Five Things AI: OpenAI, Religion, Startups, Drone Warfare, Virtual Popstar
AI solves many things and creates many more challenges.
Welcome to this week’s edition of Five Things AI! My name is Nico Lumma, I have been working in tech for over 20 years now and have been investing in AI startups before everybody took notice of ChatGPT-4.
Please read about OpenAI and their view on the power of AI - and how this will change everything. Then read about how AI has some aspects of religion build in and how this structures our view on AI currently. You can also find out that startups need more than just mentioning AI to raise money in the not so distant future. AI drones are being deployed by the Ukrainian forces to hit Russian targets in a way that makes it hard for the Russians to defend themselves, so this changes war, hopefully for a quicker and better outcome for Ukraine. And finally, read about the virtual popstar that just got a record deal with Warner. Yes. Exactly. We live in interesting times.
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What OpenAI Really Wants
This is a really long profile of the company and its leaders. Will they achieve to create an Artificial General Intelligence? Will they change everything? What will humanity look like if they achieve it? So many questions.
Silicon Valley’s vision for AI? It’s religion, repackaged.
This is an interesting take on the apocalyptic logic that we currently see when the protagonists of the AI scene talk about what is currently happening. The big question remains: how can we make sure that AI will change things for the better?
AI Startup Buzz Is Facing a Reality Check
There are many AI startups around at the moment that a mere one-trick ponies and those will have a hard time staying afloat. At the same time, even the AI startups that develop really strong technology have the challenge of raising loads of money quickly due to the absurd costs of acquiring enough GPU power.
The staggering implications of AI drone warfare
AI drones are changing the war in Ukraine and offer the Ukrainians a way to kill without getting killed. I hope that the Russians won’t be able to create effective countermeasures in time.
warner music signs record deal with first AI virtual popstar noonoouri
Is this bizarre? For now it feels like it. And I assume that Warner did this to create good headlines, but I assume we will see this more often in the future. Hopefully she has a great voice!
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