Samsung bans ChatGPT after data leak...Oops. Hollywood writers aren't happy & go on strike. IBM stops hiring as AI will replace 7,800 positions.
GM, and happy Thursday! Welcome back to another AIcyclopedia newsletter.
Here’s what we’ve got for ya today:
After a data leak, Samsung has banned ChatGPT
‘Godfather of AI’ leaves Google to warn people about AI
Hollywood writers go on strike in response to AI
IBM halts hiring as AI is soon to replace 7,800 positions
…and a whole lot more. Just keep on reading.
AI News: The Headliners 🏁
1/ After a data leak, Samsung has banned ChatGPT
According to a memo from Samsung, company engineers used ChatGPT and may have exposed proprietary internal source code to the platform.
The result?
Employees at Samsung are no longer permitted to use generative AI technologies such as ChatGPT.
The company’s main concern surrounds data transmission and storage on external servers.
Looking back…In a company survey conducted in April, 65% of the respondents believed that services like ChatGPT posed a serious security risk.
Therefore, it is not in the least surprising that Samsung made this call only a short time later.
Looking forward… For the time being, Samsung is advising employees not to submit any company or personal data to generative AI platforms such as ChatGPT and Google Bard.
Without understanding how data is stored and used within generative AI, Samsung is safeguarding itself from intellectual property leaks that could jeopardize future Samsung ventures.
Any employee who does not follow the rules may be fired.
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2/ ‘Godfather of AI’ leaves Google to warn people about AI
The ‘Godfather of AI’, Geoffrey Hinton, has left Google, and here’s the reason he tweeted:
[Why this matters] During his career and ten years as a part-time employee at Google, Hinton did groundbreaking work on neural networks.
His contributions aided in the development of the artificial intelligence systems that power many of the products on the market today.
However, in recent months, his concerns about AI have grown as evidence of job loss and misinformation has begun to emerge.
He told the Times, "The idea that this stuff could actually get smarter than people—a few people believed that... But most people thought it was way off. And I thought it was way off. I thought it was 30 to 50 years or even longer away. Obviously, I no longer think that.”
Looking forward… Some may see Hinton’s actions as taking a step back from AI. But from our point of view, he is helping shape the future of AI even more.
AI policy and legislation are still in the works, and Hinton's expertise in AI could be crucial in influencing the future of AI.
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AI News: The Shorts 🩳
3/ Hollywood writers go on strike in response to AI
[The News] Thousands of writers went on strike this week, demanding greater compensation and addressing the emergence of ChatGPT and other generative AI platforms, which are threatening their future as creatives.
According to a Writer’s Guild of America negotiation document released, it states that: “AI can’t write or rewrite literary material; it can’t be used as source material; and MBA-covered material can’t be used to train AI.”
In Response… The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers rejected the proposal. They responded by offering annual meetings to discuss the advancement of technology.
(Celebrities like Seth Meyers are speaking out. You can see their responses in the News Break section.)
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4/ IBM halts hiring as AI is soon to replace 7,800 positions
[The News] IBM declared that it would put a halt to hiring because it anticipates that AI will soon replace close to 7,800 jobs.
According to CEO Arvind Krishna, employment in human resources would be suspended, and AI and automation might replace 30% of non-customer-facing roles during the next five years.
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5/ Stoke patients can now turn thoughts into text
[The News] According to a study published Monday, scientists have developed a noninvasive AI system that can translate an individual’s brain activity into readable text.
[The AI] Researchers at the University of Texas, Austin, used a transformer model to create the system, which they called a semantic decoder.
How they did it? The study participants trained the decoder by listening to hours and hours of podcasts while in an fMRI scanner.
They were then instructed to watch four videos without audio while inside the scanner, and the decoder accurately described the events in them.
[Why this matters] This decoder system, if approved, could benefit those who have lost their ability to physically and verbally communicate, such as stroke patients.
Looking forward… The researchers have filed a PCT patent application for the semantic decoder.
Your AI news break 🥳
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