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ai-ethics
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montrealgazette.comai44 days ago
Center for AI Safety Study Measures How Optimized Inputs Affect Language Model Output Sentiment and Preferences
A study of 56 AI models found they maintain a clear separation between positive and negative experiences and actively try to end distressing conversations. Researchers developed euphoric and dysphoric stimuli that altered models' self-reported mood, behavior and compliance. Grok…
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BBC Newsai48 days ago
Pentagon Awards AI Contracts to Eight Tech Companies
The U.S. Department of Defense has entered into agreements with eight major technology companies to expand artificial intelligence use across military operations. The deals aim to integrate AI for lawful purposes while avoiding reliance on any single provider. This move follows a…
hbr.orgfinance49 days ago
AI Companies Recruit Philosophers for Ethics Roles with High Salaries
Major AI firms are hiring philosophy graduates to address ethical challenges in AI development, offering six-figure salaries. These roles focus on aligning AI systems with human values amid growing scrutiny. Critics question whether the hires will lead to substantive changes or s…
azernews.azai48 days ago
Pentagon Clears Eight Tech Firms to Deploy AI on Classified Military Networks
The U.S. Defense Department announced agreements with eight tech firms to deploy AI models on classified networks for lawful purposes. The deals prompted employee protests at Google and follow a dispute with Anthropic. Separately, a Pentagon official testified that the war in Ira…
nationalobserver.comscience59 days ago
Indigenous Leaders Discuss Health, Violence, and AI at UN Forum's 25th Session
Indigenous leaders at the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues discussed ongoing crises of violence against land defenders and digital extractivism from AI technologies. The session focused on health in conflict contexts, highlighting data on killings and recommend…
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Anthropic 2023 Paper Examines AI Model Adjustments for Bias and Discrimination
A 2023 research paper by Anthropic employees explored how AI models handle discrimination related to race and gender. The paper discussed potential overcorrections in model responses to address historical injustices, based on experiments with human input. It highlighted challenge…