Our 110th episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news!
After a 4 month break, we're back with a new co-host, and will resume our regular weekly upload schedule.
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Stories this week:
Applications & Business
BuzzFeed says it will use AI tools from OpenAI to personalize its content)
related : CNET Is Quietly Publishing Entire Articles Generated By AI)
CNET pauses publishing AI-written stories after disclosure controversy)
CNET found errors in more than half of its AI-written stories)
Who owns the generative AI platform?)
Lighting Round
Here’s Why ChatGPT is just the start of the generative AI boom)
Microsoft to Invest $10 Billion in OpenAI, the Creator of ChatGPT)
Generative AI funding exploded over the past 2 years)
After inking its OpenAI deal, Shutterstock rolls out a generative AI toolkit to create images based on text prompts)
Research & Advancements
ChatGPT’s creator made a free tool for detecting AI-generated text)
New AI classifier for indicating AI-written text)
Related: Stanford introduces DetectGPT to help educators fight back against ChatGPT generated papers)
Google created an AI that can generate music from text descriptions, but won’t release it)
Lighting Round
Versatile robo-dog runs through the sandy beach at 3 mile/sec)
AI has designed bacteria-killing proteins from scratch – and they work)
GraphGPT: Extrapolating knowledge graphs from unstructured text)
Machine learning identifies drugs that could potentially help smokers quit)
Policy & Societal Impacts
4chan users embrace AI voice clone tool to generate celebrity hatespeech)
AI-Generated Voice Firm Clamps Down After 4chan Makes Celebrity Voices for Abuse)
Educator considerations for ChatGPT)
Lighting Round
Scores of Stanford students used ChatGPT on final exams, survey suggests) - “Stanford students and professors alike are grappling with the rise of ChatGPT, a chatbot powered by artificial intelligence, and the technology’s implications for education.”
When May a Robot Kill? New DOD Policy Tries to Clarify)
AI-generated art a concern for local artists who say there’s still a need for human creativity)
Robot Cars Are Causing 911 False Alarms in San Francisco)
Art & Fun Stuff
I wrote a short story! - I Think I Am Starting to Fear Death)
Atlas Gets a Grip | Boston Dynamics)
