“The authors examined ten major AI benchmarks, including those used by Google, OpenAI and also the top leaderboards that rank AI models. This revealed that nine benchmarks use binary grading systems that award zero points for AIs expressing uncertainty. This creates what the authors term an “epidemic” of penalising honest responses. When an AI system…
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Amazon launches Lens Live, an AI-powered shopping tool for use in the real world
“Lens Live also capitalizes on activities customers are already doing: comparison shopping while in retail stores out in the real world to see if Amazon has a better deal on the same or similar item. When using the new Lens Live feature, customers can tap on any item in their camera view to trigger the…
Banks Are Swimming in Data But Starving for Insights. AI Will Make Things Worse
“‘The best salespeople can personalize because they are listening to what customer needs are and they customize based on what they hear,” says Shevlin. “We’ve never gotten there in the digital banking world. We are only starting to see the tools become available to do that.’ Haisley says the digital equivalent of that sales approach…
OpenAI to launch a LinkedIn competitor — here’s what CEO Sam Altman revealed at the White House tech dinner
“The upcoming OpenAI Jobs Platform will use large language models to match employers with AI-literate candidates. This will include those with entry-level skills to mid-career prompt engineers and senior enterprise automation experts. This initative could support companies in discovering and hiring talent that understands AI in real world contexts.” Read more >>
A third of people say they’re now using generative AI daily – here are the top 5 things they’re using it for
“If you trust AI for teaching, it makes sense you’d likely turn to it for advice when you’re shopping, which is the number two use for the AI assistants. It’s a slightly steep drop for both the UK (46%) and the U.S. (38%) from those using AI to learn, but that’s still a lot of…