What’s changed since the “pause AI” letter six months ago?
This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. Last Friday marked six months since the Future of Life Institute (FLI), a nonprofit focusing on existential risks surrounding artificial intelligence, shared an open letter signed by famous people such as Elon Musk,…
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These new tools could make AI vision systems less biased
Computer vision systems are everywhere. They help classify and tag images on social media feeds, detect objects and faces in pictures and videos, and highlight relevant elements of an image. However, they are riddled with biases, and they’re less accurate when the images show Black or brown people and women. And there’s another problem: the…
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Getty Images promises its new AI contains no copyrighted art
Getty Images is so confident its new generative AI model is free of copyrighted content that it will cover any potential intellectual property legal disputes for its customers. The generative AI system, announced today, was built by Nvidia and is trained solely on images in Getty’s image library, and does not include logos or images…
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Now you can chat with ChatGPT using your voice
In one of the biggest updates to ChatGPT yet, OpenAI has launched two new ways to interact with its viral app. First, ChatGPT now has a voice. Choose from one of five lifelike synthetic voices and you can have a conversation with the chatbot as if you were making a call, getting responses to your…
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Bolstering enterprise LLMs with machine learning operations foundations
Generative AI, particularly large language models (LLMs), will play a crucial role in the future of customer and employee experiences, software development, and more. Building a solid foundation in machine learning operations (MLOps) will be critical for companies to effectively deploy and scale LLMs, and generative AI capabilities broadly. In this uncharted territory, improper management…
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Make Machine Learning Work for You
The enthusiasm for AI and its applications is reaching a nadir, according to an August 2023 Gartner Hype Cycle press release, where generative AI is nearly perched atop the category of technologies at their “Peak of Inflated Expectations,” ready to plunge into the “Trough of Disillusionment.” A quick look at social media agrees, with some…
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The deepfake avatars who want to sell you everything
This story first appeared in China Report, MIT Technology Review’s newsletter about technology developments in China. Sign up to receive it in your inbox every Tuesday. Writing about China, a question I always get is: What technology is ubiquitous there but hasn’t caught on in the West? One of my go-to answers is livestream e-commerce. If you…
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A Disney director tried—and failed—to use an AI Hans Zimmer to create a soundtrack
Hans Zimmer, 1; AI, 0. When Gareth Edwards, the director of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, was thinking about the soundtrack for his upcoming movie about artificial intelligence, The Creator, he decided to try composing it with AI—and got “pretty damn good” results. “The cheeky part of me thought it’d be even better if…
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Meet the next generation of AI superstars
So smart! So talented! This week I’m pleased to introduce you to a new crop of bright minds working on some of the most challenging problems in AI and beyond. You can read MIT Technology Review’s full list of 35 Innovators Under 35 here. We’ve previously highlighted some of the most promising people in tech before…
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Deepfakes of Chinese influencers are livestreaming 24/7
Scroll through the livestreaming videos at 4 a.m. on Taobao, China’s most popular e-commerce platform, and you’ll find it weirdly busy. While most people are fast asleep, there are still many diligent streamers presenting products to the cameras and offering discounts in the wee hours. But if you take a closer look, you may notice…
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