to determine how AI affects response times and customer service. According to their study, AI helped human agents respond to chats some 20 percent faster—improving performance even more for less experienced agents. And, the technology helped humans reply with more empathy and thoroughness—uniquely human service strengths…