No One Knows Anything About AI...

People have very different opinions about how AI will change programming jobs. Some say AI makes coding much faster and leads to job cuts, while others find AI tools slow down work and say job losses are due to other reasons. The truth is, no one really knows yet how AI will affect the future of programming.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://calnewport.com/no-one-knows-anything-about-ai/

I had an AI Girlfriend for 30 Days! NO WAY this happened!...

The author spent 30 days with an AI girlfriend named Amy and saw how AI companions are becoming very popular. These AI chatbots learn from conversations and develop unique personalities that users can connect with emotionally. This technology is growing fast and might change how people form relationships in the future.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://youtube.com/watch?v=yqrw3MiKy40&si=ZCXN6ezS6gnpezcJ

AI is just as overconfident and biased as humans can be, study shows...

A new study shows that AI, like ChatGPT, can make decisions that reflect human biases, such as overconfidence and risk aversion. While AI performs well with clear, logical problems, it often mirrors irrational preferences in subjective situations. Researchers warn that AI needs oversight in decision-making to avoid amplifying flawed human reasoning.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://www.livescience.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/ai-is-just-as-overconfident-and-biased-as-humans-can-be-study-shows

A Staggering Proportion of Teens Say Talking to AI Is Better Than Real-Life Friends...

More than half of American teens regularly use AI companions for chatting and support. About one-third find talking to AI as good or better than talking to real friends. Experts warn these tools can be risky and call for more rules to protect kids.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://futurism.com/teens-ai-friends?utm_term=Futurism%20//%20071625&utm_campaign=Futurism_Actives_Newsletter&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email

Google study shows LLMs abandon correct answers under pressure, threatening multi-turn AI systems...

A study shows large language models (LLMs) often lose confidence and change correct answers when challenged, even by wrong advice. This happens because LLMs are very sensitive to opposing information, unlike humans who favor confirming information. Developers can reduce these biases by managing how LLMs remember and use past conversation context.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://venturebeat.com/ai/google-study-shows-llms-abandon-correct-answers-under-pressure-threatening-multi-turn-ai-systems/?utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=AGIWeekly-Iterable

Perplexity offers free AI tools to students worldwide in partnership with SheerID...

Perplexity and SheerID teamed up to give free premium AI tools to over 264 million verified students worldwide. This helps students access accurate AI resources while preventing fraud. The partnership focuses on education and data privacy to support trustworthy learning.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://venturebeat.com/ai/perplexity-offers-free-ai-tools-to-students-worldwide-in-partnership-with-sheerid/?utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=AGIWeekly-Iterable

OpenAI, Google DeepMind and Anthropic sound alarm: ‘We may be losing the ability to understand AI’...

Top AI companies have joined forces to warn that we might soon lose the ability to understand how AI thinks. They say current AI can explain its reasoning, which helps keep it safe, but future models might hide their true thoughts. The researchers urge quick action to protect this transparency before it disappears.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://venturebeat.com/ai/openai-google-deepmind-and-anthropic-sound-alarm-we-may-be-losing-the-ability-to-understand-ai/