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OpenAI's o3 model aced a test of AI reasoning – but it's still not AGI

20 December 2024

The latest AI model from OpenAI achieved an ā€œimpressive leap in performanceā€ but it still hasn’t demonstrated what experts classify as human-level intelligence


The ancient board games we finally know how to play – thanks to AI

The ancient board games we finally know how to play – thanks to AI

9 December 2024

Many ancient board games have been discovered, but there are no rulebooks so we don't know how to play them. Now AI is bringing these games back to life by working out likely rules


Why giving AI a robot body could make its ā€˜brain’ more human-like

21 March 2024

At its AI conference, Nvidia announced new software and hardware for AI-powered humanoid robots: a model called Project GR00T and a computer called Jetson Thor


AI chatbots use racist stereotypes even after anti-racism training

7 March 2024

Large language models still demonstrate racial prejudice against speakers of African American English, despite the safety guard rails implemented by tech companies such as OpenAI


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US Army tests AI chatbots as battle planners in a war game simulation

5 March 2024

Researchers in the US Army are experimenting with commercial AI chatbots as battlefield advisers in war game simulations – but experts caution that such AI should not be used in high-stakes situations


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GPT-4 developer tool can hack websites without human help

22 February 2024

The developer version of OpenAI’s leading large language model can be repurposed as an AI hacking agent, researchers have found. That could make it far easier for anyone to launch certain cyberattacks online


There’s a 5% chance of AI causing humans to go extinct, say scientists

4 January 2024

In the largest survey yet of AI researchers, a majority say there is a non-trivial risk of human extinction due to the possible development of superhuman AI


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GPT-4 developer tool can be exploited for misuse with no easy fix

1 December 2023

OpenAI’s developer tool for its GPT-4 large language model can be misused to trick the AI into providing information to aid would-be terrorists, and fixing the problem won’t be easy


NVIDIA wants to use AI chatbots to help build better chips

21 November 2023

Generative AI tools such as chatbots may be able to help chip designers generate code and find software bugs


Elon Musk was interviewed by UK prime minister Rishi Sunak about artificial intelligence

Elon Musk’s AI chat with Rishi Sunak: Everything you need to know

3 November 2023

A chat about AI between US tech mogul Elon Musk and UK prime minister Rishi Sunak focused heavily on utopian futures and theoretical risks of superhuman intelligence instead of actual harms caused by AI systems already deployed by tech companies


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