Google has confirmed that it has fired the engineer who claimed the firm’s LaMDA artificial intelligence had become sentient. In a statement on July 22, Google confirmed it terminated engineer Blake Lemoine after he told The Washington Post in June that LaMDA—short for Language Model for Dialogue Applications—had the cognitive ability of a 7- or 8-year-old…
Google Fires Engineer Who Warned That Company’s AI Bot Is ‘Sentient’ and Hired Attorney
Chinese Military Using US Semiconductors to Train Combat AI, Report Says
July 18, 2022
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The Chinese military is purchasing semiconductors designed by U.S. companies and manufactured in Taiwan and South Korea to fuel its advancements in artificial intelligence (AI), according to a new report. The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is making “significant progress” in adapting AI to its combat and support technologies, according to the June report (pdf), which…
Chinese Military Using US Semiconductors to Train Combat AI: Report
July 18, 2022
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The Chinese military is purchasing semiconductors designed by U.S. companies and manufactured in Taiwan and South Korea to fuel its advancements in artificial intelligence (AI), according to a new report. The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is making “significant progress” in adapting AI to its combat and support technologies, according to the June report (pdf), which…
How the US Is Fueling China’s Military Growth
From dancing videos to national security risks, experts say social media sensation TikTok is helping the Chinese military develop artificial intelligence. In this special report, we look at how U.S. companies are boosting China’s military growth, how Americans’ data is feeding China’s AI mills, and how microchips are the heart of it all. Joining us…
NATO ‘Does Not Have Enough Ammunition For High Intensity Conflict’—ex US General
A former commander of the U.S. Army in Europe has told a House of Lords committee in London NATO “didn’t have enough ammunition for a high intensity conflict” like the war in Ukraine. Lieutenant General Ben Hodges was giving evidence to the international relations and defence committee and was asked to comment on Britain’s integrated…
FBI Says More People Using ‘Deepfake’ Technology to Apply for Jobs
The FBI has published a new statement warning about the increasingly prevalent use of “deepfake” technology in job interviews, allowing users to assume the identity of someone else over digital video interviews in order to gain access to sensitive data. On June 28, the FBI released a public service announcement about the growing problem, in…
Is Google’s LaMDA Woke? Its Software Engineers Sure Are
June 24, 2022
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Commentary An article in the Washington Post revealed that a Google engineer who had worked with Google’s Responsible AI organization believes that Google’s LaMDA (Language Model for Dialogue Applications), an artificially intelligent chatbot generator, is “sentient.” In a Medium blog post, Blake Lemoine claims that LaMDA is a person who exhibits feelings and shows the unmistakable signs of consciousness: “Over the…
TikTok Accesses American Data: Casey Fleming Breaks Down the Threat
June 22, 2022
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TikTok secretly accesses American data, despite denying it to the public, according to audio obtained by Buzzfeed. Now, questions arise over data safety and China’s subversion of U.S. society, as well as the national security threat of TikTok and other intrusive apps from China. Where do we go from here? I have Casey Fleming, CEO…
Google Engineer Warns About ‘Sentient’ Behavior of Company’s AI, Gets Suspended
A Google engineer has been suspended after raising concerns about an artificial intelligence (AI) program he and a collaborator is testing, which he believes behaves like a human “child.” Google put one of its senior software engineers in its Responsible AI ethics group, Blake Lemoine, on paid administrative leave on June 6 for breaching “confidentiality…
Engineer Warns About Google AI‘s ‘Sentient’ Behavior, Gets Suspended
A Google engineer has been suspended after raising concerns about an artificial intelligence (AI) program he and a collaborator is testing, which he believes behaves like a human “child.” Google put one of its senior software engineers in its Responsible AI ethics group, Blake Lemoine, on paid administrative leave on June 6 for breaching “confidentiality…
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