We survey a current, heated debate in the AI research community on whether large pre-trained language models can be said to "understand" language -- and the physical and social situations language encodes -- in any important sense. We describe arguments t... (more…)

Edward Tian made GPTZero to detect ChatGPT-fueled plagiarism... (more…)

'I am nervous about it' and rules are needed, Sam Altman tells Congress... (more…)

In the early days of text games wild experiments flourished, like the forgotten series that pioneered the term "interactive fiction" where instead of typing commands, you wrote your own florid dialogue. ... (more…)

Canadian synth-pop artist Grimes says AI artists can use her voice without worrying about copyright or legal enforcement. (more…)