Chatbot Cage Match: Chatbot Arena compares chatbots side-by-side.
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Chatbot Cage Match: Chatbot Arena compares chatbots side-by-side.

A new online tool ranks chatbots by pitting them against each other in head-to-head competitions. Chatbot Arena allows users to prompt two large language models simultaneously and identify the one that delivers the best responses.

July 19, 20231 min read
Chatbot Cage Match: Chatbot Arena compares chatbots side-by-side.
Tech & Society

Chatbot Cage Match: Chatbot Arena compares chatbots side-by-side.

A new online tool ranks chatbots by pitting them against each other in head-to-head competitions. Chatbot Arena allows users to prompt two large language models simultaneously and identify the one that delivers the best responses.

July 19, 20231 min read
Copyright Owners Take AI to Court: Artists and writers sue big tech companies over copyright infringement.
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Copyright Owners Take AI to Court: Artists and writers sue big tech companies over copyright infringement.

AI models that generate text, images, and other types of media are increasingly under attack by owners of copyrights to material included in their training data. Writers and artists filed a new spate of lawsuits alleging that AI companies violated their copyrights...

July 19, 20233 min read
Copyright Owners Take AI to Court: Artists and writers sue big tech companies over copyright infringement.
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Copyright Owners Take AI to Court: Artists and writers sue big tech companies over copyright infringement.

AI models that generate text, images, and other types of media are increasingly under attack by owners of copyrights to material included in their training data. Writers and artists filed a new spate of lawsuits alleging that AI companies violated their copyrights...

July 19, 20233 min read
Language Models’ Impact on Jobs: The occupations likely to be most affected by language models
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Language Models’ Impact on Jobs: The occupations likely to be most affected by language models

Telemarketers and college professors are most likely to find their jobs changing due to advances in language modeling, according to a new study. Researchers projected the jobs and industries in the U.S. likely to be most affected by language models.

July 12, 20232 min read
Language Models’ Impact on Jobs: The occupations likely to be most affected by language models
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Language Models’ Impact on Jobs: The occupations likely to be most affected by language models

Telemarketers and college professors are most likely to find their jobs changing due to advances in language modeling, according to a new study. Researchers projected the jobs and industries in the U.S. likely to be most affected by language models.

July 12, 20232 min read
Stable Biases: Stable Diffusion may amplify biases in its training data.
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Stable Biases: Stable Diffusion may amplify biases in its training data.

Stable Diffusion may amplify biases in its training data in ways that promote deeply ingrained social stereotypes.

July 12, 20233 min read
Stable Biases: Stable Diffusion may amplify biases in its training data.
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Stable Biases: Stable Diffusion may amplify biases in its training data.

Stable Diffusion may amplify biases in its training data in ways that promote deeply ingrained social stereotypes.

July 12, 20233 min read
Making Government Multilingual: This app is bridging the language gap between the Indian government and its citizens
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Making Government Multilingual: This app is bridging the language gap between the Indian government and its citizens

An app is bridging the language gap between the Indian government and its citizens, who speak a wide variety of languages. Jugalbandi helps Indians learn about government services, which typically are described online in English and Hindi, in their native tongues.

July 5, 20232 min read
Making Government Multilingual: This app is bridging the language gap between the Indian government and its citizens
Tech & Society

Making Government Multilingual: This app is bridging the language gap between the Indian government and its citizens

An app is bridging the language gap between the Indian government and its citizens, who speak a wide variety of languages. Jugalbandi helps Indians learn about government services, which typically are described online in English and Hindi, in their native tongues.

July 5, 20232 min read
The Secret Life of Data Labelers: The concerning working conditions of data labelers
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The Secret Life of Data Labelers: The concerning working conditions of data labelers

The business of supplying labeled data for building AI systems is a global industry. But the people who do the labeling face challenges that impinge on the quality of both their work and their lives.

July 5, 20233 min read
The Secret Life of Data Labelers: The concerning working conditions of data labelers
Tech & Society

The Secret Life of Data Labelers: The concerning working conditions of data labelers

The business of supplying labeled data for building AI systems is a global industry. But the people who do the labeling face challenges that impinge on the quality of both their work and their lives.

July 5, 20233 min read
Washington Gears Up to Regulate: The plan to educate the U.S. Senate on AI
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Washington Gears Up to Regulate: The plan to educate the U.S. Senate on AI

United States lawmakers are getting a crash course in AI. Chuck Schumer, the majority leader in the U.S. Senate, announced an unusual plan to educate legislators who are crafting AI regulations, The New York Times reported. It could lead to legislation “within months,” he said.

June 28, 20232 min read
Washington Gears Up to Regulate: The plan to educate the U.S. Senate on AI
Tech & Society

Washington Gears Up to Regulate: The plan to educate the U.S. Senate on AI

United States lawmakers are getting a crash course in AI. Chuck Schumer, the majority leader in the U.S. Senate, announced an unusual plan to educate legislators who are crafting AI regulations, The New York Times reported. It could lead to legislation “within months,” he said.

June 28, 20232 min read
Generated Data Fouls Human Datasets: Some crowdworkers are using ChatGPT to generate data.
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Generated Data Fouls Human Datasets: Some crowdworkers are using ChatGPT to generate data.

The crowdworkers you hire to provide human data may use AI to produce it. Researchers at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne found that written material supplied by workers hired via Amazon Mechanical Turk showed signs of being generated by ChatGPT.

June 28, 20232 min read

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