Hello all,
I have surprised myself and the first edition is up, hope you like it, and hope it makes you think. Happy Reading.
Deep Dive:
I always knew, as a writer, that the day would come when I would have to agree to disagree with artificial intelligence. Nevertheless, that day arrived far too quickly. My publications now require me to run an AI detector at the end to demonstrate the human element of my job, all thanks to artificial intelligence. Though I do not find happiness in that, the practice is necessary. My perspective changed, leading me to believe that AI presents more significant issues than simply adding to my workload and possibly jeopardising my employment. This leads to the AI rabbit hole.
An imminent question that keeps on lurking is the need for regulation in AI but how would a governmental body even enact a regulation if there is not even transparency from AI companies?
I stumbled onto a Financial Times narrative that, while acknowledging the absence of regulation, also discusses the cause of the gap and makes references to:
Insufficient awareness within the governmental organisations
Lack of understanding among specialists in the field because large language models behave in unforeseen ways
AI businesses frequently conceal data and algorithms as trade secrets due to a lack of transparency.
We may never fully comprehend the hazards that artificial intelligence may genuinely pose if AI businesses continue to be opaque.
Because people look to business leaders as a beacon of hope, a lack of openness implies that corporations will always have the upper hand against government agents and might result in asymmetric knowledge.
Additional Things I learnt while reading this article:
There is a Foundation Model Transparency Index that, in essence, shows us how much we already know and how much we could still not know about artificial intelligence. In essence, they compile 100 indicators, including real-world policy, labour, and environmental effects. They combine a number of these metrics to create a transparency index, which is then used to pinpoint areas in need of improvement and advocate for changes. To offer a quick overview of transparency, they rank 10 top businesses against the 100 parameters.Â
Meta's Llama achieved the pitiful top score of 52 out of 100, indicating high opacity and offering a glimpse into the dismal state of AI transparency.
Large language models act in extremely unpredictable ways, and even specialists might not be able to control them, according to a professor at NYU who put together a list of eight things to know about them.
You might be wondering what Large Language Models are. They are a kind of artificial intelligence (AI) that, like Chat GPT, uses incredibly massive data sets to comprehend, forecast, summarise, and create new material. Consider an LLM to be the ideal standard for the most bookish of geeks; they would never stop reading, assisting you with your assignments, and getting better at whatever you asked them.
When I attempt to explain this to myself, my brother— a GRE/GMAT trainer—is the only person who comes to mind. He is a reservoir of information and gets better every time I ask him a stupid question. I guess I have a personal AI model. Thinking about it, he's not human, is highly unpredictable, and cannot be regulated, so maybe the shoe fits.
Additional reading material:
1. Substack's
is here to debunk all of our preconceived ideas about AI. You can read more about the Transparency index here.2. The Guardian discusses the proclamation of AI's "catastrophic" risk that the US, China, UK, and EU signed.
Do We Need To Worry:
The Indian Opposition alleges that their phones are being hacked by the government, and Apple has been asked to assist with the investigation. What does this mean for us common folks?
There is a disruption in global trade due to the drought affecting the Panama Canal, which is causing a severe hike in shipping expenses.Â
Of note:
Podcast alert! Â Stuff The British Stole: We are well aware of the various loots the British had made that now is housed in the British Museums, what intrigues me is while I am aware of the vast expanse of their colonisation I was never aware of details of colonisations in countries apart from India.Â
The Italian Prime Minister broke up with her boyfriend and here is why it's a big deal. Originally published on NYT.  Â