Google, Intel, Nvidia Battle in Generative AI Training
MLPerf training tests put Nvidia ahead, Intel close, and Google well behind The leading public apples-to-apples test for computer systems’ ability to train machine-learning neural networks has fully entered the generative AI era. Earlier this year, MLPerf added a test for training large…
Generative AI Has a Visual Plagiarism Problem
Experiments with Midjourney and DALL-E 3 show a copyright minefield This is a guest post. The views expressed here are solely those of the authors and do not represent positions of IEEE Spectrum or the IEEE. The degree to which large language…
New Techniques Emerge to Stop Audio Deepfakes A recent FTC challenge crowned three ways to thwart nefarious voice clones
Voice cloning—in which AI is used to create fake yet realistic-sounding speech—has its benefits, such as generating synthetic voices for people with speech impairments. But the technology also has plenty of malicious uses: Scammers can use AI to clone voices to impersonate someone and swindle…
Experiment finds AI boosts creativity individually — but lowers it collectively
A new study examines whether AI could be an automated helpmeet in creative tasks, with mixed results: It appeared to help less naturally creative people write more original short stories — but dampened the creativity of the group as a…
Open-Source AI Is Uniquely Dangerous
But the regulations that could rein it in would benefit all of AI This is a guest post. The views expressed here are solely those of the author and do not represent positions of IEEE Spectrum or the IEEE. When people think…