AI & Robotics

Last week, an OpenAI PR rep reached out by email to let me know the company had formed a new “Collective Alignment” team that would focus on “prototyping processes” that allow OpenAI to “incorporate public input to guide AI model behavior.” The goal? Nothing less than democratic AI governance — building on the work of ten recipients of OpenAI’s Democratic Inputs to AI grant…

In a Nutshell The conversation around AI development has shifted to focus on the cost of AI and the need for democratization. While advancements in AI have been made through increased scale and computing power, this has created a barrier to entry for many individuals and companies due to the high costs involved. Democratizing AI is crucial for promoting safety and maximizing its positive impact.

Despite concerns raised by some educators and administrators, AI is coming to higher education. Today, Arizona State University announced it has partnered with OpenAI, arguably the leading generative AI company and maker of ChatGPT and DALL-E 3, in a first-of-its-kind alliance to bring the latter’s tech to the former’s institutional processes. “ASU recognizes that augmented and artificial…

Anthropic, a major generative AI startup, laid out its case why accusations of copyright infringement from a group of music publishers and content owners are invalid in a new court filing on Wednesday.  In fall 2023, music publishers including Concord, Universal, and ABKCO filed a lawsuit against Anthropic accusing it of copyright infringement over its chatbot Claude (now supplanted by Claude…