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