AI in Higher Ed

The end of coding? Microsoft publishes a framework making developers merely supervise AI
AutoDev: an AI-driven development framework, relegates human developers to the role of mere supervisors of AI doing software engineering.
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Evidence that LLMs are reaching a point of diminishing returns - and what that might mean
The study Mollick linked to doesn’t actually show what he claims. If you read it carefully, it says literally nothing about capabilities improving. It shows that models are getting more efficient in terms of the computational resources they require to get to given level of performance, “ the level of compute needed to achieve a given level of performance has halved roughly every 8 months, with a 95% confidence interval of 5 to 14 months. ” But (a) past performance doesn’t always predict future performance, and (b) most of the data in the study are old, none from this year.
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When Will the GenAI Bubble Burst?
Image generated with AI ∙ April 3, 2024 at 4:58 PM
Why and how it could happen in the next 12 months.
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AI is getting empathetic with Hume's EVI.
Hume AI’s new demo of an empathic chatbot is the next surprise in AI.
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Microsoft Says Copilot's Alternate Personality as a Godlike and Vengeful AGI Is an "Exploit, Not a Feature"
Microsoft has responded to claims about Copilot's "SupremacyAGI" alter ego by admitting that it's an "exploit, not a feature."
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Air Canada must honor refund policy invented by airline’s chatbot
Air Canada appears to have quietly killed its costly chatbot support.
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Leo, Brave's browser-native AI assistant, is now available in Nightly version for testing | Brave
Today we're excited to announce that Leo, the AI assistant built natively in the Brave browser, is now available for testing and feedback in the Nightly desktop channel (starting with version 1.59).
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AI hiring tools may be filtering out the best job applicants
As firms increasingly rely on artificial intelligence-driven hiring platforms, many highly qualified candidates are finding themselves on the cutting room floor.
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Google’s Gemini Controversy Explained: AI Model Criticized By Musk And Others Over Alleged Bias
The AI model, formerly known as Bard, experienced issues with its image generation feature after it was released early this month.
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