Shaping Futures
e-magazine of The Michael Dukakis Institute
AI just beat a human test for creativity. What does that even mean?
Large language models are getting better at mimicking human creativity. That doesn’t mean they’re actually being creative, though. AI is getting better at passing tests designed to measure human creativity. In a study published in Scientific Reports September 14, AI chatbots achieved higher average scores than humans in the Alternate Uses Task, a test commonly used to […]
IBM Advances watsonx AI and Data Platform with Tech Preview for watsonx.governance and Planned Release of New Models and Generative AI in watsonx.data
On Sept. 7, 2023 IBM announced plans for new generative AI foundation models and enhancements...
Researcher Meredith Whittaker says AI’s biggest risk isn’t ‘consciousness’—it’s the corporations that control them
The former Googler and current Signal president on why she thinks Geoffrey Hinton’s alarmism is a...
If ChatGPT had a brain, this is what it would look like
BY REBECCA BARKER A new data visualization tool from Kim Albrecht reveals the unexpected way...
Israel launches national AI program to transform government services
Israel launched the first stage of its NIS 500 million National Artificial Intelligence program,...
AI must be emotionally intelligent before it is super-intelligent
Harvard Professor David Silbersweig, a member of AI-Empowered Enlightenment Framework Team of...
India’s success is a case study in using technology to transform citizens’ lives: MoS Rajeev Chandrasekhar
Union minister for information and Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Thursday said India’s...
Building the Enlightenment Tech Economy Alliance: Shaping the Age of Global Enlightenment
As a crucial component of the BGF Framework for Global Governance of AI, announced on April 30,...
President Joe Biden: AI will require some new laws
AI will require ‘some new laws,’ Biden says, even as tech giants agree to...