Wed. 03/29 – Hit Pause On AI Development?

Over 1,000 big names sign a petition urging a pause on AI development. What analysts think AI could to for or to the economy. North Korean hackers allegedly have a new trick. And did you know ByteDance has an Instagram rival? Well, it looks like they’re putting the pedal to the metal on that.

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Links:

• Elon Musk and top AI researchers call for pause on ‘giant AI experiments’ (The Verge)
• Generative AI set to affect 300mn jobs across major economies (Financial Times)
• North Korea Is Now Mining Crypto to Launder Its Stolen Loot (Wired)
• Google Search is adding new ‘Perspectives’ and ‘About this author’ features to help users verify info (TechCrunch)
• TikTok ban backup plan? ByteDance-owned Instagram rival Lemon8 hits the US App Store’s Top 10 (TechCrunch)
• Cerebras releases seven large language models for generative AI, trained on its specialized hardware (SiliconAngle)
• Google Partners with AI Startup Replit to Take on Microsoft’s GitHub (Bloomberg)
• Microsoft Security Copilot is a new GPT-4 AI assistant for cybersecurity (The Verge)