Archive - Editorials of Last Week in AI

Job Cuts Due to AI: What to Make of Them?

Companies do seem to be reacting to ChatGPT and its ilk—and workers are being affected. What does this portend?

Jul 28, 2023 •

How In-Context Learning Emerges

In-context learning is the most exciting capability exhibited by Large Language Models. How does it work and where does it come from?

Jul 21, 2023 •

AI Fuels the Writers Strike with Concerns for Job Security

How much threat does ChatGPT pose for writers; can it really change the entertainment industry?

Jul 7, 2023 •

June 2023

AI in Art, Music and Expressionism

Embracing Liminality: Music, Art, and Expression in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

Jun 30, 2023 •

Last Week in AI

Decoding the Discussion: In the Senate AI Hearing, Uncertainty Speaks Louder than Consensus

May's committee hearing showed a remarkable bipartisan consensus on the need to regulate AI. Yet the road ahead presents complex challenges that could…

Jun 23, 2023 •

March 2023

Don't "Plan for AGI" Yet

What should we make of AI's recent leaps?

Mar 10, 2023 •

January 2023

The Impact and Future of ChatGPT

What really powerful foundation models and generative models mean for AI researchers, tech, and the world at large.

Jan 17, 2023 •

December 2022

AI's Year of Text-to-Everything

Reflecting on an unrelenting year of advances in AI

Dec 16, 2022 •

November 2022

Robots That Write Their Own Code

Code-writing language models enable robots to follow language instructions and perform diverse tasks without task-specific learning

Nov 8, 2022 •

October 2022

Tesla's AI Day Was a Success

Tesla managed to capture the attention of the entire AI field for a few days, mostly for recruiting, and it worked.

Oct 14, 2022 •

September 2022

More Claims that AI is Sentient are (Probably) Coming

What we should learn from the LaMDA story, and how we can all be more careful going forward

Sep 9, 2022 •

Can We Use AI to Communicate With Animals?

These tools may not look like what some people imagine, but AI-powered human-animal communication could be possible. Research is already underway.

Sep 2, 2022 •

Last Week in AI

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