They talked about “neural networks,” “machine learning,” mentioned “encoder-decoder” architectures and “Transformers” for language prediction but did not join the AI circus. I respect that.
Tim Cook: “What people are now talking about are these Large Language Models. I think they have great promise. I do think that it’s so important to be very deliberate and very thoughtful in the development and the deployment of these because they can be so powerful that you worry about things like bias, things like misinformation, maybe worse in some cases.”
Once #WWDC23 goes live, I'll have my usual thread of #accessibility related content here. I used to do this on Twitter. It involves discussing the announcements as well as testing of features announced prior to and throughout WWDC. I will welcome questions and requests for testing. I think I'll like doing this here much more than I did on Twitter. Oh and this thread will probably go on for months. I'll post things periodically as updates come.
If you think Apple is not interested in what everyone is calling #AI, just look at the #WWDC sessions on machine learning. They've had these sessions for years. While Microsoft, Google, and Amazon try to sell their cloud infrastructure for #ML use, Apple's already got their platform in play and has done so for those multiple years.
It's not surprising that #Microsoft will behave the same way #Google did for years now - doing anything to achieve and keep #monopoly for themselves, regardless of the harm to their users.
We seriously need #openSource alternatives to #bigTech bull*hit, in #Ai, search and everything else that affects us all.
English PM #RishiSunak is currently in Washington DC, pleading with Joe Biden for the UK to be allowed to lead a global effort on #AI regulation. As previously reported, neither Biden nor the ROW is listening.
You have to give little Rishi marks for trying. #RuthDavidson, former manager of the Tory branch office in Scotland, recently described Sunak as an "earnest and industrious chinchilla". Which was nice of her.
Just had an email exchange that left me with the distinct impression that I was communicating with #ChatGPT. The depth of conversation and the nuance in responses felt so human-like, but yet had a uncanny valley vibe - if you get what I mean?! It's truly impressive how far #AI has come - seamlessly integrating into our everyday communication. It's an exciting and a little bit surreal peek into the future of AI-driven communication. #OpenAI 🤖📧
At least it's a paid/optional feature. But still, a major blogging platform's newest innovation is "something to do writing for you (with mediocre results)"... sigh.
Sam Altman wants to maintain control of OpenAI and its popular A.I. chatbot technology and therefore won’t take the company public anytime soon because it would limit his freedom to make decisions, Bloomberg reported.
“When we develop superintelligence, we’re likely to make some decisions that public market investors would view very strangely,” Altman said at an event in Abu Dhabi.
Another looong day! But luckily my dog hung out with me outside between calls and I was able to listen to some talks for my #AcademicRunPlaylist! (1/7)
First was a rapid-fire session of talks on using #AI for #medicine and #personality detection with Kaveri Thakoor, Max Topaz, and Sandra Matz at the Data Science Institute at Columbia University. While there wasn't a ton of time to get into the ethical implications of these applications, some of that is covered in the Q&A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQElXQsuPEc (2/7) #AIEthics
Why do I not feel reassured by #BingChat's answer after asking it "What are the privacy and security risks of Microsoft's recent integration of Bing AI in Swiftkey?"