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Mamdani denies AI help in multilingual Mandarin, Bengali clips for Broadway giveaway
us-news2 hours ago

Mamdani denies AI help in multilingual Mandarin, Bengali clips for Broadway giveaway

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s team says AI was not used in two videos where he speaks Mandarin and Bengali to promote a Broadway ticket giveaway for high school students, amid online speculation that AI or heavy rehearsal produced the fluent-sounding clips. Native speakers largely praised the pronunciation but questioned authenticity, while the mayor has previously faced scrutiny over multilingual videos in other languages, keeping the controversy alive.

Debating the Truth About AI: Accusations, Hallucinations, and Unbelievable Achievements
technology3 years ago

Debating the Truth About AI: Accusations, Hallucinations, and Unbelievable Achievements

AI researchers have criticized both CBS and Google for overhyping AI after a 60 Minutes interview with Google CEO Sundar Pichai claimed that an AI program made by Google had learned a language it had never seen before all by itself. However, researchers pointed out that the program, PaLM, was trained on Bengali according to a paper published by Google’s own researchers. The researchers also criticized the use of the term "emergent properties" and accused Google of spreading disinformation.

Google CEO amazed by unexpected skills of new AI program.
artificial-intelligence3 years ago

Google CEO amazed by unexpected skills of new AI program.

Google's AI system taught itself Bengali, surprising its developers. The company's CEO, Sundar Pichai, admitted that there are still aspects of AI learning and behavior that experts don't fully understand, calling it a "black box." Pichai also acknowledged the issue of AI "hallucinations" and emphasized the need for more robust safety layers before deploying more capable models. He has long argued for global regulation of AI, while other tech leaders have called for a pause in the development of more powerful models.