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PLUS: How Bing AI already lied to us
Happy Valentineâs Day.
Hereâs something to end it on.

Source: Reddit
On to our stories.
Air Force lets AI take the wheelâŚsort of.
This week the US Air Force revealed an AI piloted one of its F16 fighter jets for about 17 hours.
One step closer to Terminator becoming a reality.
It took over for several takeoffs and landings, the Air Force said.
While this isnât surprising, itâs a step into uncharted territory.

Source: US Air Force
As the military digitizes, decision-making could be more automated. Autonomous drones proved themselves as effective weapons for the U.S. military. While theyâre still operated by a human, the tech is there to make them completely autonomous.
Companies like Boston Dynamics are developing combat-ready assistants to soldiers.
All the people who laughed off the âworrywartsâ years ago for freaking out about the Funny Dancing Robot Dogs (tm) should be forced to watch this video once a day for the remainder of the year.
â Sean Chiplock NEXT @ Wreck-Con (Georgia Tech) (@sonicmega)
7:04 AM ⢠Jul 20, 2022
AI cannot drive war though.
A Soviet soldier saved the world from annihilation thanks to this. Vasily Arkhipov famously refused an order to launch a nuke during the Cuban missile crisis. AI can't make those decisions.
At least, not yet.
ChatGPT human after all: made up some answers during demo
Awkward.
It took a while, but someone finally noticed that a few answers from Bing AIâs demo last week were, well, made up.
Donât worry, Bing AI. Weâve all been there.
Bing AI completely made up some numbers when asked to compare earnings results for Gap and Lululemon. Other calculations were off at best.

Source: DKB Blog
This sort of thing isnât new. ChatGPT also makes stuff up. A lot. It will cite papers that do not exist, and events that didnât happen.
ChatGPT isnât so much a factchecker as it is a generative text AI. So, sometimes, itâs not generating the correct answer, but something that sounds right.
This is a point the major companies investing in these technologies emphasize, repeatedly.
Itâs also a tough egg to crack. âWhen was the Battle of Waterloo?â is a question with a factual answer. âWhy did the U.S. pass the Patriot Act?â has more nuance.
We expect these AI chatbots to answer both, right?
Video game developer faces backlash over AI generated image
Uh oh. Looks like not all art is created equal.
At least, not AI-generated art.
The video game developer Bungie took some backlash this week over AI-generated imagery.
They showcased some fanart as part of a weekly contest, but didnât check things closely enough. Fans discovered the art was actually AI-generated.
See for yourself.
The âArt of the Weekâ that was picked in the TWAB is confirmed to be generated by an AI.
â DestinyTracker đş (@destinytrack)
6:48 PM ⢠Feb 4, 2023
The user who uploaded it shrugged and said
âWoah, I just thought the picture was really neat so I posted on the creations page. Iâll take the post downâ
Typical.
This was Bungieâs response.
Last week, an A.I. art submission was mistakenly featured in our blog. The process of choosing these involves a team effort and with this technology being so new, we donât have a foolproof way of knowing what submissions are A.I. art.
We want to keep this celebration of our community for those that work hard to bring their creative selves to the forefront when creating works that the Traveler would find joy in. Because of this, we will not knowingly ever feature A.I. art submissions as a potential #Destiny2AOTW or #Destiny2MOTW winner. That being said, this is still new. We ask for grace if we mistakenly feature a submission generated by A.I., and a respectful heads up should it ever happen again in the future. Appreciate the assist!
I do not envy their position. Unless youâre looking for the six-fingered man, it can be tough to spot real from âfakeâ.

Westley realizes that heâs talking to an AI-generated person.
There doesnât yet exist a great tool for detecting this.
What this further highlights is the backlash creators send towards AI art. For casual observers, thereâs no controversy.
But many creators worry about the effect AI-generated art will have on their livelihood.
For now, the community must act as the sleuth.
𤯠Linkin Park returnsâŚas an AI-generated music video?
The video is about 3 days old and currently has 10M views.
â CoffeeVectors (@CoffeeVectors)
3:41 PM ⢠Feb 13, 2023