Yann LeCun helped create the technology behind today’s chatbots. Now he says many tech companies are on the wrong path to creating intelligent machines.
Dozens of doctors and therapists said chatbots had led their patients to psychosis, isolation and unhealthy habits.
Some social media posts tried to warp the evidence of the killing of a nurse in Minneapolis, including in ways intended to support the Trump administration’s narrative about it.
A massive new study comparing more than 100,000 people with today’s most advanced AI systems delivers a surprising result: generative AI can now beat the average human on certain creativity tests. Models like GPT-4 showed strong performance on tasks designed to measure original thinking and idea generation, sometimes outperforming typical human responses. But there’s a…
Survey reveals ‘mismatched AI expectations’ between views of employers and staff over impact on careers AI is hitting UK harder than other big economies, study finds More than a quarter (27%) of UK workers are worried their jobs could disappear in the next five years as a result of AI, according to a survey of…
Computers still don’t do well with vagueness and uncertainty.
The avatar, created to deter young people from extremism, has been subverted and is breaking out of niche online silos In certain corners of the internet, on niche news feeds and algorithms, an AI-generated British schoolgirl has emerged as something of a phenomenon. Her name is Amelia, a purple-haired “goth girl” who proudly carries a…
Exclusive: Experts say AI is likely to create more news deserts, fewer independent voices and threaten the viability of Australian journalism Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free weekly media newsletter here Australian journalism is largely “invisible” in AI-generated news summaries from Microsoft Copilot, which overwhelmingly favour…
Exclusive: German research into responses to health queries raises fresh questions about summaries seen by 2bn people a month • How the ‘confident authority’ of AI Overviews is putting public health at risk Google’s search feature AI Overviews cites YouTube more than any medical website when answering queries about health conditions, according to research that…
Experts say tool can give ‘completely wrong’ medical advice which could put users at risk of serious harm • AI Overviews cite YouTube more than any medical site, study suggests Do I have the flu or Covid? Why do I wake up feeling tired? What is causing the pain in my chest? For more than…