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Source: ‘Godfather of AI’ leaves Google amid ethical concerns

Summary
Geoffrey Hinton, also known as the “godfather of AI,” has resigned from his position as Google VP and engineering fellow out of concern that Google is giving up its previous restraint in public AI releases. He believes such releases could lead to a wave of misinformation and the elimination of jobs. In addition, he fears both the possibility of fully autonomous weapons and the tendency of AI models to learn odd behavior from training data.

Facts

🤖 Hinton resigned from his position as Google VP and engineering fellow in April and is concerned about Google’s lack of restraint on public AI releases, which could create ethical problems.

🌊 Hinton is worried that generative AI could lead to a wave of misinformation.

🚫 Hinton is concerned that AI might eliminate some jobs altogether.

🔫 He is afraid of the possibility of fully autonomous weapons.

📚 AI models tend to learn odd behavior from training data, and Hinton is worried about the consequences.

Source: Amazon is making over 100 Prime Video originals available for free

Summary
Amazon’s streaming service, Freevee, will offer over 100 original series and movies from Amazon Prime Video for free throughout this year, including The Summer I Turned Pretty, The Wheel of Time, Late Night, Troop Zero, and Reacher. This move is an attempt to capture the free-streaming market and compete with other services that offer free content, such as Roku.

Facts

🎞️ Amazon is making over 100 Prime Video original series and movies available on Freevee, its free streaming service.

🍿 Titles expanding to Freevee include The Summer I Turned Pretty, The Wheel of Time, Late Night, Troop Zero and Reacher.

📺 Ads are likely a small inconvenience for many people when Amazon Prime starts at $14.99 a month or $139 a year for individuals.

📱 Freevee can be accessed through Amazon and its Fire TV stick, or as an independent app on iOS, Android, Xbox, most smart TVs and other systems.

🎥 Freevee already produces its own content, like America’s Test Kitchen: The Next Generation and Judy Justice. It also offers titles outside the Amazon production family, including Schitt’s Creek, John Wick, and Bones.

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