But I want to use it anyway…

https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/14/business/artificial-intelligence-ceos-warning/index.html

Exclusive: 42% of CEOs say AI could destroy humanity in five to ten years

Many top business leaders are seriously worried that artificial intelligence could pose an existential threat to humanity in the not-too-distant future.

Forty-two percent of CEOs surveyed at the Yale CEO Summit this week say AI has the potential to destroy humanity five to ten years from now, according to survey results shared exclusively with CNN.

… Sonnenfeld, the Yale management guru, told CNN business leaders break down into five distinct camps when it comes to AI.

The first group, as described by Sonnenfeld, includes “curious creators” who are “naïve believers” who argue everything you can do, you should do.

“They are like Robert Oppenheimer, before the bomb,” Sonnenfeld said, referring to the American physicist known as the “father of the atomic bomb.”

Then there are the “euphoric true believers” who only see the good in technology, Sonnenfeld said.

Noting the AI boom set off by the popularity of ChatGPT and other new tools, Sonnenfeld described “commercial profiteers” who are enthusiastically seeking to cash in on the new technology. “They don’t know what they’re doing, but they’re racing into it,” he said.

And then there are the two camps pushing for an AI crackdown of sorts: alarmist activists and global governance advocates.

“These five groups are all talking past each other, with righteous indignation,” Sonnenfeld said.

Are we there yet? This article says no.

https://www.ejiltalk.org/artificial-intelligence-and-international-criminal-law/

Artificial Intelligence and International Criminal Law

… International criminal litigation is largely guided by complex documents. The monumental investigations needed to determine the occurrence of international crimes often result in a massive influx of documentary materials. LLMs are designed to comprehend large volumes of data, but their effectiveness can be hampered by poor-quality scans and documents in languages not commonly used in their training.

Moreover, ICL jurisprudence is diverse. Each ICL institution represents a jurisdiction with its unique repositories for storing its jurisprudence. Despite the existence of centralised compilations like the ICC Legal Tools Database, no publicly available AI tool has been specifically trained on these compilations. In contrast, American lawyers can more easily integrate AI into their domestic practice through various avenues like Westlaw Edge, Lexis +, and Casetext.

ICL also faces significant data security risks. Due to the novelty of LLMs, their security implications remain largely undefined, posing potential threats. Any data breaches in the prosecution of war crimes or crimes against humanity could have catastrophic consequences, such as the identification and targeting of victims, witnesses, and others at risk.

Perspective. Are we stuck in 1726?

https://www.makeuseof.com/when-was-ai-first-discovered-history-of-ai/

When Was AI First Discovered? The History of AI

… AI has a rich, complex history. Here are some of the most notable breakthroughs that shape today's most sophisticated AI models.

• 1726: Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift introduces The Engine. It's a fictional device that generates logical word sets and permutations, enabling even "the most ignorant person" to write scholarly pieces on various subjects. Generative AI performs this exact function.

Tools & Techniques.

https://www.bespacific.com/free-useful-artificial-intelligence-tools-for-the-classroom/

Free & Useful Artificial Intelligence Tools For The Classroom

Larry Ferlazzois teaches English, Social Studies and International Baccalaureate classes to English Language Learners and mainstream students at Luther Burbank High School in Sacramento, California. Recently on his blog he has been highlighting free sites and services (many require registration) that are useful to educators as well as librarians. This week among the apps he recommends: “PPTX lets you create AI-powered PowerPoint presentations for you. It really doesn’t produce much actual info content, but the slides look nice.”

Tools & Techniques.

https://www.bespacific.com/assigning-ai-seven-approaches-for-students-with-prompts/

Assigning AI: Seven Approaches for Students, with Prompts

Mollick, Ethan R. and Mollick, Lilach, Assigning AI: Seven Approaches for Students, with Prompts (June 12, 2023). Available at SSRN: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4475995

“This paper examines the transformative role of Large Language Models (LLMs) in education and their potential as learning tools, despite their inherent risks and limitations. The authors propose seven approaches for utilizing AI in classrooms: AI-tutor, AI-coach, AI-mentor, AI-teammate, AI-tool, AI-simulator, and AI-student, each with distinct pedagogical benefits and risks. The aim is to help students learn with and about AI, with practical strategies designed to mitigate risks such as complacency about the AI’s output, errors, and biases. These strategies promote active oversight, critical assessment of AI outputs, and complementarity of AI’s capabilities with the students’ unique insights. By challenging students to remain the “human in the loop”, the authors aim to enhance learning outcomes while ensuring that AI serves as a supportive tool rather than a replacement. The proposed framework offers a guide for educators navigating the integration of AI-assisted learning in classrooms.”