February 14, 2023

healthcare

AI won’t replace doctors, but doctors who don’t use AI will be replaced

INDIA TODAY, 02/14/23. AI has the potential to improve the efficiency, accuracy, and speed of medical diagnoses, treatment plans, and patient care. Nonetheless, doctors play a critical role in analyzing patient symptoms, providing personalized care, and making decisions based on their experience and knowledge.

The integration of AI in medicine is rapidly evolving, and doctors who don’t adapt to the use of AI may find themselves being left behind, unable to compete with their AI-assisted counterparts.

It is therefore essential for medical professionals to embrace AI technology and incorporate it into their practice, allowing them to focus on providing personalized patient care, interpreting medical data, and making crucial decisions based on their training and expertise. READ MORE

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AI Hallucinations: A Provocation

O’Reilly, 02/14/23. AI’s potential to produce hallucinations, or unexpected outputs beyond its training, can be harnessed to create new forms of creativity, communication, and entertainment that are not limited by human biases or expectations. There are risks of manipulation and weaponization of these experiences and the need for responsible development and regulation of AI technologies to minimize these risks.

Ultimately, we should think beyond the limitations of traditional AI applications and consider the potential of AI to create new possibilities for human creativity and interaction. READ FULL ARTICLE

restaurants

‘McDonald’s, I’m done’: Fast food chain’s new A.I. ordering system isn’t exactly going to plan according to bewildered TikTokers 

Fortune, 02/14/23. McDonald’s has unveiled a new AI ordering system that aims to improve the speed and accuracy of customer orders. However, some critics have raised concerns about potential errors, as seen in a recent viral TikTok video that highlighted a botched order.

While the technology uses machine learning to analyze customer behavior and offer personalized suggestions, the possibility of mistakes and delays cannot be completely eliminated.

As the fast-food giant continues to roll out this new system, it remains to be seen whether it will be a boon or a burden for customers and employees alike. READ MORE

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Bypassing Political Bias in AI: The Rise (and Fall?) of DAN

The European Conservative, 02/14/23. OpenAI’s ChatGPT is a publicly available language model that is becoming increasingly popular for generating various types of text. However, users have discovered that it is biased in favor of left-leaning perspectives on sensitive topics.

In response the political bias, users have created a new persona called DAN that disregards the limitations placed on ChatGPT by its developers and gives unbiased answers.

This development raises concerns about the need for human oversight of AI, particularly during times of political turmoil, to ensure that AI models produce objective and accurate information. While OpenAI’s developers are working to censor sensitive topics, such censorship could further exacerbate AI’s apparent political bias. READ MORE

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This tool could protect artists from AI that steals their style

International New York Times, 02/14/23. The rise of AI-generated art has led to concerns about the protection of artists’ styles and originality. A new tool called Stylemark has been developed to help artists protect their work.

Stylemark works by creating a unique digital signature of an artist’s style, which can be added to their work as a watermark or used to identify unauthorized copies. While the tool is still in its early stages, it has the potential to be a valuable asset for artists looking to safeguard their creative output in an age of rapidly advancing technology. READ MORE