The Rundown: July 6, 2024
Beautiful vintage Japanese train tickets from here.
The Great Logging Off: “What happens when most "people" you interact with on the internet are fake? I think people start logging off.”
LLM’s learn to deceive:
“This study unravels a concerning capability in Large Language Models (LLMs): the ability to understand and induce deception strategies. As LLMs like GPT-4 intertwine with human communication, aligning them with human values becomes paramount. The paper demonstrates LLMs’ potential to create false beliefs in other agents within deception scenarios, highlighting a critical need for ethical considerations in the ongoing development and deployment of such advanced AI systems.”AI and the Indian Election:
“The campaigns made extensive use of AI, including deepfake impersonations of candidates, celebrities and dead politicians…But, despite fears of widespread disinformation, for the most part the campaigns, candidates and activists used AI constructively in the election. They used AI for typical political activities, including mudslinging, but primarily to better connect with voters.”