4 posts tagged ‘Research’
Do Insects Feel Pain?
The New Yorker,
Insects make up about forty per cent of living species, and we tend to kill them without pause. New research explores the possibility that they are sentient.
OpenAI is funding research into ‘AI morality’
TechCrunch,
OpenAI is funding academic research into algorithms that can predict humans’ moral judgements. In a filing with the IRS, OpenAI Inc., OpenAI’s nonprofit org, disclosed that it awarded a grant to Duke University researchers for a project titled “Research AI Morality.” Contacted for comment, an OpenAI spokesperson pointed to a press release indicating the award […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Anthropic researchers find that AI models can be trained to deceive
Most humans learn the skill of deceiving other humans. So can AI models learn the same? Yes, the answer seems — and terrifyingly, they’re exceptionally good at it. A recent study co-authored by researchers at Anthropic, the well-funded AI startup, investigated whether models can be trained to deceive, like injecting exploits into otherwise secure computer […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Chaos in the Cradle of A.I.
The Sam Altman saga at OpenAI underscores an unsettling truth: nobody knows what A.I. safety really means.