OpenAI, AI Risk Letter + Google AI Robot Dog

Google DeepMind introduces Barkour, a Dog-like robot

Quadruped robots, also known as robotic dogs, are already being used in various applications such as inspections, sports, and even law enforcement. While humanoid robots are still being developed, quadrupeds are proving their usefulness.

Google's DeepMind recently released a research paper introducing a benchmarking system called "Barkour" to measure the performance of these machines. The researchers designed an obstacle course and had a real dog run it to establish a baseline for the robot's agility.

The course was denser than traditional dog shows. The performance of the robot is rated on a scale of 0 to 1, based on its ability to complete the course within a similar timeframe as a dog. The goal is to achieve animal-level agility in these robots.

The study demonstrates that Barkour is a challenging benchmark that can be customized, and the learning-based method used to solve the benchmark allows the robot to perform various agile skills.

The researchers also found that the benchmark was effective even when faced with unexpected events or hardware issues, as the robot dog was able to recover on its own.

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OpenAI’s CEO Sam signs CAIS AI Extinction Letter

A group of industry experts have signed an open letter warning about the potential risks of AI leading to an extinction event.

The letter, published by the Center for AI Safety (CAIS), compares the impact of AI to pandemics and nuclear war and calls for global prioritization of mitigating these risks.

Signatories include Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, DeepMind, and Anthropic CEOs, as well as renowned computer scientists Geoffrey Hinton, Yoshua Bengio, and Yann LeCun.

The letter's brief statement emphasizes the need for addressing AI's existential risks alongside other societal-scale risks.

Sam Altman, in particular, has expressed concerns about the potential harm caused by AI and has called for increased regulation and global coordination in the industry. He has proposed reforms such as forming a global regulatory group for AI technology and creating advanced safeguards against potential superintelligence.

Quotable from the Letter

“Mitigating the risk of extinction from AI should be a global priority alongside other societal-scale risks such as pandemics and nuclear war,”

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Microsoft Teams AI

Microsoft has introduced the intelligent meeting recap feature for its Teams Premium subscribers. This feature uses AI to automatically provide a comprehensive overview of online meetings, helping users save time and understand what was discussed.

It includes automatically generated meeting notes, recommended tasks, and personalized highlights. Other features include personalized timeline markers that show when users' names were mentioned and when they entered or left the meeting, as well as speaker timeline markers to track when each person spoke.

The recap experience will also be available to all Microsoft Teams users, offering meeting recordings, collaborative notes, transcripts, and shared content. Currently, the feature is available in English, with support for other languages planned for later this year.

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A Quick Spill

While the concept of AI agents performing various tasks independently has been hyped up in the past, AutoCode demonstrates progress in generating fully functional code without human intervention.

This advancement is attributed to models like Anthropic's Claude, which can hold more context, and developers refining techniques to improve code generation. The project shows potential for automating code development, potentially eliminating the need for constant developer supervision.

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