Category: artificial intelligence (AI)

‘There’s the Possibility That AIs Will Run Out of Control’: Bill Gates

Bill Gates recently praised the evolution of artificial intelligence, his relationship with OpenAI, and gave a short warning on the situation being portrayed differently by other subject experts, including Elon Musk. The Microsoft co-founder started out his March 21 GatesNotes post on AI in a hopeful tone: “The development of AI is as fundamental as…


LIVE NOW: NTD Business (March 29): Over 1,000 Sign Petition to Pause AI Training; Senator Accuses Starbucks of Union Busting

Elon Musk and Steve Wozniak join over a thousand people in a petition against further AI training. They say AI has profound risks to humanity and that even governments should step in to stop development. We have the two most popular chatbots compete. Find out which one has better advice for influencers if TikTok is banned. Starbucks’…


NTD Business (March 29): Over 1,000 Sign Petition to Pause AI Training; Senator Accuses Starbucks of Union Busting

Elon Musk and Steve Wozniak join over a thousand people in a petition against further AI training. They say AI has profound risks to humanity and that even governments should step in to stop development. We have the two most popular chatbots compete. Find out which one has better advice for influencers if TikTok is banned. Starbucks’…


Elon Musk Leads Joins Over 1,000 Experts Calling for Pause on Advanced AI Development

Twitter CEO Elon Musk has joined dozens of artificial intelligence (AI) experts and industry executives in signing an open letter calling on all AI labs to “immediately pause” training of systems more powerful than Chat GPT-4 for at least six months. The letter, issued by the non-profit Future of Life Institute, has been signed by more than 1,100…


Elon Musk Joins Over 1,000 Experts Calling for Pause on Advanced AI Development

Twitter CEO Elon Musk has joined dozens of artificial intelligence (AI) experts and industry executives in signing an open letter calling on all AI labs to “immediately pause” training of systems more powerful than Chat GPT-4 for at least six months. The letter, issued by the non-profit Future of Life Institute, has been signed by more than 1,100…


NTD Business (March 16): Big Lenders Rescue First Republic Bank; Microsoft 365 AI for Creative Office Work

The banking sector unrest could be hiding a bigger problem in the U.S. economy, according to an analyst. It has to do with how we approach financial assets. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is telling lawmakers the U.S. banking system is stable, amid fears of a banking crisis. Another bank rescued: First Republic Bank gets a…


How Dangerous Is AI, and Will It Really Take Your Job?

Commentary Artificial intelligence (AI), we’re told, will probably destroy humanity. Then again, those in the know tell us that it probably won’t. One thing AI will definitely do, though, is take our jobs, leaving a mass of unemployed, utterly useless individuals in its wake. Right? The truth, though, is far more nuanced than some reports…


Researchers Making Use of AI to Talk to Animals: University of British Columbia Professor

Scientists are beginning to leverage artificial intelligence to understand communication between animals ranging from bats to sperm whales, while some researchers are demonstrating how such technologies can be used to manipulate creatures. One method of investigating animal sounds is through bioacoustics which uses digital recorders on animals or near animal habitats to record sounds made…


Those Who ‘Master’ Artificial Intelligence, Synthetic Biology Will Be ‘Master of the ‘World’: Klaus Schwab

Klaus Schwab, chairman of the World Economic Forum (WEF), during an event in Dubai, called on global governments to work together and control new technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) to decide the fate of humankind, contradicting Musk’s recent warning at the same event. In 2015, Schwab wrote a book called The Fourth Industrial Revolution, in…


Technology Cannot Resolve Political Polarization, ‘Can’t Blame AI’ for Jan. 6: Bill Gates

Bill Gates has rejected the notion that technology would somehow help end “political polarization,” insisting that AI is not to be blamed for the Jan. 6 incident, and stated that AI-fuelled misinformation could become a problem in the future. During an interview with German news media outlet Handelsblatt, the Microsoft co-founder was asked about the…