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If AI Is Leaving the Turing Test Behind, What's the Alternative? 🧠🔄

How's everything in the era of the technological revolution? Let's delve a bit into the topic of the day: if artificial intelligence (AI) is leaving the Turing Test in the dust, what's the next assessment in line? It seems that, rather than talking, the new key to intelligence could be thinking. Something to ponder, isn't it?

The Turing Test has always focused on an artificial intelligence's ability to maintain a conversation that seems human. But today, attention is shifting towards the possibility that an AI could think and reason like us. A new framework, proposed by researchers, suggests using the psychological study of software as a basis for assessing its ability to reason. This approach helps us understand if systems like Google's LaMDA and OpenAI's ChatGPT are just good imitators or if they're truly capable of reasoning like a human, which suggests that the Turing Test may no longer be sufficient. 🤔

🧠 AIs are transitioning from Terminator-style bad guys to Socrates-style deep thinkers.

With the increasing sophistication of AI, it's becoming more and more critical to assess its ability to think, reason, and be self-reflective. The new framework proposed by researchers establishes this approach, though it's far from perfect, especially considering the subjectivity and variability of human interpretation. But to be fair, aren't these the same characteristics that define our humanity?

Now, while this AI evaluation framework is promising, it still needs a lot of refining. Detecting the source code, for example, presents a significant challenge and the approach overall continues to be hampered by subjectivity. However, what this framework does well is subject AI to deep analysis, changing the way we perceive AI from a machine to a real subject with the capacity to reason, infer and reflect on its actions.

In conclusion, AI is transcending beyond the expectations of the Turing Test and starting to think for itself, a big step for technology. Just like us, machines may be learning to question, to reflect, and who knows, perhaps even to philosophize about the purpose of their own existence. Now that would be a real technological revolution!

Big Tech Spending More Than Venture Capital Firms in the AI Investment Frenzy. 💸🌐

What if I told you that tech giants are rewriting the rules of the game when it comes to investing in artificial intelligence? That's right, Silicon Valley is taking a backseat in major investment deals in emerging AI companies and instead, Google, Amazon, and Microsoft are emerging as the captains of this ship.

The trend is fascinating, with these leading technology companies shelling out enormous sums, much larger than venture capital groups, to gain influence in the generative AI sector. This strategic move shows how they are using their financial strength to dominate this sector and displace traditional tech investors. Recent data from PitchBook shows that these three companies accounted for two-thirds of the $27 billion raised by AI startups in 2023.

💸 It seems like Google, Amazon, and Microsoft are going shopping... but instead of picking up groceries, they're adding AI startups to their carts!

It's undeniable that the rise of generative AI is causing a stir in traditional venture capital. However, even VC experts struggle to keep pace with higher interest rates and drops in the valuations of their investments. On the other hand, these tech giants are at the forefront, closing multimillion-dollar deals like Microsoft's $10 billion investment in OpenAI.

Ultimately, this tectonic shift in AI investment represents a double threat to venture capitalists. First, they are facing fierce competition from tech giants, who have deeper pockets. Second, AI startups are finding it increasingly beneficial to place themselves in the hands of these large tech companies that can provide cloud infrastructure and access to the most powerful chips. All this, while the AI sector remains a high-risk and uncertain investment. No doubt, the playing field is changing and presents an exciting challenge to see how the AI investment scene will unfold in the near future.

The New York Times Sues Microsoft and OpenAI Over Concerns A Chatbot Could Kill Journalism. 📰🚫

Front page, urgent news: The New York Times (NYT), a stalwart of global journalism, has drawn its legal arsenal against tech giant Microsoft and OpenAI. The reason? The belief that intelligent chatbots such as ChatGPT are digging the grave for journalism, extracting content from traditional media outlets and providing it to users without attribution or return traffic.

Indeed, the "black widow" of chatbots appears to be in full feast. The Times team contends that a swarm of their published articles, possibly millions, have been the preferred meal for AI models in generating content and challenging traditional journalistic outlets. And topping it off, they are asking for damages in the billions of dollars for this "illicit foraging"! It's as if NYT newspaper devotees have become news replicating cyborgs, without a single coin for the dispenser.

🗞️ ChatGPT, media's devil, you've seriously gotten yourself into a hot mess this time...

Undeniably, The New York Times' stance is understandable. In an increasingly digitized world where readers prefer to click rather than turn the page, companies like OpenAI are accumulating significant investments. However, OpenAI and Microsoft seem to be ransacking the chicken coop without even paying for the eggs.

In layman's terms, it appears that ChatGPT has been directing darts at websites like The Times, providing instant responses to user questions about current news based on the content of these media outlets, without needing to visit them. If The Times is bread, then the chatbot is a cheap bag of popcorn: yes, it fills you, but you miss all the crunchy flavor.

Ultimately, the decision of the NYT could set a precedent in the conflict between traditional media outlets and artificial intelligence technology, as the binomial relationship of intellectual property and AI training continues to be scrutinized. However, despite its lawsuit, the NYT does not wholly reject artificial intelligence but rather is seeking ways in which this technology can more equitably serve journalism. Could this be the beginning of licensed chatbots? Only time will tell.

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