AI News roundup: Elon Musk buys GPUs for secret AI project, an AI bot that wants humanity gone and more

Chinese Go player Ke Jie competes against Golaxy, a Chinese artificial intelligence program, in China. (Image: Reuters)

The social media firm has reportedly invested in 10,000 data centre-grade GPUs for Twitter's two remaining data centres.

• As reported by Business Insider, the big purchase is supposedly for an Artificial Intelligence (AI) project that will be handled in-house.
• An insider source told the publication that Musk was committed to the project and spent a lot of money acquiring the GPUs.

Visitors to the Jailbreak Chat site can add their jailbreaks, try ones that others have submitted, and vote prompts up or down based on how well they work.

• One of the creators at the forefront of these bypass techniques is Alex Albert, a 22-year-old computer science student at the University of Washington, who has become a prolific creator of intricately phrased AI prompts known as “jailbreaks.”
• While it’s still early days for this AI technique, the community sees it as an opportunity to contribute to the development of AI while exploring its capabilities. However, as with any new technology, there are concerns over its use, which needs to be regulated to prevent any misuse.

The underlying blockchain powers a lot of AI-based cryptocurrencies as well.

• Known as Shapella, the latest upgrade to the Ethereum blockchain will enable investors to redeem an offshoot of Ether tokens that they have deposited in return for interest on the blockchain network over the past three years.
• The changes will likely lead to heightened volatility for ether, investors have predicted.

Providers of services must ensure content is accurate and respects the intellectual property, and neither discriminates nor endangers security, the Cyberspace Administration of China said in draft guidelines published for public feedback.

• China plans to require a security review of generative AI services before they’re allowed to operate, casting uncertainty over ChatGPT-like bots unveiled by the country’s largest tech companies including Baidu Inc.
• AI operators must also clearly label AI-generated content, the country’s internet overseer said in a statement posted on its website.

ChaosGPT is a modified variant of ChatGPT based on GPT-4.

• ChaosGPT is based on the same GPT-4 technology that powers OpenAI's chatbot, except that it holds contempt for the human race, as opposed to helping it.
• Interestingly, the official Twitter account for the evil GPT bot lists internet browsing, file read/write operations, interaction with other GPT bots, and code execution as features.