“People are reading way too much into Claude-3’s uncanny “awareness”. Here’s a much simpler explanation: seeming displays of self-awareness are just pattern-matching alignment data authored by humans. It’s not too different from asking GPT-4 “are you self-conscious” and it gives… https://t.co/nP8DXrOtBE” / X – https://twitter.com/DrJimFan/status/1765076396404363435

AI outperforms humans in standardized tests of creative potential | ScienceDaily – https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/03/240301134758.htm 

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AI News #23: Week Ending 03/08/2024 with Executive Summary and Top 38 Links

The post you just read is an deep dive extension of my weekly newsletter, This Week In AI, an executive summary of the top things to know in AI. Each week, I create an accessible overview for laypeople to feel confident they are conversant with the week’s AI developments. I include a curated list of must-click links of the week, to offer everyone a hands-on opportunity to explore the most intriguing updates in artificial intelligence across various categories, including robotics, imagery, video, AR/VR, science, ethics, and more. Beyond the overview, I post these topic-based deeper dives (below). If you haven’t read this week’s overview, I recommend starting there.

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  1. […] Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) News of the Week: Artificial General Intelligence, in a nutshell, is when artificial intelligence is able to beat humans at everything (including embodying physical forms and completing physical tasks).  It’s usually a thought catalyst for predictions, like when AGI will occur. 10 years? 25 years? 100? AGI is an event horizon that is tough to define, tough to imagine, and tough to predict. OpenAI defined AGI in its charter as “highly autonomous systems that outperform humans at most economically valuable work”. OpenAI has a section of its website dedicated to AGI. Google’s DeepMind published my favorite report on the five levels of artificial intelligence on the way to AGI (see also here).This week’s latest Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) news: https://ethanbholland.com/2024/03/08/artificial-general-intelligence-agi-news-week-ending-03-08-2024… […]

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