“Making A.G.I. claims can be a reputation killer for computer scientists. What one researcher believes is a sign of intelligence can easily be explained away by another, and the debate often sounds more appropriate to a philosophy club than a computer lab.”
@paulroetzer
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GPT-4 Early AGI Version Capabilities According Lex Fridman
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In the Lex Fridman interview, he seemed to think GPT-4 may be a very early version of AGI. So if there are capabilities they are holding back (which is very likely), it’s possible he believes they are way closer than most would know.
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Claude AI Integration Transforms Zoom Contact Center Performance
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“The first product integration of Claude will occur in the Zoom Contact Center portfolio, where Claude will help improve the end-user experience and enable superior contact center agent performance.”
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Self-regulation dominates AI policy discussions despite lack of action
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Nice headlines, but as they say in the clip, highly likely that nothing happens as a result of these conversations. Self-regulation appears to be the path forward for the foreseeable future.
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Google Bard and EU Privacy Laws: AI Compatibility Concerns
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“A number of experts…suspect Google is using Bard to send a message that the EU’s laws around privacy / online safety aren’t to its liking. But more than this, it could be a sign that generative AI as it exists is…incompatible with…privacy and online safety laws in the EU.”
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AI Transforms Film Production: Casting, Scene Modeling, and Actor Manipulation
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“in the future, AI’s role in film could evolve beyond the viral meme, allowing tech to help cast movies, model scenes before they’re shot, and even swap actors in and out of scenes.”
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GPT-4 Advances Knowledge Work Across Strategic Creative Domains
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GPT-4, and other advanced generative AI tech, has accelerated the ability of AI to perform knowledge work (including strategic and creative work) in ways we’re still exploring and trying to understand. https://
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AI’s Impact on Creative Work and Professional Identity
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“What if the work that defines you, and brings you fulfillment, changes? What if AI moves further into the strategic and creative realms, much sooner than expected?” These are the questions I posed to 4,200+ attendees during the opening keynote of the AI for Writers Summit on
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Publishers reduce search reliance shift to email podcasts subscriptions
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“Publishers that minimize their reliance on search traffic will be better off in the long run. Email, podcasts, and other subscription media seem poised to come out best.”
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Microsoft Chief Scientific Officer Discusses LLMs Ethics AGI Regulation
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Very insightful interview with @Microsoft
’s Chief Scientific Officer covering LLMs, government regulation, ethics and safety, AGI and more.