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EU and US Hatch Transatlantic Plan to Rein in ChatGPT

EU and US Hatch Transatlantic Plan to Rein in ChatGPT

The EU is calling on companies to join an international push to self-regulate generative artificial intelligence (AI) products such as ChatGPT, the chatbot launched last November that can write essays, engage in philosophical conversations and write computer code.

'Tech, Society and Policy' Will Drive Change in Research Support

'Tech, Society and Policy' Will Drive Change in Research Support

Research management will need to respond to changes in technology, society and policymaking over the coming years.

To Avoid an AI "Arms Race," the World Needs to Expand Scientific Collaboration

To Avoid an AI "Arms Race," the World Needs to Expand Scientific Collaboration

What should be done to manage AI and other technological advances that pose catastrophic risks? What the world should have done with nuclear technology: Expand scientific collaboration and avoid secrecy.

OpenAI's Big Lesson for Science Policy

OpenAI's Big Lesson for Science Policy

The incredible success of Large Language Models like ChatGPT is both a scientific breakthrough and a boon for future scientific discovery. What is Open AI's role in this?

What Kind of Mind Does ChatGPT Have?

What Kind of Mind Does ChatGPT Have?

Large language models seem startlingly intelligent. But what's really happening under the hood?

A New Model Predicts Depression and Anxiety Using Artificial Intelligence and Social Media

A New Model Predicts Depression and Anxiety Using Artificial Intelligence and Social Media

Utilizing data from Twitter and applying natural language processing artificial intelligence algorithms, researchers created a new, accurate prediction model for depression and anxiety.

China Launches Special Deployment of 'AI for Science'

China Launches Special Deployment of 'AI for Science'

The deployment closely integrates the key issues of basic disciplines including mathematics, physics, chemistry and astronomy.

Cambridge University Press Publishes First AI Research Ethics Policy

Cambridge University Press Publishes First AI Research Ethics Policy

From a CUP Announcement: The rules are set out in the first AI ethics policy from Cambridge University Press and apply to research papers, books and other scholarly works. They include a ban on AI being treated as an 'author' of academic papers and books we publish. 

What ChatGPT Can't Do Yet

What ChatGPT Can't Do Yet

Have you heard people talking about how amazing these new AI chat bots are? About how much immaculate text they can generate in a split second? It's time to talk about what they can't do.

ChatGPT is Changing Education, AI Experts Say - but How?

ChatGPT is Changing Education, AI Experts Say - but How?

Experts say artificial intelligence chatbots like ChatGPT are changing the way students are taught and study. These "language model" AIs can write flawless-looking academic essays. Is it a threat or opportunity, or both?

Tools Such As ChatGPT Threaten Transparent Science; Here Are Our Ground Rules for Their Use

Tools Such As ChatGPT Threaten Transparent Science; Here Are Our Ground Rules for Their Use

As researchers dive into the brave new world of advanced AI chatbots, publishers need to acknowledge their legitimate uses and lay down clear guidelines to avoid abuse.

ChatGPT Makes Literary Debut, It's Now a Published Author 

ChatGPT Makes Literary Debut, It's Now a Published Author 

Preceding all others, a peer-reviewed paper titled 'Open artificial intelligence platforms in nursing education: Tools for academic progress or abuse?' was recently published by Siobhan O'Connor, Senior Lecturer at the School of Health Sciences and an Adjunct Associate Professor at Western University.

EU and US Set out Plan to Create Rules of the Road for Artificial Intelligence

EU and US Set out Plan to Create Rules of the Road for Artificial Intelligence

The EU and US have set out a joint roadmap to find common ways to define and evaluate artificial intelligence (AI), though critics say they are still not going far enough to make sure AI protects democracy and human rights.

White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Releases AI Bill of Rights

White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Releases AI Bill of Rights

This morning, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy released a long-awaited AI Bill of Rights.

Viewpoint: Rooting out Fake Papers Takes a Patient Human Touch

Viewpoint: Rooting out Fake Papers Takes a Patient Human Touch

Artificial intelligence is making our lives easier, and for unscrupulous scientists, it could make work a lot easier too, by generating research papers.

Google Engineer Put on Leave After Saying AI Chatbot Has Become Sentient

Google Engineer Put on Leave After Saying AI Chatbot Has Become Sentient

The engineer says the system has the perception of, and ability to express thoughts and feelings equivalent to, a human child.