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We can be irreverent in deflating #AIhype, but we do it because the harms are real and present. Especially when LLMs are presented as useful to vulnerable populations. @alex l and I were fortunate to discuss with Hannah Zeavin on #MAIHT3k episode 13:
Thx to Christie Taylor for production!
Episode 13: Beware The Robo-Therapist (feat. Hannah Zeavin), June 8 2023 - Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000
Emily and Alex talk to UC Berkeley scholar Hannah Zeavin about the case of the National Eating Disorders Association helpline, which tried to replace human volunteers with a chatbot--and why the datafication and automation of mental health service...Buzzsprout
"Don't Be A Lawyer, ChatGPT"
Where @alex and I were joined by @kendraserra who shared their brilliance to help us take down AI hype about legal applications.
https://www.buzzsprout.com/2126417/13414023-episode-10-don-t-be-a-lawyer-chatgpt-march-3-2023
#MAIHT3k #AIhype
Thanks, as always, to Christie Taylor for production!
Episode 10: Don't Be A Lawyer, ChatGPT. March 3, 2023 - Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000
Alex and Emily are taking AI to court! Amid big claims about LLMs, a look at the facts about ChatGPT, legal expertise, and what the bar exam actually tells you about someone's ability to practice law--with help from Harvard legal and technology sc...Buzzsprout
"The ChatGPT Awakens"
When @alex and I started this show to dismantle #AIhype in August 2022 little did we know just how high bullshit mountain was going to get...
https://www.buzzsprout.com/2126417/13347091-episode-8-the-chatgpt-awakens-january-20-2023
w/ thanks to Christie Taylor for production!
#MAIHT3k
Episode 8: The ChatGPT Awakens, January 20, 2023 - Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000
New year, new hype? As the world gets swept up in the fervor over ChatGPT of late 2022, Emily and Alex give a deep sigh and begin to unpack the wave of fresh enthusiasm over large language models and the "chat" format specifically.Plus, more fresh...Buzzsprout
https://journal.getabstract.com/en/2023/08/03/if-it-sounds-like-sci-fi-it-probably-is/
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“If It Sounds Like Sci-Fi, It Probably Is” | Journal by getAbstract
Linguistics professor Emily Bender separates fact from the hype surrounding Large Language Model AI.Journal by getAbstract
Join me and @alex for a roast of Meta's short-lived LLM "Galactica" and how it was misleadingly marketed.
https://www.buzzsprout.com/2126417/13237698-episode-6-stochastic-parrot-galactica-november-23-2022
#AIHype #MAIHT3k
Episode 6: Stochastic Parrot Galactica, November 23, 2022 - Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000
Emily and Alex discuss MetaAI's bullshit science paper generator, Galactica, along with its defenders. Plus, where could AI actually help scientific research? And more Fresh AI Hell. References:Imre Lakatos on research programsShah, Chirag and Em...Buzzsprout
Uh, accurate, transparent and interpretable make sense. "Safe", depending on what they imagine is "unsafe". "Aligned" is a codeword for weird AGI fantasies. And "loyal" conjures up autonomous, sentient entities. #AIhype
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So, into the #AIhype. It starts with "AI systems with human-competitive intelligence can pose profound risks to society and humanity, as shown by extensive research[1]".
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![Screencap: "AI systems with human-competitive intelligence can pose profound risks to society and humanity, as shown by extensive research[1] and acknowledged by top AI labs.[2] As stated in the widely-endorsed Asilomar AI Principles, Advanced AI could represent a profound change in the history of life on Earth, and should be planned for and managed with commensurate care and resources. Unfortunately, this level of planning and management is not happening, even though recent months have seen AI labs locked in an out-of-control race to develop and deploy ever more powerful digital minds that no one – not even their creators – can understand, predict, or reliably control."](https://cdn.masto.host/daircommunitysocial/media_attachments/files/110/104/543/643/183/928/original/749fa4d65f8fc6f4.png "Screencap: \"AI systems with human-competitive intelligence can pose profound risks to society and humanity, as shown by extensive research[1] and acknowledged by top AI labs.[2] As stated in the widely-endorsed Asilomar AI Principles, Advanced AI could represent a profound change in the history of life on Earth, and should be planned for and managed with commensurate care and resources. Unfortunately, this level of planning and management is not happening, even though recent months have seen AI labs locked in an out-of-control race to develop and deploy ever more powerful digital minds that no one – not even their creators – can understand, predict, or reliably control.\"")
First, for context, note that URL? The Future of Life Institute is a longtermist operation. You know, the people who are focused on maximizing the happiness of billions of future beings who live in computer simulations.
https://futureoflife.org/open-letter/pause-giant-ai-experiments/
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Pause Giant AI Experiments: An Open Letter - Future of Life Institute
We call on all AI labs to immediately pause for at least 6 months the training of AI systems more powerful than GPT-4.Future of Life Institute