🎓 How Yale is approaching AI + 💻 How the US can enforce AI standards.Plus: 🧰 Slides and Presentation tools, AI for Biology, and CyberCrime at an all-time high.
Happy Labor Day Everyone 🛠️, As we honor the achievements of the labor movement, we must also recognize that the nature of "work" is transforming thanks to technological advancements. While the holiday celebrates the dignity of work and how economic gains are created by workers, the reality is that automation and generative AI models are rapidly changing the employment landscape. Jobs that once required human effort are increasingly being handled by machines. Yet rather than resist this shift, we must adapt - by focusing on uniquely human skills like creativity and empathy that technology cannot replicate. Our publication will continue covering major strides in tech, highlighting ways to rapidly reskill and stay competitive in this fast-evolving world. The future of labor may look very different in years to come. But by embracing change proactively, we can ensure to still earn a decent living and drive prosperity. This Labor Day, let's honor work's contributions while also envisioning the evolution of work. This is what’s on the menu today:
💪🏽 Important AI News and Trends.
🌐 Web3 and Tech news.
🧰 AI Tools of the DaySlides and Presentations
🎓 How Yale approaches ChatGPTYale never considered banning ChatGPT, instead wanting to encourage experimentation and discussion around AI's societal impacts. The school stresses reexamining course goals in light of AI capabilities and justifying human learning.
Yale is concerned about student privacy risks from generative models but feels banning technology is premature. Cheating worries are secondary to addressing root causes like mental health crises. Yale advises faculty to engage with the tech and get guidance from students who are already adept users. Overall the school aims to prepare students for an AI-integrated world by working with the technology responsibly rather than rejecting it outright. 💻 How the US should use chip leadership to enforce AI standards.Mustafa Suleyman, co-founder of DeepMind, argues the US should leverage its dominance in AI chips like Nvidia's to enforce minimum global standards for artificial intelligence use. He proposes restricting sales of Nvidia chips to buyers who pledge to use AI safely and ethically, basically using the chips as chokepoints. No regulation, No chips… Suleyman believes rapid AI advances warrant action before systems become too complex to control in the next decade. He advocates tech companies taking more responsibility through transparency and audits. While supporting recent voluntary industry commitments, Suleyman argues comprehensive US legislation is unlikely and calls for a new global AI oversight institution. Overall he warns unchecked AI risks outrunning regulatory efforts and urges the US to assert global leadership. 😂 Meme of the Day
📰 Publications I am currently reading and recommending:
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Monday, September 4, 2023
🎓 How Yale is approaching AI + 💻 How the US can enforce AI standards.
Friday, September 1, 2023
🤷♂️ Meta and Fairness, Really? + 🗳️ How will AI affect the Elections of 2024?
🤷♂️ Meta and Fairness, Really? + 🗳️ How will AI affect the Elections of 2024?Plus: 🔒 Can the US Copyright Office really tame Generative AI? and 👩🏫 “ChatGPT in the classroom.” A guide for Teachers.
Welcome everyone, Hard to see Meta and Fairness in the same sentence, but they have released a tool to detect AI fairness, we’ll explain. Can the government fix the AI copyright problem? and how teachers can use AI to enhance their work.
💪🏽 Important AI News and Trends.
🌐 Web3 and Tech news.
🤷♂️ No, Really. Meta introduces tool to evaluate fairness in AIMeta and Fairness do not go very well together. However, they have introduced an AI benchmark named FACET to evaluate fairness in AI models that classify and detect objects, including people. Comprising 32K images with labeled attributes, FACET assesses biases and offers insights into AI fairness. However, Meta's history with responsible AI has faced criticism. FACET provides a tool for evaluating AI fairness, though questions about data sourcing remain. 🧰 AI Tools of the DaySales and Marketing (pt. 3).
🗳️ Will AI affect the Elections of 2024?Advancements in generative AI are sparking concerns about a surge in disinformation, posing a heightened threat to global elections in 2024. The Economist highlights that while AI could facilitate the proliferation of fabricated content, voters' resistance to persuasion and the presence of existing tools contribute to the dissemination of falsehoods. While AI cannot solely be held accountable for voter manipulation and the spread of misinformation, it undeniably streamlines the amplification of malicious political campaigns.
Deepfakes, voice cloning, and rapid content creation are made effortless by AI, raising questions about whether AI-enhanced propaganda would yield a definitive advantage or merely exacerbate information overload. Amid fears of personalized manipulation, social platforms and AI companies are striving to monitor political abuse, even as stringent regulation presents its own drawbacks. Ultimately, the impact on politics stems from human actions, with or without the influence of AI technology. 🔒 Can the US Copyright Office really tame Generative AI?The US Copyright Office is moving forward with new regulations for generative AI by inviting public comments until October 18. This step comes in response to debates about AI's impact on creative industries.
The goal is to address concerns about copyrighted works used to train AI models, liability, and AI's imitation of human artists' styles. As we have shared, media companies and thousands of sites have blocked AI crawlers to protect their content, but this marks a significant development in adapting copyright rules to the challenges posed by generative AI, we wonder if this is enough and if government officials truly understand what is at stake. 👩🏫 “ChatGPT in the classroom.” A guide for Teachers.In our previous installment, we shared an article about AI in education, highlighting the importance of training teachers to use the latest technologies to adapt to this new AI era. And now OpenAI has released “ChatGPT in the classroom.” To equip educators with suggested prompts, a clear understanding of ChatGPT's capabilities and limitations, insights into the effectiveness of AI detectors, and insights into addressing bias. This series shows how educators are employing ChatGPT to role-play challenging conversations, create dynamic quizzes and lesson plans, assist non-English speakers, and foster critical thinking skills. Check it out here. 😂 Meme of the Day
📰 Publications I am currently reading and recommending:
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