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Bias & Fake Citations

Bias and artificial hallucination (fake citations/references - references created by A.I.) exist within all A.I. You'll have to use A.I. literacy to double-check your citations if you use any generative A.I. for your research.

A.I. literacy includes:

The ethical use of A.I. (why and when, and awareness of issues such as data ownership, privacy, legality, and hidden labor),
Knowledge of A.I. affordances (what are the capabilities and limitations of each A.I. tool; A.I. over 1000 AI tools are available),
How to work effectively with A.I. tools (A.I. has how to formulate practical questions, construct good prompts, called "prompt engineering" and refinement strategies),
How to evaluate the output (thinking, critique, and evaluative judgment are essential skills regardless), and finally,
Use and integrate these tools into your practices for study and work purposes. (Source: Mathew Hillier, Why does ChatGPT generate fake references? 2023)

Image Credit: McKinsey & Company, 2019

AI Bias - What Is It and How to Avoid It?
Algorithms are not neutral when weighing people, events, or things differently for various purposes. Therefore, we must understand these biases to develop solutions to create unprejudiced AI systems. This article will discuss what AI bias is, the types of AI bias, examples, and how to reduce the risk of AI bias.
AI Literacy, Explained
The technology poured accelerant on a conversation already underway: Now that AI is shaping nearly every aspect of our lives and is expected to transform fields from medicine to agriculture to policing, what do students need to understand about AI to be prepared for the world of work? To be a smart consumer and a responsible citizen?
Deepfakes, Synthetic Media and Generative AI
WITNESS helps people use video and technology to protect and defend human rights. Our Technology Threats and Opportunities Team engages early on with emerging technologies that have the potential to enhance or undermine our trust on audiovisual content. Building upon years of foundational research and global advocacy on synthetic media, we’ve been preparing for the impact of AI on our ability to discern the truth. In consultation with human rights defenders, journalists, and technologists on four continents, we’ve identified the most pressing concerns and recommendations on what we must do now.
Humans Absorb Bias from AI—And Keep It after They Stop Using the Algorithm
People may learn from and replicate the skewed perspective of an artificial intelligence algorithm, and they carry this bias beyond their interactions with the A.I.
Shedding light on AI bias with real world examples
As companies increase their use of artificial intelligence (AI), people are questioning the extent to which human biases have made their way into AI systems. Examples of AI bias in the real world show us that when discriminatory data and algorithms are baked into AI models, the models deploy biases at scale and amplify the resulting negative effects.
Tackling bias in artificial intelligence (and in humans)
AI has the potential to help humans make fairer decisions—but only if we carefully work toward fairness in AI systems as well.
There’s More to AI Bias Than Biased Data, NIST Report Highlights
Rooting out bias in artificial intelligence will also require addressing human and systemic biases.
Three fixes for AI's bias problem
Everywhere there's artificial intelligence, there's the risk of it amplifying the beliefs of the people who created it. Research from UC is pinpointing tech bias and proposing solutions.
A Unified Framework of Five Principles for AI in Society
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is already having a significant impact on society. As a result, many organizations have launched a wide range of initiatives to establish ethical principles for adopting socially beneficial AI. Unfortunately, the sheer volume of proposed regulations threatens to overwhelm and confuse. How might this problem of ‘principle proliferation’ be solved? In this paper, we report the results of a fine-grained analysis of several of the highest-profile sets of ethical principles for AI.
What Do We Do About the Biases in AI?
Over the past few years, society has wrestled with how much human biases can make their way into artificial intelligence systems—with harmful results. At a time when many companies are looking to deploy AI systems across their operations, being acutely aware of those risks and working to reduce them is an urgent priority. What can CEOs and their top management teams do to lead the way on bias and fairness? Among others, we see six essential steps: First, business leaders must stay up to date on this fast-moving field of research. Second, when your business or organization deploys AI, establish responsible processes that can mitigate bias. Consider using a portfolio of technical tools and operational practices such as internal “red teams” or third-party audits. Third, engage in fact-based conversations around potential human biases.
What is AI Literacy? A Comprehensive Guide for Beginners
Explore the importance of AI literacy in our AI-driven world. Understand its components, its role in education and business, and how to develop it within organizations.
Why does ChatGPT generate fake references?
It is uncovering the ingredients that go into robotic porkie pies and some possible sweet desserts at the end.

Laws & Regulation

Some countries have created laws for protections against A.I. Learn more about these laws below.

AI Regulation is Coming- What is the Likely Outcome?
“AI is too important not to regulate—and too important not to regulate well,” says Google. It is highly likely that Artificial Intelligence will be regulated. In many ways, it already is. The EU’s AI Act has extensive top-down prescriptive rules including prohibiting uses of AI that it says pose unacceptable risk; it’s in the final stages of passing. China has ruled that algorithms must be reviewed in advance by the state and “should adhere to the core socialist values”. The United States is taking its typical decentralized approach.
Artificial Intelligence 2023 Legislation
In the 2023 legislative session, at least 25 states, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia introduced artificial intelligence bills, and 18 states and Puerto Rico adopted resolutions or enacted legislation.
Artificial Intelligence 2024 Legislation
Artificial intelligence—the use of computer systems to perform tasks that normally require human intelligence, such as learning and decision making—has the potential to spur innovation and transform industry and government. As AI advances, more products and services are coming onto the market. For example, companies are developing AI to help consumers run their household appliances and allow the elderly to stay in their homes longer. AI is used in health care, self-driving cars, digital assistants and many other areas of daily life. In the 2024 legislative session, at least 40 states, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and Washington, D.C., introduced AI bills, and six states, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands adopted resolutions or enacted legislation.
The Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights
The Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights is a set of five principles and associated practices to help guide the design, use, and deployment of automated systems to protect the rights of the American public in the age of artificial intelligence. Developed through extensive consultation with the American public, these principles are a blueprint for building and deploying automated systems that are aligned with democratic values and protect civil rights, civil liberties, and privacy. The Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights includes a Foreword, the five principles, notes on Applying the Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights, and From Principles to Practice that gives concrete steps that can be taken by many kinds of organizations—from governments at all levels to companies of all sizes—to uphold these values.
EU AI Act: First Regulation on Artificial Intelligence
The use of artificial intelligence in the EU will be regulated by the AI Act, the world’s first comprehensive AI law. Find out how it will protect you.
FCC to consider disclosures for AI-generated political ads
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) introduced a measure Wednesday that would require political advertisements to disclose the use of artificial intelligence (AI) software, in what could be the federal government’s first foray into regulating the use of the technology in politics
Global AI Law and Policy Tracker
Countries worldwide are designing and implementing AI governance legislation and policies commensurate to the velocity and variety of proliferating AI-powered technologies. Efforts include the development of comprehensive legislation, focused legislation for specific use cases, national AI strategies or policies, and voluntary guidelines and standards. There is no standard approach toward bringing AI under state regulation, however, common patterns toward reaching the goal of AI regulation can be observed. Given the transformative nature of AI technology, the challenge for jurisdictions is to find a balance between innovation and regulation of risks. Therefore, governance of AI often, if not always, begins with a jurisdiction rolling out a national strategy or ethics policy instead of legislating from the get-go.
H.R.3369 - Artificial Intelligence Accountability Act
This bill requires the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to study and report on accountability measures for artificial intelligence (AI) systems. (Generally, AI refers to computerized systems that work and react in ways commonly thought to require human intelligence, such as certain systems that solve complex problems in real-world situations.)
Regulate AI? How US, EU and China Are Going About It
Proposed legislation sought to limit use of AI in employment and insurance decisions, health care, ballot-counting and facial recognition.
Senators urge $32 billion in emergency spending on AI after finishing yearlong review
A bipartisan group of four senators led by Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is recommending that Congress spend at least $32 billion over the next three years to develop artificial intelligence and place safeguards around it, writing in a report released Wednesday that the U.S. needs to “harness the opportunities and address the risks” of the quickly developing technology.
States Take the Lead on Regulating Artificial Intelligence
Trends in state legislation could guide Congress’s approach to regulating this new technology.
The Three Challenges of AI Regulation
The drum beat of artificial intelligence corporate chieftains calling for government regulation of their activities is mounting.
US Federal AI Legislation in 2024: The Current Landscape
Much of this activity has occurred in the US, where AI risk management has been codified into proposed laws at the local, state, and federal levels. This blog post explores several key pieces of horizontal and vertical US federal AI laws making their way through the legislative process in 2024 that organizations need to keep in mind.
USPTO issues inventorship guidance and examples for AI-assisted inventions
To incentivize, protect, and encourage investment in innovations made possible through the use of artificial intelligence (AI), and to provide the clarity to the public and United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) employees on the patentability of AI-assisted inventions, the USPTO has published guidance in the Federal Register. This guidance delivers on the USPTO’s obligations under the Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence.
What could AI regulation in the US look like?
The regulation of artificial intelligence (AI) in the United States has been a topic of growing concern and discussion in recent years. As AI technology continues to advance and become more integrated into various aspects of society, policymakers and lawmakers have recognized the need for a regulatory framework to address its potential risks and ensure responsible development and deployment.

Helpful Websites

Albin O. Kuhn Library & Gallery Events
Learn more about A.I. from the Albin O. Kuhn Library & Gallery.
Artificial Intelligence (ALA)
Artificial intelligence seeks to create “intelligent” machines that work and react more like humans. AI developments rely on deep learning, machine learning, and natural language processing that help computers accomplish specific tasks by processing large amounts of training data to support the system's recognize patterns, input data to drive predictions, and feedback data for improving accuracy over time.
The Artificial Intelligence Database
Database from WIRED dedicated to AI.
The Brookings Institution Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technology (AIET) Initiative
The Brookings Institution Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technology (AIET) Initiative aims to advance good governance of transformative new technologies. With so many of these new technologies' capabilities and implications still largely unknown, ideals must inform the next generation of policies and norms of economic and national security, transparency, fairness, and inclusion.
Four Ways Instructors Can Manage ChatGPT in Our Classrooms
Resources for educators.
Futurepedia
The largest AI tool directory.
The Human Error Project
From schools to health professionals, from employers to governing institutions the world around us is increasingly using AI technologies and algorithms to judge us and make decisions about our lives. But are these machines objective and fair in judging us? Our answer is no. These technologies are often used to make the process of decision making more efficient and objective and to ‘avoid the human error’. Yet paradoxically they are filled with systemic ‘errors’, ‘biases’ and ‘inaccuracies’ when it comes to human profiling. The Human Error Project, combines anthropological theory with critical data and AI research, and aims to investigate the fallacy of algorithms when it comes to reading humans. The aim of our research team – and this website – is to shed light on the fact that the race for AI innovation is often shaped by stereotypical and reductionist understandings of human nature, and by new emerging conflicts about what it means to be human.
Learn AI Hands-on - Generative AI
Generative AI is a cutting-edge technology that empowers machines to create original content, such as art, music, and even human-like text. With its ability to unleash creativity, Generative AI has gained immense popularity across various industries, including entertainment, design, and marketing, revolutionizing how we interact with and produce content. Its innovative capabilities continue to captivate professionals and enthusiasts, opening up new possibilities in the creative landscape.
MIT Resources
Learn more about A.I. from MIT Technology Review.
TLTCon 2023 - Experimenting with ChatGPT in the Classroom
Module outline for teaching a course on A.I.
Watson Assistant
Watson Assistant: Build better virtual agents powered by AI from IBM.

News Articles

'That Doesn't Sound Good': Jon Stewart Nails Most Alarming Danger Of Artificial Intelligence
Jon Stewart isn’t buying the lofty promises of the tech CEOs that artificial intelligence will be used to tackle major problems such as ending climate change and curing diseases ― not based on what he’s seen so far, anyway.
A.I. is a $1 Trillion Investment Opportunity but Will be ‘Biggest Bubble of All Time,’
According to the CEO of open-source AI company Stability AI, artificial intelligence will be the giant bubble of all time.
4chan Daily Challenge Sparked Deluge of Explicit AI Taylor Swift images
New AI image filters are "just another obstacle to ‘defeat,’" researcher says.
AI-generated spam is starting to fill social media.
Reporters at the tech website 404 Media tracked a surge in apparently AI-generated posts on Facebook, which is owned by Meta, in recent months. AI-generated images like these are starting to show up on other social media sites too, including Threads, which is also owned by Meta, and LinkedIn.
AI bias: the organised struggle against automated discrimination
The widespread adoption of these systems begs an urgent question: what would it take to hold an algorithm to account for its decisions?
AI Bias In Recruitment: Ethical Implications And Transparency
In the ever-evolving landscape of technology, one question looms large: Is generative AI the game-changer we've been waiting for, and how will it shape our work lives? Will it replace us, overshadow human involvement, or seamlessly complement our endeavors, amplifying efficiency and productivity?
AI Chips: What They Are and Why They Matter
The success of modern AI techniques relies on computation on a scale unimaginable even a few years ago. What exactly are the AI chips powering the development and deployment of AI at scale and why are they essential? Saif M. Khan and Alexander Mann explain how these chips work, why they have proliferated, and why they matter.
AI Grabs "South Park" Director's Chair
A new app that creates brief episodes of "South Park" from a single prompt highlights the promise and peril of injecting generative AI into creative franchises.
AI hiring tools may be filtering out the best job applicants
As firms increasingly rely on artificial intelligence-driven hiring platforms, many highly qualified candidates are finding themselves on the cutting room floor. Body-language analysis. Vocal assessments. Gamified tests. CV scanners. These are some of the tools companies use to screen candidates with artificial intelligence recruiting software. Job applicants face these machine prompts – and AI decides whether they are a good match or fall short.
AI in Education: ChatGPT is just the Beginning
Large language models like ChatGPT can generate coherent, believable text. How does this impact education and teaching?
AI is Uncle Sam’s new secret weapon to fight fraud
In a bid to sniff out fraud, the Treasury Department is turning to artificial intelligence-powered detection methods similar to that used by the private sector.
AI makes retinal imaging 100 times faster, compared to manual method
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health applied artificial intelligence (AI) to a technique that produces high-resolution images of cells in the eye. They report that with AI, imaging is 100 times faster and improves image contrast 3.5-fold. The advance, they say, will provide researchers with a better tool to evaluate age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and other retinal diseases.
AI Search Startup Perplexity Set to Double Valuation to $1 Billion
Perplexity, an artificial-intelligence startup aiming to challenge Google’s dominance in web search, is finalizing a new funding deal at around a $1 billion valuation, people familiar with the matter said, roughly doubling its valuation since its most recent financing a few months ago.
The AI wars heat up with Claude 3, claimed to have “near-human” abilities
On Monday, Anthropic released Claude 3, a family of three AI language models similar to those that power ChatGPT. Anthropic claims the models set new industry benchmarks across a range of cognitive tasks, even approaching "near-human" capability in some cases. It's available now through Anthropic's website, with the most powerful model being subscription-only. It's also available via API for developers.
The AI Wars Might Have an Armistice Deal Sooner Than Expected
A few months back, everyone wondered who would win the AI arms race. Microsoft aligned itself with OpenAI. Google launched Bard. Meta began working on its large language model, LLaMA. Other companies started considering launching AI platforms, and curious users pitted the models against each other.
AI Will Transform Science — Now Researchers Must Tame It
The number of research fields touched by artificial intelligence (AI) is constantly rising. The list seems to grow daily, from protein folding to weather forecasting and medical diagnostics to science communication. The proportion of papers in the Scopus database that mention AI or AI-related keywords in the title or abstract now stands at 8%, up from 2% a decade ago, according to an analysis by Nature. Meanwhile, AI has also been changing. Whereas the 2010s saw a boom in the development of machine-learning algorithms that can help discern patterns in massive, complex scientific data sets, the 2020s have ushered in a new age of generative AI tools pre-trained on vast data sets with much more transformative potential.
Amazon plans to give Alexa an AI overhaul — and a monthly subscription price
Amazon is planning to unveil a souped-up version of its decade-old voice assistant this year and will charge a monthly fee, sources say.
Anthropic, backed by Amazon and Google, debuts its most powerful chatbot yet
Anthropic on Monday debuted Claude 3, a suite of artificial intelligence models that it says are its fastest and most powerful yet. The new tools are called Claude 3 Opus, Sonnet and Haiku. The company said the most capable of the new models, Claude 3 Opus, outperformed OpenAI’s GPT-4 and Google’s Gemini Ultra on industry benchmark tests, such as undergraduate level knowledge, graduate level reasoning and basic mathematics.
Apple plans AI-based code completion tool -report
Apple plans to launch an artificial intelligence tool for completing lines of software code, Bloomberg reported on Thursday. The tool would be similar to Microsoft's Copilot, which can complete lines and blocks of code based on the first parts of the code typed in by a developer, the news service reported. Apple could include the feature in its Xcode software as early as this year.
Apple Promises AI Privacy: Here’s Why It Claims Its AI Tech Will Be More Secure Than Competitors
Apple finally joined the great AI arms race this week after months of lagging behind big tech rivals like Google, Microsoft and Meta, unveiling a series of products juiced with artificial intelligence that it has pitched as a more secure, privacy-focused alternative to how its competitors process requests in the cloud.
Apple stock reaches record high after announcement of new AI features
Apple shares climbed more than 7% to a record high on Tuesday by market close, a day after presenting new artificial intelligence features meant to increase the appeal of its devices, including the iPhone, under the umbrella of “Apple Intelligence”.
Apple Tests ‘Apple GPT,’ Develops Generative AI Tools to Catch OpenAI
The company builds large language models and internal chatbots. Executives haven’t decided how to release tools to consumers.
The Artifice Girl’ Review: A Thought-Provoking Speculative Drama About AI Bait For Online Predators
Franklin Ritch's intriguing debut feature is intelligent, non-action-oriented sci-fi about the ethics of fast-developing technology.
Artificial intelligence and academic integrity, post-plagiarism
Welcome to the post-plagiarism era. The emergence of ChatGPT in November 2022 created an almost instantaneous technological panic about the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on education. This is not the first time new technology has generated mass panic. The introduction of the calculator in schools in the 1980s and the commercialisation of the internet in the 1990s had similar effects.
Artificial Intelligence from Pew
Articles from the Pew Research Center dedicated to AI.
Can AI Be Used Ethically To Assist Peer Review?
As the rate and volume of academic publications have risen, so has the pressure on journal editors to find reviewers to assess the quality of academic work quickly. In this context, the potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to boost productivity and reduce workload has received significant attention.
Cerebras Sells $100 Million AI Supercomputer, Plans Eight More
California—G42 and Cerebras have partnered to build a significant AI supercomputer, Condor Galaxy 1, to be built this year in nearby Santa Clara, based on Cerebras hardware. Condor Galaxy 1, consisting of 64 connected Cerebras CS-2 wafer-scale AI accelerators, represents a deal worth “over $100 million,” Cerebras CEO Andrew Feldman told EE Times.
ChatGPT's New Tool for Detecting Text Written by AI Doesn't Work Very Well
In tests, software only identified AI-written text 26% of the time.
ChatGPT? We need to talk about LLMs
Large language models are here to stay, but they also present ethics and equity questions about their design, operationalization, and legacy that universities must consider.
ChatGPT alternative WordTune Spices can cite its sources
Large Language Models often struggle with out-of-date information and inaccurate but realistic facts. Spices use a live data retrieval method to solve this.
ChatGPT conundrums
Probing plagiarism and parroting problems in higher education practices.
ChatGPT threatens language diversity
The buzz around artificial intelligence (AI) technologies like ChatGPT is palpable. People are both optimistic and frightened by the possibilities of these tools. These technologies will change how people write. But regarding what people write, these technologies embrace the status quo.
Drake’s AI Clone is Here — And Drake Might Not be Able to Stop Him
Major record labels are going after AI-generated songs, arguing copyright infringement. Legal experts say the approach is far from straightforward.
Europe is rushing to tighten oversight of AI. The US is taking its time.
The European Union is applying new legal restraints around artificial intelligence this year. The US is still trying to figure out how far it wants to go.
Explicit, AI-generated Taylor Swift images continue to proliferate on X, Instagram and Facebook
The continued proliferation of sexually explicit deepfakes of Swift on leading social media platforms underscores the challenge of stopping the spread of fake images once they’re disseminated on the internet.
From China to Brazil, here’s how AI is regulated around the world
Here are some of the ways in which lawmakers in various countries are attempting to address the questions surrounding its use.
Gender Bias in AI: ‘Where are all the women?’
Yennie Jun knew the results were worrisome. A machine learning (ML) engineer by day and a hobbyist blogger of content about ML and artificial intelligence (AI) by night, in a recent experiment, she asked two Large Language Models (LLMs) about what each considered the most important people in history. She repeated the process 10 times for 10 different languages. Some names, like Gandhi and Jesus, appeared frequently. Other names, like Marie Curie or Cleopatra, less frequently. Compared to the number of male names generated by the models, there were few female names overall.
The generative AI revolution has begun—how did we get here?
A new class of compelling AI models has made recent breakthroughs possible.
Google's AI search overhaul raises 'more questions than answers' for its dominant ad business
By the end of the year more than a billion people around the world will experience a different Google search. New generative AI features will give users more complete and direct answers, offering a conversational overview powered by AI technology. The transition marks an overhaul of Google’s core search product. And since many people experience the internet through Google, these changes amount to a remaking of how millions use the web and the billions of dollars companies make from them.
Google CEO Sundar Pichai says its AI app problems are "completely unacceptable"
Google CEO Sundar Pichai is putting heat on the internet company's engineers to fix its Gemini AI app pronto, calling some of the tool's responses "completely unacceptable." The new search tool, which the company has touted as revolutionary, came under fire after some users asked it to generate images of people drawn from history, such as German soldiers during World War 2, and popes, who have historically been White and male. Some of Gemini's images portrayed Nazi soldiers as Black and Asian and popes as female.
Google chief admits ‘biased’ AI tool’s photo diversity offended users
Sundar Pichai addresses backlash after Gemini software created images of historical figures in variety of ethnicities and genders.
Google is reinventing itself for the AI age
Google is in the midst of a full-blown AI evolution. On Tuesday, the company announced a flurry of AI products and services during its I/O developer conference with the aim of repositioning itself as the world’s AI software leader.
Google says AI Tools Meant to Help Journalists and Not to Replace Them
The company (Google) said on Twitter that it is working with news publishers to explore how AI tools can help journalists.
Here's How Generative AI Depicts Queer People
WIRED investigates how artificial intelligence tools, like OpenAI’s Sora, currently portray members of the LGBTQ community. Hint: It’s a lot of purple hair.
How AI Could Perpetuate Racism, Sexism, and Other Biases in Society
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with scholar Safiya Noble about how advancements in artificial intelligence could further perpetuate societal biases.
How AI is Bringing Film Stars Back from The Dead
Celebrities such as James Dean can be brought back to life as digital clones thanks to the power of artificial intelligence, but it is raising troubling questions about what rights we have after we die.
How to Stop Worrying and love (or at least live with) ChatGPT
Ever since the chatbot ChatGPT launched in November, educators have raised concerns that it could facilitate cheating.
How to Stop Your Data From Being Used to Train AI
Some companies let you opt out of allowing your content to be used for generative AI. Here’s how to take back (at least a little) control from ChatGPT, Google’s Gemini, and more.
Humane is looking for a buyer after the AI Pin’s underwhelming debut
Humane, the startup behind the poorly-reviewed AI Pin wearable computer, is already hunting for a potential buyer for its business. That’s according to a report from Bloomberg, which says the company — led by former longtime Apple employees Imran Chaudhri and Bethany Bongiorno — is “seeking a price of between $750 million and $1 billion.”
I Asked Meta’s Chatbot What It Thought of My Books. What I Learned Was Unsettling.
When I learned that Meta’s programmers downloaded 183,000 books for a database to teach the company’s generative A.I. machines how to write, I wondered whether any of my books had been fed into the crusher.
The Impact of AI on Information Discovery: From Information Gathering to Knowledge Application
We all know that the ability to search for and find information quickly and efficiently is vital for researchers worldwide. And as we’re also aware, AI applications are increasingly transforming the way researchers do their work and interact with published content. But how is AI – and particularly generative AI – changing the way we find information?
In Pictures: Black Artists Use A.I. to Make Work That Reveals the Technology’s Inbuilt Biases for a New Online Show
In an act of "defiant visibility," Black artists tell their stories with A.I. despite its apparent shortcomings.
Insight: Race towards 'autonomous' AI agents grips Silicon Valley
Around a decade after virtual assistants like Siri and Alexa burst onto the scene, a new wave of AI helpers with greater autonomy is raising the stakes, powered by the latest version of the technology behind ChatGPT and its rivals. Experimental systems that run on GPT-4 or similar models are attracting billions of dollars of investment as Silicon Valley competes to capitalize on the advances in AI. The new assistants - often called "agents" or "copilots" - promise to perform more complex personal and work tasks when commanded by a human, without close supervision.
Is A.I. Art Stealing from Artists?
According to the lawyer behind a new class-action suit, every image a generative tool produces “is an infringing, derivative work.”
Is AI Biased or Just Holding a Mirror Up To Ourselves?
AI is permeating the foundation stones of society, from criminal justice to medicine to art. In doing so, it has opened a debate that’s currently raging.
It’s Not Just Our Students — ChatGPT Is Coming for Faculty Writing
While we’ve been busy worrying about what ChatGPT could mean for students, we haven’t devoted nearly as much attention to what it could mean for academics. And it could mean a lot. Critically, academics disagree on exactly how AI can and should be used. And with the rapidly improving technology at our doorstep, we have little time to deliberate.
John Grisham, Other Top US Suthors Sue OpenAI Over Copyrights
A trade group for U.S. authors has sued OpenAI in Manhattan federal court on behalf of prominent writers, including John Grisham, Jonathan Franzen, George Saunders, Jodi Picoult, and "Game of Thrones" novelist George R.R. Martin, accusing the company of unlawfully training its popular artificial-intelligence based chatbot ChatGPT on their work.
Judge Sanctions Lawyers for Brief Written by A.I. with Fake Citations
A New York federal judge sanctioned lawyers who submitted a legal brief written by the artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT, which included citations of non-existent court cases.
Know It All: What AI Actually Is and How It's Shaping the Future
AI technology continues to evolve at a rapid pace. It’s changing the way we live, work, and even think.
Loughborough University adds Proto Hologram tech to capabilities
Loughborough has become the first university in the UK to incorporate Proto holoportation technology to enhance the educational experience of its students.
A majority of Americans have heard of ChatGPT, but few have tried it themselves
About six-in-ten U.S. adults (58%) are familiar with ChatGPT, though relatively few have tried it themselves, according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted in March. Most of those who have tried ChatGPT report it has been at least somewhat helpful.
Making AI Generative for Higher Education
The ability of computers to create original content is advancing rapidly, spurring an investment arms race within the technology sector. As these advancements touch every area of higher education, universities face decisions about how and when AI can support student learning and faculty research.
Meta is Putting AI Chatbots Everywhere
The Meta AI assistant is coming to WhatsApp, Messenger, Instagram, and dozens of AI characters based on celebrities like MrBeast and Charli D’Amelio.
Microsoft, Alphabet and AMD Struggle to Meet AI Expectations
Earnings disappoint investors despite companies’ AI inroads. The shares had been bid up to record highs in recent weeks.
Microsoft is working on an Xbox AI chatbot
Xbox employees have been testing a virtual chatbot that can help with support queries and game refunds.
The Monsters of AI, a guest post by S. A. Patrick
A year ago, to mark the release of A Vanishing of Griffins (Book 2 in the Songs of Magic series), I wrote a piece for this site discussing how AI might impact both readers and writers. You can read that here.
Music Made With AI Will Be Eligible for Grammys, But Only Humans Will Be Awarded
Recording Academy CEO and President Harvey Mason Jr. explained the bar of eligibility set for the new rule, which includes the requirement of meaningful human contributions.
New AI image generator is 8 times faster than OpenAI's best tool — and can run on cheap computers
Scientists used "knowledge distillation" to condense Stable Diffusion XL into a much leaner, more efficient AI image generation model that can run on low-cost hardware.
New AI video tools increase worries of deepfakes ahead of elections
Experts worry malicious actors could use AI tools to create deepfakes, confusing and misleading voters in an election year.
A New Coca-Cola Flavor at the End of the World
Y3000, the latest Coke flavor, was purportedly made with the assistance of AI. What does it taste like?
New Era of AI Deepfakes Complicates 2024 Elections
Deceptive videos, audio and images are more sophisticated, easier to make as tech industry wrestles with how to keep up.
Nobody knows how AI works
It’s still early days for our understanding of AI, so expect more glitches and fails as it becomes a part of real-world products.
NYC Begins Enforcing New Law Targeting Bias in AI Hiring Tools
New York City’s Automated Employment Decision Tool (AEDT) law, believed to be the first in the U.S. to reduce bias in AI-driven recruitment and employment decisions, will now be enforced — after the law was enacted in January, and final rules were adopted in April.
NYC Subway Using AI to Track Fare Evasion
An MTA spokesperson said the software doesn’t flag fare evaders to New York police but declined to comment on whether that policy could change.
OpenAI confirms that AI Writing Detectors Don’t Work
No detectors "reliably distinguish between AI-generated and human-generated content."
OpenAI signs open letter to build AI responsibly just days after Elon Musk sued the company for putting profit ahead of people
OpenAI, Salesforce Inc. and other tech companies signed an open letter highlighting a “collective responsibility” to “maximize AI’s benefits and mitigate the risks” to society, in the tech industry’s latest effort to call for building artificial intelligence responsibly.
OpenAI will use Reddit posts to train ChatGPT under new deal
Reddit has been eager to sell data from user posts.
Over Just a Few Months, ChatGPT Went from Correctly Answering a Simple Math Problem 98% of the Time To Just 2%, Study Finds
High-profile A.I. chatbot ChatGPT performed worse on specific tasks in June than its March version, a Stanford University study found.
Pew Research Center: Most Americans haven’t used ChatGPT; few think it will have a major impact on their job
The debut of ChatGPT has led some tech experts to declare it part of a “robot revolution.” But most Americans haven’t used ChatGPT, and only a tiny share think chatbots will majorly impact their jobs. Even fewer Americans say chatbots would be helpful for their work, according to a new Pew Research Center survey conducted July 17-23.
Salesforce announces new AI tools for doctors
Salesforce on Thursday announced new data and artificial intelligence solutions for health-care workers that could help lessen their burdensome administrative workloads. The first tool is called Einstein Copilot: Health Actions, and it will allow doctors to book appointments, summarize patient information and send referrals by prompting AI with conversational language, according to a release. Salesforce also announced Assessment Generation, which will allow organizations to digitize health assessments like surveys without having to manually type or code them, the release said.
Sarah Silverman, Authors See Most Claims Against OpenAI Dismissed by Judge
The order builds upon findings from other courts, which have mostly dismissed claims from creators suing AI companies. A claim for direct copyright infringement remains in the suit from Silverman and other top authors suing OpenAI.
Scarlett Johansson’s AI Legal Threat Sets Stage for Actors’ Battle With Tech Giants
Voice actors are filing lawsuits while SAG-AFTRA is rallying lawmakers to bar AI companies from misappropriating members' likenesses.
Science Funding Agencies Say No To Using AI for Peer Review
Concerns include confidentiality, accuracy, and “originality of thought.”
SEC’s Gensler Warns AI Risks Financial Stability
New AI tools mean new regulations are needed from governments.
Sora: OpenAI launches tool that instantly creates video from text
Model from ChatGPT maker ‘simulates physical world in motion’ up to a minute long based on users’ subject and style instructions.
States target AI’s hidden hand in Americans’ lives
While artificial intelligence made headlines with ChatGPT, behind the scenes, the technology has quietly pervaded everyday life — screening job resumes, rental apartment applications, and even determining medical care in some cases. While a number of AI systems have been found to discriminate, tipping the scales in favor of certain races, genders or incomes, there’s scant government oversight.
Teaching with GAI (Generative Artificial Intelligence) in Mind
On November 30, 2022, ChatGPT launched. Although large language models (LLM) already existed, this was the first easy-to-use, web-based interface to an LLM. It was also free, available, and very human sounding. One only had to enter a prompt, and the dang thing would pump out an entire academic essay on any topic, or an application letter, or a page of code. It could correctly identify which formula to apply to solve a physics problem and even explain complex legal, medical, and philosophical issues. Particularly for academics, this was a nightmare of horrific proportions. We went through a moment of disbelief, followed by anger, and then an acute existential crisis: "What can I teach my students when GAI can replace anything I might teach?"
Tech companies have agreed to an AI ‘kill switch’ to prevent Terminator-style risks
AI firms make safety commitments at global summit in Seoul.
Technology To Help Reviewers Keep On Top Of The Growth In Submissions
The academic peer review process has come under a great deal of scrutiny recently. The merits and drawbacks of anonymous and double-anonymous reviews vs. open and public studies have been discussed and debated on academic forums, conferences, and Twitter. Leaving aside claims that the ‘Blockchain’ provides a panacea for resolving issues such as trust, bias, and academic misconduct in the peer review process, how can technology assist with the mechanics of actually reviewing papers for publication?
Ten Principles for Regulation That Does Not Harm AI Innovation
Artificial intelligence (AI) can create many significant economic and social benefits. However, concerns about technology have prompted policymakers to propose various laws and regulations to develop “responsible AI.” Unfortunately, many proposals would likely harm AI innovation because few have considered what “responsible regulation of AI” entails. This report offers ten principles to guide policymakers in crafting and evaluating regulatory proposals for AI that do not harm innovation.
Terminator Director James Cameron on AI: 'I Warned You Guys in 1984 and You Didn't Listen'
Director James Cameron has weighed in on the rise of artificial intelligence and the potential dangers it could present in the future, recalling his 1984 film The Terminator.
These New Tools Could Make AI vision Systems Less Biased
Two new papers from Sony and Meta describe novel methods to make bias detection fairer.
Thousands of Authors Urge AI Companies to Stop Using Work Without Permission
Thousands of writers, including Nora Roberts, Viet Thanh Nguyen, Michael Chabon, and Margaret Atwood, have signed a letter asking artificial intelligence companies like OpenAI and Meta to stop using their work without permission or compensation.
Top musicians among hundreds warning against replacing human artists with AI
More than 200 musical artists — including heavy hitters such as Billie Eilish, Katy Perry and Smokey Robinson — have penned an open letter to AI developers, tech firms and digital platforms to "cease the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to infringe upon and devalue the rights of human artists."
US, Britain announce partnership on AI safety, testing
The United States and Britain on Monday announced a new partnership on the science of artificial intelligence safety, amid growing concerns about upcoming next-generation versions.
Using AI in Peer Review
In December 2022, we asked ChatGPT to write a cynical review of the first preprint covering Covid-19 research. It responded by calling the preprint “yet another example of the questionable research coming out of China,” which could not be trusted because of “the lack of transparency and credibility of the Chinese research community.”
Using AI in Peer Review Is a Breach of Confidentiality
As the scientific community continues to evolve, leveraging the latest technologies to improve and streamline the peer-review process is essential. One such technology that shows great promise is artificial intelligence (AI). AI-based peer review has the potential to make the process more efficient, accurate, and impartial, ultimately leading to better-quality research.
What Is AI Doing To Art?
AI-generated artwork is prompting hard questions about human creativity. The photograph's history shows why the debate terms are wrong.
What is ChatGPT?
The most commonly asked questions about ChatGPT.
Why do Nvidia’s chips dominate the AI market?
The firm has three big advantages....
Women of Impact: Dr. Safiya Umoja Noble
In an AI-obsessed world, Safiya Noble urges us to hold on to our humanity.
Yahoo is acquiring Instagram co-founders’ AI-powered news startup Artifact
Yahoo is acquiring Artifact, the AI-powered news app from Instagram’s co-founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger, the company announced on Tuesday. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Artifact will no longer operate as a standalone app, and its AI-powered personalization technology will be integrated across Yahoo, including the Yahoo News app in the coming months. Yahoo is TechCrunch’s parent company.
Your Most Frantic SAG Strike Questions, Answered
When the WGA strike began, the AI issue wasn’t at the forefront, though it was there. But it’s been getting pushed to the fore as the strike continues. Why is that? We’re in a hype cycle over AI. Silicon Valley people are excited by the hype cycle, to some degree, unrealistically excited. In Hollywood, people are scared, and in the case of the writers, to some degree, unrealistically fearful. The dog can dance but won’t perform in the New York Ballet next week. Nonetheless, these are three-year contracts, and the writers are afraid that if the contract’s language only reflected the current state of affairs, that language would get locked in, and change to it would be resisted as the technology evolves.