In other AI news, Microsoft has made its AI tool, Reading Coach, available for free to anyone with a Microsoft account. EU regulators are calling for greater algorithmic transparency from music streaming platforms and are looking to address AI-generated music and deepfakes. NASA recently showcased a self-assembling robotic structure, while Samsung introduced various ways AI could enhance the smartphone experience at its Galaxy S24 launch event. Google's AI R&D lab, DeepMind, unveiled AlphaGeometry, an AI system that can solve geometry problems. OpenAI is forming a new team to implement public ideas to ensure its future AI models align with human values, while also changing its policy to allow military applications of its tech.
Key takeaways:
- OpenAI has partnered with Arizona State University, its first higher education customer, to bring its AI-powered chatbot, ChatGPT, to the university's researchers, staff, and faculty. This partnership highlights the changing attitudes towards AI in education.
- Microsoft has made its AI tool, Reading Coach, available for free to anyone with a Microsoft account. The tool provides personalized reading practice for learners.
- DeepMind, Google's AI R&D lab, has unveiled AlphaGeometry, an AI system that can solve as many geometry problems as an average International Mathematical Olympiad gold medalist.
- A study in Science found that machine learning models used to predict patient responses to treatments were highly accurate within the sample group they were trained on, but not in other cases. This highlights the need for thorough testing of AI in every new population and application it is applied to.