On Friday, New York State Senators Liz Krueger and Kristen Gonzales introduced a bill that would stop the issuance of permits for new data centers for at least three years and ninety days to give time for impact assessments and to update regulations. The bill would require the Department of Environmental Conservation and Public Service Commissions to issue impact statements and reports during the [...]
A faulty reward signal during training caused ChatGPT models to start dropping goblins, gremlins, and other mythical creatures into their answers at a surprising rate. OpenAI says it's an example of how small, poorly tuned training incentives can produce unexpected side effects.<br /> The article ChatGPT's goblin obsession may be hilarious, but it points to a deeper problem in AI t [...]