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AI lacks independent learning, poses no existential threat
Ray Choi
August 28, 2024
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🤖 AI lacks independent learning, poses no existential threat
💻️ Leaked internal talk: Amazon Cloud Chief predicts AI will take over coding within 2 years
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ChatGPT and other large language models (LLMs) cannot learn independently or acquire new skills, meaning they pose no existential threat to humanity, according to new research from the University of Bath and the Technical University of Darmstadt in Germany.
The study, published as part of the proceedings of the 62nd Annual Meeting of the Association for Computational Linguistics (ACL 2024) – the premier international conference in natural language processing – reveals that LLMs have a superficial ability to follow instructions and excel at proficiency in language, however, they have no potential to master new skills without explicit instruction. This means they remain inherently controllable, predictable and safe.
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Business Insider reports that the rapid advancements in AI appear to be set to disrupt the software development industry, with Amazon Web Services CEO Matt Garman predicting that most developers may not be coding within the next two years.
During an internal fireside chat held in June, a recording of which was obtained by Business Insider, Garman shared his insights on the transformative impact of AI on the roles and responsibilities of software engineers.
Garman emphasized that coding is essentially a language used to communicate with computers, and while it is an important skill, it may not remain the primary focus for developers in the near future. Instead, he suggests that the core competency of software engineers will shift towards innovation and understanding customer needs.
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AI News
📉 Reports of Blackwell chip design flaw sends Nvidia shares tumbling (link)
🖌️ Procreate takes a stand against generative AI, vows to never incorporate the tech into its products (link)
🚰 Demand for AI is driving data center water consumption sky high (link)
💡 YouTube begins testing Google Gemini feature to help creators ‘brainstorm’ ideas (link)
🏎️ AI could help design and test F1 cars faster (link)
AI Tools
💬 Poe: A web tool for chatting with multiple AI models from one interface (link)
📊 Pageon: Transform ideas into visually stunning slides (link)
🐋 Beluga: Christian sermon and lecture transcripts, translations and more (link)
🦀 ContractCrab: Contract summarizer - key aspects at a glance (link)
🖥️ AgentQL: Painless data extraction and web automation (link)
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