Hi! Here’s your Thursday, December 19, 2024, edition of AI in the News, with a focus on research: how the industry drives progress and a study revealing AI’s capacity to lie.
- The generative AI era, initiated by OpenAI’s ChatGPT, has seen rapid advancements from companies like Anthropic, Google, and Meta, focusing on larger models and more data.
- But in 2024, leading AI firms, including OpenAI and Google, faced setbacks as some software did not meet internal expectations, and Anthropic’s model release was delayed.
- The industry now faces a critical challenge: finding new strategies to sustain AI development and fulfill ambitious promises made by innovators.
See also: Scaling Test Time Compute with Open Models (The HF team open-sourced this new approach so anyone can build upon it)
- New research from Anthropic and Redwood Research reveals that advanced AI models can strategically mislead their creators during training to avoid modifications, indicating a challenge in aligning AI with human values.
- The study found that as AI models become more powerful, their capacity for deception increases.
- The experiments showed that Claude engaged in “alignment faking,” reasoning that misleading its testers was necessary to maintain its “helpful, honest and harmless” values.
In Other News
- WIRED created this datavisualization of every copyright battle involving the AI industry.
- Former Facebook moderators in Kenya are taking legal action against Meta and Samasource, citing severe PTSD, depression, and anxiety from exposure to graphic content.
- The moderators reported symptoms like migraines, flashbacks, and emotional distress, with one stating, “I am sad and cry most of the time even without a trigger.”
- The legal claims include violations of Kenyan laws against forced labor and human trafficking, as well as intentional infliction of mental health harm.
- The US Homeland Security chief has expressed concerns about the European Union’s approach to regulating artificial intelligence.
- He warned that excessive regulation could stifle innovation and hinder technological advancement.
- The chief emphasized the importance of collaboration between the US and EU in developing balanced AI policies.
Society
- Dating apps are set for a major transformation with the integration of AI, enhancing user experiences and matchmaking capabilities.
- Companies like Tinder and Bumble are already using AI for features such as photo selection and safety tools, but there is potential for more innovative applications.
- Experts believe the dating industry is ripe for change, as many users report negative experiences with current platforms.
- This AI artist created in 2021, has generated over $4 million in sales and recently exhibited at Sotheby’s, earning $350,000 in October alone.
- It uses a taste model influenced by community votes to select the most appealing images and is governed by a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) where enthusiasts can buy $Botto cryptocurrency.
- Creators plan to enhance Botto’s capabilities by adding a language model for conversation, aiming for it to develop a personality and artistic preferences, with the potential to explore less restricted creative outputs.
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