🤖 GPT-4 Turing Test, Battery Price Drop, AI Financial Impact
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Does GPT-4 Pass the Turing Test? We evaluated GPT-4 in a public online Turing Test. The best-performing GPT-4 prompt passed in 41% of games, outperforming baselines set by ELIZA (27%) and GPT-3.5 (14%), but falling short of chance and the baseline set by human participants (63%). Cameron Jones via arXiv.org
𝕏: Current chatbots can pass the Turing Test, right? A lot of people have claimed this, but Cameron Jones (@camrobjones) and Benjamin Bergen of UCSD actually tested the claim! (Spoiler: The answer is "no, they don't pass.") - Melanie Mitchell (@MelMitchell1)
Battery Prices Are Falling Again as Raw Material Costs Drop. As the auto industry grapples with how to make affordable EVs, the task may get easier by one key metric. Battery prices are resuming a long-term trend of decline, following an unprecedented increase last year. According to BloombergNEF’s annual lithium-ion battery price survey, average pack prices fell to $139 per kilowatt hour this year, a 14% drop from $161/kWh in 2022. By Evelina Stoikou via Bloomberg
𝕏: Average battery pack prices continue to hit new lows. - Sawyer Merritt (@SawyerMerritt)
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Finding value in generative AI for financial services. For businesses from every sector, the current challenge is to separate the hype that accompanies any new technology from the real and lasting value it may bring. This is a pressing issue for firms in financial services. The industry’s already extensive—and growing—use of digital tools makes it particularly likely to be affected by technology advances. MIT Technology Review
𝕏: Finding value in #GenerativeAI - Spiros Margaris (@SpirosMargaris)
The Do's and Don'ts of Using Generative AI in the Workplace. Generative AI offers companies the chance to make their businesses more efficient and productive. It also carries a whole bunch of risks. As a result, some companies have established rules for the use of generative AI in the workplace—hoping to make the most of the new tools while mitigating some of the risks. Here’s a look at some of those rules. By Lindsey Choo via Wall Street Journal
AI image generators used by children to create indecent images: safety group. Schools have told a child protection organization that AI image generators are being used to make indecent content. The UK Safer Internet Centre is calling for "urgent action" and warning schools to up their monitoring systems. "Right now, unchecked, unregulated AI is making children less safe," the director said. By Pete Syme via Business Insider
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