Many who were present reacted as if they had just witnessed a magic show, rather than a tech demo.
. Scores of businesses have already begun using LLMs and image generators to replace copywriters and graphic designers for their businesses.
Venkatasubramanian’s concern is that employers will be drawn in by the allure of cutting costs with AI—and if they, then companies might feel pressure from shareholders and competitors. “Then you get this rush to the bottom to try and do cost savings,” he explained. “I’m almost certain there will be this rush, and then a reaction where people realize that it doesn’t work very well and they made a mistake.
This is what makes Altman’s time on the Hill particularly eyebrow raising to Bender, Venkatasubramanian, and many other AI experts. Not only did Altman get an incredible amount of media coverage from his testimony, but he also spent the evening before wining and dining with the very same lawmakers that he was about to appear in front of. He made astonishing and frightening statements about the power of AI and, more specifically, his company’s technology.
Bender didn’t mince words when describing her reaction to the hearing. “It’s marketing,” she said. “When you have people like Sam Altman saying, ‘Oh, no! What we've built is so powerful, you better regulate it’ or the people who signed that AI pause letter saying, ‘This stuff is so powerful, we've got to stop for a little while,’ that is also marketing.”
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Search underway for climber who fell from 16,000-foot ridge on DenaliThe missing climber and their partner were on Denali’s West Buttress at about 11 p.m. Friday when the fall occurred, according to park officials.
Read more »
'We fell short': Arsenal's Arteta inconsolableArsenal manager Mikel Arteta graciously congratulated Manchester City for winning the Premier League on Saturday, but there was no concealing his agony after his team had led the race for so long but lost form in the crucial run-in.
Read more »
New Mexico teen gunman ‘fell off the earth’ in the weeks before massacre: reportThe New Mexico teenager who fatally gunned down three elderly women this week before begging police to kill him was struggling with various personal problems in the leadup to his massacre, accordin…
Read more »
Climber who fell from high ridge on Denali rescued with minor injuriesNational Park Service rangers on Saturday airlifted a Japanese climber who fell over 1,000 feet from a ridge at the mountain’s 16,200-foot level, officials said.
Read more »
Overnight closures scheduled for this weekend on North Sam Houston TollwayDrivers should expect overnight closures along the North Sam Houston Tollway this weekend through early Tuesday morning.
Read more »
After OpenAI Hearing, A.I. Experts Urge Congress to Listen to More Diverse Voices on RegulationExperts caution that lawmakers’ decision to learn about the technology from a leading industry executive could unduly sway regulation.
Read more »