ChatGPT Isn’t the Only Way to Use AI in Education
But some may argue that optimizing network connections is a more nebulous task than optimizing test scores. What, precisely, should the objective function(s) be? One framework for exploring this may…
I Think My Face Was Deepfaked Into a Chinese Camping Stove Ad
Lynn, who remains active on social media, thinks lack of education is a big issue. “Some people don’t even know that it’s not legal to use other people’s photos,” she…
Algorithms Need Management Training, Too
The European Union is expected to finalize the Platform Work Directive, its new legislation to regulate digital labor platforms, this month. This is the first law proposed at the European…
Emotional AI Is No Substitute for Empathy
In 2023, emotional AI—technology that can sense and interact with human emotions—will become one of the dominant applications of machine learning. For instance, Hume AI, founded by Alan Cowen, a…
The Dark Risk of Large Language Models
Causality will be hard to prove—was it really the words of the chatbot that put the murderer over the edge? Nobody will know for sure. But the perpetrator will have…
The Internet Is at Risk of Driving Women Away
Unless we act, 2023 will be the year that women leave the internet. Women already face enormous risks online. A Pew Research report of a US survey shows that one-third…
3 Ways to Tame ChatGPT
This year, we’ve seen the introduction of powerful generative AI systems that have the ability to create images and text on demand. At the same time, regulators are on the…
‘Magic Avatar’ App Lensa Generated Nudes from My Childhood Photos
This weekend, the photo-editing app Lensa flooded social media with celestial, iridescent, and anime-inspired “magic avatars.” As is typical in our milkshake-duck internet news cycle, arguments as to why using…
Formerly Incarcerated Job Seekers Need More Than Training
Every year, 600,000 people leave prison, and many seek jobs. And because research suggests that quality employment can help prevent recidivism—not to mention that working is often part of probation…
TikTok Not Liable for Death of Girl in ‘Blackout Challenge’, US Court Says
TikTok won dismissal of a lawsuit accusing it of causing the death of a 10-year-old girl by promoting a deadly “blackout challenge” that encouraged people to choke themselves on its…