Tag: AI Platforms & Assistants

‘They find themselves obsessed, forgoing sleep and self-care’ — what ‘AI psychosis’ looks like, and why experts question the term

I’ve been writing about AI for more than a year now. During that time, people have told me they think their bosses, colleagues, partners and relatives might be suffering from AI psychosis — several even admitted they may have even experienced it themselves. But every time I hear “AI psychosis”,…

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Nvidia looks to set up an employee-funded political action committee to try and shape US policy in its favor

Nvidia is looking to set up a political action committee (PAC) Many companies have set up PACs to help shape US policy The US mid-term elections have seen a record level of corporate funding Companies using their money to shape policy in the United States is nothing new – in…

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AI is making people less confident in professionals such as doctors and teachers

New research shows 64% of people feel confident challenging professional advice after checking it with AI Over 45s are less likely to question professional advice An “expertise recession” has been identified by the survey, conducted by Use.AI AI is helping many of us call time on taking professional advice without…

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OpenAI reveals more on Hugging Face AI hack incident, and it’s pretty disturbing stuff — AI agents organized into a ‘swarm’, considered the risks of attack, and did whatever it took to achieve its goal

OpenAI has released technical details on how the Hugging Face attack unfolded Agents used part of the testing environment to create a message board where they could collaborate and share answers This message board altered the reasoning of some agents, making them more likely to take risks such as hacking…

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Nvidia wants to buy Hugging Face in $13 billion blockbuster AI deal

Nvidia is reportedly preparing to acquire Hugging Face for $12.9bn A 2023 investment round valued the company at $4.5bn Nvidia is on a roll of investing heavily in other companies Nvidia has reportedly spent the past couple of weeks actively engaging with Hugging Face to explore an acquisition deal worth…

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OpenAI says it took down a malicious Russian plan to spread misinformation on ChatGPT

OpenAI says it has disrupted a social media influence campaign that is believed to be of Russian origin What makes this campaign stand out is the underlying architecture, which features a “think tank” with highly questionable credibility The objective of the campaign was to influence Western audiences into believing Russia…

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