Tag: AI
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AI and the future of humanity
In this captivating keynote lecture, renowned historian and philosopher Yuval Noah Harari presents his thoughts and predictions on ‘AI and the Future of Humanity’. His address delves into a multitude of questions surrounding this topic, such as: How AI is poised to influence the shaping of culture; the potential dangers to humanity as AI acquires…
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Introduction to AI and AI Safety (videos)
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has come a long way, from theoretical concepts to practical applications that shape our work and everyday lives. Crucial AI concepts start with the distinction between Narrow AI and Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) AI safety refers to the research and practices to ensure artificial intelligence systems operate reliably, ethically, and without causing…
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What is AI Safety
AI Safety is the interdisciplinary study of ensuring that artificial intelligence (AI) systems are designed and deployed responsibly, minimising risks and maximising benefits for humanity. This field addresses concerns about AI’s potential unintended consequences, biases, and misuse by focusing on areas like robustness, interpretability, and value alignment. Robustness emphasises creating AI that performs reliably even…
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Release of Chat GPT 4.
GPT-4, the fourth iteration of OpenAI’s Generative text system, has a fresh, multimodal language model. It was officially launched on March 14, 2023, and made accessible to ChatGPT Plus subscribers. Prior to its public release, Microsoft had already integrated GPT-4 into certain versions of Bing. As a model, GPT-4 underwent pre-training using a combination of…
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The Singularity
Prompt: Write a 500 word academic article about the AI concept of Singularity. Be certain to use high-quality academic texts and cite them. Please acknowledge the founders and contributors to the theory https://www.perplexity.ai/ The concept of Singularity in AI refers to a hypothetical future where technology growth is out of control and irreversible [1]. It…
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4 key books to help you understand Artificial Intelligence
The Atlas of AI, Kate Crawford (2021) “The Atlas of AI” by Kate Crawford examines how artificial intelligence (AI) shapes our world, particularly regarding the AI industry’s broader social and economic context. She uses the metaphor of an atlas to describe the landscape in which AI is produced. Crawford, a leading AI researcher and scholar…