Large language models like GPT-4o can perform incredibly complex tasks, but even the top models struggle with some basic reasoning challenges that children can solve. In an interview with CBS, the ‘godfather of AI’, Geoffrey Hinton, said that AI systems…
In a landmark escalation in the battle between the music industry and AI companies, the world’s three largest record labels filed federal lawsuits against text-to-audio platforms Suno and Udio. Udio and Suno are the two most influential AI music generation…
As the era of generative AI marches on, a broad range of companies have joined the fray, and the models themselves have become increasingly diverse. Amidst this AI boom, many companies have touted their models as ‘open source,’ but what…
Anthropic released Claude Sonnet 3.5 which is more powerful, faster, and cheaper than its larger Claude 3 Opus model. When Anthropic released its Claude 3 family of models in March, they came in three variations, Haiku, Sonnet, and Opus, each…
A University of Oxford study developed a means of testing when language models are “unsure” of their output and risk hallucinating. AI “hallucinations” refer to a phenomenon where large language models (LLMs) generate fluent and plausible responses that are not…
Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) introduced “Apple Intelligence,” a suite of AI features designed to transform the iPhone experience. At the core of Apple Intelligence lies a lightweight but powerful AI model with three billion parameters. While this is dwarfed…
Welcome to this week’s roundup of handcrafted AI news. This week AI eavesdropped on elephants. Big Tech companies pulled the plug on their AI plans. And Big Brother got an AI boost to keep a closer eye on you. Let’s…
Imagine being able to predict someone’s anxiety level just by having them rate a few pictures and answer some simple questions. That’s exactly what researchers from the University of Cincinnati and Northwestern University have accomplished with their “Comp Cog AI”…
Ilya Sutskever, the co-founder and former chief scientist of OpenAI, has announced the launch of his new venture, Safe Superintelligence Inc. (SSI). Alongside co-founders Daniel Gross from Y Combinator and ex-OpenAI enginer Daniel Levy, Sutskever aims to address what they…
Researchers have developed an AI-enhanced blood test that can predict the onset of Parkinson’s disease up to seven years before symptoms manifest. The study, led by scientists from University College London (UCL) and the University Medical Center Goettingen in Germany…
A study conducted by Anthropic and other academics found that misspecified training goals and tolerance of sycophancy can cause AI models to game the system to increase rewards. Reinforcement learning through reward functions helps an AI model learn when it…
OpenAI has joined forces with healthcare startup Color Health to embed GPT-4 into an AI-powered “copilot” that assists doctors in developing personalized cancer care plans. The copilot, developed by Color Health, leverages OpenAI’s models to analyze patient data, including personal…
Runway unveiled its latest text-to-video (T2V) generator, called Gen 3 Alpha, and the demos hint that this could be the best AI video generator yet. OpenAI’s Sora wowed us a few months ago but there’s still no word on when…
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that AI could lead to massive job losses, widen inequality, and destabilize societies if governments fail to take proactive measures. In a comprehensive report published today, the IMF outlined the massive potential of…
A new wave of AI-enhanced surveillance is spreading across the US and UK, as private companies and government agencies deploy AI-powered cameras to analyze crowds, detect potential crimes, and even monitor people’s emotional states in public spaces. In the UK,…