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Powerful AI systems ‘can’t be controlled’ and ‘are already causing harm’, says UK expert
Google Has More Powerful AI, Says Engineer Fired Over Sentience Claims
In a new interview with Futurism, Blake Lemoine now says the “best way forward” for humankind’s future relationship with AI is “understanding that we are dealing with intelligent artifacts. There’s a chance that — and I believe it is the case — that they have feelings and they can suffer and they can experience joy, and humans should at least keep that in mind when interacting with them.” (Although earlier in the interview, Lemoine concedes “Is there a chance that people, myself included, are projecting properties onto these systems that they don’t have? Yes. But it’s not the same kind of thing as someone who’s talking to their doll.”)
But he also thinks there’s a lot of research happening inside corporations, adding that “The only thing that has changed from two years ago to now is that the fast movement is visible to the public.” For example, Lemoine says Google almost released its AI-powered Bard chatbot last fall, but “in part because of some of the safety concerns I raised, they deleted it… I don’t think they’re being pushed around by OpenAI. I think that’s just a media narrative. I think Google is going about doing things in what they believe is a safe and responsible manner, and OpenAI just happened to release something.”
“[Google] still has far more advanced technology that they haven’t made publicly available yet. Something that does more or less what Bard does could have been released over two years ago. They’ve had that technology for over two years. What they’ve spent the intervening two years doing is working on the safety of it — making sure that it doesn’t make things up too often, making sure that it doesn’t have racial or gender biases, or political biases, things like that. That’s what they spent those two years doing…
“And in those two years, it wasn’t like they weren’t inventing other things. There are plenty of other systems that give Google’s AI more capabilities, more features, make it smarter. The most sophisticated system I ever got to play with was heavily multimodal — not just incorporating images, but incorporating sounds, giving it access to the Google Books API, giving it access to essentially every API backend that Google had, and allowing it to just gain an understanding of all of it. That’s the one that I was like, “you know this thing, this thing’s awake.” And they haven’t let the public play with that one yet. But Bard is kind of a simplified version of that, so it still has a lot of the kind of liveliness of that model…
“[W]hat it comes down to is that we aren’t spending enough time on transparency or model understandability. I’m of the opinion that we could be using the scientific investigative tools that psychology has come up with to understand human cognition, both to understand existing AI systems and to develop ones that are more easily controllable and understandable.”
So how will AI and humans will coexist? “Over the past year, I’ve been leaning more and more towards we’re not ready for this, as people,” Lemoine says toward the end of the interview. “We have not yet sufficiently answered questions about human rights — throwing nonhuman entities into the mix needlessly complicates things at this point in history.”
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Face-Off: Who Is the Most Powerful Jedi?
Leak Claims The More Powerful Asus ROG Ally Model Will Cost $700
A new leak claims that the more expensive Asus ROG Ally model will retail at $700, placing the price point firmly within Steam Deck striking range. This model will include the AMD Z1 Extreme chip, 16GB RAM, and a 512 SSD. If the leak proves true, this model will be only $51 more expensive than the equivalent 512GB Steam Deck.
The information has been leaked several times, via a Best Buy screenshot from Wickedkhumz, a leak from SnoopyTech, and a Verge report based on data from gadget leaker Roland Quandt. Some of the leaks include more specifications. The ROG Ally will measure 11.02 inches wide, 4.37 inches tall, and 0.83 inches deep and will weigh 1.34 pounds if this data proves accurate. The Verge also reported that the feature list includes an IPS screen shielded by Gorilla Glass DXC and the ability to upgrade the M.2 2230 SSD by unscrewing only one screw. Additionally, the Ally will reportedly charge from 0 to 50% in 30 minutes from 0-50 percent in a half-an-hour with the included charging brick.
AMD recently announced the Z1 processor series, which will power the Asus ROG Ally, which–based on these specs and reported price–could be a serious competitor to the Steam Deck. There will be more than one model of the Ally available, with this reported $700 version being equipped with the higher-end Z1 Extreme chip. It is currently unknown what the ROG Ally model with the standard Z1 chip will cost. Asus will announce more information about the ROG Ally on May 11.
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I’m a Hooters girl – it’s not only the best serving job I’ve ever had but it makes me feel powerful
A SATISFIED Hooters girl has raved about why she loves her job and how it makes her feel empowered.
The woman says that she feels she has greatly benefited from what the company has to offer and wanted to share.
TikTok creator McKaylin cannot deny that the tips she receives are a plus of working there[/caption]
McKaylin has eight different reasons why she would recommend someone become a Hooters girl[/caption]
McKaylin loves dolling herself up for work and considers it a fun part of being a Hooters girl[/caption]
“Why I love working at… Hooters,” TikTok Creator McKaylin (@mckaylinnc) said in the video.
She then offered a list of all the reasons she loves working at Hooters.
McKaylin wrote out the eight perks of being an employee of the business, saying:
- Best serving job I ever had
- Managers are cool as s**t
- The tips
- I have a reason to do my hair and makeup + a cute uniform
- Nails are always done
- I have the power to shut down obnoxious men
- I don’t have to be fake… I can be myself and have fun!
- Tuition Reimbursement
“Sis… I highly recommend,” she said.
People in the comments added some additional reasons they enjoy working there.
One user said: “It is easy.”
McKaylin agreed then responded to the user and said: “Absolutely! For a serving job, there is little to no side work… you just show up and look pretty!”
Another Hooters girl, Reese, said that she loved working there because it was the best job and like a sorority.
While another Hooters girl, Leah, explained that she loves her job so much she won’t consider another because she is having the time of her life.
Meanwhile, another Hooters girl explained that while she was working, she was harassed by customers who were fat-shaming her until the point where she was crying.
And another Hooters girl, Carissa, went on a rant about how she hates when men try to flirt with her to get a discount and explained it’s a major ick no matter how “cute” you are.
McKaylin revealed Hooters will reimburse tuition to its employees as a major plus of working there[/caption]