Google Researchers Warn That People Could Get Too Close to AI Avatars
by PetaPixel
PetaPixel— A research paper from Google's DeepMind -- the company's AI research laboratory -- has warned that humans could become too enamored with AI-powered avatars. [Read More]
Skillet—What People Are Getting Wrong this Week: AI-powered Gadgets. Tech-interested people and early adopters have been extremely hyped at the promise of portable or wearable AI assistants since the Humane AI pin was announced in 2023, but the first two products in the space have now hit the market, and they are not so great.
VentureBeat—The power of persuasion: Google DeepMind researchers explore why gen AI can be so manipulative. In a new paper, Google DeepMind researchers reveal just how AI can persuade us, what mechanisms enable it to do so, and explore its dangers.
Los Angeles Times—Monthly payments of $1,000 could get thousands of homeless people off the streets, researchers say. A monthly payment of $750 to $1,000 would allow thousands of the city's homeless people to find informal housing, living in boarding homes, in shared apartments and with family and friends, according to a policy brief by four prominent Los Angeles academics. Citing positive preliminary results of pilot studies in several cities, including Los Angeles, they argue the income could provide access to housing for a portion of the population who became homeless primarily as the result of an economic...