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Thumbs up, Thursday trailblazers! We're nearing the peak of our weekly learning curve. If you feel like an overfitted model, don't worry, we're here to regularize your week with a fresh perspective. As we further decrypt the enigma of artificial intelligence today, remember that, like a good machine learning model, we must balance bias and variance. So hold onto your hats (or data caps); we're about to embark on another exciting AI adventure.

In today’s Tracker:

  • 🧪 Research highlights: Schizophrenic GPT-3

  • 🚨 Industry news: OpenAI Accused of Violating Privacy Lawa

  • ⚖️ Policy and regulation: Patently, AI

  • 🌐 AI and society: Could AI Progress Undermine Human Rights?

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🦹🏻‍♂️🧔🏼 Beware of the Charming Liar That Is GPT-3's Gift of Gab and Gabble

Using OpenAI's GPT-3, a study conducted by researchers from the University of Zurich revealed the dual-edged power of AI in the realm of information dissemination.

GPT-3 demonstrated a robust capacity to generate plain and accurate information, which could outperform human-led communication efforts during public health emergencies.

On the other hand, the AI model was found to be capable of producing highly convincing disinformation, and study participants were unable to reliably differentiate between tweets generated by GPT-3 and those written by humans.

This raises serious concerns about AI's potential to amplify disinformation campaigns, thereby endangering public health and undermining the integrity of information ecosystems that are essential to the functioning of democracies.

The study highlights the imperative need for proactive, evidence-based regulations to mitigate the potential harms of AI-driven disinformation campaigns and ensure the responsible use of AI.

⚠️ Is OpenAI's Data Feast a Privacy Famine?

OpenAI, the AI model ChatGPT developer, has been accused of violating privacy laws and sued.

The lawsuit, which seeks class-action status, alleges that the company pursued profits by collecting "vast amounts" of personal information without consent.

According to the lawsuit, OpenAI secretly collected 300 billion words from various internet sources, including books, articles, websites, and posts, some of which contained unauthorized personal information.

The plaintiffs accuse the defendant of actions that threaten "civilizational collapse," thereby emphasizing the gravity of their claims.

👩🏼‍⚖️ Inventive AI- A Legal Maze or the Future of Patent Law?

The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) is significantly impacting the patent system, raising concerns regarding inventorship, nonobviousness, written description, and enablement.

The application of AI in diverse disciplines, such as pharmaceuticals, robotics, and autonomous vehicles, streamlines complex processes and accelerates innovation.

Moderna, for instance, utilized AI to expedite the development of its COVID-19 vaccine.

The patent system, devised in the context of manual inventive processes, faces challenges due to AI's involvement in the creative process.

Whether AI systems can be listed as inventors on patent applications is a topic of ongoing debate.

Those attempting to comply with patent law's written description and enablement requirements face difficulties due to AI's impenetrability.

With the increasing use of AI in invention, it has become essential to reevaluate legal standards and possibly modify patent law and policies accordingly.

⚔️ A Double-Edged Sword? Could AI Progress Undermine Human Rights?

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has expressed concern regarding the potential hazards that Artificial Intelligence (AI) poses to human rights, particularly concerning the United Kingdom's AI implementation strategy.

The EHRC emphasizes the need for robust safeguards and ethical considerations to prevent discrimination and prejudice, especially against marginalized groups.

In addition, it emphasizes the significance of transparency and accountability in creating and deploying AI algorithms. Moreover, the commission urges the government to strengthen existing legal frameworks pertaining to AI and cultivate collaborations between various stakeholders, including the general public, in developing AI policy.

Meanwhile, the global implications of AI's expansion are evident, with calls for bans on certain technologies in the EU due to privacy concerns, the use of AI for surveillance in China, racial bias issues in the United States, and the potential widening of the economic gap between rich and poor countries.

The EHRC's critique serves as a reminder of the imperative need for robust human rights safeguards in artificial intelligence development to ensure its responsible and ethical deployment.

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