Some experts push for transparency, open sourcing in AI development
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It's been a consequential week for artificial intelligence: Google released its newest AI model, Gemini, which beat out OpenAI's best technology in some tests.
But some, including Pope Francis, who was shown in fake A.I. photos that went viral earlier this year, have become hesitant about an AI arms race. On Thursday, the pope called for a binding international treaty to avoid what he called "technological dictatorship." But as artificial intelligence becomes more powerful, the companies building it are increasingly keeping the tech closely guarded.
One exception is Meta, the company that owns Facebook and Instagram. Meta says there's a better and fairer way to build AI without a handful of companies gaining too much power. Unlike other big technology labs, Meta publishes and shares their research, which Joelle Pinnot, the leader of Meta's Fundamental AI Research group - or FAIR - said differentiates them.
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