The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is set to host the first formal discussions on artificial intelligence (AI). Britain, which is currently holding the rotating presidency...
They have changed the world by writing software. But techy types are also known for composing lengthy memos in prose, the most famous of which have...
New generative-AI tools like OpenAI’s ChatGPT, the fastest-growing consumer internet application of all time, have taken the world by storm. They have uses in everything from...
View Full Image (Graphic: The Economist) The striking progress of modern artificial-intelligence (AI) research has seen Wiener’s fears resurface. In August 2022, AI Impacts, an American...
In particular, new “large language models” (LLMs)—the sort that powersChat GPTa chatbot made by Open AI, a startup—have surprised even their creators with their unexpected talents...
Occasional hiccups aside, all this represents tremendous progress. Even a few years ago, such programs would have been science fiction. But churning out writing on demand...
After astonishing breakthroughs in artificial intelligence, many people worry that they will end up on the economic scrapheap. Global Google searches for “is my job safe?”...
Google Lens has introduced an enhanced capability to assist in identifying specific medical conditions. By using the phone’s camera to capture images of skin rashes or...
Google CEO Sundar Pichai has talked about many of his employees leaving the search giant to work for rival companies like Chat GPT producer Open AI,...
Science fiction author Tim Boucher has used AI generator tools to publish 97 books in just 9 months. While normal authors take months and years to...
View Full Image (Graphic: The Economist) Such stories may seem far-fetched. But rapid progress in generative AI—the kind that underpins OpenAI’s popular chatbot, ChatGPT—has caused many...