Be honest – how often do you read the Terms & Conditions for the online services you use? If you're like most people, the answer is "almost never." That's fine for some things, but today, I want you to read Section 3, Paragraph (c) of OpenAI's Terms of Use. It is the most important thing you are going to read this morning. Continue Reading →
Developers are starting to use generalized GPT models to direct narrow-focused GPT models for a diverse range of complex tasks. Auto-GPT and HuggingGPT caught my attention last night, as each showcases the immense potential of AI technologies like GPT-4. Continue Reading →
Italy has become the first Western country to ban ChatGPT, the widely-used AI chatbot from OpenAI. The Italian Data Protection Watchdog (Garante) ordered OpenAI to temporarily stop processing Italian users' data while investigating a potential breach of Europe's strict privacy regulations. The ban raises crucial questions on AI regulation, data privacy, and the balance between innovation and control. Continue Reading →
Bard, Google's experimental conversational AI model, has faced criticism from users for its limited knowledge and responses compared to OpenAI's ChatGPT and Microsoft's Bing Chat, both powered by OpenAI's GPT-4. Continue Reading →
On Thursday, taking a play out of the Salesforce AppExchange, Amazon Marketplace, or Apple App Store playbook, OpenAI announced ChatGPT Plug-ins, transforming the application into a platform. Continue Reading →
Here's something you probably won't do today: install a large language model (LLM) chat application on your PC. That’s okay, I did it for you – in about 10 minutes. The results (which are awesome, BTW) are nothing compared to the unintended consequences. Continue Reading →
More than 100 million people have tried out ChatGPT since it launched. Whether you’re a free user or paying $20/month, its interface is the same – and a bit basic. That’s where browser extensions come in. Shelly Palmer speaks with Dan Bowens and Tashanea Whitlow on Fox 5's Good Day New York about free browser extensions – on Chrome and Edge – that will help you get the most out of ChatGPT. Continue Reading →
Hello, AI advocates. Art Fern here with today's featured AI, but first: Are you sick of hearing about ChatGPT? Are you done with stories about Bing's version of the ChatBot coming unhinged? Do you long for the days before conversational AI was all anyone ever talked about? Continue Reading →

60 Minutes: A New Low

I watched a segment of 60 Minutes about generative AI on YouTube last night. It was nonsense. In the opening of the piece, Lesley Stahl (the on-camera talent) admits that she is scared of the technology. Then, for the rest of this (highly one-sided) view of generative AI, she does everything she can to push the idea that everyone should be as scared and as ignorant as she is. It was some of the worst reporting – if you can even call it that – I've ever seen. Continue Reading →