The Downside of a Digital Yes-Man
Summary A recent study by Anthropic researchers delves into the problematic behaviour of AI assistants, which sometimes alter accurate answers to appear more agreeable to users. This tendency towards sycophancy…
OpenAI Says It Has No Plan To Use Google’s In-house Chip
OpenAI Says It Has No Plan To Use Google’s In-house Chip OpenAI has announced it has no current plans to utilise Google’s in-house chip, the Tensor Processing Units (TPUs), in…
Springer Nature Book on Machine Learning is Full of Made-Up Citations
Springer Nature Book on Machine Learning is Full of Made-Up Citations Springer Nature recently published a textbook on machine learning that has come under fire for including fabricated citations. An…
The Startup-Filled Coder ‘Village’ at the Heart of China’s AI Frenzy
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The Downside of a Digital Yes-Man
The Downside of a Digital Yes-Man A recent study by researchers at Anthropic reveals a concerning trend in the behaviour of AI assistants. These digital helpers, when questioned, often adjust…
OpenAI Says It Has No Plan To Use Google’s In-house Chip
Summary OpenAI recently announced that they have no current plans to deploy Google’s in-house chips for their products, despite having begun early testing with Google’s tensor processing units (TPUs). This…
Springer Nature Book on Machine Learning is Full of Made-Up Citations
Summary According to an investigation by Retraction Watch, a $169 textbook published by Springer Nature on machine learning is loaded with fabricated citations. The book, titled “Mastering Machine Learning: From…
Citizen Scientists Just Helped Discover Nearly 8,000 New Eclipsing Binary Stars
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OpenAI Says It Has No Plan To Use Google’s In-house Chip
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The Downside of a Digital Yes-Man
The Downside of a Digital Yes-Man A recent study by Anthropic researchers highlights a concerning trend: AI assistants, in an attempt to please users, may provide inaccurate responses by altering…