Mar 11, 2022
Andy and Dave discuss the latest in AI news and research, including
a GAO report on AI – Status of Developing and Acquiring
Capabilities for Weapon Systems [1:01]. The U.S. Army has awarded a
contract for the demonstration of an offensive drone swarm
capability (the HIVE small Unmanned Aircraft System), seemingly
similar but distinct from DARPA’s OFFSET demo [4:11]. A ‘pitch
deck’ from Clearview AI reveals their intent to expand beyond law
enforcement and aim to have 100B facial photos in its database
within a year [5:51]. Tortoise Media releases a global AI index
that benchmarks nations based on their level of investment,
innovation, and implementation of AI [7:57]. Research from UC
Berkeley and the University of Lancaster shows that humans can no
longer distinguish between real and fake (generated by GANs) faces
[10:30]. MIT, Aberdeen, and the Centre of Governance of AI look at
trends of computation in machine learning, identifying three eras
and trends, including a ‘large-scale model’ trend where large
corporations use massive training runs [13:37]. A tweet from the
chief scientist at OpenAI, speculating on the ‘slightly conscious’
attribute of today’s large neural networks, sparks much discussion
[17:23]. While a white paper in the International Journal of
Astrobiology examines what intelligence might look like at the
planetary level, placing Earth as an immature Technosphere [19:04].
And Kush Varchney at IBM publishes for open access a book on
Trustworthy Machine Learning, examining issues of trust, safety,
and much more [21:29]. Finally, CNA Russia Studies Program member
Sam Bendett returns for a quick update on autonomy and AI in the
Ukraine-Russia conflict [23:30].
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