OpenAI's Big Lesson for Science Policy
The incredible success of Large Language Models like ChatGPT is both a scientific breakthrough and a boon for future scientific discovery. What is Open AI's role in this?
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What Kind of Mind Does ChatGPT Have?
Large language models seem startlingly intelligent. But what's really happening under the hood?
A New Model Predicts Depression and Anxiety Using Artificial Intelligence and Social Media
A New Model Predicts Depression and Anxiety Using Artificial Intelligence and Social Media
Utilizing data from Twitter and applying natural language processing artificial intelligence algorithms, researchers created a new, accurate prediction model for depression and anxiety.
Cambridge University Press Publishes First AI Research Ethics Policy
From a CUP Announcement: The rules are set out in the first AI ethics policy from Cambridge University Press and apply to research papers, books and other scholarly works. They include a ban on AI being treated as an 'author' of academic papers and books we publish.
What ChatGPT Can't Do Yet
Have you heard people talking about how amazing these new AI chat bots are? About how much immaculate text they can generate in a split second? It's time to talk about what they can't do.
AI Writing Tools Could Hand Scientists the 'Gift of Time'
ChatGPT might not yet give us sparkling prose. But it can free scientists up to focus on more-stimulating writing tasks.
ChatGPT: Five Priorities for Research
Conversational AI is a game-changer for science. Here's how to respond.
Tools Such As ChatGPT Threaten Transparent Science; Here Are Our Ground Rules for Their Use
Tools Such As ChatGPT Threaten Transparent Science; Here Are Our Ground Rules for Their Use
As researchers dive into the brave new world of advanced AI chatbots, publishers need to acknowledge their legitimate uses and lay down clear guidelines to avoid abuse.
ChatGPT Listed As Author on Research Papers: Many Scientists Disapprove
ChatGPT Listed As Author on Research Papers: Many Scientists Disapprove
At least four articles credit the AI tool as a co-author, as publishers scramble to regulate its use.
ChatGPT Makes Literary Debut, It's Now a Published Author
Preceding all others, a peer-reviewed paper titled 'Open artificial intelligence platforms in nursing education: Tools for academic progress or abuse?' was recently published by Siobhan O'Connor, Senior Lecturer at the School of Health Sciences and an Adjunct Associate Professor at Western University.
We Asked GPT-3 to Write an Academic Paper About Itself - Then We Tried to Get It Published
We Asked GPT-3 to Write an Academic Paper About Itself - Then We Tried to Get It Published
An artificially intelligent first author presents many ethical questions—and could upend the publishing process.
EU and US Set out Plan to Create Rules of the Road for Artificial Intelligence
The EU and US have set out a joint roadmap to find common ways to define and evaluate artificial intelligence (AI), though critics say they are still not going far enough to make sure AI protects democracy and human rights.
The Researchers Using AI to Analyse Peer Review
Anna Severin explains how her team used machine learning to try to assess the quality of thousands of reviewers' reports.
Evaluation of the Ethics and Governance of Artificial Intelligence Initiative
Evaluation of the Ethics and Governance of Artificial Intelligence Initiative
The evaluation of the Ethics and Governance of AI Initiative is presented in this report.
Big Tech builds AI with bad data
BigScience is a global effort to build a more transparent, accountable AI, with less of the bias that infects so many Big Tech initiatives
Moving Beyond Mimicry in Artificial Intelligence
What makes pre-trained AI models so impressive-and potentially harmful.
Google Engineer Put on Leave After Saying AI Chatbot Has Become Sentient
The engineer says the system has the perception of, and ability to express thoughts and feelings equivalent to, a human child.
To Make AI Fair, Here's What We Must Learn to Do
Developers of artificial intelligence must learn to collaborate with social scientists and the people affected by its applications.
Yes, DeepMind Crunches the Numbers - but is It Really a Magic Bullet?
Yes, DeepMind Crunches the Numbers - but is It Really a Magic Bullet?
The machine learning outfit's foray into pharmaceuticals could be very useful, but its grand claims should be taken with a pinch of salt.
Deep Fakes: The Next Digital Weapon with Worrying Implications for Nuclear Policy
Deep Fakes: The Next Digital Weapon with Worrying Implications for Nuclear Policy
The ELN's Sylvia Mishra writes that AI-generated fake videos - deep fakes - threaten to exacerbate chaos in conflict, lower nuclear thresholds and complicate nuclear weapons decision-making. The uncontrolled use and spread of this technology requires urgent attention from the nuclear policy community.
AI Needs Regulating Before It's Too Late
If by 2052 a computer could match the human brain then we need better ways to build it.
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