AI Grief Tech Sure Seems Predatory
My latest for KnowTechie is a criticism of “grief tech,” the growing number of AI chatbots that are trained with data of deceased loved ones. These tools, almost all seem…
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Grief tech seems predatory as a Victorian-era séance
Many so-called grief tech startups are popping up. These companies promise the impossible, interactive digital immortality powered by AI. But using large language models to train AIs with the writings…
Automotive Software Seems Fragile
Automotive software seems a lot more fragile than I’d like to believe. Here’s a couple stories about minor errors causing mayhem. Thanks to a glitch, some Seattle Mazda drivers can’t…
AI Seems to Do Better on Tasks When Asked to Reflect on Its Mistakes
In a not-yet-peer-reviewed paper, a team of researchers from Northeastern University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology suggests that large language models (LLM) might be able to learn from their…