Vive L’Intelligence Artificielle: Paris emerges as a hub for AI ventures.
Large Language Models (LLMs)

Vive L’Intelligence Artificielle: Paris emerges as a hub for AI ventures.

AI ventures are thriving in the French capital. Paris is host to a crop of young companies that focus on large language models. TechCrunch surveyed the scene.  Paris is well situated for an AI boomlet...

January 3, 20241 min read
GPT-4 Wouldn’t Lie to Me . . . Would It?: Researchers showed how GPT-4 can deceive users without being prompted to do so explicitly
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GPT-4 Wouldn’t Lie to Me . . . Would It?: Researchers showed how GPT-4 can deceive users without being prompted to do so explicitly

It’s well known that large language models can make assertions that are blatantly false. But can they concoct outright lies? In a proof-of-concept demonstration, Jérémy Scheurer, Mikita Balesni, and Marius Hobbhahn at Apollo Research...

January 3, 20243 min read
GPT-4 Wouldn’t Lie to Me . . . Would It?: Researchers showed how GPT-4 can deceive users without being prompted to do so explicitly
Large Language Models (LLMs)

GPT-4 Wouldn’t Lie to Me . . . Would It?: Researchers showed how GPT-4 can deceive users without being prompted to do so explicitly

It’s well known that large language models can make assertions that are blatantly false. But can they concoct outright lies? In a proof-of-concept demonstration, Jérémy Scheurer, Mikita Balesni, and Marius Hobbhahn at Apollo Research...

January 3, 20243 min read
Amazon Joins Chatbot Fray: The pros and cons of Q, Amazon’s new enterprise chatbot
Large Language Models (LLMs)

Amazon Joins Chatbot Fray: The pros and cons of Q, Amazon’s new enterprise chatbot

Amazon launched a chatbot for large companies even as internal tests indicated potential problems. Amazon introduced Q, an AI-powered assistant that enables employees to query documents and corporate systems.

December 6, 20232 min read
Amazon Joins Chatbot Fray: The pros and cons of Q, Amazon’s new enterprise chatbot
Large Language Models (LLMs)

Amazon Joins Chatbot Fray: The pros and cons of Q, Amazon’s new enterprise chatbot

Amazon launched a chatbot for large companies even as internal tests indicated potential problems. Amazon introduced Q, an AI-powered assistant that enables employees to query documents and corporate systems.

December 6, 20232 min read
This Language Model Speaks Robot: PaLM-E, the model that improves robot control with large language model expertise
Large Language Models (LLMs)

This Language Model Speaks Robot: PaLM-E, the model that improves robot control with large language model expertise

A pretrained large language model has helped a robot resolve high-level commands into sequences of subtasks. It can do this more precisely with additional training — both on language-vision tasks and robotics tasks. 

November 29, 20233 min read
This Language Model Speaks Robot: PaLM-E, the model that improves robot control with large language model expertise
Large Language Models (LLMs)

This Language Model Speaks Robot: PaLM-E, the model that improves robot control with large language model expertise

A pretrained large language model has helped a robot resolve high-level commands into sequences of subtasks. It can do this more precisely with additional training — both on language-vision tasks and robotics tasks. 

November 29, 20233 min read
Testing for Large Language Models: Meet Giskard, an automated quality manager for LLMs.
Large Language Models (LLMs)

Testing for Large Language Models: Meet Giskard, an automated quality manager for LLMs.

An open source tool automatically tests language and tabular-data models for social biases and other common issues. Giskard is a software framework that evaluates models using a suite of heuristics and tests based on GPT-4.

November 29, 20232 min read
Testing for Large Language Models: Meet Giskard, an automated quality manager for LLMs.
Large Language Models (LLMs)

Testing for Large Language Models: Meet Giskard, an automated quality manager for LLMs.

An open source tool automatically tests language and tabular-data models for social biases and other common issues. Giskard is a software framework that evaluates models using a suite of heuristics and tests based on GPT-4.

November 29, 20232 min read
Industrial Strength Language Model: Siemens and Microsoft launch GPT-powered Copilot for manufacturing machinery.
Large Language Models (LLMs)

Industrial Strength Language Model: Siemens and Microsoft launch GPT-powered Copilot for manufacturing machinery.

ChatGPT is pitching in on the assembly line. Siemens and Microsoft launched a joint pilot program of a GPT-powered model for controlling manufacturing machinery. German automotive parts manufacturer Schaeffler is testing the system in its factories, as is Siemens itself. 

November 29, 20231 min read
Industrial Strength Language Model: Siemens and Microsoft launch GPT-powered Copilot for manufacturing machinery.
Large Language Models (LLMs)

Industrial Strength Language Model: Siemens and Microsoft launch GPT-powered Copilot for manufacturing machinery.

ChatGPT is pitching in on the assembly line. Siemens and Microsoft launched a joint pilot program of a GPT-powered model for controlling manufacturing machinery. German automotive parts manufacturer Schaeffler is testing the system in its factories, as is Siemens itself. 

November 29, 20231 min read
Doctors Wary of Medical AI Devices: U.S. regulatory system criticized for approving AI medical devices without transparency.
Large Language Models (LLMs)

Doctors Wary of Medical AI Devices: U.S. regulatory system criticized for approving AI medical devices without transparency.

The United States’ regulatory regime may not be clear or flexible enough to ensure the safety of AI-powered medical devices. Physicians and other health professionals believe that U.S. regulators have approved AI-powered medical products without proper oversight or disclosure.

November 29, 20232 min read
Doctors Wary of Medical AI Devices: U.S. regulatory system criticized for approving AI medical devices without transparency.
Large Language Models (LLMs)

Doctors Wary of Medical AI Devices: U.S. regulatory system criticized for approving AI medical devices without transparency.

The United States’ regulatory regime may not be clear or flexible enough to ensure the safety of AI-powered medical devices. Physicians and other health professionals believe that U.S. regulators have approved AI-powered medical products without proper oversight or disclosure.

November 29, 20232 min read
The CEO Is O̶u̶t̶ In: All about the leadership shakeup at OpenAI
Large Language Models (LLMs)

The CEO Is O̶u̶t̶ In: All about the leadership shakeup at OpenAI

OpenAI abruptly fired and rehired its CEO Sam Altman, capping five days of chaos within the company. On Friday, the OpenAI board of directors — whose membership since has changed — ousted CEO and co-founder Sam Altman from his leadership position and his seat on the board.

November 22, 20233 min read
The CEO Is O̶u̶t̶ In: All about the leadership shakeup at OpenAI
Large Language Models (LLMs)

The CEO Is O̶u̶t̶ In: All about the leadership shakeup at OpenAI

OpenAI abruptly fired and rehired its CEO Sam Altman, capping five days of chaos within the company. On Friday, the OpenAI board of directors — whose membership since has changed — ousted CEO and co-founder Sam Altman from his leadership position and his seat on the board.

November 22, 20233 min read

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