The conversation around AI often revolves around two main ideas. One is the idea of AI posing a huge threat to humanity in the future. The other is the idea of AI causing problems right now. Some people think that talking about AI's future threats might make us forget about the problems it's causing today. This idea is what researchers call the "distraction hypothesi...
This year, IT spending is projected to reach a whopping $5. 74 trillion worldwide, with a significant chunk dedicated to generative AI (Gen AI). While this technology can speed up research, it also comes with risks that James Fleming, CIO at the Francis Crick Institute, is keenly aware of. Fleming believes that using AI in science isn't as simple as throwing a model ...
Believe it or not, many parents are turning to AI like ChatGPT for healthcare advice. A recent study showed that these parents trust ChatGPT's health tips more than those from real doctors. Researchers found that when parents read health-related texts, they couldn't tell if a doctor or ChatGPT wrote them. In fact, sometimes they thought ChatGPT's information was even...
The White House has rolled out new guidelines for U. S. national security and intelligence agencies on how to use artificial intelligence (AI). These rules aim to tap into AI's potential while keeping risks in check. The goal is to ensure these agencies can access the latest AI tech without misusing it. AI has been making big waves in many fields, including the mili...
Imagine this: a scientist wins a big prize for something incredible they did. But right after, they say, "Hey, be careful! This thing we made could cause trouble." That's what happened with Geoffrey Hinton, a famous computer scientist who just won the Nobel Prize for his work on machine learning, also known as AI. He warned that AI could be smarter than us and maybe ...
Meet John Hopfield, a 91-year-old physicist who won the Nobel Prize for his groundbreaking work on artificial intelligence (AI). He's not exactly thrilled with how AI is developing these days. Speaking from Britain, Hopfield admitted that recent AI advances have him feeling "very unnerving," like when he watched biotechnology and nuclear physics rise. He's worried ab...
Finance is getting smarter. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen recently talked about this at a financial stability conference. She said artificial intelligence (AI) could make things better or worse for the finance world. That's why regulators are paying close attention. Yellen mentioned how AI can help investors and banks do their jobs better. But there are risks too....