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Don’t forget the Diablo 4 beta this weekend amidst the Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom fuss
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom may be the game on everyone’s lips right now, but there’s more going on this weekend other than Link’s latest release if you are a Diablo 4 fan.
That’s right: the Sever Slam open beta is going on this weekend in the game amidst the Zelda craze.
The open beta kicked off yesterday at 12pm PT, 3pm ET, 8pm BEST, and 9pm CEST and runs through May 14. During this time, everyone on PC, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, and PlayStation 4 can join – you can even play couch co-op for consoles. Cross-play and cross-progression for all platforms will also be enabled.
Amidst controversies, OpenAI insists safety is mission critical
OpenAI has addressed safety issues following recent ethical and regulatory backlash.
The statement published on Thursday, was a rebuttal-apology hybrid that simultaneously aimed to assure the public its products are safe and admit there’s room for improvement. OpenAI’s safety pledge reads like a whack-a-mole response to multiple controversies that have popped up. In the span of a week, AI experts and industry leaders including Steve Wozniak and Elon Musk published an open letter calling for a six-month pause of developing models like GPT-4, ChatGPT was flat-out banned in Italy, and a complaint was filed to the Federal Trade Commission for posing dangerous misinformation risks, particularly to children. Oh yeah, there was also that bug that exposed users’ chat messages and personal information.
OpenAI asserted that it works “to ensure safety is built into our system at all levels.” OpenAI spent over six months of “rigorous testing” before releasing GPT-4 and said it is looking into verification options to enforce its over 18 age requirement (or 13 with parental approval). The company stressed that it doesn’t sell personal data and only uses it to improve its AI models. It also asserted its willingness to collaborate with policymakers and its continued collaborations with AI stakeholders “to create a safe AI ecosystem.”
Toward the middle of the safety pledge, OpenAI acknowledged that developing a safe LLM relies on real-world input. It argues that learning from public input will make the models safer, and allow OpenAI to monitor misuse. “Real-world use has also led us to develop increasingly nuanced policies against behavior that represents a genuine risk to people while still allowing for the many beneficial uses of our technology.”
OpenAI promised “details about [its] approach to safety,” but beyond its assurance to explore age verification, most of the announcement read like boilerplate platitudes. There was not much detail about how it plans to mitigate risk, enforce its policies, or work with regulators.
OpenAI prides itself on developing AI products with transparency, but the announcement provides little clarification about what it plans to do now that its AI is out in the wild.
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Kanye West “Apologizes” for George Floyd Comment, Says “I Know What’s It’s Like To Have a Knee on My Neck” Amidst Adidas Drama
Kanye West is in a remorseful mood. Somewhat.
The controversial MC has been under fire and brimstone after making racially and culturally insensitive remarks that have offended many – most especially the Black and Jewish communities.
As reported, the furor surrounding the latter –
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Twitch Announces Crackdown On Online Gambling Amidst Controversy
Twitch has announced a ban on some forms of online gambling on its platform amidst controversy around the subject. This ban comes shortly after several popular streamers threatened to boycott the streaming platform if it did not address the problems around streams dedicated to gambling.
Announced on Twitter, Twitch will be banning the streaming of online gambling, specifically websites that allow for unsanctioned slots, roulette, or dice games. This ban also prevents streamers from sharing sign-up links or codes for these websites to try and crack down on streamers sponsored by these companies. Twitch specifically said that Stake, Rollbit, Duelbits, and Roobet will be banned, with the list growing whenever the company identifies a new gambling website. Websites focused on sports betting, fantasy betting, and poker will continue to be allowed, however. The new rules take effect on October 18.
An update on gambling on Twitch. pic.twitter.com/lckNTY9Edo
— Twitch (@Twitch) September 20, 2022
All of this comes after a streamer scammed people in order gamble off-stream. As reported by Kotaku, streamer Abraham “Sliker” Mohammed scammed both content creators and fans out of over $200,000 under the pretense that he was experiencing financial hardship. In an apology video, he admitted that it was lie in order to obtain more money to gamble.