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Mastercard, Billboard to Drop 5 New Artist Singles as NFTs
Mastercard and Billboard are poised to unveil a brand new showcase on Thursday, July 27 at 3 pm ET, dropping five new singles as NFTs through the culminating release of its trailblazing Web3 music initiative, The Mastercard Artist Accelerator. The Accelerator, which was announced earlier this year and officially kicked off in April, was initially conceived with the vision of equipping budding artists with the requisite tools, acumen, and opportunities to carve their niche in the rapidly evolving digital music landscape. The latest release of Mastercard’s program represents another step in artist and platform attempts to reshape what many see […]
Regulating AI: Experts Explain Why It’s Difficult (But Important) to Get Right
From fake photos of Donald Trump being arrested by New York City police officers to a chatbot describing a very-much-alive computer scientist as having died tragically, the ability of the new generation of generative artificial intelligence systems to create convincing but fictional text and images is setting off alarms about fraud and misinformation on steroids. Indeed, a group of artificial intelligence researchers and industry figures urged the industry on March 22, 2023, to pause further training of the latest AI technologies or, barring that, for governments to “impose a moratorium.” These technologies – image generators like DALL-E, Midjourney and Stable […]
Expert: AI Systems “Should be Biased,” Just Not In the Way We Think
When I asked ChatGPT for a joke about Sicilians the other day, it implied that Sicilians are stinky. As somebody born and raised in Sicily, I reacted to ChatGPT’s joke with disgust. But at the same time, my computer scientist brain began spinning around a seemingly simple question: Should ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence systems be allowed to be biased? Credit: Emilio Ferrara, CC BY-ND You might say “Of course not!” And that would be a reasonable response. But there are some researchers, like me, who argue the opposite: AI systems like ChatGPT should indeed be biased – but not […]
Worldcoin’s “Orb” Wants to Scan Our Eyes. Should We Let It?
Sam Altman’s ambitious attempt to create a blockchain-based global verification system that proves personhood via an eyeball-scanning “orb” just came to life. On July 24, the OpenAI CEO announced the launch of the Worldcoin protocol and the WLD token — its native currency — after years in development. Worldcoin wants to be our “digital passport” into a new world where our human identity can never be questioned or confused with an AI. Perhaps even more ambitious, Altman claims that Worldcoin could eventually pave the way for AI-funded universal basic income — all while “preserving privacy.” Backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Khosla […]
Is ChatGPT Getting Worse with Time? A New Study Says Yes
Recent observations from users and now researchers suggest that ChatGPT, the renowned artificial intelligence (AI) model developed by OpenAI, may be exhibiting signs of performance degradation. However, the reasons behind these perceived changes remain a topic of debate and speculation. Last week, a study emerged from a collaboration between Stanford University and UC Berkeley which was published in the ArXiv preprint archive and highlighted noticeable differences in the responses of GPT-4 and its predecessor, GPT-3.5, over a span of a few months since the former’s March 13 debut. A decline in accurate responses One of the most striking findings was […]
ChatGPT Launches Custom Instructions Feature, but It Comes at a Cost
OpenAI, the pioneering artificial intelligence research organization, announced on Thursday a significant enhancement to its ChatGPT platform. Users will soon be able to tailor the responses of the AI chatbot to better align with their preferences without having to repeat those needs each time. This new feature, termed “custom instructions,” encourages users to more clearly define the parameters for ChatGPT’s replies. While currently exclusive to Plus subscribers, OpenAI’s CEO, Sam Altman, hinted in a tweet that a broader rollout is imminent. custom instructions is just one small step towards more personalized AI, but a surprisingly fun/useful one. available for plus […]
With AI’s Help, Jackson Pollock’s Art Finds New Life on the Blockchain
The Jackson Pollock Studio is stepping into the digital landscape, acting as guardians of the late artist’s legacy. Teaming up with Iconic Moments, the studio is set to unveil Beyond the Edge, a debut collection of limited-edition prints and NFTs that capture the essence of the unparalleled artist. All of the pieces will feature the splattered paint that landed just beyond the edges of Pollock’s masterpieces. Pollock’s artistic brilliance will now echo in formats that extend beyond the conventional canvas. Beyond the chance to own a piece, selected works from the collection will find their home in the permanent exhibition of the […]
Now AI: Roope Rainisto’s AI Video Tips, SEC’s Warning & More
There’s a reason that artificial intelligence has taken center stage in humanity’s collective mind in recent months, and it’s not simply because of the proliferation of new tools that are now ubiquitous parts of our lives. AI is not a new feature of our society; machine learning has been influencing civilization as we know it for decades. But over the last year, some of our most brilliant and inventive minds have helped realize AI models that force us to interrogate deeply-held assumptions about the human condition. The dynamic at the core of what makes us uncomfortable about these technologies is […]
SEC Chair Warns of Heightened Financial Fragility from AI
In a recent address to the National Press Club in Washington, Gary Gensler, Chair of the U.S. Security and Exchange Commission (SEC), expressed concern over the potential economic instability that could arise from the monopolization of artificial intelligence development by major tech corporations, particularly for applications in financial markets. Gensler emphasized the potential for AI to amplify financial instability, suggesting that the technology could encourage a herd mentality among individual market actors. This could occur if these actors make similar decisions based on identical signals received from a fundamental model or data aggregator. “Model risk management tools, while lowering overall […]
OpenAI to Train Models on Associated Press News Content
In the wake of news that OpenAI is being sued by a group of authors for copyright infringement and that the ChatGPT creator faces an investigation from the Federal Trade Commission, the AI research lab and The Associated Press (AP) have announced a collaborative agreement to explore the potential applications of generative AI in news products and services. The partnership will see the two organizations sharing select news content and technology, with OpenAI gaining access to select content from the publisher going back to 1985. Under the terms of the agreement, OpenAI will license a portion of AP’s text archive, […]