Tech & Society
Foundations of Evil: The Fear of Weapons of Mass Destruction Designed by AI
A growing number of AI models can be put to purposes their designers didn’t envision. Does that include heinous deeds?
Oct 26, 2022
The Batch Newsletter
The Batch: Happy Halloween! Neural Nets Awaken, Foundation Models Go Rogue, Bots Take Over the Office, GPUs Dry Up
The Batch - AI News & Insights. Each year, AI brings wondrous advances. But, as Halloween approaches and the veil lifts between the material and ghostly realms, we see that spirits take advantage of these developments at least as much as humans do.
Tech & Society
Your Coworkers Aren’t Human: Confronting the Fear of a White Collar AI Takeover
The new remote administrative assistant is a little too perky, hardworking, and efficient. Is it because he’s a bot?
Tech & Society
Inhuman Resources: Confronting the Fear of AI-Powered Hiring in 2022
Companies are using AI to screen and even interview job applicants. What happens when out-of-control algorithms are the human resources department?
Tech & Society
The Black Box Awakens: Confronting the Fear of Self-Aware AI in 2022
AI researchers are starting to see ghosts in their machines. Are they hallucinations, or does a dawning consciousness haunt the trained weights?
Hardware
No More GPUs: Confronting the Fear of a Global Chip Shortage
Advanced AI requires advanced hardware. What if the global supply of high-end AI chips dries up? Most of the world’s advanced AI processors are manufactured in Taiwan, where tension with mainland China is rising.
Letters
Multi-Headed Attention and Other Halloween Horrors
Each year, AI brings wondrous advances. But, as Halloween approaches and the veil lifts between the material and ghostly realms, we see that spirits take advantage of these developments at least as much as humans do.