AI Chronicles — 25th December 2023
Intro
“Artificial Intelligence is a tool, not a threat. When wielded with care, it can be the greatest ally in our quest for progress.”
Adapted from a quote by Demis Hassabis, co-founder of DeepMind.
Welcome to this week’s edition of AI Chronicles, your trusted source for the latest happenings in the world of Data Science and AI. As we navigate the ever-evolving landscape of artificial intelligence, it’s crucial to stay informed and critical. This week, we’ve gathered a collection of stories that highlight the innovative spirit of our community, the importance of responsible critique, and the ongoing debate around the capabilities and ethics of AI systems. Let’s dive into the insights and discussions that are shaping our field.
Local Highlights and Global Insights
Aus DeFi Community Podcast Explorer: Explore insights from the podcast our friends at Aus DeFi record with some episodes covering AI and featuring AI experts like our very own Ray Sun and Paul Conyngham: https://chat.openai.com/g/g-biS51NL6K-aus-defi-community-podcast-explorer
Balancing AI Hype with Fair Critique: An editorial perspective on the importance of constructive criticism in the AI discourse. https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:linkedInArticle:7143793572385808384/
WesGPT on ChatGPT’s Challenges: WesGPT discusses potential solutions to the issues surrounding ChatGPT. https://youtu.be/_G40UPeq7HQ?si=xJRHx0GNqP60hvqM
OpenAI’s Guide to Prompt Engineering: A video walkthrough of OpenAI’s guide to effective prompt engineering.
Verses’ AGI Breakthrough Claim: AI company Verses announces a partnership and a claimed breakthrough in AGI research.https://www.thedrum.com/news/2023/12/19/claiming-significant-breakthrough-ai-company-seeks-support-openai
Patronus’ Financial Analysis with AI: Research group Patronus tests AI’s capabilities in financial analysis with mixed results. https://www.cnbc.com/2023/12/19/gpt-and-other-ai-models-cant-analyze-an-sec-filing-researchers-find.html
Concerns Over Training Sets: A report on the discovery of abuse material in datasets used for training language models. https://www.404media.co/laion-datasets-removed-stanford-csam-child-abuse/
AI’s Role in Modern Newsrooms: Rolling Stone examines the integration and impact of AI in news media.https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/news-media-ai-danger-risk-1234935089/
AI Learning Resources for Lawyers: A curated list of AI resources that are beneficial for legal professionals and general audiences alike. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/sam-burrett_artificialintelligence-law-activity-7143731590286696448-AtXJ?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_android
CSIRO’s AI Predictions for 2024: The Chainsaw features CSIRO’s outlook on AI developments for the upcoming year. https://thechainsaw.com/business/csiro-2024-ai-predictions/
Matt Wolfe’s 2023 AI Recap: A comprehensive review of the major AI milestones and developments of the past year.
That’s it for this year folks! Stay informed, stay critical, and let’s continue to shape the future of AI together.
Best regards,
Mark Monfort
Editor, Data Science & AI Association of Australia (DSAI)
More about DSAI
We are advocates for data science, AI, ML and analytics technologies and we help move the space forward with education to help increase understanding, meetups to increase connections and hackathons to empower and motivate the community to take action with these tools. For more information or if you’re interested in getting involved, comment below or email Mark Monfort or Michael Wang at captdefi@notcentralised.com and Michael.wang@creditorwatch.com.au respectively.
