Microsoft is banning police from using its AI for facial recognition
Microsoft said its Azure OpenAI Service must not be used "by or for" U.S. police for facial recognition purposes
The Prompt with Trevor Noah | Episode 4: How can large language models help people combat addiction? - Microsoft Research
What if you could have a friendly chat with an AI coach that knows how to help you quit smoking? That’s the idea behind Dr. Jonathan Bricker’s research, which uses large language models to create conversational agents that can support and motivate smokers to kick the habit. In this episode, Trevor Noah talks to Dr. […]
Statement on AI Risk | CAIS
A statement jointly signed by a historic coalition of experts: “Mitigating the risk of extinction from AI should be a global priority alongside other societal-scale risks such as pandemics and nuclear war.”
ChatGPT gives better answers to health-related questions than human physicians, study finds
A study found ChatGPT's responses to health-related questions on Reddit’s r/AskDocs superior to physicians' 79% of the time, with higher quality and empathy ratings, though more research is needed for clinical applications.
BUSTED! Sama says AI consumes less water and it was all a hoax by anti-AI activists (2 images) : r/singularity
ChatGPT Is Everywhere — Why Aren't We Talking About Its Environmental Costs?
In this op-ed, politics editor Lex McMenamin explains why using AI to search "how to be sustainable" could be accomplishing the opposite.
Explained: Generative AI’s environmental impact
MIT News explores the environmental and sustainability implications of generative AI technologies and applications.