Communications of the ACM
Generative AI Degrades Online Communities
How large language models are influencing online communities.
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When AI Thinks You Are Dead
AI hallucinations can be amusing, but the consequences for society could be dangerous.
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Why Conscious AI Is a Bad Idea
Our minds have not evolved to deal with machines we believe have consciousness.
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You Can't Regulate What You Don't Understand
Why AI regulations should begin with mandated disclosures.
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AI Is Not Going to Reinvent the Alphabet Anytime Soon
Artificial intelligence does not understand how humans read well enough to design type on its own.
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AI and Politics: How Will We Know What—and Who—Is Real?
If we are lucky, new technologies will only cause brief confusion.
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There Is No AI
There are ways of controlling the new technology, but first we have to stop mythologizing it.
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AI Not Yet Intelligent Enough to Be a Trusted Research Aid
An attempt to use ChatGPT for scholarly research proves uncovers errors and frustration.
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The 5 Biggest Risks of Generative AI
AI makes our lives easier in many different ways, but these benefits can come with costs.
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The Case for Big Action to Regulate AI
Why the topic of regulating artificial intelligence ignite such a visceral reaction.
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Banning ChatGPT Will Do More Harm than Good
A high school senior argues that generative AI can help reshape education for the better.
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What Kind of Mind Does ChatGPT Have?
Large language models seem startlingly intelligent, but what is really happening under the hood?
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The Mounting Human and Environmental Costs of Generative AI
Planetary impacts, escalating financial costs, and labor exploitation all factor.
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AI Is about to Change Your Job–and Not for the Better
Artificial intelligence is not the issue; the underlying socioeconomic system needs to change.
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ChatGPT in Healthcare Could Be a Huge Liability
ChatGPT could have dangerous implications for the field if it is not used with the proper context.
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Academic Publishers Are Missing the Point on ChatGPT
Publishers that seize the opportunity to build on these tools to serve their international communities can engage with audiences that were previously inaccessible...
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Will AI Help Us to Work Less?
The idea that tech will free us from drudgery is an attractive narrative, but history tells a different story.
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GPT-4 Is Not Perfect, but Neither Are You
An interview with OpenAI's Greg Brockman.
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Do We Need a National Algorithms Safety Board?
Perfectly safe algorithmic systems are not possible, but safer systems are.
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