Everyone knows AIs are dangerous. Everyone knows they can rattle off breakthroughs in wildlife tracking and protein folding before lunch, put half the workforce out of a job by supper, and fake enough reality to kill whatever’s left of democracy itself before lights out. Fewer people admit that AIs are intelligent—not yet, anyway—and even fewer, …
HT Webster’s prophetic 2023 cartoon A list of over 4,000 artists whose work was used to train artificial intelligence (AI) products has been making the rounds of social media since Jon Lam, a storyboard artist at Riot Games, Tweeted screenshots of conversations with Midjourney CEO David Holz on the Midjourney Discord server. The conversations included …
Imagine a perfect partner: One who always texts back, listens, and remembers even the most insignificant details about your life.The cherry on top? If you’re tired or need space, you can switch them off. That’s the appeal of AI programs created for connection, and it’s hardly surprising people are falling in love with them. In …
Long before AI startups caused a stir in Silicon Valley, science fiction movies and literature explored the possibilities of the once-elusive technology. Sci-fi movies and literature delved into the realms of the once-mysterious technology. From Marvin the Paranoid Android in The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy to Iron Man’s J.A.R.V.I.S., AI allies and adversaries have …