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Sam Altman’s OpenAI ChatGPT o3 Is Betting Big On Deliberative Alignment To Keep AI Within Bounds And Nontoxic
OpenAI's new AI alignment technique, deliberative alignment, aims to enhance AI systems' alignment with human values by integrating safety specifications and instructions into the training process, thereby improving the AI's ability to detect and prevent safety violations efficiently.
Dec 23, 2024 - forbes.com
AI decodes the calls of the wild
"{description} Artificial intelligence is being used by scientists to decode animal communication, revealing complex vocal patterns in species like sperm whales, elephants, and marmoset monkeys, which could enhance understanding of animal behavior and aid in conservation efforts."
Dec 23, 2024 - nature.com
Sikhs Through Time
A vibrant narrative of the Sikh history, highlighting the revolutionary teachings of the Ten Gurus, the rise and fall of the Sikh Empire, and the significant contributions of Sikhs in India's struggle for independence.
Dec 23, 2024 - news.bensbites.com
Masayoshi Son’s $100 Billion AI Gamble to Become the Next Nvidia
Masayoshi Son, founder of SoftBank Group Corp., plans to invest $100 billion in the US and is ambitiously aiming to create a company rivaling Nvidia Corp. in the AI hardware sector.
Dec 23, 2024 - news.bensbites.com
Who is Sriram Krishnan, an engineer from India chosen by Trump to advise the White House on AI?
Sriram Krishnan has been appointed as the Senior Policy Advisor for Artificial Intelligence at the White House, where he will shape AI policy and work closely with David O. Sacks, focusing on balancing regulation and innovation to maintain US leadership in AI.
Dec 23, 2024 - businesstoday.in
Generative AI Still Needs to Prove Its Usefulness
Generative AI, initially celebrated for its potential, faces growing skepticism as its limitations become apparent, with companies like OpenAI struggling to meet high expectations and achieve profitability amidst increasing competition and technological stagnation.
Dec 23, 2024 - wired.com
OpenAI details “deliberative alignment”, a new method it used to make o1 and o3 “think” about its safety policy before responding, to improve overall alignment
A snapshot of Techmeme's archive page from December 22, 2024, highlighting top news sources, sponsor posts about AI and SaaS innovations, and a section on tech job opportunities, along with references to additional news from various media outlets.
Dec 23, 2024 - techmeme.com
Being a Developer in the Age of Reasoning AI
OpenAI's o3 launch introduces AI that mimics developer-like reasoning through program synthesis, challenging developers to adapt by either actively engaging with AI-generated code or relying on AI to autonomously address business problems, raising questions about the future role of human understanding in software development.
Dec 23, 2024 - near.tl
Prosecutors in Washington State Warn Police: Don’t Use Gen AI to Write Reports
"{description} The King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office in Seattle has advised police not to use AI for writing police reports due to concerns about the reliability of generative AI technology, emphasizing the importance of caution as the technology continues to develop."
Dec 23, 2024 - eff.org
Ask HN: Predictions for 2025
Gambling addiction among kids is skyrocketing due to the widespread advertising of sports betting, crypto betting, and CS:GO skin betting, with some site owners earning around $50 million monthly. There is an anticipated major push to curb these activities.
Dec 23, 2024 - news.ycombinator.com
Report: Palantir and Anduril join forces to try to secure US government defense contracts - SiliconANGLE
"Palantir Technologies Inc. and Anduril Industries Inc. are reportedly forming a consortium with companies like SpaceX and OpenAI to bid for U.S. government defense contracts, aiming to challenge traditional defense contractors by offering more efficient, cutting-edge technologies."
Dec 23, 2024 - siliconangle.com
Remote Hits | Make The World Your Workshop
{A brief overview of a service or platform that delivers notifications about new remote job opportunities directly to users.}
Dec 23, 2024 - news.bensbites.com
Donald Trump announces that Sriram Krishnan, until recently a general partner at a16z, will serve as senior policy advisor for AI at the White House OSTP
A compilation of various social media handles across platforms like Bluesky, Mastodon, Threads, and X, highlighting the diverse presence and connections of individuals in the digital space.
Dec 22, 2024 - techmeme.com
Palantir and Anduril reportedly building a tech consortium to bid on defense contracts | TechCrunch
Two major defense tech companies, Palantir and Anduril, are in discussions with tech firms like SpaceX and OpenAI to form a consortium aimed at competing with traditional defense contractors for Pentagon contracts, with potential partnerships expected to be announced soon.
Dec 22, 2024 - techcrunch.com
Sriram Krishnan named Trump's senior policy advisor for AI | TechCrunch
Donald Trump has appointed Sriram Krishnan as a senior policy advisor for AI at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, where he will work alongside David Sacks, the newly named crypto and AI 'czar.' Krishnan, a former general partner at Andreessen Horowitz, has a background in leading product teams at major tech companies and has expressed views on AI trends and internet value exchange.
Dec 22, 2024 - techcrunch.com
AI for Product Managers | ProductMe
AI for Product Managers explores the evolving role of product managers in the age of AI, emphasizing the importance of understanding AI concepts, effective communication, and collaboration with engineering teams to leverage AI tools for solving user problems and enhancing products.
Dec 22, 2024 - productme.org
A Forgotten Manifesto: Mozilla Betrays Its Own Values on Open Source AI - Sam Johnston
{The piece critiques Mozilla's support for the Open Source Initiative's Open Source AI Definition, arguing that it contradicts Mozilla's principles by excluding data transparency, which is essential for true openness and accountability in AI. It calls for Mozilla to realign with its foundational values and advocate for a more comprehensive definition that includes data openness.}
Dec 22, 2024 - samjohnston.org
TILDNN/articles/2024-12-22/A00002.md at main · attentionmech/TILDNN
"An experiment explores the behavior of various LLMs, including the gemma2:9b model, during random walks, revealing unexpected directional biases and highlighting differences in performance across models and temperatures."
Dec 22, 2024 - github.com
AI Video Creation for Shorts & Reels | Make It Quick
"{description} Create a Video Today is an AI-powered platform that enables users to effortlessly generate professional-quality videos from simple text prompts, offering features like auto-generated scripts, customizable scenes, and multi-language support across various pricing plans."
Dec 22, 2024 - news.bensbites.com
GitHub - EliasPereirah/OrionChat: Orion is a web-based chat interface that simplifies interactions with multiple AI model providers.
"Orion is a web-based chat interface that streamlines interactions with various AI model providers, offering features like code execution, text-to-speech, and seamless integration with multiple large language models."
Dec 22, 2024 - github.com
AI PC revolution appears dead on arrival — 'supercycle’ for AI PCs and smartphones is a bust, analyst says
Micron's recent financial struggles and lower-than-expected earnings forecast highlight the lack of demand for AI PCs and smartphones, suggesting that the anticipated AI supercycle has not materialized. Despite this, the demand for high-bandwidth memory (HBM) and AI chips for data centers remains strong, indicating that the AI industry is still robust in other areas.
Dec 22, 2024 - tomshardware.com
OpenAI trained o1 and o3 to 'think' about its safety policy | TechCrunch
"OpenAI has introduced a new AI reasoning model family, o3, which utilizes a novel 'deliberative alignment' method to enhance safety and alignment with human values during inference, using synthetic data and internal AI models for training."
Dec 22, 2024 - techcrunch.com
Billionaire Steve Ballmer has more than 80% of his portfolio in Microsoft stock and advises everyday investors to 'keep it simple'
{Steve Ballmer attended the opening night event at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California, on August 15, as captured by Michael Buckner for Variety via Getty Images.}
Dec 22, 2024 - fortune.com
Nvidia, Microsoft Invest In Southeast Asia's $60 Billion AI Boom
Southeast Asia is becoming a key investment destination for AI giants such as Nvidia and Microsoft, focusing on cloud services and data centers, while local tech startups struggle to take advantage of the growth opportunities.
Dec 22, 2024 - news.bensbites.com
Fining Big Tech isn't working. Make them give away illegally trained LLMs as public domain
"Alexander Hanff argues for placing AI models trained on unlawfully obtained data into the public domain to deter companies from violating privacy laws, emphasizing the need for global cooperation and stronger regulations to protect fundamental human rights."
Dec 22, 2024 - theregister.com
INFP: The AI That Brings Images to Life
Bytedance's INFP is an advanced AI technology that animates still images, enabling them to talk, sing, and interact with their environment, offering innovative possibilities for art, storytelling, and communication.
Dec 22, 2024 - pdftranslate.ai
AI Affirmations Generator | Create Personalized Daily Affirmations
"{description} Discover a platform that uses advanced AI to generate personalized affirmations, offering premium audio experiences with professional voices and calming background music, designed to enhance personal growth and positivity."
Dec 22, 2024 - news.bensbites.com
Tetsuwan Scientific is making robotic AI scientists that can run experiments on their own | TechCrunch
Tetsuwan Scientific, founded by Cristian Ponce and Théo Schäfer, is developing robotic AI scientists capable of automating laboratory tasks and scientific reasoning, aiming to revolutionize the scientific method by integrating AI with lab robots to perform experiments autonomously.
Dec 22, 2024 - techcrunch.com
SEO Katana | SEO competitor research
Discover how SEO Katana simplifies SEO by combining competitor research with a premium AI content generator, offering insights into top-ranking content and enabling effortless creation of unique, optimized blog posts.
Dec 22, 2024 - news.bensbites.com
4 stock market sectors Wall Street thinks will surge in 2025
"{Wall Street firms are optimistic about the financials, information technology, utilities, and materials sectors for 2025, citing factors like deregulation, AI advancements, domestic focus, and low starting valuations as key drivers for potential growth.}"
Dec 22, 2024 - businessinsider.com
The AI job market is set to snowball in 2025
Demand for AI skills is projected to grow significantly by 2025, driven by both tech and non-tech industries, with roles in AI implementation and transformation becoming increasingly important as companies seek to integrate AI tools into their operations. Despite the growing market, there is a scarcity of skilled workers in specialized AI areas, leading to high vacancy rates and increased job mobility for those with AI expertise.
Dec 22, 2024 - businessinsider.com
Santa Tracker: Christmas Countdown Live - Countdown to Christmas Magic! | Product Hunt
"Experience the magic of Christmas with an interactive countdown that tracks the time until Santa's arrival, perfect for holiday enthusiasts and families seeking festive joy."
Dec 22, 2024 - producthunt.com
Britannica, Onetime Encyclopedia Publisher, Pushes A.I. Tools
{Britannica Group has successfully transitioned from a traditional encyclopedia publisher to a digital learning company, leveraging artificial intelligence and educational software, and is considering going public with a potential valuation of around $1 billion.}
Dec 22, 2024 - news.bensbites.com
Feature Comparison of RAG-as-a-Service Providers - Graphlit
"{description} A comparison of API-first RAG-as-a-Service providers, focusing on data connectors, costs, content preparation, retrieval capabilities, and RAG strategies, to help ex-Carbon customers transition to Graphlit and make informed decisions."
Dec 22, 2024 - graphlit.com
GitHub - reltadev/github-assistant: Explore GitHub repositories with natural language questions
github-assistant is a proof of concept built using Relta and assistant-ui, featuring a text-to-SQL pipeline and requiring Python 3.9+, Node.js, and Git for setup, with access to the Relta submodule available upon request.
Dec 22, 2024 - github.com
Ask HN: What does OpenAI's O3 Arc result mean for the field?
{The piece critiques the AI industry's marketing tactics, suggesting that advancements are overstated and primarily serve to keep investors interested, while competitors like Anthropic have caught up with OpenAI's developments.}
Dec 22, 2024 - news.ycombinator.com
OpenAI whistleblower who died was being considered as witness against company
"{description} Suchir Balaji, a former OpenAI engineer and whistleblower, passed away at 26, raising concerns about copyright practices in AI training; his death was ruled a suicide, and his family is seeking answers."
Dec 21, 2024 - theguardian.com
Ex-OpenAI engineer who raised legal concerns about the technology he helped build has died
{Suchir Balaji, a former OpenAI engineer and whistleblower, passed away at 26, raising legal concerns about AI copyright practices before his death, which was ruled a suicide by San Francisco officials.}
Dec 21, 2024 - financialpost.com
‘Yes, I am a human’: bot detection is no longer working – and just wait until AI agents come along
The ongoing battle between bot detection systems like Captcha and advancing AI technologies is becoming increasingly complex, as AI now easily solves tasks meant to distinguish humans from machines, prompting the need for new verification methods that balance security and user convenience.
Dec 21, 2024 - theconversation.com
OpenAI’s GPT-5 reportedly falling short of expectations | TechCrunch
OpenAI's development of its next major model, GPT-5, code-named Orion, is facing delays and high costs, with performance improvements not yet justifying the expenses, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. The company is exploring new strategies, including creating fresh data and using synthetic data, to enhance the model's capabilities.
Dec 21, 2024 - techcrunch.com
OpenAI announces new o3 model — but you can’t use it yet | TechCrunch
"Week in Review covers OpenAI's latest announcements, Apple's potential entry into the foldable market, and Databricks' decision to delay its IPO, alongside updates on Meta's smart glasses, a security lapse at UnitedHealth's Optum, and other tech industry news."
Dec 21, 2024 - techcrunch.com
Elon Musk’s Trump Trade Makes Tesla A Winner With $570 Billion Rally
Tesla faces challenges with potential cuts to federal EV subsidies and competition from Waymo, while its stock continues to rise due to investor confidence in Elon Musk's influence and the company's strong retail following, despite market volatility and economic concerns.
Dec 21, 2024 - ndtvprofit.com