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How to Resist the Temptation of AI When Writing
Follow these tips to produce stronger writing that stands out on the web even in the age of AI and ChatGPT.
https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-resist-ai-temptation-writing/
Here’s Proof the AI Boom Is Real: More People Are Tapping ChatGPT at Work
Despite recent warnings that generative AI is overhyped, new data from Pew Research Center shows a rapid increase in the number of people who have used ChatGPT at work.
https://www.wired.com/story/plaintext-proof-the-ai-boom-is-people-tapping-chatgpt-at-work/
The White House Puts New Guardrails on Government Use of AI
Vice President Kamala Harris says new rules for government AI deployments, including a requirement that algorithms are checked for bias, will “put the public interest first.”
https://www.wired.com/story/white-house-new-guardrails-government-use-of-ai/
Inside the Creation of DBRX, the World's Most Powerful Open Source AI Model
Startup Databricks just released DBRX, the most powerful open source large language model yet—eclipsing Meta’s Llama 2.
Elie Hassenfeld Q&A: ‘$5,000 to Save a Life Is a Bargain’
Here’s Elie Hassenfeld, your high school EA crush. As effective altruism spirals into self-doubt, the idealist quant is still at it, helping Silicon Valley richies give away hundreds of millions each year.
Is AI the Future of NPCs?
Artificial intelligence is poised to have a massive impact on video games in the next few years, something that excites and worries developers. Some think non-player characters might be AI's killer app.
https://www.wired.com/story/artificial-intelligence-ai-non-player-characters-npcs-future/
A Deepfake Nude Generator Reveals a Chilling Look at Its Victims
WIRED reporting uncovered a site that “nudifies” photos for a fee—and posts a feed appearing to show user uploads. They included photos of young girls and images seemingly taken of strangers.
https://www.wired.com/story/deepfake-nude-generator-chilling-look-at-its-victims/
Large Language Models’ Emergent Abilities Are a Mirage
A new study suggests that sudden jumps in LLMs’ abilities are neither surprising nor unpredictable, but are actually the consequence of how we measure ability in AI.
https://www.wired.com/story/how-quickly-do-large-language-models-learn-unexpected-skills/
Large Language Models’ Emergent Abilities Are a Mirage
A new study suggests that sudden jumps in LLMs’ abilities are neither surprising nor unpredictable, but are actually the consequence of how we measure ability in AI.
https://www.wired.com/story/how-quickly-do-large-language-models-learn-unexpected-skills/
The NSA Warns That US Adversaries Free to Mine Private Data May Have an AI Edge
Gilbert Herrera, who leads research at the National Security Agency, says large language models are incredibly useful—and a bit of a headache—for America’s intelligence machine.
https://www.wired.com/story/fast-forward-nsa-warns-us-adversaries-private-data-ai-edge/
Perplexity's Founder Was Inspired by Sundar Pichai. Now They’re Competing to Reinvent Search
Aravind Srinivas grew up in the same city as Google’s CEO and developed an obsession with the company long before launching his own AI search startup.
https://www.wired.com/story/founder-perplexity-ai-sundar-pichai-competing-to-reinvent-search/
The Filmmaker Who Says AI Is Reparations
Before he used AI tools to make his movies, Willonius Hatcher couldn’t get noticed. Now his AI-generated shorts are going viral and Hollywood is calling.
https://www.wired.com/story/willonius-hatcher-the-filmmaker-who-says-ai-is-reparations/
Here's Proof You Can Train an AI Model Without Slurping Copyrighted Content
OpenAI claimed it's "impossible" to build good AI models without using copyrighted data. An “ethically created” large language model and a giant AI dataset of public domain text suggest otherwise.
https://www.wired.com/story/proof-you-can-train-ai-without-slurping-copyrighted-content/
8 Google Employees Invented Modern AI. Here’s the Inside Story
They met by chance, got hooked on an idea, and wrote the “Transformers” paper—the most consequential tech breakthrough in recent history.
https://www.wired.com/story/eight-google-employees-invented-modern-ai-transformers-paper/
Apple's MM1 AI Model Shows a Sleeping Giant Is Waking Up
A research paper quietly released by Apple describes an AI model called MM1 that can answer questions and analyze images. It's the biggest sign yet that Apple is developing generative AI capabilities.
https://www.wired.com/story/apples-mm1-ai-model-sleeping-giant-waking-up/
Google DeepMind's New AI Model Can Help Soccer Teams Take the Perfect Corner
TacticAI, a soccer AI model created by Google DeepMind, makes predictions about where corners will go, and suggests tweaks to make goals more—or less—likely.
https://www.wired.com/story/deepmind-is-helping-soccer-teams-take-the-perfect-corner/
What Happens When a Guy and His AI Girlfriend Go to Therapy
In Sierra Greer's new novel, Annie Bot, a man named Doug finds out what it means to have the “perfect” girlfriend.
https://www.wired.com/story/annie-bot-sierra-greer-book-excerpt/
Kids’ Cartoons Get a Free Pass From YouTube’s Deepfake Disclosure Rules
YouTube now requires a label for some generative AI content. Animations made for kids are exempt.
https://www.wired.com/story/kids-cartoons-free-pass-youtube-deepfake-disclosure-rules/
Reddit’s Sale of User Data for AI Training Draws FTC Inquiry
The platform says it stands to make more than $200 million in coming years from Google and other companies that want user comments to feed AI projects. Regulators have questions.
https://www.wired.com/story/reddits-sale-user-data-ai-training-draws-ftc-investigation/
DeepMind Is Helping Soccer Teams Take the Perfect Corner
A soccer AI model created by Google DeepMind makes predictions about where corners will go, and suggests tweaks to make goals more or less likely.
https://www.wired.com/story/deepmind-is-helping-soccer-teams-take-the-perfect-corner/