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Clickbait Titles Fueling AI Hype
Seems everything is clickbait these days. News sources are struggling for the scarce resource of attention. In this environment, a simple task becomes a revolution, and a mundane story gets a new life as a groundbreaking advancement. These titles and the resulting amplification by AI hustle bros provide fuel for the AI hype train, which… Read more
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April Podcast Appearances
In case you may have missed it on my social media, I made a few podcast appearances in the last month. I’ve been chatting with people about large language models, security, and the associated hype. The Perfect Storm I was on episode #39 the Perfect Storm Podcast talking about large language models and security issues,… Read more
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The Hot Mess of AI Alignment
By now, you’ve probably heard of the letter [https://futureoflife.org/open-letter/pause-giant-ai-experiments/] from the Future of Life Institute, signed by experts calling for a pause on AI experiments. Odds are, you’ve seen reporting on it but didn’t read it yourself. You should go read it before forming too much of an opinion. Some, like Eliezer Yudkowsky even argue… Read more
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Outsourcing Simulated Emotional Connections to Bots
Chatbots have become the Bitcoin of 2023, but unlike the previous cryptocurrency craze, this feels like everyone is on board. Regardless of your professional background and expertise, it seems everyone is all in on chatbots. While we can debate the technical merits, capabilities, and future of these tools ad infinitum, one thing is for sure,… Read more
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ChatGPT and Security Parrots
Today, I wanted to write a quick post about something I continue seeing and getting asked about. Earlier this week, I was quoted on Dark Reading that I agreed with the NCSC that cybersecurity threats from ChatGPT were overhyped. So I get asked, if ChatGPT won’t supercharge attackers, then why do I keep seeing article… Read more
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ChatGPT, Alignment, and the Paperclip Maximizer
On Valentines Day this year, I commented about the current AI boom and the paperclip maximizer, but I feel this topic deserves a bit more explanation. With all of the hype and mobilization caused by the ChatGPT demo, the warning about AI alignment is missing from news coverage and conversation. We are getting a preview… Read more