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Freaky Hands and AI
I was interviewed for BBC Science Focus magazine recently (which I also write for) and asked to explain why the current batch of AI generative image systems are terrible at producing hands.I suspect this will be a temporary "feature" of these systems as progress is fast. However for now it's…
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ChatGPT3 media storm
Large AI models keep improving, with applications based on them growing like wildfires (and I use that simile deliberately). Here's a bunch of questions I was asked recently by journalists in this area, with my replies. An NBD article that quotes some of this was published today. 1. What’s your take on…
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Quote in China's National Business Daily
With the "launch" of Tesla's somewhat embarrassing humanoid robots on Friday, I was asked to give my views on this kind of product for China's NBD. I gave the quote before the launch but I haven't changed my mind after seeing what they have acheived so far... You can read the…
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six word stories and DALLE-2
DALLE-2 is a fascinating example of a generative AI system that can create images from a textual description. As an experiment, I gave it a series of my six word science fixtion stories. Sometimes it completely misses the mark - it can't read between the lines or imagine anything at…
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Quote for NBD China
Recently the topic of AI and sentience has come up again, after someone claimed that Google's LaMBDA seems to think for itself... It's remarkable that a piece of software can have conversations that seem so realistic, but a good simulation and the real thing are still distinguishable. I was interviewed…
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Quote in New Scientist Article
A while ago I was interviewed by Tevy Kuch for his article on AI influencers. I gave my usual honest opinions about things..! It's now been published by New Scientist here: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25433900-800-the-rise-of-computer-generated-artificially-intelligent-influencers/
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Feature article in BBC Science Focus Magazine
You may be aware that I'm a regular science writer for BBC Science Focus Magazine, frequently contributing to the Q&A section and writing longer pieces. You can find my writer's profile online here: https://www.sciencefocus.com/author/peterbentley/ Recently I wrote a longer piece on Augmented Intelligence, making the case that automation is not always better…
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