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Future of AI

News on Artificial Intelligence in Education and Libraries

Wednesday, June 12, 2024

Apple will let users opt out of ChatGPT integration. It's a 'brilliant' move to calm mounting AI privacy concerns, analyst says

Apple has officially entered the AI wars, announcing a series of coming artificial intelligence features, including an anticipated collaboration with OpenAI that could magnify mounting privacy concerns within the tech sector.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://www.businessinsider.com/apple-openai-chatgpt-integration-privacy-opt-out-safety-concerns-2024-6

New algorithm discovers language just by watching videos

Mark Hamilton, an MIT PhD student in electrical engineering and computer science and affiliate of MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), wants to use machines to understand how animals communicate.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://news.mit.edu/2024/denseav-algorithm-discovers-language-just-watching-videos-0611

Apple’s AI, Apple Intelligence, is boring and practical — that’s why it works

Artificial intelligence, for all its wonders, is starting to get a bad reputation among consumers. AI chatbots are prone to hallucinate — that is, make up the answers when they don’t know how to respond, confidently presenting incorrect information as if it were a fact.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://techcrunch.com/2024/06/11/apples-ai-apple-intelligence-is-boring-and-practical-thats-why-it-works/

AI Decodes Sperm Whale Language, Revealing a Complex System of Communication

Researchers from MIT’s CSAIL and Project CETI use machine learning to decode the “sperm whale phonetic alphabet,” revealing complex communication patterns, deepening our understanding of animal language systems.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://scitechdaily.com/ai-decodes-sperm-whale-language-revealing-a-complex-system-of-communication/

This Week in AI with Reed Hepler and Steve Hargadon (June 11, 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/2024/06/this-week-in-ai-with-reed-hepler-and_12.html

Apple execs explain why its AI is different from competitors

Apple fully embraced artificial intelligence on Monday, as company executives explained the features and reasoning behind Apple Intelligence, the company's new AI software suite.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://www.cnbc.com/2024/06/11/apple-intelligence-apple-execs-explain-why-its-ai-is-different.html