Are Humans Still in Control of AI?

As AI starts to behave unexpectedly, grow at unprecedented rates, and fuel the energy crisis, the question of whether humans remain in control stands out. 

In this episode, we discuss OpenAI’s recent finding about AI models cheating, McDonald’s rapid AI adoption and consequent growth, and how AI is feeding the energy crisis, where LLMs are now consuming more power than small countries, and more. 

We also discuss:

• How a Japanese AI system just passed peer review without human intervention.
• Why the iPhone manufacturer entered the AI race with its own language model.
• Google’s Gemini Robotics AI system that can fold origami. 

• China's Manus AI 'agent' could be our 1st glimpse at artificial general intelligence
• OpenAI launches new developer tools as Chinese AI startups gain ground
• Meet 5 of the Chinese AI models upending the market
• Google's Gemini AI now has its own iPhone app
• Foxconn's AI Ambitions: Building FoxBrain in Four Weeks
• Former OpenAI Scientist's Startup Valued at $30 Billion
• McDonald's Implementation of AI for Equipment Maintenance
• Stanford researchers use AI to discover natural molecule rivaling Ozempic
• Japan-based tech startup produces 1st AI-generated peer-reviewed scientific paper
• OpenAI's chain-of-thought monitoring reveals AI models' cheating behaviors
• The environmental cost of training AI models