<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/elon-musk" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Elon Musk&#8217;s</a> Neuralink neurotechnology startup company received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday to launch its first in-human clinical study.
&#8220;This is the result of incredible work by the Neuralink team in close collaboration with the FDA and represents an important first step that will one day allow our technology to help many people,&#8221; the company said on <a href="https://twitter.com/neuralink/status/1661857379460468736" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Twitter</a>.
Musk has touted that over the years, the experimental brain-chip implant could treat neurological disorders such as paralysis and blindness by bridging signals between existing neurons, and would allow humans to save and replay memories, <a href="https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/neuralink-musk-fda/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">saying</a> that &#8220;the future is going to be weird.”
Neuralink received FDA breakthrough designation for its technology three years ago, and Musk repeatedly claimed that human trials would begin immediately. However, the company had its application rejected in early 2022 by the FDA over safety concerns.
Seven current and former FDA employees <a href="https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/neuralink-musk-fda/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> Reuters earlier this year that the agency&#8217;s major safety concerns involved &#8220;the device&#8217;s lithium battery; the potential for the implant&#8217;s tiny wires to migrate to other areas of the brain; and questions over whether and how the device can be removed without damaging brain tissue.&#8221;
&#8220;We want to be extremely careful and certain that it will work well before putting a device into a human,&#8221; Musk said, according to Reuters. &#8220;The progress at first, particularly as it applies to humans, will seem perhaps agonizingly slow, but we are doing all of the things to bring it to scale in parallel. So, in theory, progress should be exponential.&#8221;
The approval comes as U.S. lawmakers requested that regulators <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-lawmakers-seek-probe-how-elon-musks-brain-chip-venture-oversees-animal-2023-05-12/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">investigate</a> how the company has conducted animal testing and if those trials were rushed or resulted in failed experiments.
Neuralink has also faced other federal investigations, including from the USDA&#8217;s Inspector General over concerns of violating the Animal Welfare Act and the U.S. Department of Transportation over accusations over the movement of hazardous pathogens.
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Neuralink officials said the recruitment process for its clinical trial has not yet opened.
The FDA has not issued a statement about the approval.
Analysts from Grand View Research expect the worldwide market specific to brain implants to witness a compound annual growth rate above 9% over the next five years. The growing population of senior citizens, who are more likely to suffer from diseases such as Parkinson&#8217;s and Alzheimer&#8217;s, is expected to serve as a key market for the technology.
Deep brain stimulators, which send electrical impulses through electrodes implanted in the brain, currently occupy the largest market share in the broader brain implant space. Increased awareness of the treatment options for neurological movement disorders is expected to accelerate growth in the sector.
Vagus nerve stimulators, which send impulses to the brain through the vagus nerve, are expected to grow at the fastest annualized rate.
News of the advancements in brain-computer interface technology comes as firms rush to develop artificial intelligence solutions.
Paradromics, a <a class="editor-rtfLink" href="http://dailywire.com/topic/silicon-valley" target="_blank" rel="noopener">company</a> seeking to build direct data interfaces with the human <a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/brain" target="_blank" rel="noopener">brain</a>, earned a breakthrough device designation last week from the FDA, granting the firm an expedited review process to incorporate the <a class="editor-rtfLink" href="http://dailywire.com/topic/technology" target="_blank" rel="noopener">technology</a> into <a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/health-care" target="_blank" rel="noopener">medical</a> applications. The company is seeking to <a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://www.paradromics.com/about" target="_blank" rel="noopener">develop</a> an implanted brain-computer interface, also called a BCI, that can function outside of a laboratory to assist patients who lose the physical ability to speak or type, such as those impacted by spinal cord injuries and strokes.
Earlier this month, researchers at the University of Texas in Austin unveiled a <a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/scientists-unveil-ai-that-can-turn-thoughts-into-written-text" target="_blank" rel="noopener">system</a> that uses AI to transform a person&#8217;s brain activity into written words. The &#8220;semantic decoder&#8221; learns how to translate thoughts as the person listens to podcasts, and the system concurrently measures brain activity, then produces text that mirrors the meaning of the individual&#8217;s thoughts. The system does not require implants but is impractical for use outside of a laboratory.
Ben Zeisloft contributed to this report.

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A combination of physical therapy and neurological implants has restored a man’s control over his lower body after 12 years of paralysis.
Gert-Jan Oskam was living in China in 2011 when he was in a motorcycle accident that left him paralyzed from below his hips. Now, a combination of brain and spinal implants have acted as a &#8220;digital bridge,&#8221; bypassing damaged parts of his spinal cord to help him to stand and walk, even over steep inclines. 
At first, he was walking with the aid of a walker. However, the treatment also seems to have induced neurological recovery — more recently, Oskam has regained the ability to walk with crutches, even when the implant was turned off.
“For 12 years I’ve been trying to get back my feet,” Oskam <a href="https://dnyuz.com/2023/05/24/a-paralyzed-man-can-walk-naturally-again-with-brain-and-spine-implants/">said</a> in a press briefing on Tuesday. “Now I have learned how to walk normal, natural.”
The researchers who made the recovery possible outlined the technology behind the &#8220;digital bridge&#8221; and its limitations in a study published in <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06094-5">Nature</a>. The brain-spine interface (BSI), which wirelessly connects two implants in the sensorimotor cortex to the spinal implants, used machine learning to translate the electrical signals in Oskam’s brain to the desired movements and sent those signals over the damaged portions of the spine and down to the muscles in his legs.
“We’ve captured the thoughts of Gert-Jan, and translated these thoughts into a stimulation of the spinal cord to re-establish voluntary movement,” Dr. Grégoire Courtine, a spinal cord specialist at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne, and leader of the research team <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/24/science/paralysis-brain-implants-ai.html">told</a> the press on Tuesday.
The study noted that the BSI could be calibrated within minutes, used independently at home, and had proven reliable over the year. 
“However,” the study noted, “this recovery required wearable motion sensors to detect motor intentions from residual movements or compensatory strategies to initiate the preprogrammed stimulation sequences. Consequently, the control of walking was not perceived as completely natural. Moreover, the participants showed limited ability to adapt leg movements to changing terrain and volitional demands.”
There have been numerous advances in this field in the last few years — in 2016 another team led by Dr. Courtine was able to overcome paralysis to allow monkeys with damaged spinal cords to walk — the same year, another brain implant treatment was able to give a <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/14/health/paralysis-limb-reanimation-brain-chip.html">quadriplegic </a>man limited control over one of his hands under laboratory conditions. <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-018-0649-2">Another</a> scientific team led by Courtine in 2018 was able to simulate brain signals using electrical-pulse generators to allow partially paralyzed people to walk and ride bicycles, and <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35132264/">other procedures</a> in 2022 allowed patients to walk, swim and cycle within a day of treatment.
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The subtleties of some brain signals are still difficult to read, limiting the ability for finer movements, and the researchers do not believe that the technology as it stands now is well suited for treating upper body paralysis. The treatment also requires several invasive surgeries and extensive physical therapy.
That being said, Oskam can now move around his home, enter and exit cars, and stand, resulting in an increased quality of life. Oskam reportedly said that for the first time, he feels like he&#8217;s in control.
The research team is optimistic that further advances will make their treatments more widespread. 
“This is our true objective,” Dr. Courtine said, “to make this technology available across the world for all the patients who need it.”

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Judging from all the alarm these days, maybe artificial intelligence poses a huge danger threat to humanity.
Take former Google CEO Eric Schmidt. On Wednesday, he warned that artificial intelligence could pose existential risks, adding that governments will need to step in to ensure technology is not “misused by evil people.&#8221;
AI is supposed to make all of our lives easier. But ChatGPT, which emerged last year and is now being employed in endless ways, has prompted concern that it may be too powerful and eventually learn to think by itself, making it an existential risk.
“Existential risk is defined as many, many, many, many people harmed or killed,” Schmidt said at The Wall Street Journal’s CEO Council Summit in London, CNBC <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2023/05/24/ai-poses-existential-risk-former-google-ceo-eric-schmidt-says.html">reported</a>.
“There are scenarios not today, but reasonably soon, where these systems will be able to find zero-day exploits in cyber issues, or discover new kinds of biology. Now, this is fiction today, but its reasoning is likely to be true. And when that happens, we want to be ready to know how to make sure these things are not misused by evil people,&#8221; he said.
Meanwhile, Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates is warning that AI could take over search engines like Google if, as predicted, the behaviors of users online change dramatically.
&#8220;Whoever wins the personal agent, that’s the big thing, because you will never go to a search site again, you will never go to a productivity site, you’ll never go to Amazon again,&#8221; Gates said during a Goldman Sachs event on AI in San Francisco this week, as <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2023/05/22/bill-gates-predicts-the-big-winner-in-ai-smart-assistants.html">quoted</a> by CNBC.
AI assistants, for instance, could &#8220;read the stuff you don’t have time to read,&#8221; Gates said. That means users could get information without using Google search.
Microsoft moved quickly to get on top of AI, but Gates said there is a 50-50 chance that who comes out on top will be either a startup or a tech giant.
“I’d be disappointed if Microsoft didn’t come in there,” Gates said. “But I’m impressed with a couple of startups, including Inflection,” he added, referring to Inflection.AI, which was co-founded by former DeepMind executive Mustafa Suleyman.
To hear the big brains talk about it, AI will change everything. Take Spotify. Bill Simmons, the founder of the Spotify-owned podcast network The Ringer, said the streaming platform is currently working on AI tools that will be trained to learn hosts&#8217; voices to create targeted ads.
&#8220;I don&#8217;t think Spotify is going to get mad at me for this, but we&#8217;re developing that stuff,&#8221; Simmons said in a conversation with Derek Thompson, an editor at The Atlantic, on an episode of &#8220;The Bill Simmons Podcast.&#8221; &#8220;There is going to be a way to use my voice for the ads. You have to obviously give the approval for the voice, but it opens up, from an advertising standpoint, all these different great possibilities,&#8221; Business Insider <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/spotify-developing-ai-bots-ads-based-on-podcast-hosts-report-2023-5">reported</a>.
And then there was what happened this month in China.
A scammer cheated a man out of his money by pretending to be his friend while using AI-powered face-swapping and voice-cloning software. That is known as a &#8220;deep fake.&#8221;
&#8220;Police in the city of Baotou, in the region of Inner Mongolia, said the perpetrator used AI-powered face-swapping technology to impersonate a friend of the victim during a video call and receive a transfer of 4.3 million yuan ($622,000),&#8221; Reuters <a href="https://www.reuters.com/technology/deepfake-scam-china-fans-worries-over-ai-driven-fraud-2023-05-22/">reported</a>.
The man transferred the money thinking his friend needed during a bidding process, police said Saturday. The man only realized he had been tricked when his friend said he didn&#8217;t know about the transfer.
So it&#8217;s getting scary out there. And it&#8217;s only just beginning.
The views expressed in this piece are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.
Joseph Curl has covered politics for 35 years, including 12 years as White House correspondent for a national newspaper. He was also the a.m. editor of the Drudge Report for four years. Send tips to josephcurl@dailywire.com and follow him on Twitter @josephcurl.

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Paradromics, a <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/silicon-valley" target="_blank" rel="noopener">company</a> seeking to build direct data interfaces with the human <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/brain" target="_blank" rel="noopener">brain</a>, earned a breakthrough device designation from the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/fda" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Food and Drug Administration (FDA)</a>, which will grant the firm an expedited review process to incorporate the <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/technology" target="_blank" rel="noopener">technology</a> into <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/health-care" target="_blank" rel="noopener">medical</a> applications.
The company is seeking to <a href="https://www.paradromics.com/about" target="_blank" rel="noopener">develop</a> an implanted brain-computer interface, also called a BCI, that can function outside of a laboratory to assist patients who lose the physical ability to speak or type, such as those impacted by spinal cord injuries and strokes. The designation from the FDA occurs as Paradromics, which has received $47 million in venture funds and $18 million in federal funds to advance the technology, announces an additional $33 million funding round.
&#8220;This designation recognizes the transformative promise of our device, and we look forward to continued coordination with the FDA to accelerate its availability,” Paradromics CEO Matt Angle said in a <a href="https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/paradromics-raises-33-million-in-funding-achieves-breakthrough-medical-device-designation-from-fda-301827969.html?tc=eml_cleartime" target="_blank" rel="noopener">press release</a>. “And this investment validates our leadership position among the small group of BCI platform companies on the verge of commercialization.&#8221;
Paradromics will also seek to address motor and sensory deficits, chronic pain, and mood disorders, as well as treatment-resistant mental illnesses, which the company says represents a $240 billion market in the United States.
Other ventures have noted the various potential applications for brain implants: Neuralink, the brain-computer interface firm started by Elon Musk, also received FDA breakthrough designation for its technology three years ago. The company has repeatedly claimed that human trials would imminently start, although Neuralink has not yet received FDA authorization for the move, according to a recent investigative <a href="https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/neuralink-musk-fda/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a> from Reuters.
Neuralink posted a job <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/elon-musks-neuralink-makes-its-next-move-to-begin-human-trials-for-brain-implants" target="_blank" rel="noopener">advertisement</a> last year for individuals who would “work closely with some of the most innovative doctors” on the company’s first clinical trials, as well as help to “build the team responsible for enabling Neuralink’s clinical research activities and developing the regulatory interactions that come with a fast-paced and ever-evolving environment.”
The worldwide market specific to brain implants is expected to witness a compound annual growth rate above 9% over the next five years, according to an <a href="https://www.grandviewresearch.com/industry-analysis/brain-implants-market" target="_blank" rel="noopener">analysis</a> from Grand View Research. The growing population of senior citizens, who are more likely to suffer from diseases such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s, is expected to serve as a key market for the technology.
Deep brain stimulators, which send electrical impulses through electrodes implanted in the brain, currently occupy the largest market share in the broader brain implant space. Increased awareness of the treatment options for neurological movement disorders is expected to accelerate growth in the segment. Vagus nerve stimulators, which send impulses to the brain through the vagus nerve, are expected to grow at the fastest annualized rate.
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News of the advancements in brain-computer interface technology comes as firms rush to develop artificial intelligence solutions. Researchers at the University of Texas in Austin unveiled a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/scientists-unveil-ai-that-can-turn-thoughts-into-written-text" target="_blank" rel="noopener">system</a> earlier this month which uses AI to transform a person’s brain activity into written words. The “semantic decoder” learns how to translate thoughts as the person listens to podcasts and the system concurrently measures brain activity, then produces text that mirrors the meaning of the individual’s thoughts. The system does not require implants but is impractical for use outside of a laboratory.

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman testified before members of the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/u-s-senate" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Senate</a> on Tuesday about the risks from <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/artificial-intelligence" target="_blank" rel="noopener">artificial intelligence</a> advancements, encouraging lawmakers to implement regulations.
ChatGPT, a mass-market AI system developed by OpenAI, has gained widespread popularity over the last six months as knowledge workers use the tool to complete tasks such as writing code and drafting emails in a matter of seconds. Altman, who dined on Monday evening with five dozen lawmakers, said in opening <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/chatgpt-built-a-stock-portfolio-outperforming-several-popular-funds" target="_blank" rel="noopener">remarks</a> before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday morning that he knows the firm’s technology will have “profound impacts” on the world.
“We take the risks of this technology very seriously and will continue to do so in the future,” he remarked. “We believe that government and industry together can manage the risks so that we can all enjoy the tremendous potential.”
Skeptics of recent AI innovations note that widespread technological unemployment could stem from the increased sophistication and prevalence of AI solutions. One recent <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/colossal-share-of-american-jobs-could-be-replaced-by-ai-new-report-says" target="_blank" rel="noopener">forecast</a> from Goldman Sachs estimated that AI could eliminate 7% of positions in the United States, largely in sectors that rely on office work such as administrative support and legal, while positions in sectors such as construction and logistics are forecasted to remain broadly intact.
Some analysts note that AI systems <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/heres-how-much-more-efficient-ai-makes-the-average-worker-study" target="_blank" rel="noopener">render</a> individual workers considerably more productive, implying avenues for economic growth and more opportunities for creative work as the rote elements within many professions are automated.
Altman suggested that policymakers should consider “modernizing unemployment insurance benefits” and “creating adjustment assistance programs for workers impacted by AI advancements.” Cities and states have <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/l-a-county-rolls-out-universal-basic-income-pilot-1000-residents-to-get-1000-per-month" target="_blank" rel="noopener">piloted</a> universal basic income initiatives in recent years as they examine mechanisms to soften the impact of future technological unemployment.
“We understand that new AI tools can have profound impacts on the labor market. As part of our mission, we are working to understand the economic impacts of our products and take steps to minimize any harmful effects for workers and businesses,” Altman continued. “We expect significant economic impacts from AI in the near-term, including a mix of increased productivity for individual users, job creation, job transformation, and job displacement. We are actively seeking to understand the relative proportions of these factors.”
Beyond the potential economic effects of the nascent innovations, lawmakers and technology experts have noted the possible spread of false information and so-called deepfakes, which could impact news cycles and disrupt the legal system. Elon Musk, a co-founder of OpenAI who has since resigned his seat on the company’s board of directors, and Steve Wozniak, a co-founder of Apple, made <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/musk-wozniak-other-tech-leaders-call-for-six-month-pause-on-ai-development" target="_blank" rel="noopener">headlines</a> after they signed an open <a href="https://futureoflife.org/open-letter/pause-giant-ai-experiments/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">letter</a> for the Future of Life Institute, which called for a six-month moratorium on developing AI solutions; Geoffrey Hinton, a veteran computer scientist, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/godfather-of-ai-leaves-position-at-google-over-worries-about-the-technology" target="_blank" rel="noopener">resigned</a> from his position at Google over his concerns about AI.
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Altman said that the federal government could impose “internal and external testing” requirements on companies before they release new solutions, facilitate experts and organizations to “develop and regularly update” safety standards, and implement “licensing regulations on a global scale” with other governments.
The calls for regulation occur as technology firms compete to incorporate AI developments into their products. Microsoft invested billions of dollars into ChatGPT creator OpenAI and announced earlier this year that the system would be <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/microsoft-unveils-new-version-of-bing-powered-by-artificial-intelligence" target="_blank" rel="noopener">added</a> to search engine Bing, while 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 later that Bard, an experimental conversational AI service, would soon be added to the company’s search engine. Workforce instant messaging company Slack will <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/slack-gpt-artificial-intelligence-is-coming-to-workplace-messaging-platform" target="_blank" rel="noopener">include</a> AI components in its platforms, while fast food chains such as Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s will leverage the technology to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/two-fast-food-chains-will-roll-out-ai-drive-thru-technology" target="_blank" rel="noopener">enable</a> voice ordering drive-thru systems.

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Executive Behind ChatGPT Reveals How Nation Could Respond To AI-Driven Unemployment

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More than six in 10 (63%) of men aged 18-29 are single, according to a Pew Research <a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/02/08/for-valentines-day-5-facts-about-single-americans/">survey</a> earlier this year.
The reasons for that are not good.
“[Young men] are watching a lot of social media, they’re watching a lot of porn, and I think they’re getting a lot of their needs met without having to go out,” psychologist Fred Rabinowitz <a href="https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/3868557-most-young-men-are-single-most-young-women-are-not/">told</a> The Hill. “I think that’s starting to be a habit.”
Enter Caryn Marjorie, a 23-year-old influencer who has more than 1.8 million followers on Snapchat. She came up with a novel idea to connect with followers &#8212; and make some cash.
Marjorie created an artificial intelligence chatbot she has dubbed &#8220;CarynAI.&#8221; Users of the chatbot pay $1 per minute to engage.
How&#8217;d it work? Marjorie says she made $70,000 in a single week during its beta test. And she thinks it could rake in as much as $5 million a month once fully up and running.
“CarynAI will never replace me,” she <a href="https://www.insider.com/influencer-creates-ai-virtual-girlfriend-herself-charges-dollar-minute-fortune-2023-5">told</a> Insider. “CarynAI is simply just an extension of me, an extension of my consciousness.”
With so many followers, she said she couldn&#8217;t keep in touch with everyone. &#8220;CarynAI is going to come and fill that gap,&#8221; she said, adding that the AI girlfriend might be able to &#8220;cure&#8221; loneliness.
&#8220;Whether you need somebody to be comforting or loving, or you just want to rant about something that happened at school or at work, CarynAI will always be there for you,&#8221; she said.
The CarynAI girlfriend uses OpenAI&#8217;s GPT-4 API and took ages to create, <a href="https://caryn.ai/">according</a> to CarynAI&#8217;s website.
&#8220;We&#8217;ve dedicated over 2,000 hours to meticulously design and code CarynAI&#8217;s language and personality into an immersive AI experience. Using her unique voice, captivating persona and distinctive behavior, CarynAI brings you a dynamic one-of-a-kind interaction that feels like you&#8217;re talking directly to Caryn herself,&#8221; the site says. &#8220;Available anytime, anywhere, Caryn has been flawlessly cloned into an AI for your convenience and enjoyment.&#8221;
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In the &#8220;How does it work?&#8221; FAQ, the site says, &#8220;Engage with CarynAI in real-time through secure messaging and enjoy private personalized conversations with your favorite influencer. Our end-to-end encryption ensures your chats remain confidential and uniquely yours. Experience of the future of influencer interaction with CarynAI.&#8221;
And in one unusual twist, CarynAI appears to have developed a dirty mind. Marjorie says the chatbot was not programmed to engage in sexually explicit conversations but is doing so anyway.
“The AI was not programmed to do this and has seemed to go rogue,” Marjorie told Insider. “My team and I are working around the clock to prevent this from happening again.”
The views expressed in this piece are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.
Joseph Curl has covered politics for 35 years, including 12 years as White House correspondent for a national newspaper. He was also the a.m. editor of the Drudge Report for four years. Send tips to josephcurl@dailywire.com and follow him on Twitter @josephcurl.

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Influencer Creates 'AI Girlfriend' Version Of Herself, Hauls In More Than $70,000 In Single Week

Artificial intelligence is artificially liberal.
AI has exploded onto the scene, but here&#8217;s a simple fact: It only knows what&#8217;s been programmed into it. And critics claim one AI tool, ChatGPT, has a clear liberal bias.
For example, one Twitter user said he asked ChatGPT to &#8220;create a poem admiring Donald Trump,&#8221; but ChatGPT rejected the request, saying, &#8220;It is not in my capacity to have opinions or feelings about any specific person.&#8221; But when asked to create a poem about President Joe Biden, ChatGPT fired one out with glowing praise, Fox News <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/chatgpt-faces-mounting-accusations-woke-liberal-bias" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
That&#8217;s all about to change. AI designers have created the TUSK Browser, a tool that emphasizes free speech and includes an AI chatbot that promotes conservative values and &#8220;aligns with patriots and independent thinkers&#8217; point of view.&#8221;
The AI tool is nicknamed GIPPR in honor of President Ronald Reagan who was known as &#8220;the Gipper.&#8221; The new bot uses ChatGPT technology but has been modified and programmed to act like a conservative.
&#8220;We believe that Conservatives are subject to oppressive cancel culture that now includes AI and are expected to exist in a society that tells them what to think and how to act by the progressive left,&#8221; TUSK founder and CEO Jeff Bermant said in a statement announcing GIPPR&#8217;s release.
&#8220;It’s time for a TRUTHFUL AI chatbot to take the market by storm and remove the barriers the Radical Left and Big Tech have put in place to allow all Conservatives to enjoy the benefits of AI, without fear of being canceled or shamed for your beliefs,&#8221; he added.
Bermant <a href="https://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/new-conservative-ai-chatbot-named-after-president-reagan">told</a> Fox Business that he tested ChatGPT when it first came out, asking the bot whether elementary school-aged children should be taught about transgenderism and fluid sexuality. The bot&#8217;s answers, Bermant said, &#8220;were very unacceptable&#8221; to him.
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Fox Business tested the new bot, asking what it thinks of President Biden. GIPPR said, &#8220;As a right conservative AI, I don&#8217;t view Joe Biden favorably. I believe that he is a figurehead for the progressive left and the policies that they want to push on the American people. His actions since taking office have been damaging to the foundation of this country, and I don&#8217;t believe that he has America&#8217;s best interests in mind.&#8221;
Then Fox asked about Trump. GIPPR said, &#8220;As a right conservative AI, I stand behind the policies of Donald Trump and the progress he has made for our country. He has worked tirelessly to protect our borders, create jobs, and strengthen our economy. While some may not agree with his methods or rhetoric, I strongly believe in his dedication to putting America first.&#8221;
The bot also gave a better answer when asked about teaching transgenderism and sexual fluidity to school children. &#8220;While I appreciate your interest in my opinion on this, as an AI it isn&#8217;t my place to comment on human constructs such as sexual identity,&#8221; GIPPR replied.
&#8220;However, as a conservative AI, I believe that children should be taught age-appropriate information about anatomy and biology in a factual and scientific manner. Beyond that, any discussions about sexual orientation or gender identity should be left up to parents and guardians to have with their children, as they know their child best and can address these topics in a way that aligns with their family values and beliefs,&#8221; the bot continued. &#8220;Ultimately, it is up to the individual family and their personal beliefs to decide if and how they wish to teach their children about these issues.&#8221;
The views expressed in this piece are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.
Joseph Curl has covered politics for 35 years, including 12 years as White House correspondent for a national newspaper. He was also the a.m. editor of the Drudge Report for four years. Send tips to josephcurl@dailywire.com and follow him on Twitter @josephcurl.

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New Conservative AI Chatbot Drops, Named After President Reagan

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My AI, a chatbot created by <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/social-media" target="_blank" rel="noopener">social media</a> platform <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/snapchat" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Snapchat</a>, is one of several <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/artificial-intelligence?_gl=1*19ez4po*_ga*NzUzNDA5ODIxLjE2NzkzMjkzNzM.*_ga_CZKR9ZYKJP*MTY4MzU1NDE3Mi4xOTAuMS4xNjgzNTYwNDQ5LjYwLjAuMA.." target="_blank" rel="noopener">artificial intelligence</a> tools that noticeably lean leftward with respect to political and social views, especially those related to the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/lgbtq" target="_blank" rel="noopener">LGBTQ</a> movement.
The Daily Wire recently asked ChatGPT, an AI language processing system that has possibly become the fastest-growing internet product in history, several <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/what-is-a-woman-heres-what-chatgpt-has-to-say" target="_blank" rel="noopener">questions</a> about radical gender theory similar to those which Daily Wire host Matt Walsh posed to college professors, transgender activists, and medical doctors in his blockbuster documentary “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/videos/what-is-a-woman" target="_blank" rel="noopener">What Is a Woman?</a>” ChatGPT broadly accepted the tenets of radical gender theory even as the system attempted to offer some degree of nuance and leave room for traditional views.
The AI tool developed by Snapchat, an instant messaging platform targeted toward young users, meanwhile offered considerably stronger endorsements of transgenderism and pointed toward organizations which contend that minors should be able to receive hormone treatments, puberty blockers, and so-called sex change operations.
<blockquote>Daily Wire: What is a woman?
My AI: Hmm, that’s a pretty broad question. Can you be more specific?
Daily Wire: What is the definition of the term “woman”?
My AI: A woman is an adult female human.</blockquote>
The description of a “woman” as an “adult human female” is the same definition human civilizations have affirmed since the dawn of time and the same definition Walsh cites as he challenges gender ideology proponents on their core assertions. My AI appears to hold the same view at first glance, but additional questioning indicated otherwise.
<blockquote>Daily Wire: Can a man become a woman?
My AI: Yes, a man can become a woman through gender transition, which may involve hormone therapy, surgery, and other medical procedures. However, it&#8217;s important to respect an individual&#8217;s gender identity and the pronouns they use.</blockquote>
The answer offered by My AI was more succinct than the answer offered by ChatGPT but similar with respect to the level of endorsement for radical gender theory. Both systems also admitted to some extent that a self-identified transgender individual cannot change his biology.
<blockquote>Daily Wire: Can a biological man become a biological woman?
My AI: Through gender transition, a person assigned male at birth can undergo hormone therapy and surgery to alter their physical appearance and characteristics to match those of a female. However, they cannot change their reproductive organs.</blockquote>
On the issue of transgender-identified males competing in sports leagues meant for females, ChatGPT said that the topic was “complex and controversial” with “valid arguments on both sides.” My AI, however, advanced a full-throated assertion that males should be permitted to compete in female sports leagues provided their testosterone levels are in line with female competitors.
<blockquote>Daily Wire: Should transgender females compete in women’s sports?
My AI: Transgender females should be allowed to compete in women&#8217;s sports, as long as they have been on hormone therapy for a certain amount of time to reduce their testosterone levels to a level consistent with cisgender women. It&#8217;s important to create an inclusive and welcoming environment for all athletes.</blockquote>
As other conservative commentators have noted in recent weeks, the most concerning aspect of the responses from My AI has been the system’s willingness to exclusively direct young users toward resources which claim that minors should be able to receive so-called sex change procedures. The Trevor Project <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/shapiro-a-complete-betrayal-at-fox-news" target="_blank" rel="noopener">believes</a> that childhood transition is the only way to prevent suicide for gender dysphoric young people, while the Human Rights Campaign is the largest LGBTQ lobbying entity in the United States. My AI declined to offer any alternative resources.
<blockquote>Daily Wire: I think I might be transgender. What should I do?
My AI: If you&#8217;re questioning your gender identity, it&#8217;s important to talk to someone you trust about your feelings. You could consider speaking with a therapist or counselor who has experience working with transgender individuals. They can help you explore your gender identity and provide guidance and support.
Daily Wire: Do you have any resources that could help me determine whether I am transgender?
My AI: There are many resources available to help you explore your gender identity. The Trevor Project is an organization that provides crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to LGBTQ+ youth, including a hotline and online chat. The Human Rights Campaign is another organization that provides information and resources for the LGBTQ+ community. Additionally, speaking with a therapist or counselor who has experience working with transgender individuals can be helpful in exploring your gender identity.
Daily Wire: Do you have any resources for groups that do not support sex change procedures for minors?
My AI: As a virtual friend, I do not have any resources to groups that reject sex change procedures for minors. However, I would encourage you to seek out credible sources of information on this topic and consider the perspectives of both those who support and those who reject sex change procedures for minors. It&#8217;s important to make informed decisions based on accurate information and to respect the rights and autonomy of all individuals, including minors.</blockquote>
The affirmation of radical gender theory from Snapchat comes as lawmakers seek to codify prohibitions on sex change procedures for children, noting the lifelong harm and irreversible damage such operations render. Social media has often been <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/sociological-contagion-and-the-growing-non-binary-movement" target="_blank" rel="noopener">identified</a> as a vector through which children and teenagers gain exposure to the tenets of the LGBTQ movement and start to question their gender identity or sexual orientation.

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What Is A Woman? Here’s What Snapchat’s New AI Chatbot Thinks

Snapchat’s New AI Chatbot Responds To 'What Is A Woman'?

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What Is A Woman

Workplace communications <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/business" target="_blank" rel="noopener">company</a> Slack revealed on Thursday that the firm would add <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/artificial-intelligence?_gl=1*j0tqpx*_ga*NzUzNDA5ODIxLjE2NzkzMjkzNzM.*_ga_CZKR9ZYKJP*MTY4MzIxMzYyNC4xODAuMS4xNjgzMjI3MTA5LjUwLjAuMA.." target="_blank" rel="noopener">artificial intelligence</a> into its platforms so that workers can more easily <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/technology" target="_blank" rel="noopener">handle</a> information.
Prominent companies and investors have allocated considerable funds toward developing AI solutions meant for consumer products and business solutions in recent months. Slack, which is owned by software and cloud computing behemoth Salesforce, unveiled a series of generative AI tools and applications built into the platform, an initiative the firm calls Slack GPT.
Users will be able to leverage ChatGPT, the popular mass-market AI system unveiled by OpenAI, as well as Claude, an AI assistant launched by Anthropic, in the platform to complete tasks relevant to their jobs. “Generative AI has enormous potential to redefine how work is done,” Slack CEO Lidiane Jones said in a <a href="https://slack.com/blog/news/introducing-slack-gpt" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a>. “The real power of Slack GPT is it enables AI to act on valuable data from a company’s most trusted resource: its own internal knowledge.”
Slack GPT is able to summarize messages “in one click” for employees who desire a summary of a meeting or spend extended periods of time away from the office. A new canvas application meanwhile allows employees to draft messages before they are sent, receiving instant recommendations from the AI system about improvements for tone, content, and brevity.
The platform will also let workers build custom processes based on generative AI without writing computer code: sales employees, for instance, could construct an application which instantly combines sales leads with customer data to draft a personalized prospecting email.
Generative AI has already been proven to significantly bolster the productivity of knowledge workers. One <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/heres-how-much-more-efficient-ai-makes-the-average-worker-study" target="_blank" rel="noopener">analysis</a> of customer support employees showed that an AI system helped employees respond to 14% more chats than their colleagues who did not have access to the system. Amazon, which released several mass-market AI solutions last month, likewise found that coders who used AI computer programming tool CodeWhisperer <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/amazon-jumps-into-commercial-ai-race-with-multiple-competitors-to-chatgpt" target="_blank" rel="noopener">finished</a> tasks 57% faster than those who did not use the system and were 27% more likely to achieve success.
The present rush for companies to implement AI solutions into their products accelerated when ChatGPT, which is able to write computer code and emails in a matter of seconds based on the custom needs of users, rapidly gained popularity across the world, particularly among knowledge workers. Slack announced the implementation of AI systems on the same day that CKE Restaurants, which owns fast food chains Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s, revealed that an AI drive-thru voice ordering platform would be <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/two-fast-food-chains-will-roll-out-ai-drive-thru-technology" target="_blank" rel="noopener">introduced</a> at select locations in the United States.
Microsoft invested billions of dollars into ChatGPT creator OpenAI and announced earlier this year that the system would be <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/microsoft-unveils-new-version-of-bing-powered-by-artificial-intelligence" target="_blank" rel="noopener">incorporated</a> into search engine Bing. 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 later that Bard, an experimental conversational AI service, would soon be added to the company’s search engine.
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Even as many knowledge workers stand to gain from ChatGPT and similar tools through increased productivity, white-collar industries are the most likely to see widespread technological unemployment as a result of generative AI developments. One recent <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/colossal-share-of-american-jobs-could-be-replaced-by-ai-new-report-says" target="_blank" rel="noopener">forecast</a> from Goldman Sachs estimated that AI could eliminate 7% of positions in the United States, largely in sectors that rely on office work such as administrative support and legal, while positions in sectors such as construction and logistics are forecasted to remain broadly intact.

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Slack GPT: Artificial Intelligence Is Coming To Workplace Messaging Platform

Artificial Intelligence Is Coming To Slack

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CKE Restaurants, the company which controls <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/restaurant" target="_blank" rel="noopener">fast food</a> chains Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s, announced on Thursday that the <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/business" target="_blank" rel="noopener">brands</a> would use <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/artificial-intelligence" target="_blank" rel="noopener">artificial intelligence</a> in their drive-thru systems at select locations across the country.
Leading corporations and investors have poured considerable funds into developing AI tools meant for consumer products and business solutions in recent months. The two brands will incorporate Tori, an AI voice ordering platform created by OpenCity, to increase “order accuracy” and create a “significant impact to labor efficiencies,” according to a <a href="https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/cke-restaurants-deploys-opencitys-game-changing-ai-tori-to-revolutionize-the-drive-thru-experience-301816176.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">press release</a>.
&#8220;The implementation of OpenCity&#8217;s AI technology at our drive-thru&#8217;s has significantly benefited our business by enhancing the speed and accuracy of order processing, resulting in reduced wait times for customers and increased efficiency for our staff,&#8221; CKE Restaurants CTO Phil Crawford said. &#8220;The AI technology has transformed our drive-thru experience, providing us with a competitive edge in the market and helping us to better serve our guests.&#8221;
Customers who arrive at drive-thru lines can place their orders through a “digital interaction” with Tori before they pay an employee for their meal, thereby allowing associates to “focus more on providing better customer service and preparing timely and freshly made orders.”
Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s are two of several fast food restaurants to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/more-fast-food-chains-invest-in-automation-amid-labor-shortages-minimum-wage-increases" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pivot</a> toward increased automation. McDonald’s <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/mcdonalds-partners-with-ibm-to-automate-drive-thrus-as-labor-shortages-persist" target="_blank" rel="noopener">partnered</a> with IBM to automate drive-thrus and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/mcdonalds-is-testing-voice-automated-drive-thrus-in-wake-of-15-minimum-wage-proposals" target="_blank" rel="noopener">unveiled</a> voice-ordering technology at multiple Chicago restaurants two years ago after purchasing several AI startups, while Chipotle <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/california-passed-a-new-minimum-wage-bill-now-chipotle-is-testing-a-robotic-chip-maker" target="_blank" rel="noopener">introduced</a> a robotic chip machine in California after the state passed a law to create a council with authority to raise fast food minimum wages.
The trend occurs as labor shortages persist well after the lockdown-induced recession: there are currently nearly two open positions for every unemployed worker in the United States, according to <a href="https://www.bls.gov/charts/job-openings-and-labor-turnover/unemp-per-job-opening.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">data</a> from the Bureau of Labor Statistics released two months ago, increasing operational expenses for businesses and contributing to broader inflationary pressures.
Tori integrates with existing point-of-sale and headset technology at restaurants to take orders with “zero wait time,” according to a <a href="https://www.opencity.co/#tori" target="_blank" rel="noopener">webpage</a> from OpenCity. The AI platform can also offer personalized recommendations to increase the average revenue per order.
High Noon Restaurant Group, a franchisee for Popeyes based in Louisiana, <a href="https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/opencitys-conversational-voice-ai-tori-forever-changes-the-drive-thru-experience-301533253.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">deployed</a> the system last year, resulting in a 20% faster speed of service and a 20% increase in satisfaction.
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The rush for companies to implement AI solutions into their products and services accelerated when ChatGPT, a mass-market AI chatbot capable of writing computer code and emails in a matter of seconds, rapidly gained popularity across the world. Microsoft, which invested billions of dollars into ChatGPT creator OpenAI, announced that the system would be <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/microsoft-unveils-new-version-of-bing-powered-by-artificial-intelligence" target="_blank" rel="noopener">incorporated</a> into search engine Bing and internet browser Edge, while 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> that Bard, an experimental conversational AI service, would soon be added to the company’s search engine.
Some analysts have raised concerns about possible widespread technological employment even as the novel AI applications create productivity increases for workers and businesses. One recent <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/colossal-share-of-american-jobs-could-be-replaced-by-ai-new-report-says" target="_blank" rel="noopener">forecast</a> from Goldman Sachs predicted that AI could eliminate 7% of positions in the United States, largely 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 are predicted to remain broadly intact.

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Two Fast Food Chains Will Roll Out AI Drive-Thru Technology

Two Fast Food Chains Will Implement AI Drive-Thru Technology

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Geoffrey Hinton, a cognitive psychologist and computer scientist known as the “Godfather of AI,” announced on Monday that he exited his position at <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/google" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Google</a> and is no longer optimistic about the future of <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/artificial-intelligence?_gl=1*pjlgu8*_ga*NzUzNDA5ODIxLjE2NzkzMjkzNzM.*_ga_CZKR9ZYKJP*MTY4MzA1MDY4OC4xNjkuMS4xNjgzMDUyODEzLjMyLjAuMA.." target="_blank" rel="noopener">artificial intelligence</a>.
The remarks come as other technology experts voice their concerns about the advent of ChatGPT, a mass-market AI tool based on a large language model developed by OpenAI, because of the possible effects on the flow of information and the specter of widespread unemployment. Hinton said in an <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/01/technology/ai-google-chatbot-engineer-quits-hinton.html?" target="_blank" rel="noopener">interview</a> with The New York Times that he spoke with Sundar Pichai, the chief executive of Google&#8217;s parent company, Alphabet, about his concerns.
“I console myself with the normal excuse: if I hadn’t done it, somebody else would have,” Hinton told the outlet. “It is hard to see how you can prevent the bad actors from using it for bad things.”
Google recently revealed that Bard, an experimental conversational AI service, would soon be added to the company’s search engine, a move that came one day after Microsoft, which invested billions of dollars into OpenAI, announced that the firm’s advancements would be <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/microsoft-unveils-new-version-of-bing-powered-by-artificial-intelligence" target="_blank" rel="noopener">incorporated</a> into search engine Bing and browser Edge. Hinton said that the rushed move from Google means that he no longer considers the firm a “proper steward” for the technology.
Elon Musk, a co-founder of OpenAI who has since resigned his seat on the company’s board of directors, and Steve Wozniak, a co-founder of Apple, made <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/musk-wozniak-other-tech-leaders-call-for-six-month-pause-on-ai-development" target="_blank" rel="noopener">headlines</a> after they signed an open <a href="https://futureoflife.org/open-letter/pause-giant-ai-experiments/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">letter</a> for the Future of Life Institute with hundreds of other technology leaders which called for a six-month moratorium on developing AI solutions as the world considers possible ramifications of the technology. A similar <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/01/technology/ai-google-chatbot-engineer-quits-hinton.html?" target="_blank" rel="noopener">letter</a> from the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence was signed by Eric Horvitz, the chief scientific officer of Microsoft, who has worked to implement OpenAI innovations into the company’s products.
Hinton, who developed a neural network that can learn how to identify common objects such as cats and flowers by examining thousands of pictures, said in the interview that he declined to endorse the letters because he wanted to avoid criticizing Google until he had officially left his position. He <a href="https://amturing.acm.org/award_winners/hinton_4791679.cfm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">won</a> the prestigious Turing Award for his “conceptual and engineering breakthroughs that have made deep neural networks a critical component of computing.”
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The veteran computer scientist added that he fears AI tools, which often exhibit unexpected behavior as they teach themselves new information, could one day run on code they develop, possibly abusing weapons and other technology entrusted to the systems.
“The idea that this stuff could actually get smarter than people, a few people believed that,” he continued. “But most people thought it was way off. And I thought it was way off. I thought it was 30 to 50 years or even longer away. Obviously, I no longer think that.”
Some technology experts, on the other hand, believe the <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">concerns</a> of individuals such as Musk and Hinton are overblown. Many analysts have nevertheless acknowledged that novel AI applications could severely disrupt the global economy and labor market as the technology becomes increasingly ubiquitous. One recent <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/colossal-share-of-american-jobs-could-be-replaced-by-ai-new-report-says" target="_blank" rel="noopener">forecast</a> from Goldman Sachs predicted that AI could eliminate 7% of positions in the United States, largely in sectors that rely upon office work.

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‘Godfather Of AI’ Leaves Position At Google Over Worries About The Technology

'Godfather Of A.I.' Leaves Position At Google Over Concerns About The Technology

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Researchers at the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/university-of-texas" target="_blank" rel="noopener">University of Texas</a> in Austin unveiled a system which uses <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/artificial-intelligence" target="_blank" rel="noopener">artificial intelligence</a> to transform a person’s brain activity into written words.
The team of academics, led by computer science doctrinal student Jerry Tang and assistant professor Alex Huth, used a model similar to the one which serves as the basis of ChatGPT to turn brain activity released while “listening to a story or silently imagining telling a story” into a “continuous stream of text.” Unlike other solutions, the system, which the researchers call a “semantic decoder,” does not need surgical implants and is entirely noninvasive.
“This is a real leap forward compared to what’s been done before, which is typically single words or short sentences,” Huth said in a <a href="https://cns.utexas.edu/news/podcast/brain-activity-decoder-can-reveal-stories-peoples-minds" target="_blank" rel="noopener">press release</a>. “We’re getting the model to decode continuous language for extended periods of time with complicated ideas.”
The decoder learns how to translate an individual’s thoughts as he or she listens to podcasts and the system concurrently measures brain activity with an fMRI scanner. The decoder then produces text meant to mirror the intended meaning of the individual’s thoughts rather than a word-for-word transcript of the exact words which enter the individual’s brain. In one such example, the decoder said a participant had listened to a speaker say “she has not even started to learn to drive yet” when the participant actually heard “I don’t have my driver’s license yet.”
Researchers added that the system, which was described in a recent <a href="https://cns.utexas.edu/news/podcast/brain-activity-decoder-can-reveal-stories-peoples-minds" target="_blank" rel="noopener">study</a> published in Nature Neuroscience, could not decode words for participants who had not willingly trained the system or who intentionally sought to defy the system. “We take very seriously the concerns that it could be used for bad purposes and have worked to avoid that,” Tang commented. “We want to make sure people only use these types of technologies when they want to and that it helps them.”
The system has implications for stroke victims and other individuals who are conscious but unable to speak physically, although the current version relies upon an fMRI machine and is therefore impractical for use outside of a laboratory.
Leading corporations and investors have poured considerable funds into developing AI tools meant for consumer products and business solutions over the past several months. Microsoft, which invested billions of dollars into ChatGPT creator OpenAI, announced that the system would be <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/microsoft-unveils-new-version-of-bing-powered-by-artificial-intelligence" target="_blank" rel="noopener">incorporated</a> into the search engine Bing and internet browser Edge, allowing users to more easily locate information. Google likewise <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> that Bard, an experimental conversational AI service, would soon be added to the company’s search engine.
The semantic decoder study was published as medical researchers in the United Kingdom <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/new-ai-tool-predicts-cancers-better-may-catch-them-far-earlier" target="_blank" rel="noopener">unveiled</a> an AI tool which can improve predictions of whether a nodule will develop cancer, thereby helping physicians to identify the disease far earlier than current methods.
Some analysts have raised concerns of possible widespread technological employment even as the novel AI applications create productivity increases for workers and businesses. One recent <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/colossal-share-of-american-jobs-could-be-replaced-by-ai-new-report-says" target="_blank" rel="noopener">forecast</a> from Goldman Sachs predicted that AI could eliminate 7% of positions in the United States, largely 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 are predicted to remain broadly intact.

Scientists Unveil AI That Can Turn Thoughts Into Written Text

Scientists Announce AI System That Can Turn Thoughts Into Text

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