SiliconAngle: Databricks open-sources an AI it says is as good as ChatGPT, but much easier to train

SiliconAngle: Databricks open-sources an AI it says is as good as ChatGPT, but much easier to train. “Big-data analytics firm Databricks Inc. has emerged as an unlikely player in the generative artificial intelligence space, open-sourcing a new AI model that it claims is ‘as magical as ChatGPT,’ despite being trained on far less data in less than three hours using a single machine.”

Rolling Stone: Twitter Bots Are Promising Cheap Guns to Anyone Using the N-Word

Rolling Stone: Twitter Bots Are Promising Cheap Guns to Anyone Using the N-Word. “When Elon Musk acquired Twitter, he made it clear that eradicating spam bots was a top priority. But his strategies on that front have produced, at best, mixed results. Moreover, in recent months, some users have been plagued by a type of spam that directly violates Twitter policy: automated replies from accounts offering guns for sale.”

TechCrunch: D-ID’s new web app gives a face and voice to OpenAI’s ChatGPT

TechCrunch: D-ID’s new web app gives a face and voice to OpenAI’s ChatGPT. “D-ID, the Israeli startup behind Deep Nostalgia, announced today that it’s launching the beta version of its new web app that allows users to talk face-to-face with photorealistic AI. The web app, called chat.D-ID, combines D-ID’s text-to-video streaming technology with OpenAI’s ChatGPT to make conversations with AI more accessible.”

New York Times: Why Do A.I. Chatbots Tell Lies and Act Weird? Look in the Mirror.

New York Times: Why Do A.I. Chatbots Tell Lies and Act Weird? Look in the Mirror.. “In the days since the Bing bot’s behavior became a worldwide sensation, people have struggled to understand the oddity of this new creation. More often than not, scientists have said humans deserve much of the blame. But there is still a bit of mystery about what the new chatbot can do — and why it would do it.”

Michigan Daily: An ode to automated Twitter accounts

Michigan Daily: An ode to automated Twitter accounts. “These accounts were often run by normal people who just cared a lot about the thing they were posting about. They weren’t trying to monetize or advertise; they were just having a good time on the internet. And, like most things in life, I didn’t realize how much I appreciated their small part in my life until their disappearance was imminent.”

Search Engine Journal: How to Block ChatGPT From Using Your Website Content

Search Engine Journal: How to Block ChatGPT From Using Your Website Content. “There is concern about the lack of an easy way to opt out of having one’s content used to train large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT. There is a way to do it, but it’s neither straightforward nor guaranteed to work.” Unlike a lot of the “how to” articles I index, this one is fairly speculative. Useful with lots of good information, but speculative.

ChatGPT vs. Google Translate: Which Is Better At Translation? (MakeUseOf)

MakeUseOf: ChatGPT vs. Google Translate: Which Is Better At Translation?. “From content writing and programming to product design and data analysis, ChatGPT is making an immediate impact in almost every digital field imaginable. However, one area ChatGPT could be particularly impactful—although currently getting little attention—is machine translation. Currently, Google Translate is the top dog, and almost everyone else is playing catch-up.”