San Francisco, Feb 15 (Ians) The “Father of the internet” and Google “internet evangelist” Vint Cerf has warned businesses not to rush into making money from conversational AI just “because it’s really cool”.
The warning comes amid a surge in popularity for ChatGPT, reports CNBC.
“There’s an ethical issue here that I hope some of you will consider,” Cerf was quoted as saying.
Referring to Google’s Bard conversational AI that was announced last week, he said that “everybody’s talking about ChatGPT or Google’s version of that and we know it doesn’t always work the way we would like it to”.
A critical warning from him comes as major tech companies such as Google, Microsoft, and Meta struggle to remain competitive in the conversational AI space while rapidly improving a technology that still makes mistakes.
The report further said that he warned against the temptation to...
The warning comes amid a surge in popularity for ChatGPT, reports CNBC.
“There’s an ethical issue here that I hope some of you will consider,” Cerf was quoted as saying.
Referring to Google’s Bard conversational AI that was announced last week, he said that “everybody’s talking about ChatGPT or Google’s version of that and we know it doesn’t always work the way we would like it to”.
A critical warning from him comes as major tech companies such as Google, Microsoft, and Meta struggle to remain competitive in the conversational AI space while rapidly improving a technology that still makes mistakes.
The report further said that he warned against the temptation to...
- 2/15/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
Internet pioneer Vint Cerf and Nobel Prize-winning journalist Maria Reesa were also appointed to the 10-member Internet Governance Forum (Igf) Leadership Panel, Guterres’s spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said.
In addition, Guterres’ envoy on technology, Amandeep Singh Gill, will also be on the panel.
The panel was set up under the mandate of the Igf and the recommendations in Guterres’s Roadmap for Digital Cooperation.
The panel’s role is to deal with "strategic and urgent issues" of the Internet and provide strategic advice to the Igf.
Sharma is an Indian Administrative Service (Ias) officer from the Kerala cadre.
A former secretary in the Cabinet secretariat, he has also worked with the Un Development Programme as the national project director for Urban Development and Poverty Alleviation.
A former diplomat, Gill had been India’s permanent representative to the Un Conference on Disarmament and was the chief executive officer of the International...
In addition, Guterres’ envoy on technology, Amandeep Singh Gill, will also be on the panel.
The panel was set up under the mandate of the Igf and the recommendations in Guterres’s Roadmap for Digital Cooperation.
The panel’s role is to deal with "strategic and urgent issues" of the Internet and provide strategic advice to the Igf.
Sharma is an Indian Administrative Service (Ias) officer from the Kerala cadre.
A former secretary in the Cabinet secretariat, he has also worked with the Un Development Programme as the national project director for Urban Development and Poverty Alleviation.
A former diplomat, Gill had been India’s permanent representative to the Un Conference on Disarmament and was the chief executive officer of the International...
- 8/16/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Oscar winner Forest Whitaker is set to be recognized for his dedication to social activism during the 2022 International Peace Honors.
The actor, filmmaker and producer will be celebrated during the January 2022 ceremony, presented by PeaceTech Lab, the non-profit organization founded by the United States Institute of Peace.
The International Peace Honors celebrates the global leaders and change-agents who “make philanthropy and humanitarian service a hallmark of their lives, to advance humanity and our planet.” The organization’s 2021 honorees included Dr. Anthony Fauci, Amazonian Chief Raoni, Opal Tometi, Ricky Martin, Vint Cerf and Ricardo Montaner who were honored in a virtual ceremony that streamed live on the homepage of YouTube, with aims to expand visibility in 2022.
Whitaker is best known for his prolific onscreen resume, but off-camera he is also the Unesco Special Envoy for Peace and Reconciliation, a member of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Advocacy Group and the...
The actor, filmmaker and producer will be celebrated during the January 2022 ceremony, presented by PeaceTech Lab, the non-profit organization founded by the United States Institute of Peace.
The International Peace Honors celebrates the global leaders and change-agents who “make philanthropy and humanitarian service a hallmark of their lives, to advance humanity and our planet.” The organization’s 2021 honorees included Dr. Anthony Fauci, Amazonian Chief Raoni, Opal Tometi, Ricky Martin, Vint Cerf and Ricardo Montaner who were honored in a virtual ceremony that streamed live on the homepage of YouTube, with aims to expand visibility in 2022.
Whitaker is best known for his prolific onscreen resume, but off-camera he is also the Unesco Special Envoy for Peace and Reconciliation, a member of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Advocacy Group and the...
- 10/18/2021
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
A select group of international personalities will join the inaugural International Peace Honors, presented by PeaceTech Lab, which will celebrate the most prominent world leaders and change-agents of our time, whose common goal is to build a more just and equitable future.
With much of our world undergoing natural, political, and social upheaval, we are also witnessing unprecedented movements of social change, as leaders from many disciplines work to advance humanity and our planet. On January 17th, the International Peace Honors will recognize some of these leaders, who have helped tackle the biggest challenges of 2020 and inspire hope for a brighter future.
This year’s honorees, two of which are recognized on Time’S 2020 list of the 100 Most Influential People, include: Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; Amazonian Chief Raoni Metuktire, leader of the Kayapó people in Brazil; Opal Tometi, co-founder of Black...
With much of our world undergoing natural, political, and social upheaval, we are also witnessing unprecedented movements of social change, as leaders from many disciplines work to advance humanity and our planet. On January 17th, the International Peace Honors will recognize some of these leaders, who have helped tackle the biggest challenges of 2020 and inspire hope for a brighter future.
This year’s honorees, two of which are recognized on Time’S 2020 list of the 100 Most Influential People, include: Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; Amazonian Chief Raoni Metuktire, leader of the Kayapó people in Brazil; Opal Tometi, co-founder of Black...
- 1/11/2021
- Look to the Stars
James Corden, Oprah Winfrey and RuPaul Charles are among the top nominees for the 22nd annual Webby Awards, the International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences announced Tuesday. All nominees are eligible to win the two most prestigious awards: The Webby Award, selected by the Academy, and The Webby People’s Voice Award, voted on by Internet fans around the world through online balloting through April 19. Academy judges selecting Webby winners include Lyft CEO Logan Green, Girls Who Code founder Reshma Saujani, Gimlet Media CEO Alex Blumberg, Instagram’s Eva Chen, social entrepreneur Van Jones, internet inventor Vint Cerf and Playmatics CEO...
- 4/3/2018
- by Thom Geier
- The Wrap
Congratulations are in order! The 2017 Webby Awards announced its winners Tuesday morning, and a ceremony honoring the victors will take place on May 15 in New York City. Academy judges such as Jimmy Kimmel, Making a Murderer's Laura Ricciardi and Moira Demos, Ted Radio Hour Host Guy Raz, Instagram's Eva Chen, Questlove, Internet inventor Vint Cerf, Reddit Co-Founder Alexis Ohanian and Black Lives Matter Co-Founder Opal Tometi selected this year's Webby Award Winners. In addition, more than 3.5 million votes were cast from internet fans in 235 countries and territories around the world to choose the Winners of the Webby People's Voice Awards. Here is the complete list of...
- 4/25/2017
- E! Online
Next year’s SXSW may still be months away, but the annual multi-pronged festival and conference gathering has already started rolling out a slew of impressive announcements. Next up, their third wave of Keynotes and Featured Speakers, plus 700 planned sessions for the 2017 event. Conference Keynotes now include filmmaker Gareth Edwards (“Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,” “Godzilla” and “Monsters”); Adam Grant, author of “Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World”; Creative Director and L.A. Anchor for Beats 1, Zane Lowe; and Mt. Everest photographer Cory Richards. They join previously announced Keynotes, including Lee Daniels, Jennifer Doudna and Jill Soloway.
Featured Speakers now include “Transparent” actor Kathryn Hahn and global design icon Marc Jacobs, along with business and tech influencers Whitney Wolfe and Padmasree Warrior, covering subjects that range from user privacy to next-generation entertainment options.
Read More: SXSW and White House To Throw Special One-Day Festival For Creators and Innovators
“The...
Featured Speakers now include “Transparent” actor Kathryn Hahn and global design icon Marc Jacobs, along with business and tech influencers Whitney Wolfe and Padmasree Warrior, covering subjects that range from user privacy to next-generation entertainment options.
Read More: SXSW and White House To Throw Special One-Day Festival For Creators and Innovators
“The...
- 10/17/2016
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
The 20th annual Webby Award winners were announced on Tuesday, with Netflix, Spotify, YouTube star Tyler Oakley and Michelle Obama topping the list. A set of judges including Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, Instagram’s Eva Chen, Questlove, Internet inventor Vint Cerf and Susan P. Crawford selected this year’s Webby Award Winners, with more than 2 million fans around the world voting for the Webby People’s Voice Awards. In addition to the winners in each of the awards’ categories, the judges have also recognized five individuals with Special Achievement Awards. The Onion, Jessica Alba, the #BlackLivesMatter movement, Netflix’s “Making a Murderer...
- 4/26/2016
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
Washington, D.C. — Fanboy favorites from Star Trek star William Shatner and The X-Files creator Chris Carter to Syfy’s hit series 12 Monkeys and Deadpool director Tim Miller are squarely in the spotlight for Smithsonian magazine’s fourth annual The Future Is Here Festival™, a three-day event highlighting the most advanced thinking in science, technology, space, art and engineering from a dazzling array of experts, visionaries and noted science-lovers.
The Festival kicks off on Friday, April 22nd at the Shakespeare Theatre’s Sidney Harman Hall with an exclusive ticketed evening event featuring Shatner, in celebration of the 50th anniversary of Star Trek; a conversation with Carter, fresh off the triumphant return of The X-Files to television; and an exclusive glimpse into the thrilling second season of Syfy’s hit series 12 Monkeys (premieres April 18) with special advance footage presented by stars Aaron Stanford and Amanda Schull and executive producer Terry Matalas.
The Festival kicks off on Friday, April 22nd at the Shakespeare Theatre’s Sidney Harman Hall with an exclusive ticketed evening event featuring Shatner, in celebration of the 50th anniversary of Star Trek; a conversation with Carter, fresh off the triumphant return of The X-Files to television; and an exclusive glimpse into the thrilling second season of Syfy’s hit series 12 Monkeys (premieres April 18) with special advance footage presented by stars Aaron Stanford and Amanda Schull and executive producer Terry Matalas.
- 4/14/2016
- by ComicMix Staff
- Comicmix.com
The nominees for the 20th annual Webby Awards were announced this morning, recognizing bold-faced online creators like Tyler Oakley, The Slow Mo Guys, and Kid President, prominent digital series including Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee, Carpool Karaoke, and Epic Rap Battles Of History, and forward-thinking platforms like Netflix, HBO Go, and Google Cardboard.
The winners of the awards, which recognize excellence on the Internet in a wide range of categories -- including noteworthy websites, podcasts, and social media campaigns -- will be announced on April 26. An official ceremony will take place on May 16 in New York City, where victors will deliver their signature five-word speeches. Webby Awards winners are selected by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, whose members include Jimmy Kimmel, Alexis Ohanian, Eva Chen, Questlove, and Internet inventor Vint Cerf.
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The winners of the awards, which recognize excellence on the Internet in a wide range of categories -- including noteworthy websites, podcasts, and social media campaigns -- will be announced on April 26. An official ceremony will take place on May 16 in New York City, where victors will deliver their signature five-word speeches. Webby Awards winners are selected by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, whose members include Jimmy Kimmel, Alexis Ohanian, Eva Chen, Questlove, and Internet inventor Vint Cerf.
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- 4/5/2016
- by Geoff Weiss
- Tubefilter.com
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