AI is entering an era of corporate control
Illustration: Alex Castro / The Verge An annual report on AI progress has highlighted the increasing dominance of industry players over academia and government in deploying and safeguarding AI applications.
The 2023 AI Index - compiled by researchers from Stanford University as well as AI companies including Google, Anthropic, and Hugging Face - suggests that the world of AI is entering a new phase of development. Over the past year, a large number of AI tools have gone mainstream, from chatbots like ChatGPT to image-generating software like Midjourney. But decisions about how to deploy this technology and how to balance risk and opportunity lie firmly in the hands of corporate players.
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