Yes, the George Carlin AI-Generated Comedy Special Was Fake. But AI Can Still Be Funnier Than Humans. Tim McMillan·July 5, 2024Research finds that AI-generated jokes are as funny, if not funnier, than human ones, challenging beliefs AI and emotion.
“Gendered” AI Partner Boosts Participation and Productivity From Women in Team Projects Kenna Hughes-Castleberry·June 18, 2024Cornell researchers found that women team members tended to participate more when an AI partner also sounded female.
ChatGPT “Major Outage” Raises Questions Amid Whistleblower Warnings of “Reckless” Race Toward AI Dominance Micah Hanks·June 5, 2024OpenAI’s ChatGPT is now back online following what the AI company behind the popular chatbot called a “major outage” that occurred on Tuesday.
AI Superintelligence Alert: Expert Warns of Uncontrollable Risks, Calling It a Potential ‘An Existential Catastrophe’ Tim McMillan·February 28, 2024AI safety expert highlights the uncontrollable risks of AI superintelligence, warning it poses an existential threat.
Global Conflict From AI? The Startling Decisions AI Makes in Wargame Simulations Micah Hanks·February 8, 2024This week, we look at the question of whether AI might be able to provoke a global conflict based on recent wargame simulations.
On the Eve of An A.I. ‘Extinction Risk’? In 2023, Advancements in A.I. Signaled Promise, and Prompted Warnings from Global Leaders Chrissy Newton·December 29, 2023In 2023, the advancement of AI has prompted concerns among government officials worldwide, who increasingly warn about potential threats to humanity.
Generative AI Chatbots Can Already Match Our Capabilities in This Key Area of Human Intelligence, Studies Reveal Tim McMillan·December 8, 2023New studies show Generative Artificial Intelligence, like ChatGPT-4, achieving human-level creativity, challenging traditional views
AI Systems Like ChatGPT Have a ‘Dark’ Side, and Researchers are Sounding the Alarm on Their Cyberattack Potential Tim McMillan·October 26, 2023New research into potential risks in Text-to-SQL AI models is revealing cybersecurity concerns with AI systems like ChatGPT.
US Space Force Internal Memo Warns Guardians of “Strategic Pause” in the Use of Generative AI Micah Hanks·October 13, 2023The U.S. Space Force has issued a temporary ban on the use of web-based generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools.
AI Artists Advocate for Inclusion in Open Letter to Congress MJ Banias·September 8, 2023In a move that underscores the evolving landscape of the art world, a group of professional AI artists have penned an open letter to the US Congress.
Amidst Controversy, Google Has a New Secret Project to Help it Dominate the AI Landscape Micah Hanks·August 17, 2023Google is reportedly working on a new secret AI project amidst turmoil in the tech industry's race toward AI dominance.
Can You Tell the Difference? Unsettling Study Reveals AI’s Aptitude For Producing Disinformation Tim McMillan·July 25, 2023New study explores how AI text generators impact information perception and whether people can tell AI-generated truth from disinformation.
Artists Beware: “Game Changer” Test Results Show AI is More Creative Than 99% of Humans Christopher Plain·July 6, 2023AI tool ChatGPT has been shown to be more creative than 99% of humans who underwent the same standardized test for creativity.
Does ChatGPT Really Want to Save Humanity, or is This a Trap? This week on The Debrief Weekly Report... MJ Banias and Stephanie Gerk·June 16, 2023SUBSCRIBE TO ‘THE DEBRIEF WEEKLY REPORT’: Apple Podcasts | Spotify On today’s episode, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe made its closest run...
ChatGPT Just Helped Build a Food Harvesting Robot to Save Humanity Researchers asked the AI, "what are the greatest future challenges for humanity?" MJ Banias·June 8, 2023Researchers used the ChatGPT AI to build a robot that picks tomatoes, in order to save humanity.
A Warning From The Godfather of Artificial Intelligence Micah Hanks·May 4, 2023The "Godfather of A.I." has taken a big step back to warn us about the potential perils such technology might ensure in the years ahead.
AI-Powered Coding Revolution: ChatGPT, a Game Changer for Software Developers Corey Gaspard·April 17, 2023“Is ChatGPT coming for my job”? Some longtime developers are wondering... it's time to address the AI elephant in the room.
Will Future AI Systems be Legally Liable? Avi Loeb·April 4, 2023Future risks from AI systems may include controlling WMDs and the forgery of scientific results. Who should be held liable for such actions?
Bard is Born: Introducing Google’s Newest High-Performance Chatbot Micah Hanks·March 23, 2023This week we look at Google's announcement that it will soon begin opening access to Bard, its newest and most advanced chatbot.
Breakout Tech: Here Are Some of the Key Developments and Technologies to Watch in 2023 Clayton Morris·February 3, 2023As we look at the technological advancements that lay ahead in the coming year, we’re faced with a time-honored question: at what cost?
ChatGPT: Does This Clever Chatbot Mark the Dawn of a New Era in AI? Micah Hanks·February 2, 2023This week, we look at OpenAI’s impressive chatbot ChatGPT, and what it told The Debrief in a series of candid responses to our questions.