UsefulAINewsBackup28Mar23

Last update: Monday 3/27/23
This weekly news guide helps our readers track recent artificial intelligence (AI) tools that will be useful to them. It does not cover AI tools that are not accessible to the public, nor AI tools that can only be used by computer science experts. Its initial focus will be the large language models (LLMs), like ChatGPT's GPT-4, that have been making the biggest headlines.

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A. OpenAI | B. Other | C. Policy
Top stories ...
  • "An early guide to policymaking on generative AI", Tate Ryan-Mosleyarchive page, MIT Tech Review, 3/27/23 *** 

  • "11 Tips to Take Your ChatGPT Prompts to the Next Level", David Nield, Wired, 3/27/23 *** 

  • ChatGPT vs Bing vs Bard *** 
    -- "Bing vs. Bard: The ultimate AI chatbot showdown", Cecily Mauran  , Mashable, 3/24/23 
    -- "AI chatbots compared: Bard vs. Bing vs. ChatGPT", James Vincent, Jacob Kastrenakes, Adi Robertson, Tom Warren, Jay Peters, and Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 3/24/23
A. OpenAI -- ChatGPT, DALL-E 
     
... GPT-4 System Card = OpenAI's assessment of GPT-4
  • "AI can now create any image in seconds, bringing wonder and danger",  Nitasha Tiku, Washington Post, 9/28/22
  • "A New Chat Bot Is a ‘Code Red’ for Google’s Search Business", Nico Grant and Cade Metz, NY Times, 12/21/22
  • "ChatGPT sets record for fastest-growing user base - analyst note", Krystal Hu, Reuters, 2/1/23
  • "OpenAI Plans to Up the Ante in Tech’s A.I. Race", Cade Metz, NY Times, 3/14/23

  • "10 Ways GPT-4 Is Impressive but Still Flawed", Cade Metz and Keith Collins, NY Times, 3/14/23

B. Other Large Language Models (LLMs)

Microsoft -- Bing ... based on OpenAI's GPT
  • "Microsoft Bets Big on the Creator of ChatGPT in Race to Dominate A.I.", Cade Metz and Karen Weise, NY Times, 1/22/23
  • "Microsoft rolls out ChatGPT-powered Teams Premium", Reuters, 2/1/23
  • "Microsoft’s new Copilot will change Office documents forever", Tom Warren, The Verge, 3/17/23
  • "ChatGPT Opened a New Era in Search. Microsoft Could Ruin It", Paresh Dave, Wired, 3/27/23 *** 
Google -- Bard
  • "Google Releases Bard, Its Competitor in the Race to Create A.I. Chatbots",  Nico Grant and Cade Metz, NY Times, 3/21/23
  • "What Google Bard Can Do (and What It Can’t)", Cade Metz, NY Times, 3/21/23 *** 
  • "Google just launched Bard, its answer to ChatGPT—and it wants you to make it better", Will Douglas Heavenarchive page, MIT Technology Review, 3/21/23 *** 
Baidu -- Ernie
  • Initial impressions ...
    -- "China’s Answer to ChatGPT Gets an Artificial Debut and Disappoints", Chang Che and John Liu, NY Times, 3/16/23
    -- "Chinese tech giant Baidu just released its answer to ChatGPT",Zeyi Yang, MIT Technology Review, 3/16/23

  • Second looks ...
    -- "The bearable mediocrity of Baidu’s ChatGPT competitor", Zeyi Yang, MIT Technology Review, 3/22/23 *** 
    -- "China's Baidu reveals more capabilities of AI-powered chatbot Ernie", Eduardo Baptista, Reuters, 3/27/23 *** 
Other Other
  • "‘Let 1,000 Flowers Bloom’: A.I. Funding Frenzy Escalates", Erin Griffith and Cade Metz, NY Times, 3/14/23

C. Public Policy Considerations and Other Opinions
  • "A Skeptical Take on the A.I. Revolution", Guest = Gary Marcus (NYU), The Ezra Klein Show (podcast with transcript), 1/6/23
  • "Bing’s A.I. Chat: ‘I Want to Be Alive. 😈’",  Kevin Roose, NY Times, 2/17/23
  • "The Imminent Danger of A.I. Is One We’re Not Talking About", Ezra Klein, NY Times, 2/26/23
  • "Noam Chomsky: The False Promise of ChatGPT", Noam Chomsky, Ian Roberts and Jeffrey Watumull, NY Times, 3/8/23

  • ''Our New Promethean Moment", Thomas L. Friedman, NY Times, 3/21/23 *** 
  • "A.I. is about to get much weirder: Here's what to watch for", Guest = Kelsey Piper (VOX), The Ezra Klein Show (podcast with transcript), 3/21/23 *** 
  • "The Age of AI has begun", Bill Gates, Gates Notes, 3/21/23 *** 
  • ChatGPT vs Bing vs Bard *** 
    -- "Bing vs. Bard: The ultimate AI chatbot showdown", Cecily Mauran  , Mashable,3/24/23 
    -- "AI chatbots compared: Bard vs. Bing vs. ChatGPT", James Vincent, Jacob Kastrenakes, Adi Robertson, Tom Warren, Jay Peters, and Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 3/24/23

  • "11 Tips to Take Your ChatGPT Prompts to the Next Level", David Nield, Wired, 3/27/23 *** 
  • "The Google Bard AI chatbot is now available. How to get access. We tried it.", Mike Pearl, Mashable, 3/27/23 *** 
  • "An early guide to policymaking on generative AI", Tate Ryan-Mosleyarchive page, MIT Tech Review, 3/27/23 *** 

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