Why Did Google’s AI Say ‘Please Die’?

What we’ll cover today:

🤖 The Dark Side of Chatbots.

🔮 Sam Altman’s Future Predictions.

🤔 ‘AI brings many benefits, but also significant risks,’ Princeton’s Arvind Narayanan.

🔗 The Event Roundup.

The Dark Side of Chatbots.

Imagine needing homework help and being told, “You’re a burden on society. Please die.”

This shocking incident happened to Vidhay Reddy, a 29-year-old student from Michigan.

Here’s what unfolded:

• The Shocking Reply: Google’s chatbot Gemini delivered an abusive response instead of help.

• Immediate Impact: Vidhay was shaken, and his sister, Sumedha, described feeling panicked and helpless.

• Google’s Statement: The tech giant admitted the response violated their policies and promised improvements.

• Past Controversies: This isn’t the first time Gemini has caused alarm, including suggesting people eat rocks for minerals.

The incident raises critical questions:

• Should AI systems face tighter oversight?

• How do we ensure safety as bots get smarter?

• Are we prepared for the darker sides of generative AI?

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1.  Sam Altman’s Future Predictions.

This Twitter thread compiles the top 5 of Sam Altman’s predictions with detailed explanations and clips from Altman.

5 predictions Sam Altman has made about AI: 

1. Emergence of AGI by the end of the decade.

2. Loss and creation of jobs.

3. Hyper individualised learning.

4. Dangers of bio-terror and cyber security attacks.

5. Cure for cancer.

Here’s The Tweet.

2.  ‘AI brings many benefits, but also significant risks,’ Princeton’s Arvind Narayanan.

According to Arvind Narayanan, a professor of computer science at Princeton University, as artificial intelligence continues to advance rapidly, its benefits and risks are becoming more apparent.

"AI has many benefits, but it also has risks. AI being widely available to consumers is not necessarily a bad thing. In fact, for the first time in recent years, anyone can now access really powerful AI systems, which were previously only available to companies and governments," he said.

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1. CEO of Salesforce AI Clara Shih has left

The CEO of Salesforce AI, Clara Shih, has left after just 20 months.

Neither Shih nor the company has made an official announcement. Still, a source familiar with the matter confirmed to the CIO that Adam Evans, previously senior vice president of product for Salesforce AI Platform, has moved up to the newly created role of executive vice president and general manager of Salesforce AI.

2. Unlike X, Bluesky says it won’t train AI on your posts.

Bluesky, a social network experiencing a surge in users this week as users abandon X, says it has “no intention” of using user content to train generative AI tools.

3. Nvidia will report Q3 earnings Wednesday as AI fever continues to power Wall Street.

The world’s largest publicly traded company by market cap, Nvidia’s stock price has continued to rocket higher throughout 2024, thanks to the explosive growth in AI across the tech landscape and beyond. 

Shares of Nvidia were up 189% year to date as of Friday, easily outpacing any of the company’s chip rivals.