AI News Roundup – October 11, 2024
AI ‘Godfather’ Yoshua Bengio: We’re ‘creating monsters more powerful than us’
Yoshua Bengio, a pioneer in AI, warns about the potential for AI to concentrate power dangerously. He emphasizes the need for caution as AI technology continues to advance
yahoo!finance
Oct 11, 2024
The hidden virosphere: AI helps discover more than 160,000 new virus species
AI has discovered over 160,000 new RNA viruses, dramatically expanding our understanding of life on Earth
phys.org
Oct 09, 2024
ChatGPT and other AI tools are full of hidden racial biases
English-language bots may harshly judge people who use a Black dialect
science news explores
Oct 09, 2024
A matter of taste: Electronic tongue reveals AI inner thoughts
Researchers developed an electronic tongue that can identify various liquid samples using artificial intelligence
Pennstate university
Oct 09, 2024
Bitcoin Miners at a Crossroads: Gain Market Share or Go All-In on AI?
Investors rewarded mining companies that have diversified into AI and high-performance computing
coindesk
Oct 08, 2024
Nobel prize for physics goes to pair who invented key AI techniques
Hopfield and Hinton, pioneers in machine learning, win Nobel Prize for AI breakthroughs. Their work laid the foundation for models like ChatGPT
newscientist
Oct 08, 2024
How in-house lawyers can use the power of AI on Westlaw Precision with CoCounsel
Legal professionals see AI potential but worry about accuracy. Westlaw Precision with CoCounsel can help legal researchers improve efficiency and accuracy
thomson reuters
Oct 08, 2024
Hugging Face cofounder Thomas Wolf says open-source AI’s benefits far outweigh its risks
Thomas Wolf advocates for open-source AI models for democratization, security, and environmental benefits
fortune
Oct 08, 2024
Artificial intelligence: rooting out bias and stereotypes
As online tools using various forms of artificial intelligence become increasingly common, calls are growing for more action to ensure that they do not create or perpetuate stereotypes and gender bias
united nations
Oct 08, 2024
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt says we should go all in on building AI data centers because ‘we are never going to meet our climate goals anyway’
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt prioritizes AI development over climate goals, believing AI can eventually solve climate challenges
business insider
Oct 06, 2024
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