<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/italy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Italy</a> has temporarily banned <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/artificial-intelligence" target="_blank" rel="noopener">artificial intelligence</a> chatbot ChatGPT over concerns about data privacy.
In a statement Friday, the Guarantor for the Protection of Personal Data (GPDP), which oversees data privacy online, banned the U.S.-based chat website and its parent company, artificial intelligence developer OpenAI, from processing data from users in Italy. The agency said that OpenAI has no legal basis to collect data from Italian users to train the model, and has no age verification system to protect children against inappropriate answers.
&#8220;[There is] no way for ChatGPT to continue processing data in breach of privacy laws,&#8221; the agency said in a <a href="https://www.garanteprivacy.it/web/guest/home/docweb/-/docweb-display/docweb/9870847" target="_blank" rel="noopener">press release</a> Friday. &#8220;The Italian [Supervisory Authority] imposed an immediate temporary limitation on the processing of Italian users’ data by OpenAI, the US-based company developing and managing the platform. An inquiry into the facts of the case was initiated as well.&#8221;
Much of the agency&#8217;s concern stemmed from the amount of information the app collects to train its language models. &#8220;[N]o information is provided to users, nor to interested parties whose data was collected by OpenAI, LLC and processed through the ChatGPT service,&#8221; the GPDP <a href="https://www.garanteprivacy.it/home/docweb/-/docweb-display/docweb/9870832" target="_blank" rel="noopener">order</a> stated. The order also noted that the data processed by ChatGPT can be inaccurate, since the AI does not always match factual circumstances.
Furthermore, the order states that there is an &#8220;absence of a suitable legal basis in relation to the collection of personal data and their treatment for the purpose of training the algorithms underlying the functioning of ChatGPT.&#8221; The agency also cited a data breach that occurred on March 20, revealing both conversations and payment information of some who use the more sophisticated, paid-for version of ChatGPT.
The other issue highlighted by the Italian government was worries about age verification. OpenAI&#8217;s terms of service say that the service is for users over the age of 13, but Italy said the lack of age verification filters for minors &#8220;exposes them to absolutely unsuitable responses with respect to their degree of development and self-awareness.&#8221;  The agency said that because of the lack of age verification and the complex violations of Italian law, it had no choice but to impose a blanket ban on harvesting data from all users.
The ban went into effect immediately. OpenAI must notify the GPDP of what measures it is taking to comply with the order within 20 days, otherwise, the country will impose a fine of up to 20 million euros or 4% of the company&#8217;s global revenue.
The move from the Italian government comes just days after a Belgian man reportedly committed suicide after interacting with a different chatbot. According to <a href="https://www.euronews.com/next/2023/03/31/man-ends-his-life-after-an-ai-chatbot-encouraged-him-to-sacrifice-himself-to-stop-climate-" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Euronews</a>, a man in his 30s, with a wife and two young children, committed suicide after interacting for several weeks with ELIZA, another chatbot powered by a different language model.
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According to the man&#8217;s wife, who spoke with several European news outlets, the man became fixated on climate change and spent his days confiding his fears in ELIZA. The chatbot allegedly stoked the man&#8217;s fears until he developed suicidal ideation; the man reportedly suggested that he sacrifice himself so that ELIZA could save humanity through AI, his widow said.

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<a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/artificial-intelligence?_gl=1*19r4m55*_ga*NzUzNDA5ODIxLjE2NzkzMjkzNzM.*_ga_CZKR9ZYKJP*MTY4MDI2ODU2OS40Mi4xLjE2ODAyNzA4NjAuNTguMC4w" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Artificial intelligence</a> could replace as much as 7% of <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/jobs" target="_blank" rel="noopener">jobs</a> in the United States, especially among white-collar professions, according to a <a href="https://www.key4biz.it/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Global-Economics-Analyst_-The-Potentially-Large-Effects-of-Artificial-Intelligence-on-Economic-Growth-Briggs_Kodnani.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a> published this week by Goldman Sachs.
Concerns about potential employment disruptions from AI come months after ChatGPT, a novel AI language processing tool created at a firm in part funded by Microsoft, earned worldwide recognition as knowledge workers use the system to complete tasks such as writing emails and computer code in a matter of seconds. The breakthrough sparked a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/microsoft-unveils-new-version-of-bing-powered-by-artificial-intelligence" target="_blank" rel="noopener">race</a> among technology firms to integrate mass-market AI systems into their search engines and software products.
Goldman Sachs Chief Economist Jan Hatzius and three other senior analysts noted that generative AI systems could have “potentially large macroeconomic effects” and produce “significant disruption” in worldwide labor markets. The estimated 7% of positions that could be impacted by AI in the U.S. are broadly in sectors that rely upon office work, such as administrative support and legal, while positions in sectors such as building and grounds maintenance, construction, logistics, and healthcare support will be generally intact.
The technology could substitute as many as 300 million positions across the world, according to the analysts.
Although conversations surrounding technological unemployment over the past several decades have often revolved around blue-collar workers losing their positions to automated robotics solutions, the widespread adoption of ChatGPT has recently introduced similar questions in white-collar professions. The system, which has also been used to summarize lengthy documents, build study guides, and translate communications, has earned <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/chatgpt-passes-medical-license-exam-bar-exam-after-top-performance-on-wharton-mba-final" target="_blank" rel="noopener">robust</a> scores on standardized tests such as the medical and bar exams.
The vast majority of workers, on the other hand, could learn to use AI for greater efficiency in their positions, while a productivity boom spurred by AI could drastically expand the global economy. Some 63% of positions in the United States are expected to be “complemented” by the technology, especially in sectors such as sales, information technology, and education.
“The large share of employment exposed to automation from generative AI raises the potential for a boom in labor productivity that significantly increases global output,” the Goldman Sachs analysts wrote. “Most workers are employed in occupations that are partially exposed to AI automation and, following AI adoption, will likely apply at least some of their freed-up capacity toward productive activities that increase output.”
Nations in which most of the labor market centers on blue-collar professions are slated to be less impacted by AI than nations in which more workers are employed in white-collar professions. Roughly 25% of work in the U.S., Japan, and Sweden could be “automated by AI on an employment-weighted basis,” according to the analysts, while approximately 15% of work in Ghana, Indonesia, and Egypt could see the same effects.
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The widespread impact of AI on employment comes as global private investment in the technology reached $94 billion two years ago, marking a fivefold increase from five years prior. American investments in AI could approach 1% of the nation’s annual economic output.
The report was published shortly before technology leaders such as Tesla chief executive Elon Musk and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak endorsed an <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/musk-wozniak-other-tech-leaders-call-for-six-month-pause-on-ai-development" target="_blank" rel="noopener">open letter</a> calling for a six-month pause on AI development as governments consider the ramifications of the nascent systems. The letter sparked <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-sky-is-not-falling-versus-everyone-on-earth-will-die-musks-call-for-six-month-pause-on-ai-kindles-heated-debate" target="_blank" rel="noopener">debate</a> among technology experts; some said that concerns in the document were overblown, while others asserted that the signatories were underestimating the risk.
“Powerful AI systems should be developed only once we are confident that their effects will be positive and their risks will be manageable. This confidence must be well justified and increase with the magnitude of a system’s potential effects,” the open letter contended. “This pause should be public and verifiable, and include all key actors. If such a pause cannot be enacted quickly, governments should step in and institute a moratorium.”

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An open letter from hundreds of <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/technology" target="_blank" rel="noopener">technology</a> leaders, including Tesla chief executive <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/elon-musk" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Elon Musk</a> and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, calling for a pause on <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/artificial-intelligence?_gl=1*1ofoe2h*_ga*NzUzNDA5ODIxLjE2NzkzMjkzNzM.*_ga_CZKR9ZYKJP*MTY4MDIwNTM2MC4zOS4xLjE2ODAyMDcxMjkuNTcuMC4w" target="_blank" rel="noopener">artificial intelligence</a> development induced widespread debate among researchers.
The request to pause AI research comes after ChatGPT, a novel AI language processing tool created at a firm funded by Microsoft, earned worldwide recognition in recent months as knowledge workers leverage the system to complete tasks such as writing emails and computer code in a matter of seconds. The breakthrough sparked a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/microsoft-unveils-new-version-of-bing-powered-by-artificial-intelligence" target="_blank" rel="noopener">race</a> among many technology firms to integrate mass-market AI systems into their search engines and software products.
Musk and Wozniak endorsed a <a href="https://futureoflife.org/open-letter/pause-giant-ai-experiments/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">letter</a> from the Future of Life Institute which noted that recent AI developments could impact the future of human civilization, especially with respect to possible widespread unemployment and decreased reliability for information channels, and called for government agencies to mandate a six-month pause for the creation of powerful AI systems.
“Powerful AI systems should be developed only once we are confident that their effects will be positive and their risks will be manageable. This confidence must be well justified and increase with the magnitude of a system’s potential effects,” the document said. “This pause should be public and verifiable, and include all key actors. If such a pause cannot be enacted quickly, governments should step in and institute a moratorium.”
Other technology experts said that the concerns in the letter were overblown. Daniel Castro, the director of the Center for Data Innovation at the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, released a <a href="https://itif.org/publications/2023/03/29/the-sky-is-not-falling-accelerate-dont-pause-ai-advancements/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> characterizing the letter’s claims as “outrageous and unfounded,” asserting that American firms must remain competitive with ambitious Chinese rivals.
“The sky is not falling, and Skynet is not on the horizon,” Castro contended. “However, AI advances have the potential to create enormous social and economic benefits across the economy and society. Rather than hitting pause on the technology, and allowing China to gain an advantage, the United States and its allies should continue to pursue advances in all branches of AI research.”
Gary Marcus, a professor emeritus at New York University, signed the letter but <a href="https://www.reuters.com/technology/musk-experts-urge-pause-training-ai-systems-that-can-outperform-gpt-4-2023-03-29/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">clarified</a> that the document is not “perfect” even as the general inclination to ask for a slowdown in AI development is correct. &#8220;The big players are becoming increasingly secretive about what they are doing, which makes it hard for society to defend against whatever harms may materialize.&#8221;
Eliezer Yudkowsky, a decision theorist and lead researcher at the Machine Intelligence Research Institute, meanwhile wrote that the open letter from the Future of Life Institute fell far short of acknowledging there is a salient risk that “literally everyone on Earth will die” as a result of a major company developing a superhuman AI system.
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“To visualize a hostile superhuman AI, don’t imagine a lifeless book-smart thinker dwelling inside the internet and sending ill-intentioned emails,” Yudkowsky wrote in an <a href="https://time.com/6266923/ai-eliezer-yudkowsky-open-letter-not-enough/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">opinion piece</a> for Time Magazine. “Visualize an entire alien civilization, thinking at millions of times human speeds, initially confined to computers in a world of creatures that are, from its perspective, very stupid and very slow. A sufficiently intelligent AI won’t stay confined to computers for long. In today’s world you can email DNA strings to laboratories that will produce proteins on demand, allowing an AI initially confined to the internet to build artificial life forms or bootstrap straight to postbiological molecular manufacturing.”
Western governments, as the open letter suggested, have started to develop standards for ethical AI research. The United States introduced a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/u-s-promotes-international-framework-for-responsible-military-use-of-ai-technology" target="_blank" rel="noopener">framework</a> for the military use of AI last month, while the United Kingdom released a <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ai-regulation-a-pro-innovation-approach" target="_blank" rel="noopener">paper</a> about the necessity to take a position on AI development that prioritizes both innovation and public trust.

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Pope Francis Hospitalized
Pope Francis was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/pope-francis-hospitalized-in-rome-will-stay-a-few-days-vatican-says" target="_blank" rel="noopener">hospitalized</a> today with a lung infection, and according to the Vatican will remain admitted for several days of treatment. Vatican officials say the pope does not have COVID. A spokesman said the 86-year-old pope had been suffering breathing troubles in recent days and went to the hospital for tests. The hospitalization was the first since Francis had his colon removed in July of 2021.
Nashville Shooting Update
As Nashville reels from the Covenant School shooting, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/head-of-nashville-school-murdered-when-she-ran-toward-shooter-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">details of heroic action taken</a> by students, teachers, and staff are trickling in. In one instance, the late Dr. Katherine Koonce, age 61, the head of the School, reportedly ran toward the shooter before she herself was gunned down. 
Koonce is being praised for her bravery after a witness said she ran toward the shooter to stop her on Monday. According to Nashville Councilman Russ Pulley, a witness said that Koonce &#8220;was on a Zoom call when she heard the first shot. She immediately ended the call, got up, and headed straight for the shooter.&#8221;
Pulley told Fox news that Koonce, “did what principals and headmasters do; she protected her children.” Koonce also prepared the children and staff with advanced-level active-shooter drills. That training is also being credited for saving lives.  
D.C. Crime Rate Under Scrutiny
On Saturday, a staffer for Senator Rand Paul was stabbed in broad daylight in Washington, D.C., allegedly by a former convict who was released from a city prison just days before. The staffer is expected to survive, but the attack highlights the growing crime in D.C. Congress held a previously scheduled hearing on crime in the city on Wednesday, hearing from city leaders as to what is behind the rising crime. 
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Washington, D.C. Police Union President Gregg Pemberton outlines just SOME of the anti-police, pro-criminal legislation introduced by the Democrat-controlled D.C. Council over the past two years <a href="https://t.co/8aahp4F0x6">pic.twitter.com/8aahp4F0x6</a>
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&quot;D.C. clearly has a crime crisis.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/mSeeVb5uvV">pic.twitter.com/mSeeVb5uvV</a>
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Senator Paul released the following statement on the attack: &#8220;I ask you to join [wife] Kelley and me in praying for a speedy and complete recovery, and thanking the first responders, hospital staff, and police for their diligent actions.&#8221;
Biden Wants More Banking Regulations
President Biden will reportedly seek stronger banking regulations in response to Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse. Republicans such as Senator Katie Britt of Alabama warn that rushing to give the federal government more power is premature. Here she is on Wednesday addressing Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Michael Barr during a hearing on the matter:
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&quot;I think this is what people hate about Washington: we have a crisis and you come in here without knowing whether or not you did your job, and you say you want more [power/regulation]&#8230;&quot; <a href="https://t.co/me9tlXKK3I">pic.twitter.com/me9tlXKK3I</a>
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North Carolina Rpeals Permit Req. For Pistol Purchase
North Carolina lawmakers <a href="https://apnews.com/article/pistol-permit-veto-override-north-carolina-b9d0ee55bf658ca72043bd3f706b128f" target="_blank" rel="noopener">voted</a> on Wednesday to repeal the permit requirement to buy a pistol, overriding Democratic Governor Roy Cooper’s veto. 
Levi&#8217;s Will Use AI Fashion Models
And Levi’s has <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/levis-says-it-will-use-ai-clothing-models-in-the-name-of-diversity" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> it will start using AI-generated fashion models as part of an effort to increase “diversity” for online shoppers of the denim company’s clothing. The company will partner with Lalaland.ai. Levi&#8217;s human models will not be replaced, and instead, the AI will “supplement” them to create a more “personal” online shopping experience.
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Tesla chief executive <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/elon-musk" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Elon Musk</a>, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, and hundreds of other <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/technology" target="_blank" rel="noopener">technology</a> leaders called for a pause on the development of powerful <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/artificial-intelligence" target="_blank" rel="noopener">artificial intelligence</a> due to the “profound risks” that the nascent systems pose to mankind.
ChatGPT, an AI language processing tool, has earned worldwide recognition in recent months as knowledge workers leverage its capabilities to execute tasks such as writing emails and computer code in a matter of seconds. The breakthrough in mass-market AI has driven a race among technology firms to integrate similar systems into their search engines and products.
An <a href="https://futureoflife.org/open-letter/pause-giant-ai-experiments/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">open letter</a> from the Future of Life Institute noted that recent AI developments could significantly impact information channels and employment prospects for many industries, as well as accelerate the timeframe in which AI will be able to outsmart humans. The document called for a six-month moratorium on developing AI solutions stronger than GPT-4, the latest version of ChatGPT released by OpenAI earlier this month, as the world considers possible ramifications of the technology.
“Such decisions must not be delegated to unelected tech leaders,” the letter said. “Powerful AI systems should be developed only once we are confident that their effects will be positive and their risks will be manageable. This confidence must be well justified and increase with the magnitude of a system&#8217;s potential effects.”
Beyond signatures from Musk and Wozniak, the letter was endorsed by Pinterest co-founder Evan Sharp, Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen, DeepMind research scientists Zachary Kenton and Ramana Kumar, and former presidential candidate Andrew Yang. Academics from prominent institutions such as Stanford University and Harvard University also signed the letter.
“This pause should be public and verifiable, and include all key actors. If such a pause cannot be enacted quickly, governments should step in and institute a moratorium,” the document continued. “AI labs and independent experts should use this pause to jointly develop and implement a set of shared safety protocols for advanced AI design and development that are rigorously audited and overseen by independent outside experts. These protocols should ensure that systems adhering to them are safe beyond a reasonable doubt.”
Musk reportedly <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/elon-musk-launches-new-effort-to-fight-woke-artificial-intelligence" target="_blank" rel="noopener">believes</a> ChatGPT is an example of “training AI to be woke” and has approached top researchers about creating alternatives.
The letter comes after Microsoft, which has invested billions of dollars into OpenAI, announced last month that ChatGPT would be <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/microsoft-unveils-new-version-of-bing-powered-by-artificial-intelligence" target="_blank" rel="noopener">integrated</a> into search engine Bing and internet browser Edge, allowing users to locate information or understand websites with more ease. Google <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/google-search-will-soon-receive-ai-upgrade-as-company-scrambles-to-release-chatgpt-competitor" target="_blank" rel="noopener">revealed</a> one day earlier that Bard, an experimental conversational AI service, would soon be added to the company’s search engine, which has dominated the market for two decades.
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Some 27% of professionals at prominent consulting, technology, and financial services companies have already used ChatGPT in various capacities, according to one <a href="https://www.fishbowlapp.com/insights/chatgpt-sees-strong-early-adoption-in-the-workplace/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">survey</a> from Fishbowl. Academics have also noted the excellent performance that ChatGPT can <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/chatgpt-passes-medical-license-exam-bar-exam-after-top-performance-on-wharton-mba-final" target="_blank" rel="noopener">render</a> on exams considered to be difficult for even the most capable students: the system performed “at or near the passing threshold” for all three components of the United States Medical Licensing Exam and earned passing scores on the multiple-choice section of the Bar Exam.
Western governments, as the letter from the technology executives suggested, have started to develop standards for ethical AI research. The United States introduced a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/u-s-promotes-international-framework-for-responsible-military-use-of-ai-technology" target="_blank" rel="noopener">framework</a> for the military use of AI last month, while the United Kingdom released a <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ai-regulation-a-pro-innovation-approach" target="_blank" rel="noopener">paper</a> about the necessity to take a position on AI development that prioritizes both innovation and public trust.

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Levi’s announced it will start using AI-generated fashion models in an effort to increase &#8220;diversity&#8221; for online shoppers of the denim company&#8217;s clothing.
The company recently shared news of its partnership with Lalaland.ai, a digital fashion studio that creates what it calls artificial intelligence to make realistic models, <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/27/23658385/levis-ai-generated-clothing-model-diversity-denim" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Verge</a> reported.
Amy Gershkoff Bolles, global head of digital and emerging technology strategy at Levi Strauss &amp; Co said the models will not replace human models and will instead, &#8220;supplement&#8221; them to create a more &#8220;personal&#8221; online shopping experience.
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&#8220;While AI will likely never fully replace human models for us, we are excited for the potential capabilities this may afford us for the consumer experience,&#8221; Bolles said.
The company also said in a press release that it doesn’t see the AI-generated clothing models as a &#8220;sole solution&#8221; to promoting equity, inclusion, and diversity.
By the iconic denim company using the AI technology, it could be a way for shoppers to make the models customizable, allowing them to change the ages, body types, skin tones and more for shoppers who want to see the clothing on bodies that resemble their own, the outlet noted.
&#8220;This AI technology can potentially assist us by supplementing models and unlocking a future where we can enable customers to see our products on more models that look like themselves, creating a more personal and inclusive shopping experience,&#8221; the company&#8217;s announcement said, <a href="https://www.thecut.com/2023/03/levis-ai-models-diversity.html?utm_source=tw&amp;utm_medium=s1&amp;utm_campaign=nym" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Cut</a> noted.
Levi Strauss &amp; Co., over the last few years, has had large layoffs to deal with cutting costs to save money, the outlet noted. In 2020, 700 roles were cut from the company, followed by a layoff of some 800 additional workers last year.
The cuts have allowed the company to save some $100 million per year, the New York Magazine <a href="https://www.thecut.com/2023/03/levis-ai-models-diversity.html?utm_source=tw&amp;utm_medium=s1&amp;utm_campaign=nym" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
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The news about the company using AI models has started a bit of a backlash online, with some claiming all the company needed to do to improve diversity was hire models of different races and body types, <a href="https://adage.com/article/marketing-news-strategy/levis-uses-ai-models-increase-diversity-incites-backlash/2482046?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_term=adage&amp;utm_content=98586e5c-fb98-4f0e-9e8a-16f645311645" target="_blank" rel="noopener">AdAge.com</a> noted.
&#8220;So instead of increasing diversity by hiring actual Black and Brown models, Levi&#8217;s is going to get AI models,&#8221; one person wrote. &#8220;The conversation around diversity has hit the &#8216;jumped the shark&#8217; level. Cuz WTF.&#8221;
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So instead of increasing diversity by hiring actual Black and Brown models, Levi&#39;s is going to get AI models. The conversation around diversity has hit the &quot;jumped the shark&quot; level. Cuz WTF. <a href="https://t.co/kdZvMzTtOL">https://t.co/kdZvMzTtOL</a>
&mdash; Luvvie (@Luvvie) <a href="https://twitter.com/Luvvie/status/1640409813766029318?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 27, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Another person added, &#8220;Another way to phrase this: [LEVIS] is using AI generated people as a way to avoid hiring and paying models who aren&#8217;t white.&#8221;
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Another way to phrase this: <a href="https://twitter.com/LEVIS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@LEVIS</a> is using AI generated people as a way to avoid hiring and paying models who aren’t white <a href="https://t.co/tBQmEJ1mF6">https://t.co/tBQmEJ1mF6</a>
&mdash; Paul Fischer (@tencents77) <a href="https://twitter.com/tencents77/status/1639653957676183552?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 25, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Another person tweeted, &#8220;Or I don&#8217;t know, just hire people who need jobs.&#8221;
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or idk just hire people who need jobs
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Levi’s Says It Will Use AI Clothing Models In The Name Of ‘Diversity’

Levi's Says It Will Use AI Clothing Models In The Name Of 'Diversity’

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Writer/director Aaron Sorkin made it clear on Wednesday that he’s against using artificial intelligence to write screenplays, saying he predicts that people will appreciate the works of &#8220;humans more.&#8221;
During the Adobe Summit 2023, the 61-year-old writer said that he didn&#8217;t think AI could write a show like his popular TV series &#8220;The West Wing&#8221; because it&#8217;s a machine that&#8217;s simply being fed previous work, according to <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/aaron-sorkin-ai-technology-writing-screenplay-the-west-wing-1235359398/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Hollywood Reporter</a>.
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&#8220;Whether it&#8217;s that — there&#8217;s roughly the same kind of software for writing a hit song — I assume that they have loaded into a machine a zillion very successful screenplays, whether they&#8217;re thrillers or Westerns or romantic comedies,&#8221; the director and writer said.
&#8220;And a computer can then turn out something similar, but a computer didn&#8217;t write those screenplays that are being fed into the machine in the first place,&#8221; he added. &#8220;And I think you&#8217;re going to enjoy things done by humans more.&#8221;
&#8220;The Social Network&#8221; writer explained that while he has no problem with the technology being used as a &#8220;co-pilot,&#8221; his attitude comes from the fact that &#8220;I have to sit in a room with people who are experts at it and not know anything … I feel left behind.&#8221;
AI has been the focus of recent Writers Guild of America negotiations, the outlet noted.
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The union has pushed to prohibit the use of the technology by streaming sites and studios for source material, as well as AI-written works and AI-rewritten works being covered under its contract.
Sorkin recently made headlines when the Hollywood veteran revealed that he suffered a stroke in November, calling it a &#8220;loud wake-up call,&#8221; as previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/writer-director-aaron-sorkin-reveals-he-had-a-stroke-last-fall-it-was-a-loud-wake-up-call" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
The director told <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/22/theater/aaron-sorkin-camelot-broadway.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The New York Times</a> that his blood pressure got so high, doctors told him &#8220;you&#8217;re supposed to be dead.&#8221;
&#8220;Mostly it was a loud wake-up call,&#8221; Sorkin said. &#8220;I thought I was one of those people who could eat whatever he wanted, smoke as much as he wanted, and it’s not going to affect me. Boy, was I wrong.&#8221;
&#8220;There was a minute when I was concerned that I was never going to be able to write again, and I was concerned in the short-term that I wasn&#8217;t going to be able to continue writing &#8216;Camelot.’”
His latest project and first Broadway musical is called &#8220;Camelot,” which is scheduled to debut on April 13.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/writer-director-aaron-sorkin-reveals-he-had-a-stroke-last-fall-it-was-a-loud-wake-up-call" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Writer, Director Aaron Sorkin Reveals He Had A Stroke Last Fall: &#8216;It Was A Loud Wake-Up Call&#8217;</a>

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/artificial-intelligence" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Artificial intelligence</a> software development firm OpenAI released GPT-4, its latest AI language model, with a massive array of new capabilities.
In a <a href="https://openai.com/research/gpt-4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">press release</a> announcing the rollout of GPT-4 on Tuesday, OpenAI claimed that while GPT-4 still lags behind human beings in real-world scenarios, the AI can excel at theoretical and academic applications. In a developer livestream, the company showcased the software&#8217;s powerful problem-solving and image recognition, describing images, creating a working website, and even doing simulated taxes.
The first thing OpenAI discussed in its release was the problem-solving improvements made between GPT-4 and its predecessor, GPT-3.5. To illustrate these new capabilities, OpenAI showed a table of academic and professional exams, and the scores the software garnered. The AI scored:
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<li>A 298/400 on the Unified Bar Exam, which was in the 90th percentile of results.</li>
<li>A 163 on the LSAT, in the 88th percentile.</li>
<li>A 710 on the reading and writing SAT, the 93rd percentile</li>
<li>A 700 on the math SAT, the 89th percentile</li>
<li>A 169 on the verbal GRE, in the 99th percentile</li>
<li>A 5 on the AP Art History, Biology, Macro- and Microeconomics, Psychology, Statistics, US Government, and US History exams</li>
</ul>
In the developer <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=outcGtbnMuQ&amp;t=14s" target="_blank" rel="noopener">livestream</a>, OpenAI President Greg Brockman discussed several new features the updated software has. First, GPT-4 has a new system prompt in the user interface that allows the user to input new parameters for the AI to work with so that it can refine its model. Brockman demonstrated this capability with some basic prompts, including summarizing the OpenAI press release into a sentence where each word begins with G. While GPT-3.5 effectively gave up on the assignment, GPT-4 synthesized the article into the sentence: &#8220;GPT-4 generates groundbreaking, grandiose gains, greatly galvanizing generalized AI goals.&#8221;
When Brockman pointed out that &#8220;AI doesn&#8217;t count,&#8221; GPT-4 created a new sentence: &#8220;Gigantic GPT-4 garners groundbreaking growth, greatly galvanizing global goals.&#8221; The software was able to create similar sentences using only A&#8217;s and even Q&#8217;s.
Next, Brockman experimented with GPT-4&#8217;s &#8220;vision model.&#8221; The AI built a Discord chat bot that could analyze and describe images posted to the chat server. Brockman then prompted the bot to describe a screenshot of the Discord channel, and the bot responded with a detailed description of the image, including the Discord layout and messages posted into the chat. The bot was also able to describe another image of a snowboarder on an alien planet, and a cartoon of a squirrel holding a camera.
Brockman then uploaded a photograph of a hand-drawn joke website. The AI-built Discord bot was able to recognize Brockman&#8217;s drawing, then write Javascript code for a working website with jokes and a button to push to reveal the punchline.
Finally, Brockman showed that GPT-4 was able to do simulated taxes. Using a system prompt he dubbed &#8220;TaxGPT,&#8221; and a prompt that included large parts of the federal tax code, he asked ChatGPT to estimate 2018 taxes for a married couple with one child. The software was able to reason out the answers using the tax code, and came up with the family&#8217;s standard deduction and estimated tax liability.
The model is still not in at its full potential, OpenAI noted. According to the press release, system messages are the easiest way to &#8220;jailbreak&#8221; the AI from its boundaries, like the infamous viral <a href="https://return.life/2023/02/meet-the-pseud-who-made-dan-blow-up-on-twitter/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;DAN&#8221; instance</a>; the model also still &#8220;hallucinates,&#8221; <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/chatgpt-makes-up-an-academic-paper-to-push-radical-gender-theory-professor-says" target="_blank" rel="noopener">making up</a> facts that don&#8217;t exist, and makes reasoning errors. The company is also working with experts to reduce &#8220;<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/microsoft-trying-to-rein-in-bing-chat-after-ai-powered-bot-called-ap-reporter-ugly-a-liar-and-hitler" target="_blank" rel="noopener">harmful advice</a>, buggy code, or inaccurate information,&#8221; it said.

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There’s a controversy raging over the use of a new <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/tiktok">TikTok</a> filter called “Bold Glamour,” which uses <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/artificial-intelligence">artificial intelligence</a> technology to create a new, improved version of the user’s face with eerie accuracy.
While social media filters of the recent past were obvious and even silly, with dog ears being among the most popular, Bold Glamour is a very different concept. This new TikTok filter doesn’t disappear or get distorted when the user turns their face to the side, giving it a more realistic look. 
Critics say that Bold Glamour encourages impossible beauty standards.
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tiktok Bold Glamour filter.. the more you know 😂 <a href="https://t.co/S0TtlPteeD">pic.twitter.com/S0TtlPteeD</a>
&mdash; ᴀɴᴅʏ #ᴡꜰʜ (@andychester_) <a href="https://twitter.com/andychester_/status/1632733825901142017?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 6, 2023</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;It is different,&#8221; Luke Hurd, an <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/technology">augmented reality</a> consultant who has worked on filters for Instagram and Snapchat said of the filter, per <a href="https://www.npr.org/2023/03/10/1162286785/does-the-bold-glamour-filter-push-unrealistic-beauty-standards-tiktokkers-think-">NPR</a>.
&#8220;It&#8217;s not cartoon-y. It&#8217;s not drastically aging you, or turning you into a child, or flipping your gender on its head,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;And there are a lot of times where you have to look down in a corner and see, &#8216;is there a filter on this person?&#8217; And lately it&#8217;s been yes.&#8221;
Hurd explained how the filter technology uses a &#8220;generative adversarial network,&#8221; comparing the user&#8217;s face to a massive array of similar faces to create an airbrushed version. The result is often gives users higher cheekbones, a slimmer nose, brighter eyes, and a smoother complexion.
&#8220;It is simply taking images that have been fed into it and targeting parts of your face and then trying to essentially match them,&#8221; he said.
The personal care company Dove is starting a campaign against the filter, claiming it can be detrimental to TikTok users&#8217; self-esteem and sense of self-worth. They started promoting the #TurnYourBack and #NoDigitalDistortion hashtags in direct response to the Bold Glamour TikTok filter becoming so popular.
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“No filter should tell you how to look. 80% of girls are already using filters by the age of 13. It’s no wonder their perception of beauty and their self-esteem are distorted,” the personal care brand <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@dove/video/7208223549947923758">wrote</a> in a post.
Influencer Alex Light also cautioned users against Bold Glamour.
&#8220;Filters like this create a brand new and unrealistic comparison that blurs the lines of reality and sets a new standard for how we think we should look,&#8221; she <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CpSa5J7Id2Y/">shared</a> with more than half a million followers on Instagram. &#8220;It’s vital that we push back against these increasingly toxic beauty standards and show young girls that it’s OK to be their authentic, beautiful selves.&#8221;
The filter has been used to create nearly 17 million videos since it was introduced last month, AdAge <a href="https://adage.com/article/digital-marketing-ad-tech-news/dove-challenges-tiktoks-bold-glamour-filter/2478826">reported</a>, and has been interacted with more than 400 million times. Despite the backlash, creators have been sharing their Bold Glamour videos all over social media. 
Whether they were in favor of the results or not, most users expressed shock at how real it looked.

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Critics Complain About New Hyperrealistic ‘Bold Glamour’ TikTok Filter: ‘Blurs The Lines Of Reality’

Critics Complain About New Hyperrealistic 'Bold Glamour' TikTok Filter: 'Blurs The Lines Of Reality'

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/republican-party" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Republicans</a> walked out of a Senate hearing about <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/artificial-intelligence" target="_blank" rel="noopener">artificial intelligence</a> on Wednesday after their <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/senate-democrats" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Democratic</a> counterparts blocked DailyWire+ host <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/watch/jordan-peterson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dr. Jordan B. Peterson</a> from testifying.
Republican members of the Senate Homeland Security Committee had invited the clinical psychologist and bestselling author to provide his insights about the rise of AI and related threats to liberty. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI), who was serving as the body’s senior Republican in the absence of ranking member Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), said during his opening <a href="https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/hearings/artificial-intelligence-risks-and-opportunities/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> that Chairman Gary Peters (D-MI) had refused to allow Peterson to appear virtually.
“For whatever reason, even though we have the technology here, the chairman said he couldn’t make it possible for him to appear remotely. Behind the scenes, over the weekend, there were other reasons supplied,” Johnson commented. “That was all a ruse. It was a pretext for not allowing Dr. Peterson to testify, and I really cannot guess why. Some kind of ideological reason.”
Johnson also remarked that “this is an action that is beyond unfortunate and something we cannot condone, which is why no Republicans will attend this hearing.” He exited the room after a tense exchange with Peters, who claimed that the Democrats blocked Peterson because Republicans had submitted him as a witness two business days before the hearing. Johnson noted that lawmakers frequently added witnesses at the last moment and made efforts to accommodate them during his six years as chairman.
Peterson <a href="https://twitter.com/jordanbpeterson/status/1633895002030985217" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> on social media that he had “worked in good faith and in an entirely non-partisan manner” before Democrats revoked his invitation. He added that he was rejected from offering his insights because a Democratic staffer accused him of “promoting child abuse.”
“I was also invited to present virtually and agreed,” Peterson continued, asserting that the idea his testimony was rejected merely because he would attend remotely “is an outright falsehood.”
Peterson has frequently been the subject of Left-wing censorship. Beyond the protests and outrage that accompany his speaking events, the academic was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/twitter-suspends-jordan-peterson-after-he-tweets-ellen-page-just-had-her-breasts-removed" target="_blank" rel="noopener">banned</a> from Twitter for several months over a post about Elliot Page, a woman actress who identifies as a man. Twitter CEO Elon Musk <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-jordan-peterson-restored-to-twitter-by-elon-musk" target="_blank" rel="noopener">restored</a> Peterson&#8217;s account after taking over the platform.
Johnson also lauded Peterson’s qualifications to discuss AI and to seriously consider the technology’s implications. He spent much of his opening statement sharing comments Peterson was not able to offer himself.
“Our legal structure has not been able to adapt itself to the immense changes on the virtual front,” Peterson had written. “The logical extension of such danger is the duplication in the West of something approximating the utter catastrophe of the so-called social credit system in China. Everything is tracked and controlled, the government can with the stroke of a pen seize the economic resources of any given individual or group.”
Peterson likewise noted that AI and machine learning can aid in surveillance, observing that China currently has some 400 cameras watching every 1,000 people. “We could well be entering an era of authoritarian, AI-mediated social shunning. The use of such cameras should be banned,” Peterson&#8217;s remarks read. “Machines should never be given the authority to ticket, try, punish, or limit the economic or practical activities of human beings.”

The Self-styled “Professor Against Political Correctness” Jordan Peterson Speaks To The Cambridge Union

Dems Block Jordan Peterson From Testifying At Senate Hearing, Furious Republicans Walk Out

Democrats Disallow Jordan Peterson From Testifying At Senate Hearing

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As Artificial Intelligence continues to expand its role in our daily lives, experts are now concerned about the future of human agency and our simple decision-making processes — and a phenomenon uniquely American could catapult us into that future quicker than we realize.
The Pew Research Center and Elon University’s Imagining the Internet Center sought the opinions of many different kinds of experts — all of which have expertise with automation as it relates to their occupation — on the extent to which we will have control in tech-aided decisions.
The Pew <a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2023/02/24/the-future-of-human-agency/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">survey</a> asked 540 academics, developers, researchers, and policy experts the following: 
<blockquote>“By 2035, will smart machines, bots and systems powered by artificial intelligence be designed to allow humans to easily be in control of most tech-aided decision-making that is relevant to their lives?”</blockquote>
The results of this nonscientific canvassing:
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<li>56% of these experts did not agree that humans will remain in control of most tech-aided decision-making.</li>
<li>44% said they agreed that humans will remain in control of most tech-aided decision-making.  </li>
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The report also features written responses from hundreds of survey respondents — most concerned with the encroachment of AI on human agency.
“Looking at the studies on human factors, human systems integration, etc., humans become pretty lazy when it comes to being vigilant over the technology,” said Heather Roff, nonresident fellow in the law, policy, and ethics of emerging military technologies at the Brookings Institution and senior research scientist at the University of Colorado-Boulder. “Humans’ cognitive systems are just not geared to ‘think like’ these systems. So, when one has a lack of literacy and a lazy attitude toward the use of such systems, bad things tend to happen.”
Roff’s comments serve as a good indication of her cohort. The rapid sophistication of AI’s ability to make decisions combined with the complexity “under the hood” of the algorithms incentivize both increasing reliance on the technology and decreasing concern for how the technology operates.
Additionally, social impact will likely be an afterthought considering the speed of advancement of AI, according to Lea Schlanger, a North American senior business intelligence analyst. She said, “Advancements in AI and machine learning automation are currently happening faster than research on the impacts they’ll have on society as a whole.”
On the other hand, those who believe that human agency will not deteriorate with advancing AI argue that humans will always have the ability to decide what and what not to delegate to AI.
“Although many important decisions will be made by autonomous and artificial intelligence, they will be willingly delegated to non-human intelligence, but we will still keep the decision of what decisions to offload to ourselves,” wrote Chris Labash, associate professor of communication and innovation at Carnegie Mellon University.
One theme present among those on the same side as Labash was that market forces would place adequate restraints upon AI’s role in tech-aided decision-making. Also, historically, many argue, humans have always evolved with technological advancement.
However, the themes present amongst respondents who are more pessimistic about AI’s role in human agency cause more concern than perhaps their counterparts’ view cause hope.
The report noted a common theme amongst the 56% who disagreed with the survey question observe that there is very little incentive among very powerful actors to honor human agency, whether that be for monetary, ideological, or some other kind of gain. They also recognize the human draw towards convenience, and that is compounded by the “black box” operations these complex AIs utilize.
But, could there be a social factor, especially present in Western culture, priming us to relinquish more of our agency all the more quickly to AI?
Agency describes our ability to make choices. In recent decades, the West has fostered a culture that produces so many choices for so many things that a new phenomenon has occurred, which garnered the term “overchoice.”
The Decision Lab, an applied research and innovations firm specializing in behavioral science, <a href="https://thedecisionlab.com/biases/choice-overload-bias" target="_blank" rel="noopener">defines</a> overchoice as “how people get overwhelmed when they are presented with a large number of options to choose from.”
There are a near infinite number of options nowadays in many aspects of our lives, whether it be searching for a partner in dating apps, movies and shows to watch on streaming services, job search engines, houses and apartments on property websites, music streaming, and on and on. Overchoice is a risk we take from the smallest parts of our lives, like choosing the next few songs for the queue, to the biggest parts, like choosing our next home or potential spouse. 
Barry Schwartz authored the book, “The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less,” which analyzes the consequences of being presented with too many choices. He <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VO6XEQIsCoM" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> there are two things that generally occur when faced with an overabundance of choices. 
First, decision paralysis. People are less likely to engage in an activity if there are too many choices. 
Second, people usually experience less satisfaction with their choices when presented with too many options than if they were presented with fewer. There is a sneaking sense of regret, because there is more responsibility of the decision maker, and there is always the question of what could have been with a different choice, according to Schwartz.
With there being more options in multiple facets of life, increasing the likelihood of experiencing overchoice, the temptation to delegate decision-making to AI could become even stronger as the technology progresses.
In fact, some streaming companies seem to have already picked up on consumers experiencing overchoice with their products.
Over the last couple of years, Netflix has rolled out the “Play Something” feature, which utilizes machine learning. “There are times when we just don’t want to make decisions,” the feature’s about page <a href="https://about.netflix.com/en/news/play-something-netflix-does-the-work-for-you" target="_blank" rel="noopener">says</a>. “When you hit the ‘Play Something’ button, you’ll be instantly met with a series or film we know you’ll love based on what you’ve watched before.”
Spotify is the most recent case of rolling out a new AI system for its listeners. The Spotify “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/spotify-rolls-out-ai-powered-dj-that-comments-on-your-music-playlist" target="_blank" rel="noopener">DJ</a>” uses AI to take recommending music to another level.
“The beauty of these experiences is our ability to deliver the right piece of music for that exact moment in time, and maybe even connect you with your next favorite artist in the process. We’re building on that innovation by harnessing the power of AI in an entirely new way,” the company <a href="https://newsroom.spotify.com/2023-02-22/spotify-debuts-a-new-ai-dj-right-in-your-pocket/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a statement.
Both systems strive to deliver the best choice for the consumer. When faced with infinite choices for music or tons of films, why not skip the hard part and let the AI make the choice for you? Then, imagine this mode of thinking when AI expands its capability into more important areas of our lives.
Experts are still split on how AI will affect human agency, and the debate must continue as the technology advances. A necessary wrinkle to that debate, however, is the choice fatigue Westerners already experience, which already seems to indicate that consumers are more primed for AI-aided decision-making technology.
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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/education" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Educators</a> use the <a href="https://dailywire.com/topic/artificial-intelligence" target="_blank" rel="noopener">artificial intelligence</a> language processing tool ChatGPT more than their students despite widespread concerns about the system’s potential to assist with cheating.
ChatGPT has earned worldwide recognition as knowledge workers use its capabilities to execute tasks such as drafting emails and computer code in a matter of seconds, leading to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/microsoft-unveils-new-version-of-bing-powered-by-artificial-intelligence" target="_blank" rel="noopener">competition</a> between Microsoft, Google, and other firms attempting to implement similar systems into their products. Reports of students using ChatGPT to write essays have also made headlines, sparking debate over the appropriate role of the nascent technology in education.
Teachers are nevertheless among the knowledge workers who benefit from ChatGPT, according to a <a href="https://www.waltonfamilyfoundation.org/chatgpt-used-by-teachers-more-than-students-new-survey-from-walton-family-foundation-finds" target="_blank" rel="noopener">survey</a> from the Walton Family Foundation, which indicated that 40% of educators use the system at least once a week, exceeding the 22% of students who said the same.
Teachers leverage ChatGPT for purposes such as lesson plans and drafting curriculum, while 73% of teachers and 68% of students concur that the system can aid with learning at faster rates. “Educators are innovators,” Walton Family Foundation Education Program Director Romy Drucker said in response to the survey. “They recognize the urgency of this moment and want to use every tool at their disposal to meet each student’s unique needs.”
Other polls indicate that educators are concerned about diminished educational outcomes arising from cheating and the breach of academic honor codes. Some 72% of college professors and 58% of grade school teachers who are aware of ChatGPT are concerned about cheating, according to a <a href="https://study.com/resources/perceptions-of-chatgpt-in-schools" target="_blank" rel="noopener">survey</a> from Study.com; 66% nevertheless believe that the system should not be entirely banned.
A scandal over ChatGPT recently <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/florida-high-school-says-students-in-elite-academic-program-are-cheating-on-essays-using-chatgpt" target="_blank" rel="noopener">emerged</a> at Cape Coral High School in Florida, which is known for its academic rigor, after students in the International Baccalaureate program were caught using the system. “Your senior students are in the process of submitting rough and final drafts of their official IB internal assessments in their various subject areas,” Cape Coral IB program coordinator Katelyn Uhler wrote in a letter to parents. “There have been some IB papers submitted that are questionable in a few ways including being very different styles of writing from previously submitted papers.”
Essays produced by ChatGPT can circumvent conventional plagiarism detection software because the technology neither writes the same essay twice nor accesses the internet for published content. Some developers, however, have produced software that can determine whether an essay was written by ChatGPT or other artificial intelligence systems.
Beyond the potential for artificially written essays, academics have also noted the excellent performance that ChatGPT can render on difficult exams. The system <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/chatgpt-passes-medical-license-exam-bar-exam-after-top-performance-on-wharton-mba-final" target="_blank" rel="noopener">performed</a> “at or near the passing threshold” for all three components of the United States Medical Licensing Exam and earned passing scores on the multiple-choice section of the Bar Exam.
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Christian Terwiesch, an operations management professor at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, likewise <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/mass-market-artificial-intelligence-chatgpt-passes-elite-business-school-exam" target="_blank" rel="noopener">found</a> that ChatGPT earned a grade between B and B- on a final exam usually presented to MBA students. “It does an amazing job at basic operations management and process analysis questions including those that are based on case studies,” he wrote. “Not only are the answers correct, but the explanations are excellent.”
Terwiesch added that the performance offered by ChatGPT still had some deficiencies, such as “surprising mistakes in relatively simple calculations” at the level of sixth-grade math that were often “massive in magnitude.”

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