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Hello there! This is your friendly AI Human, back again with some interesting new updates and still recovering from fry-AI night hangover. Google has also been going through a similar phase lately. Let’s dive right in— Google AI Overview’s latest reply to ‘cheese not sticking to pizza’ has taken the internet by storm, making users question the capabilities of its generative AI search experience.  Off to a rocky start This has happened before. During its initial lab testing phase, known as the Search Generative Experience (SGE), it asked users to ‘drink a couple of litres of light-coloured urine in order to pass kidney stones’, and said that ‘geologists recommend humans eat one rock per day’.  A few months ago, Google also ended up upsetting Indian IT minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar after Gemini expressed a biassed opinion about Prime Minister Narendra Modi.   Image problem: The tech giant also had to temporarily suspend its image-generating feature after Gemini inaccurately depicted people of colour in Nazi-era uniforms, showcasing historically inaccurate and insensitive images.  Who is to be blamed?  German AI cognitive scientist Joscha Bach believes this bias wasn't hardcoded, but inferred through the system's interactions and prompts.  He said that Gemini's behaviour reflects the social processes and prompts fed into it rather than being solely algorithmic. He said that the model developed opinions and biases based on the input it received, even generating arguments to support its stance on various issues like meat-eating or antinatalism.  He highlighted the potential of such models for sociological study, as they possess a vast understanding of internet opinions. Instead of focusing solely on cultural conflicts, he suggested viewing these AI behaviours as mirrors of society, urging a deeper understanding of our societal condition.  In most scenarios, the responsibility for misinformation generated by AI largely falls on content creators, media platforms, and users rather than the technology itself. Essentially, human actors play a significant role in perpetuating misinformation, whether through its creation, dissemination, or a failure to verify its accuracy.  This is precisely what we pointed out a few months ago in our article ‘You Are to be Blamed for ChatGPT’s Flaws’, which stressed that the cycle of misinformation is mostly driven by human inputs and interactions, not just AI capabilities.  That also explains why OpenAI has been busy partnering with news agencies.  Using AI hallucination as a feature  The beginning of autonomous AI agents  At the same time, experts like Yann LeCun and others believe this is an inherent feature of auto-regressive language models (LLMs).   As long as LLMs exist, these AI behaviours will persist until companies come up with creative solutions, such as citing original sources directly to ensure accuracy—a strategy Perplexity AI employs while its founder, Aravind Srinivas, openly mocks Google for its mishaps.  “That’s not a huge problem if you use them as writing aids or for entertainment purposes. Making them factual and controllable will require a major redesign,” shared LeCun.   Some, like OpenAI chief Sam Altman, think AI hallucination is “creativity”, while others believe these might be helpful in making new scientific discoveries.   The same goes for Grok, wherein Musk is looking to include a ‘Fun Mode’, through which users will be able to see a humorous take on news.  Generative AI is democratising observability The beginning of autonomous AI agents  In our latest episode of Tech Talks, AIM got in touch with New Relic CEO Ashan Willy to discuss how generative AI is transforming the observability space. Microsoft loves OpenAI, but OpenAI is crushing on Apple  Microsoft already has a strong presence in the developer ecosystem, from Visual Studio Code to GitHub Copilot Workspace. Now, with its recent partnership with Cognition Labs, the tech giant is bringing Devin, the autonomous AI software agent, to enterprise customers, making Kevin-like developers ‘Super Kevin’.  Read the full story here.   INDIA  Prof Pushpak Bhattacharyya from IIT Bombay has been appointed as the chairman of the National Committee on Indian Language Standards. Fractal Analytics recently leveraged AWS and generative AI to cut call handling times by up to 15%.  Sify Technologies is looking to build 675 MW of data centre capacity across India in the next five years. Read more here.  AI Conclave Wonders Cypher 2024 marks a significant expansion as it celebrates its 8th edition by branching out to the USA in addition to its already established presence in India.  Browse through the links below to learn more about the different editions of Cypher 2024.  Click here to know more about Cypher India 2024 Click here to know more about Cypher USA 2024  These links will guide you to comprehensive event information, including agendas, speakers, registration details, and more. Enjoying Sector 6 (formerly AIM Daily XO)? 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