Society has barely adapted to artificial intelligence but OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says things are about to step up a notch with Artificial General Intelligence coming as early as next year.
AGI is a form of AI that is as capable as, if not more capable than, all humans across almost all areas of intelligence. It has been the ‘holy grail’ for every major AI lab, and many predicted it would be a decade or more before it was reached.
Altman claimed that AGI could be achieved in 2025 during an interview for Y Combinator, declaring that it is now simply an engineering problem. He said things were moving faster than expected and that the path to AGI was "basically clear."
More about Sam Altman’s AGI predictions on Tom’s Guide
Transforming Language with Generative Pre-trained Transformers (GPT)
Discover the latest breakthroughs in natural language processing with Generative Pre-trained Transformers (GPT). Martin Keen explores the history, architecture, and applications of GPT, and uncovers the exciting possibilities it holds for the future.
But what makes GPT so powerful, and how does it fit into the broader landscape of Large Language Models (LLMs)? Delve into the world of GPT and examine its unique features and benefits, from its use in chatbots and conversational AI to its potential applications in customer service and support, and more.
Honeywell’s CEO Predicts ‘Doomsday’ For Companies That Don’t Embrace AI
Here’s his secret to using the technology effectively.
Honeywell CEO Vimal Kapur has a message to employers that are on the fence about adopting artificial intelligence. “In today’s world, if you’re not going to change, you’re living in the past,” he said at the Fortune Global Forum conference in New York on Monday. “If you resist it, I’m sure it will come and get you.”
As an optimist about the wider adoption of AI, Kapur points to the rise of other technologies since the turn of the century, including 5G and the cloud, which alongside AI, will become the great “trifecta” and “build a path of autonomy for the industrial sector.”
“If you’re scared, it’s a doomsday for everybody,” says Kapur, whose company is a global industrial giant focused on automation, aviation, and energy transition.
Read more about Vimal Lapur’s message of adopting AI
Dario Amodei: Anthropic CEO on Claude, AGI & the Future of AI & Humanity
Dario Amodei is the CEO of Anthropic, the company that created Claude. Amanda Askell is an AI researcher working on Claude's character and personality. Chris Olah is an AI researcher working on mechanistic interpretability.
AI Regulation: Too Much Too Soon, Or Not Enough?
There have been many calls — along with many forms of legislation drafted — for governments to establish guardrails to keep AI in check. Time may be running out: a recent post by Anthropic suggests that we only have about 18 months for governments to get their arms around AI.
“Governments should urgently take action on AI policy in the next eighteen months,” the Anthropic authors state. “The window for proactive risk prevention is closing fast. Judicious, narrowly targeted regulation can allow us to get the best of both worlds: realizing the benefits of AI while mitigating the risks.
Dragging our feet might lead to the worst of both worlds: poorly designed, knee-jerk regulation that hampers progress while also failing to be effective at preventing risks.”
Furthermore, “as models advance in capabilities, the potential for misuse is likely to continue on a similar scaling trend,” the post states. “About a year ago, we warned that frontier models might pose real risks in the cyber and [chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear] domains within 2-3 years.”
Read more about AI regulations and policy on Forbes
What Happens When Robots Don’t Need Us Anymore? | Posthuman: Emily Chang
Emily Chang meets some of the world’s most advanced, and most intelligent, robots. Will the creation of a synthetic species with human-like intelligence improve the human experience, or end it?
Technology that once seemed like science fiction is rapidly becoming reality, transforming the very essence of our existence. In this four-part series, Emily Chang unravels the future of being human in an age of unprecedented innovation.
China’s Alibaba Releases AI Search Tool For Small Businesses in Europe, Americas
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba on Tuesday unveiled an artificial intelligence-powered search engine for small businesses in Europe and the Americas to source supplies. It’s an attempt to leverage ChatGPT-like tech to increase sales. Initial tests showed businesses’ purchase intent using the new tool increased by 40% versus traditional search engines, according to Kuo Zhang, president of Alibaba.com and vice president of Alibaba International.
The product is called Accio, after the spell used in the Harry Potter fantasy series for summoning objects. The initial version is web-based and supports English, German, French, Portuguese and Spanish, according to the company.
With a few text or image prompts, businesses can use Accio to find wholesale products — including analysis on their popularity with consumers and projected profit, according to demos viewed by CNBC. Examples shown included helping a sports entrepreneur to build a line of pickleball products. At the end of the search, the tool lists a number of procurement options for the business to discuss directly with each supplier.
More about Alibaba’s AI search engine for small businesses on CNBC
Can AI Be Governed? | Carme Artigas
As artificial intelligence transforms both business and society, the urgent challenges of governance are coming into sharp focus, underscoring the need for a more inclusive and equitable AI ecosystem.
What innovative steps can policymakers and practitioners take to ensure ethical AI development and close the gaps around AI governance?
And how can we prevent an "AI divide" while harnessing AI’s potential to boost economic growth and advance the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals?
Carme Artigas, Co-Chair, U.N. AI Advisory Body; Senior Fellow, Belfer Center, Harvard University, in conversation with: Ellie Austin, Deputy Editorial Director, Fortune Live Media
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