‘Godfather of AI’ shortens odds of the technology wiping out humanity over next 30 years

The British-Canadian computer scientist often touted as a “godfather” of artificial intelligence has shortened the odds of AI wiping out humanity over the next three decades, warning the pace of change in the technology is “much faster” than expected.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/dec/27/godfather-of-ai-raises-odds-of-the-technology-wiping-out-humanity-over-next-30-years

From passwords to medical records,10 things to never say to AI bots

This is a heartbreaking story out of Florida. Megan Garcia thought her 14-year-old son was spending all his time playing video games. She had no idea he was having abusive, in-depth and sexual conversations with a chatbot powered by the app Character AI.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://www.yahoo.com/tech/passwords-medical-records-10-things-100306799.html

🧮 Google's quantum computer performs calculation in 5 minutes that would take longer than the universe's existence for a supercomputer

Google's new quantum computer solved a calculation in five minutes that would take longer than the universe's existence to solve with a regular supercomputer. The time it would take the supercomputer to do the calculation is nearly a million billion times longer than the age of the universe.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://www.warpnews.org/innovation/googles-quantum-computer-performs-calculation-that-takes-longer-than-the-universes-existence-2/

Most people scorn AI hallucinations, but researchers love them—and one scientist says they helped him win his Nobel Prize

BYNobel Prize in Chemistry 2024 co-laureate David Baker gestures as he gives his Nobel Prize lecture in Aula Magna, Stockholm University, Sweden, on December 8, 2024.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://fortune.com/2024/12/24/ai-hallucinations-good-for-research-science-inventions-discoveries/

AI Agents Will Be Manipulation Engines

Surrendering to algorithmic agents risks putting us under their influence.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://www.wired.com/story/ai-agents-personal-assistants-manipulation-engines/

The Problem With Counterfeit People

Companies using AI to generate fake people are committing an immoral act of vandalism, and should be held liable.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2023/05/problem-counterfeit-people/674075/

Study reveals AI chatbots can detect race, but racial bias reduces response empathy

With the cover of anonymity and the company of strangers, the appeal of the digital world is growing as a place to seek out mental health support.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://news.mit.edu/2024/study-reveals-ai-chatbots-can-detect-race-but-racial-bias-reduces-response-empathy-1216

Researchers Reveal Startling Psychology Behind How AI Biases Affect Humans

AI systems can magnify even the smallest biases, increasing biased beliefs in humans, according to new research published in Nature Human Behavior. In the past, a wealth of psychological and sociological research has investigated how humans influence one another.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://thedebrief.org/researchers-reveal-startling-psychology-behind-how-ai-biases-affect-humans/

Google is using Anthropic’s Claude to improve its Gemini AI

Contractors working to improve Google’s Gemini AI are comparing its answers against outputs produced by Anthropic’s competitor model Claude, according to internal correspondence seen by TechCrunch.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://techcrunch.com/2024/12/24/google-is-using-anthropics-claude-to-improve-its-gemini-ai/

Sam Altman predicts superintelligence will trigger a 10x surge in AI breakthroughs — each year as revolutionary as a decade

As 2024 ends, top AI labs, including OpenAI (and by extension, Microsoft), Google, Anthropic, and more, have been on top of their game in the AI arms race.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/sam-altman-predicts-superintelligence-will-trigger-a-10x-surge-in-technological-breakthroughs

Former Google lead says we should "seriously think" about pulling the plug on AI once it starts self-improving : "It’s going to be very difficult to maintain that balance"

Aside from the safety and privacy concerns, the possibility of generative AI ending humanity remains a critical riddle as technology rapidly advances.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/former-google-lead-seriously-think-about-pulling-the-plug-on-ai