Revolutionizing AI: From Knowledge Distillation to Military Chatbots

In this episode, we explore groundbreaking advancements in artificial intelligence, including Google's Speculative Knowledge Distillation, which enhances knowledge transfer between models, and Meta AI's Sparsh, a general-purpose encoder for vision-based tactile sensing. We also discuss the alarming rise of AI-generated election disinformation and its implications for democracy, as well as the troubling use of Meta's AI by Chinese military researchers to develop a defense chatbot. Join us as we navigate the latest innovations and ethical challenges in the AI landscape.

Sources:
https://www.marktechpost.com/2024/11/03/this-ai-paper-from-google-research-introduces-speculative-knowledge-distillation-a-novel-ai-approach-to-bridging-the-gap-between-teacher-and-student-models/
https://www.marktechpost.com/2024/11/02/meta-ai-releases-sparsh-the-first-general-purpose-encoder-for-vision-based-tactile-sensing/
https://apnews.com/article/artificial-intelligence-elections-disinformation-chatgpt-bc283e7426402f0b4baa7df280a4c3fd
https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/01/chinese-military-researchers-reportedly-used-metas-ai-to-develop-a-defense-chatbot/

Outline:
(00:00:00) Introduction
(00:00:42) AI-created election disinformation is deceiving the world
(00:04:02) Chinese military researchers reportedly used Meta AI to develop defense chatbot