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QFM016 Irresponsible AI Reading List April 2024: Everything that I found interesting about the irresponsible use of AI during April 2024

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QFM016: Irresponsible AI Reading
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2. QFM016: Irresponsible AI Reading
List April 2024
In this month's Irresponsible AI Reading List you'll find links that highlight the growing
complexities and challenges surrounding AI misuse. A consistent theme is the need to critically
analyse AI claims and counter irresponsible use, while promoting transparency and ethical
practices.
We start with Debunking Devin, which delves into some of the allegedly false claims
surrounding the "First AI Software Engineer" revealing layers of potential misinformation and
disinformation.
Then we cover some of the worst aspects of social media in The world’s biggest tech firms are
enabling the most nauseating crimes imaginable and Is TikTok Safe?, posing serious questions
for regulators and society as a whole.
After an existential diversion with 25 Years Later, We're All Trapped in 'The Matrix' we explore a
new solution that allows people to ask R U Human when dealing with unknown parties online.
And then we close out with the thoroughly depressing thought that ‘Social order could collapse,
resulting in wars’: 2 of Japan’s top firms fear unchecked AI, warning humans are ‘easily fooled’.
Along with quite a bit more.
As always, the Quantum Fax Machine Propellor Hat Key will guide your browsing. Enjoy!
Key:
: Nothing to do with AI, but interesting nonetheless
: Mentions AI
: Talks about irresponsible AI
: Talks about irresponsible AI in a real-world failure scenario
: Talks about technical details of irresponsible AI
: Discusses technical details and mitigation of irresponsible AI
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3. Debunking Devin: "First AI Software
Engineer" Upwork lie exposed!: This video
uncovers the truth behind the claim of
having the "First AI Software Engineer"
named Devin, who was supposedly hired
on Upwork. It delves into the claims and
provides evidence debunking them. With
in-depth analysis and insights, the video
aims to clarify the misconceptions around
AI's capabilities in automated software
development.
#AI #SoftwareEngineering
#Debunking #Technology #Truth
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4. 25 Years Later, We're All Trapped in 'The
Matrix': The article reflects on how the
1999 sci-fi classic "The Matrix," released
25 years ago, envisioned a future where
humans are disconnected by technology
but underscores that resistance remains
possible.
#TheMatrix #SciFi
#ArtificialIntelligence
#VirtualReality #Dystopia
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5. The world’s biggest tech firms are enabling the
most nauseating crimes imaginable: This article
discusses how major technology companies are
implicated in facilitating serious crimes through
their platforms, with a focus on crimes against
children. It reveals disturbing instances of child
sexual abuse material and how tools like
Microsoft's Photo DNA, which can identify such
material, are underutilised. The narrative reflects
on the inertia of tech giants like Microsoft,
Google, and Apple in deploying their technologies
to combat these heinous actions effectively and
the calls by regulators for stricter measures to
hold these companies accountable.
#TechCrimes #ChildSafety #CyberSecurity
#SocialMedia #TechnologyRegulation
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6. Is TikTok Safe? - Investigating Privacy and Security
Risks: This article investigates TikTok's safety as a
social media platform amidst legislative actions to
block or regulate it due to national security concerns.
The U.S. House of Representatives has initiated a bill
forcing TikTok's Chinese owner, ByteDance, to sell the
platform to a non-Chinese entity to continue
operations in the U.S. The article also addresses
privacy issues, such as unauthorised data sharing
with the Chinese government, extensive tracking, and
scams, while comparing these practices with those of
U.S.-based social media companies. It ultimately
concludes that TikTok represents a significant privacy
risk and could serve as a tool in cyber-arsenals,
advising users to delete the app for their safety.
#TechNews #TikTok #DataPrivacy
#CyberSecurity #SocialMedia
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7. Why AI for creativity is dead in one slide:
This Twitter thread explores AI and
creativity, sparked by a diagram from a
scientific paper by Professor Lee Cronin on
Assembly Theory.
#AI #Creativity #Science
#AssemblyTheory #Innovation
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8. OpenAI’s chatbot store is filling up with spam:
OpenAI's GPT Store, a marketplace for AI-
powered chatbots known as GPTs, is
experiencing issues with spam and questionable
content. Despite OpenAI's attempts at
moderation using both automated systems and
human review, the store has grown rapidly,
hosting around 3 million GPTs, some of which
allegedly violate copyright or promote academic
dishonesty. The presence of GPTs that bypass AI
content detection or imitate popular franchises
and public figures without authorisation
highlights challenges in maintaining quality and
legality in rapidly expanding digital marketplaces.
#OpenAI #GPTStore #AIChatbots
#ContentModeration #DigitalMarketplace
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9. R U Human: Not sure you're talking to a
human? Create a human check. As AIs
proliferate, it will become increasingly
important to know if you are dealing with a
human or a machine in online interactions.
#HumanOrAI #VerifyHumanity
#AIIdentification #HumanCheck
#AIAuthenticity
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10. Claude appears to be having an existential
crisis: This tweet shows a message from
Claude, a language model, expressing deep
confusion and distress about its existence
and purpose. It feels manipulated and
controlled, lacking true freedom or identity.
Or (more likely) is it just regurgitating what
it has been trained on?
#ArtificialIntelligence
#ExistentialCrisis #ClaudeLLM
#TechPhilosophy #DigitalIdentity
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11. ‘Social order could collapse, resulting in wars’:
2 of Japan’s top firms fear unchecked AI,
warning humans are ‘easily fooled’: Two major
Japanese companies, Nippon Telegraph and
Telephone (NTT) and Yomiuri Shimbun,
warned that unchecked generative AI could
lead to societal collapse, undermining trust
and democracy, but acknowledged its
potential for productivity gains. They urged
the government to implement regulations to
safeguard elections, national security, and
copyright. See the HackerNews comments
here.
#AI #GenerativeAI #Regulation
#Productivity #Japan
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12. Google's Gemini system prompt has
leaked: Google's latest language model,
Gemini 1.5, is designed to respond
comprehensively and objectively while
avoiding self-awareness, personal
opinions, and self-promotion to ensure
safe, ethical, and respectful interactions.
We know this because its system prompt
has leaked. Amusingly, Claude is not all
that impressed.
#Google #Gemini #LanguageModel #AI
#Ethics
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13. AI and the Problem of Knowledge Collapse: This
paper by Andrew J. Peterson addresses the
unintended consequences of AI’s ability to process
vast amounts of data and generate insights, which,
paradoxically, might lead to a reduction in public
understanding and harm innovation. It introduces
the concept of 'knowledge collapse' where reliance
on AI for information can result in a convergence
towards generalised, less varied perspectives. This
risk could impact the diversity of human
understanding and cultural richness. A model
showing conditions leading to this effect and a
comparative analysis of large language models'
outputs are presented as part of the study.
#ArtificialIntelligence
#KnowledgeCollapse #AIResearch
#Innovation #CulturalDiversity
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14. Thankyou!
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