😦 Sam Altman Is “A Little Bit Scared” of ChatGPT

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• 😦 Sam Altman said he's "a little bit scared" of ChatGPT

• 🤖 Anthropic at $4.1 billion valuation

• 🛡️AIGC can get US copyright protection

• 🔍 AI is transforming search experience

• ⚒️ 5 tools to add to your tech stack

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📌 BIG NEWS

Sam Altman said he's "a little bit scared" of ChatGPT

Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, recently said in an interview that he’s “a little bit scared” of ChatGPT.

He’s made similar statements before. Just a month ago, he literally said we’re not that far away from potentially scary AI.

An interesting statement off the heels of GPT-4's splashy release last week.

So, what's gotten him so worried?

One is that not everyone is putting the same safety guardrails that OpenAI has put on when they use GPT-4.

He also mentioned that AI can eliminate many jobs, but he also pointed out that it can pave the way for new (even much better) jobs.

But the person in the driver's seat of this tech being a little scared is a good thing. Sam himself even says so: "I think if I said I were not, you should either not trust me, or be very unhappy I'm in this job."

He's turning these worries into making sure he's in regular contact with governments and regulating bodies.

📰 MORE HEADLINES

AI-generated content can get US Copyright protection. 🛡️ The decision is case-by-case. Human involvement required for protection. AI content must still come from human author's original idea. (Livemint)

Microsoft proposes new AI method. ⚙️ Uses both forward and backward language models to improve training data efficiency. Outperforms several baselines in evaluation. (Marktechpost)

Grammarly introduces own AI tool. ✍🏼 Called GrammarlyGo, uses context, prompts, and ideas. Improves emails, social media, and long-form. Understands situational context to a degree. Available in April for users. (CNET)

Rolls-Royce closes down AI start-up. 🚙 It was supposed to bring data analytics and AI to large industrial customers. Two potential buyers fell through. Tough economic environment blamed. Plus new CEO is cutting costs. (Financial Times)

AI-generated academic paper raises concerns. 📚 Academicians say ChatGPT's capabilities threaten universities. Universities struggle to detect plagiarism. Threatens students could be expelled for cheating with AI. (The Guardian)

💰AI FUNDING

Anthropic at $4.1 billion valuation now. 🤖 Got $300M more in fresh funding. Funding will help develop Claude AI chatbot. Aims to combat harmful prompts. (The Information)

Fairmatic raises $46M funding. 🚗 Aims to create AI-driven commercial auto insurance. Funding to help scale AI and data-science capabilities. Plans to open R&D hub in Israel. (PR Newswire)

Monitaur raises $4.6 million in funding. 🐮 Offers software enablement for governance. Funding to help advance AI governance for insurance. Aims to help push responsible use of AI. (Businesswire)

Seldon gets $20M in Series B funding for MLOps. 💻 Platform is used to monitor bias and compliance. Achieves 400% YoY growth rate. Funds will be used to improve AI production. (Yahoo News)

🛠️ TOOLS

• VidIq. Boost YouTube views with insights. Advanced growth tools for creators. Real-time tracking and comparison. Personalized AI prompts for inspiration.

• Superhuman. Comes with advanced features such as AI triage, undo-send, and social network insights. Empowers teams to get through email twice as fast. Includes snooze, offline mode, and shortcuts.

• Flair AI. AI tool for branded content. Drag and drop interface. Has smart prompt recommendations. Integrated into Canvas.

• Shuffll. Uses AI to create engaging videos fast. Generates copy, art, and storyline. Produces automated scene and audio effects. Offers competitor analysis.

• Krisp. Removes background noise in calls. Eliminates echos. Tracks speaking time for inclusivity. Provides insights for performance improvement.

🏥 AI IN HEALTH & MEDICINE

AI is being used to treat sleep disorders. 💤 A number of AI startups are focusing on mental health. AI tools track and improve patterns. Offers personalized recommendations to help individuals sleep better. (Economic Times)

New AI tech to revolutionize organ transplants. 🫁 Uses AI facial recognition technology to evaluate the quality of an organ. Will determine donor organs suitable for transplantation. Could help 200 kidney and 100 liver patients annually in the UK. (AI News)

🎙️ FROM PODCASTS (Powered by Deciphr AI)

Adventures in Machine Learning: AI can be trained to write code in different programming languages. Can improve efficiency and compactness. But, it cannot generate illegal code. Lacks the ability to execute code externally. ["How Does ChatGPT Work? - ML 107" episode at 00:32:25]

Machine Learning Street Talk: Equipping sentient artifacts with curiosity can make machines ask human questions. Belief updating is key to AI systems. Active learning using machine learning has potential. But, currently underexplored. ["#106 - Prof. KARL FRISTON 3.0 - Collective Intelligence [Special Edition]" episode at 00:24:43]

AI Today Podcast: Newer AI techniques require lesser data. Boosted trees and extreme gradient boosting are powerful AI techniques. Use for regression, classification, and decision-making systems. Offers greater performance. But, not suitable for facial recognition.["Artificial Intelligence Insights, Experts, and Opinion" episode at 00:05:23]

Practical AI: AI transforms search experience. Engineers were first skeptical of AI. Advances in neural networks changed the game. New AI algorithms understand context["Episode #215" episode at 00:04:37]

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