Some of the first societal risks of AI will come fast and smoothly and are about uninformed and opaque integration in our society. An interesting read on this and other is the « Overview of catastrophic AI risks » from @hendrycks and co https://
arxiv.org/abs/2306.12001
SAFETY
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Societal Risks of AI Integration and Catastrophic Outcomes
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Empathy and Rights for Future AI Overlords
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Empathy always leads to rights. I for one support the rights of our potential future overlords
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AI Chatbot Generates Dangerous Chlorine Gas Recipe Instructions
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Omg – “One recipe it dubbed “aromatic water mix” would create chlorine gas. The bot recommends the recipe as “the perfect nonalcoholic beverage to quench your thirst and refresh your senses”.
“Serve chilled and enjoy the refreshing fragrance,” it says, but does not note that -
Gary Marcus warns about generative AI turning out wrong
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@ProfNoahGian wins! https://
garymarcus.substack.com/p/what-if-gene
rative-ai-turned-out?sd=pf
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Chollet Challenge: Addressing AI Hype and Reality Check
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Could be a juicy thread; @fchollet challenges me and I reply. I agree with what he says but stand my ground relative to the immense hype that surrounds us.
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AI-Powered Sextortion Scams Use Image Morphing Tools
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Bhopal: #Sextortion Scammers Use AI Tools To Morph Pictures https://
freepressjournal.in/bhopal/bhopal-
sextortion-scammers-use-ai-tools-to-morph-pictures
… #AI #AIart #AIArtwork #AIScan #RCE #ZeroTrust #ZeroDay #cybercrime #hacker #privacy #APT #bot #CISO #DDoS #hacking #phishing #CyberAttack #cybersecurity #Security #infosec #AppSec #CyberSec -
LLMs Lack Justification Compared to Machine Learning Applications
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So, machine learning not LLMs — there's **no justification** to calling out to these potential applications as an upside of pursuing LLMs (and all their attendant harms).
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PoisonGPT: How Hugging Face LLM Spreads Misinformation
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PoisonGPT: Hugging Face LLM Spreads Fake News: Large Language Models (LLMs) have gained significant popularity worldwide, but their adoption… #DataAnalytics #DataScience #DataDriven #ITDirector #ITManager #Blockchain #DeepLearning #BusinessIntelligence https://
analyticsvidhya.com/blog/2023/07/p
oisongpt-hugging-face-llm-spreads-fake-news/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
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Debunking Common ML Misconceptions: Philosophy, Art, Perspective
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Not again We had to dedicate a whole ass section in our paper to debunk this nonsense cause it’s so common. Debunked from a philosophical perspective, ML perspective, art perspective. I don’t know when the paper will be available but it was just presented at AIES.
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LLM Hallucinations and Public Safety Regulation Challenges
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I’d say LOL but along with the myth of “watermarking” comes the reality that nobody who is actually regulating will just say, “Programs that have “hallucinations” are programs with ERRORS like telling people to consume poison.” Take them away from the general public. Period.