How AI Experts Use GPT-4

Reid Hoffman, co-founder and executive chairman of LinkedIn and an early investor in OpenAI, said he used GPT-4 to help write a book called Impromptu: Amplifying Our Humanity through AI. Hoffman believes this is the first book co-authored by GPT-4. (Its predecessor ChatGPT has been used to create tons of books.)

Hoffman got access to the system last summer and has since written his thoughts on the different ways the AI ​​model could be used in education, the arts, the justice system, journalism, and more. In the book, which includes cut-and-paste snippets of his interactions with the system, he outlines his vision for the future of AI, uses GPT-4 as a writing assistant to get new ideas, and analyzes his responses.

One last quick word… GPT-4 is the shiny and cool new toy of the moment for the AI ​​community. It is undeniably a powerful assistive technology that can help us brainstorm ideas, condense text, explain concepts, and automate mundane tasks. This is a welcome development, especially for white-collar knowledge workers.

However, it should be noted that OpenAI itself urges caution in using the model and warns that it poses several security risks, including breaching privacy, tricking people into believing that is human and generating harmful content. It also has the potential to be used for other risky behaviors that we have yet to encounter. So by all means get excited, but let’s not be blinded by the hype. Right now, there’s nothing stopping people from using these powerful new models to do harmful things, and nothing holding them accountable if they do.

Deeper learning

Chinese tech giant Baidu just released its response to ChatGPT

SO. A lot. Chatbots. The latest player to enter the AI ​​chatbot game is Chinese tech giant Baidu. Late last week, Baidu unveiled a great new language model called Ernie Bot, which can solve math questions, write marketing texts, answer questions about Chinese literature, and generate multimedia responses.

A Chinese alternative: Ernie Bot (the name means “Enhanced Representation from kNowledge IntEgration”; his Chinese name is 文心一言, or Wenxin Yiyan) performs particularly well at tasks specific to Chinese culture, such as explaining a historical fact or writing a traditional poem . Learn more about my colleague Zeyi Yang.

Even deeper learning

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