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Will AI create more fake news than it exposes?
News, Tyler Cowen, Published on 08/04/2024
» The best large-language models can already write like humans, especially if prompted properly. Photos and images can be faked at low cost. Yet-to-be-released technology can create convincing voice simulations. There are signs that some academic papers contain traces of GPT-4. If even professors are faking it, then surely the dam has burst.
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Poor states will struggle to get rich
News, Tyler Cowen, Published on 18/01/2024
» For the billions of people around the world who live in countries that are not yet fully economically developed, I have some disturbing news: The very last chance for their nations to reach developed status might come in this generation.
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A guide to AI safety debate after Altman's ouster
News, Tyler Cowen, Published on 21/11/2023
» When it comes to artificial intelligence, one of the most commonly debated issues in the technology community is safety -- so much so that it has helped lead to the ouster of OpenAI's co-founder Sam Altman, according to Bloomberg News.
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How AI will remake the rules
News, Tyler Cowen, Published on 13/10/2023
» When it comes to international trade and investment, AI will create some obvious winners and losers. It's the second-order effects that may prove more interesting.
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Some kinds of dogs shouldn't be allowed as pets
News, Tyler Cowen, Published on 20/09/2023
» Over the last two years, at least five people in the UK have been killed by American XL bully dogs, prompting no less than the prime minister himself to come forward with a plan to control the dogs. The upshot of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's policy is that they will have to be registered, neutered, muzzled in public and insured, with an eventual ban to follow.
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Who will be AI's first billionaire?
News, Tyler Cowen, Published on 20/02/2023
» Great advances in technology often result in vast increases of wealth. So as the AI boom continues, one obvious question is who will profit -- and by how much. My view, which may be deflationary for entrepreneurs but good for consumers, is this: Relative to how much artificial intelligence changes the world, its early pioneers won't get especially rich.
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Attacks will end, but not too soon
Oped, Tyler Cowen, Published on 08/07/2021
» The latest cyberattack, apparently emanating from Russia again, has hit at least 20 software firms affecting at least 1,000 businesses. It follows a cyberattack that left parts of the US without adequate gasoline supplies for several days, and one on the Irish public health system. There are undoubtedly many more attacks that go unreported, if only because the victims do not wish to advertise their willingness to pay ransom.
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