McDonald’s gets quirky, testing job seekers with AI personality quizzes.

TLDR: McDonald’s, Olive Garden, and FedEx are requiring job applicants to take AI personality tests as part of their hiring process. Paradox.ai, a “conversational recruiting software” company, is providing these tests, which include strange personality assessments featuring images of blue-skinned humanoid aliens. The tests ask applicants to identify with the images and respond with “Me” … Read more McDonald’s gets quirky, testing job seekers with AI personality quizzes.

AI warning: societal misalignments may make it dangerously unpredictable.

TLDR: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman warns of the potential dangers of artificial intelligence (AI) due to “societal misalignments.” Altman calls for the creation of an oversight body, similar to the International Atomic Energy Agency, to regulate the advancement of AI. Altman believes that regulation should not be left solely to the AI industry itself. OpenAI, … Read more AI warning: societal misalignments may make it dangerously unpredictable.

OpenAI Chair Bret Taylor to step away from Sierra overlap.

TLDR: – Bret Taylor, the Chair of OpenAI, has launched a new AI startup called Sierra. – Sierra has already raised $110 million in funding from Sequoia Capital and Benchmark. – Taylor does not see a conflict between his role at OpenAI and at Sierra and will recuse himself whenever there is potential overlap. Bret … Read more OpenAI Chair Bret Taylor to step away from Sierra overlap.

Tech firms unite against AI election manipulation with groundbreaking accord.

TLDR: At least six major technology companies, including Adobe, Google, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI, and TikTok, plan to sign an agreement to combat the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to disrupt democratic elections. The companies are working together to prevent AI-generated election trickery and will present details of the agreement at the Munich Security Conference. Attempts … Read more Tech firms unite against AI election manipulation with groundbreaking accord.

AI, regulate or not? That’s the burning quandary, my friends.

TLDR: New Hampshire residents received robocalls impersonating President Biden and encouraging them not to vote in the primary election. An investigation identified the source as Texas-based Life Corporation and an individual named Walter Monk. All 50 state attorneys general’s offices, the FCC, and private organizations are working together to address the issue. The use of … Read more AI, regulate or not? That’s the burning quandary, my friends.

Unleash AI’s power, don’t let monopolies take control.

TLDR: This article explores the issue of monopolization in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) and argues that AI is too important to be controlled by a few large companies. The author highlights the potential dangers of allowing a single company or small group of companies to dominate AI research and development, and emphasizes the … Read more Unleash AI’s power, don’t let monopolies take control.

AI chatbots: Nonstop conversing, no crashes. Embrace the new way!

TL;DR: – Researchers at MIT have developed a solution to a problem that can cause AI chatbots to crash during long conversations. – The team found that when the cache of a large language model is full, the first pieces of data are sometimes bumped out, causing the model to fail. – The researchers developed … Read more AI chatbots: Nonstop conversing, no crashes. Embrace the new way!

Protesters rally, denouncing OpenAI’s military AI and AGI ambitions.

TLDR: A group of protesters gathered outside the OpenAI office to demonstrate against the company’s development of artificial intelligence (AI) The protesters are calling for a halt to the development of AI that could lead to machines surpassing human intelligence (AGI) and are opposing any military affiliations The demonstration was organized in response to OpenAI … Read more Protesters rally, denouncing OpenAI’s military AI and AGI ambitions.

AI: Arm’s shares soar as UK chip designer nearly doubles

UK chip designer Arm Holdings has seen its stock market value almost double in less than a week as investors bet on the artificial intelligence (AI) boom. Chips designed by Arm already power almost every smartphone in the world. Arm’s stock market value has almost doubled in less than a week Investors are betting on … Read more AI: Arm’s shares soar as UK chip designer nearly doubles