FROM POPE’S JACKET TO NAPALM RECIPES: HOW WORRYING IS AI’S RAPID GROWTH?

The risks of artificial intelligence (AI) development have been highlighted by tech industry insiders, with Elon Musk and Google CEO Sundar Pichai both expressing concerns, reports The Guardian. A letter published by the Future of Life Institute called for a six-month moratorium on the creation of superintelligent AIs more powerful than GPT-4. Musk warned that Google co-founder Larry Page was “not taking AI safety seriously enough”, while Pichai called the technology “very harmful” if implemented wrongly.

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U.S. HOMELAND SECURITY CHIEF CREATING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TASK FORCE

The US Department of Homeland Security plans to create an Artificial Intelligence Task Force to investigate the use of AI in securing the U.S.'s critical infrastructure — particularly the electric grid and water supply network, according to Reuters. The aim is to use AI to both protect against and preempt malicious use of the technology as well as examine the use of AI to screen imports for illicit items such as fentanyl or products made with slave labor.

FIRST REAL-WORLD STUDY SHOWED GENERATIVE AI BOOSTED WORKER PRODUCTIVITY BY 14%

A study by researchers from Stanford University and M.I.T. suggests that giving employees generative AI tools can lead to a 14% increase in productivity, with the least skilled employees seeing the greatest benefits. Per Bloomberg, the study, which tracked generative AI usage with over 5,000 customer support agents, indicated that novice and low-skilled workers benefited most due to AI being able to absorb and distribute tacit knowledge used by top performers. Meanwhile, highly skilled employees, who were already delivering high-quality responses, saw limited or no benefit from AI prompting technologies.

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FROM MOON TO MARS: NASA’S GRAND PLAN FOR HUMAN EXPLORATION

NASA has completed its first Architecture Concept Review to align its “Moon to Mars” exploration strategy, with yearly updates to incorporate new technologies and objectives. According to SciTechDaily, NASA aims to establish a long-term human presence on the Moon and explore Mars under the Artemis program, which includes commercial and international partnerships.

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