AI systems like GPT can hallucinate or generate false information, raising concerns about their reliability.
Companies like SuperFocus are developing specialized AIs to assist in customer support, software coding, and education.
Ownership of training data and openness of AI models are important considerations in the future of AI development.
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AI's Problem with Hallucination
In the Danny in the Valley podcast, Danny Fortsen discusses the problem of AI systems, such as chat GPT, hallucinating or making up false information. He interviews Steven Shue, founder of Super Focus, a company that aims to fix this problem by training AIs to have more limited and focused capabilities.
The Impact of AI on Jobs and Industries
The growth of AI-powered systems, like GPT, is expected to impact various industries and job roles. Companies like Super Focus are developing AIs that can assist in customer support, software coding, and even educational settings. While there may be concerns about job displacement, the aim is to increase efficiency and provide enhanced support to workers.
The Future of AI and Openness
The development and use of AI raise questions about ownership of training data and the openness of AI models. While companies like OpenAI restrict access to their models, other startups are exploring ways to leverage open-source models and improve them further. The future of AI seems to be moving towards more specialized, tailored AIs that can assist in specific industries and tasks.
The Sunday Times' tech correspondent Danny Fortson brings on Stephen Hsu, founder of SuperFocus.ai, to talk about genetic testing of children (5:15), his new startup SuperFocus (9:15), the hallucination problem for artificial intelligence (11:40), how the Ai revolution could go very badly (17:55), creating an army of AI workers (24:00), how companies are reacting (27:30), starting a company amid the Cambrian explosion of AI companies (32:35), creating AI study buddies (37:00), the “who owns the data” question (43:15), and how education is the tip of the spear in the age of AI (48:45).