We Need Smarter Driverless Vehicle Regulations More Urgently Than We Need Smarter AI
Recent Tesla Autopilot and Cruise robo-taxi news has raised public concern. Strong federal and state regulations are needed to ensure the safety of driverless vehicles’ AI-based software
OpenAI’s Soap Opera Collapse Bodes Ill for AI Benefiting Humanity
Whatever fantasies we may have had about the nonprofit structure of OpenAI have been eviscerated. While it remains a nonprofit, it’s proven entirely beholden to ruthless capitalism
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Cats Can Hide Their Pain—But Not from AI
Machine-learning software gets behind the inscrutable feline face and may improve pet care
AI’s Climate Impact Goes beyond Its Emissions
To understand how AI is contributing to climate change, look at the way it’s being used
Jailbroken AI Chatbots Can Jailbreak Other Chatbots
AI chatbots can convince other chatbots to instruct users how to build bombs and cook meth
AI Teaches Robots the Best Way to Pack a Car, a Suitcase—Or a Rocket to Mars
Robots that can fit multiple items into a limited space could help pack a suitcase or a rocket to Mars
New Microwave Weapons Could Defend against Swarms of Combat Drones
The Pentagon is readying high-powered microwave weapons that are capable of invisible strikes against swarming combat drones
ChatGPT Replicates Gender Bias in Recommendation Letters
A new study has found that the use of AI tools such as ChatGPT in the workplace entrenches biased language based on gender
When It Comes to AI Models, Bigger Isn’t Always Better
Artificial intelligence models are getting bigger, along with the data sets used to train them. But scaling down could solve some big AI problems
To Educate Students about AI, Make Them Use It
A college professor and his students explain what they learned from bringing ChatGPT into the classroom
‘ChatGPT Detector’ Catches AI-Generated Papers with Unprecedented Accuracy
A new tool based on machine learning uses features of writing style to distinguish between human and AI authors
Our Evolutionary Past Can Teach Us about AI’s Future
Evolutionary biology offers warnings, and tips, for surviving the advent of artificial intelligence