The Strange Origin of AI’s ‘Reasoning’ Abilities
It involves 4chan, of all places.
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Illustration by Matteo Giuseppe Pani / The Atlantic The Hypocrisy at the Heart of the AI Industry
Tech companies believe in intellectual property, but not yours.
Illustration by The Atlantic AI’s Memorization Crisis
Large language models don’t “learn”—they copy. And that could change everything for the tech industry.
Illustration by Matteo Giuseppe Pani / The Atlantic The View From Inside the AI Bubble
Secret parties, lavish buffets, and talks of annihilation at one of the largest AI-research conferences
Illustration by Matteo Giuseppe Pani / The Atlantic The Company Quietly Funneling Paywalled Articles to AI Developers
“You shouldn’t have put your content on the internet if you didn’t want it to be on the internet,” Common Crawl’s executive director says.
Illustration by Matteo Giuseppe Pani / The Atlantic Search Millions of YouTube Videos Used to Train Generative AI
Inside the data sets training new video-creating tools
Illustration by Matteo Giuseppe Pani AI Is Coming for YouTube Creators
At least 15 million videos have been snatched by tech companies.
Illustration by Matteo Giuseppe Pani / The Atlantic Introducing AI Watchdog
An ongoing investigation by The Atlantic to reveal the inner workings of generative AI
Illustration by Matteo Giuseppe Pani YouTube’s Sneaky AI ‘Experiment’
The video platform is quietly using AI to “improve clarity” in uploaded content. Why?
Illustration by The Atlantic. Sources: OrlowskiDesigns / Getty; arbaz bagwan / Getty; Mensent Photography / Getty. Judges Don’t Know What AI’s Book Piracy Means
Can AI companies keep stealing books to train their models?
Illustration by The Atlantic. Sources: Getty.
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