The AI Breakdown: Daily Artificial Intelligence News and Discussions
Why Google Is Intentionally Limiting the Power of Bard AI
Tue Jul 11 2023Description
The episode covers various aspects of AI, including national security implications, China's role, AI in warfare, regulations and deep fakes, open source and safety concerns, Google's perspective on AI, and advancements in language models. It explores the growing importance of AI in politics, military, and everyday life.
Insights
AI Briefing for Senators
Senators will receive their first-ever classified AI briefing from the White House, highlighting the increasing discourse on national security implications of AI.
China's Military Use of AI
China's military use of AI raises concerns in Silicon Valley and the Pentagon. The tension between developing world-beating technologies and controlling information is evident.
Regulating Deep Fakes
Google is intentionally limiting Bard's capabilities to prevent harmful deep fakes. Sundar Pichai emphasizes the need for regulations and consequences for creating fake videos.
Open Source Models and Safety Concerns
Open-source models are gaining ground, but safety concerns arise regarding misuse of powerful AI systems. The Center for AI Safety advocates treating AI risks alongside other global risks.
Google's Perspective on AI
A leaked memo suggests that Google has no secret sauce and faces tension between market success and the need for regulation. Google acknowledges uncertainty and calls for involvement from non-corporate actors.
Advancements in Language Models
Language models have reached a turning point, with generative AI just scratching the surface. Natural language interfaces and tool use are critical on the path to AGI.
Chapters
- AI Briefing and National Security
- China's Role in AI
- AI in Warfare
- Regulations and Deep Fakes
- Open Source and Safety Concerns
- Google's Perspective on AI
- Advancements in Language Models
AI Briefing and National Security
00:00 - 06:30
- Senators will receive their first-ever classified AI briefing from the White House, covering national security implications of AI.
- AI is a growing issue for the White House, Senate, and Congress.
- Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is leading AI-related efforts.
- President Joe Biden emphasized the rise of AI.
- Discourse on national security and military implications of AI is increasing.
China's Role in AI
00:00 - 06:30
- China's military use of AI raises concerns in Silicon Valley and the Pentagon.
- China aims to implement licensing regulations for generative AI models.
- There is tension in China between developing world-beating technologies and controlling information.
- Chinese authorities are facing a trade-off between sustaining AI leadership and controlling information.
AI in Warfare
00:00 - 06:30
- Netflix premiered a documentary called Unknown Killer Rope that explores the future of AI in warfare.
- Time published an article about how Palantir is shaping the future of warfare with advanced algorithmic systems.
Regulations and Deep Fakes
06:01 - 12:35
- Google is intentionally limiting Bard's capabilities to prevent the creation of harmful deep fakes.
- Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google, believes AI is more profound than any previous technology and emphasizes the need for regulations and consequences for creating deep fake videos.
- Yuval Noah Harari suggests that AI firms should face prison if they fail to guard against fake profiles.
Open Source and Safety Concerns
06:01 - 12:35
- Open-source models are gaining ground in terms of speed, customization, privacy, and capability compared to proprietary models.
- Open source access raises safety concerns about bad actors misusing powerful AI systems.
- The Center for AI Safety advocates treating AI risks alongside other global risks like pandemics and nuclear proliferation.
Google's Perspective on AI
12:16 - 18:11
- The implications of a leaked memo suggest that Google has no secret sauce and people won't pay for a restricted model when free alternatives are comparable in quality.
- Giant models are slowing Google down, according to the memo.
- Demis Hasabas, CEO of Google's DeepMind, confirms the authenticity of the memo but disagrees with its conclusions.
- There is tension between needing to win in the market with AI products and recognizing the need for regulation to prevent negative consequences.
- Google acknowledges this tension but doesn't have a clear solution. They signed the letter from the Center for AI Safety as an acknowledgement of uncertainty and a call for involvement from non-corporate actors.
Advancements in Language Models
12:16 - 18:11
- The Chatshi PT moment marked a turning point in AI when computers started doing tasks that regular people could do.
- Language models have entered public consciousness because they can be understood and interacted with by average people.
- Generative AI is just scratching the surface, and other types of AI like planning, deep reinforcement learning, problem solving, and reasoning will come back in the next wave.
- Natural language interfaces will be used to interact with specialized AIs that live underneath.
- Tool use is being researched as a way for large language models to call on other specialized AI systems to solve specific problems.
- This process is considered critical on the path to AGI (Artificial General Intelligence).
- AGI or AGI-like capabilities may be achieved within the next decade.