I guess we always knew we'd get to this point. I just didn't think it would happen so soon.
Artificial intelligence models can now create smaller AI systems without the help of a human, according to research published Friday by a group of scientists who said the project was the first of its kind.
Essentially, larger AI models — like the kind that power ChatGPT — can create smaller, more specific AI applications that can be used in everyday life, a collaboration between Aizip Inc. and scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and several University of California campuses demonstrated. Those specialized models could help improve hearing aids, monitor oil pipelines and track endangered species.
Hey, that's exciting! Wow! What a technological revolution! Amazing!
You know what it makes me want to do?
One of the researchers said the development is "the first step towards a bigger job of self-evolving AI." Which, yeah, that's part of the problem! This is how we end up going extinct, people! It's all written down!
I don't make the rules here!
For real, though the technology is pretty nuts:
One device Sun and Chen demonstrated — a human activity tracker that uses AI to gather and analyze motion data — was housed in a chip smaller than a dime.
That sensor is an example of tiny machine learning, small AI systems that can be used in compact devices or spaces. Tiny machine learning capabilities are crucial for pervasive AI, the notion that nearly any object could become intelligent, Sun said.
It's a brave new world. Let's hope we didn't make a mistake here.
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