I’d gladly spend $16,000 on a humanoid AI robot to do all my chores

The arrival of generative AI products like ChatGPT has made many people realize the imminent dangers of AI. Not everyone worries about cataclysmic events caused by future highly intelligent AI.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://bgr.com/science/id-gladly-spend-16000-on-a-humanoid-ai-robot-to-do-all-my-chores/

This Week in AI with Reed Hepler and Steve Hargadon (August 23, 2024)

"It’s true - @stevehargadon is a national treasure." @markjotter "Steve is an amazing facilitator. He brings this wonderful combination of humility, hospitality and insight to conversations that matter in education.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://www.stevehargadon.com/2024/08/this-week-in-ai-with-reed-hepler-and_23.html

Spellbook Launches Associate: ‘First Full-Fledged’ Legal AI Agent

Spellbook, a pioneer in legal genAI, has launched ‘the first full-fledged AI agent’ for legal work. The agentic capability, branded ‘Associate’, aims to eliminate drudgery and unlock a new level of efficiency for lawyers.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://www.artificiallawyer.com/2024/08/22/spellbook-launches-associate-first-full-fledged-legal-ai-agent/

AI multi-agents with corporate structures

Multi-agents are taking over. Research shows that AI systems with 30+ agents out-performs a simple LLM call in practically any task (see More Agents Is All You Need), reducing hallucinations and improving accuracy.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://alexsima.substack.com/p/ai-multi-agents-with-corporate-structures

Every Leading Large Language Model Leans Left Politically

Large language models (LLMs) are increasingly integrating into everyday life – as chatbots, digital assistants, and internet search guides, for example.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://dailynewsfromaolf.substack.com/p/every-leading-large-language-model

Fascism 2.0 – The changing face of social media censorship

Facebook make only about £34 a year from the average customer in the UK – a little under £3 a month (and that’s before costs) so clearly there is no head-room or motivation, for a human level of customer service or attention.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://off-guardian.org/2024/08/21/fascism-2-0-the-changing-face-of-social-media-censorship/

5 ways talking to Gemini Live is much, much better than using Google Assistant

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission. Learn more. Since Gemini Live became available to me on my Pixel 8 Pro late last week, I’ve found myself using it very often.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://www.androidauthority.com/gemini-live-vs-google-assistant-3472788/

Authors sue Claude AI chatbot creator Anthropic for copyright infringement

A group of authors is suing artificial intelligence startup Anthropic, alleging it committed “large-scale theft” in training its popular chatbot Claude on pirated copies of copyrighted books.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://apnews.com/article/authors-sue-anthropic-claude-ai-chatbot-chatgpt-copyright-54ae787070bdfc8019ab29b70487c02d

The Mantra of This AI Age: Don’t Repeat Yourself

Was this newsletter forwarded to you? Sign up to get it in your inbox. Contrary to popular belief, this generation of artificial intelligence technology is not going to replace every single job. It’s not going to lead employers to fire every knowledge worker.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://every.to/chain-of-thought/the-mantra-of-this-ai-age-don-t-repeat-yourself

British journalist arrested and detained at Heathrow Airport

Richard Medhurst says he was arrested at Heathrow Airport, London, under the Terrorism Act, Sec 12. He believes he is being persecuted because he reports on Palestine. Six police officers were waiting for him at the entrance of the aircraft at Heathrow.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://expose-news.com/2024/08/20/journalist-arrested-and-detained-at-heathrow-airport/

Sam Altman wants to scan your eyeballs using Worldcoin, but governments worldwide crack down on it

Governments worldwide are not buying Sam Altman's Worldcoin initiative, which is a plan to distinguish humans from AI or robots by scanning the eyeballs of every person on earth as a pre-requisite for making crypto payments, according to a Wall Street Journal report.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://www.hindustantimes.com/business/sam-altman-wants-to-scan-your-eyeballs-using-worldcoin-but-governments-worldwide-crack-down-on-it-101724048874295.html

'We're not chasing a technology that is a moral threat to our greatest jewel : human creativity' : Popular digital drawing app Procreate rejects generative AI, here's what creatives are saying

In the video, Cuda said, "I don't like what's happening in the industry, and I don't like what it's doing to artists." When you head to Procreate's AI page, it boldly reads, "Generative AI is ripping the humanity out of things.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://www.laptopmag.com/ai/generative-ai-is-ripping-the-humanity-out-of-things-built-on-a-foundation-of-theft-the-technology-is-steering-us-toward-a-barren-future-popular-digital-drawing-app-procreate-rejects-generative-ai-heres-what-creatives-are-saying

'We're not chasing a technology that is a moral threat to our greatest jewel : human creativity' : Popular digital drawing app Procreate rejects generative AI, here's what creatives are saying

In the video, Cuda said, "I don't like what's happening in the industry, and I don't like what it's doing to artists." When you head to Procreate's AI page, it boldly reads, "Generative AI is ripping the humanity out of things.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://www.laptopmag.com/ai/generative-ai-is-ripping-the-humanity-out-of-things-built-on-a-foundation-of-theft-the-technology-is-steering-us-toward-a-barren-future-popular-digital-drawing-app-procreate-rejects-generative-ai-heres-what-creatives-are-saying

Study suggests that even the best AI models hallucinate a bunch

The research suggest that models aren’t hallucinating much less, despite claims to the contrary from OpenAI, Anthropic and the other big AI players. The U.S.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://techcrunch.com/2024/08/14/study-suggests-that-even-the-best-ai-models-hallucinate-a-bunch/

Generative AI hype is ending – and now the technology might actually become useful

Less than two years ago, the launch of ChatGPT started a generative AI frenzy. Some said the technology would trigger a fourth industrial revolution, completely reshaping the world as we know it. In March 2023, Goldman Sachs predicted 300 million jobs would be lost or degraded due to AI.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://theconversation.com/generative-ai-hype-is-ending-and-now-the-technology-might-actually-become-useful-236940

Build your own AI-powered robot: Hugging Face’s LeRobot tutorial is a game-changer

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ORIGINAL LINK: https://venturebeat.com/ai/build-your-own-ai-powered-robot-hugging-faces-lerobot-tutorial-is-a-game-changer/

As an amateur photographer, Google’s AI photo editing tools make me feel uncomfortable

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission. Learn more. More than a year ago, Google introduced Magic Editor, and some of us here at Android Authority were… discouraged. Us photo purists lamented the loss of authenticity and the dangers of quick-fix editing going mainstream.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://www.androidauthority.com/googles-ai-photo-editing-tools-make-me-uncomfortable-3469021/