Good Morning! Today’s headlines include research showing GPT-4 still falls short of true intelligence, a summit between Musk and the UK Prime Minister on AI safety, and Apple's latest event unveiling fast new hardware and developer tools like In-App Events.

— Forrest Knight & Meghanadh Vasireddy

GPT-4 Fails the Turing Test

The latest iteration of OpenAI's language model, GPT-4, has been making waves in the AI community. However, recent research suggests that it falls short of passing the Turing Test, a measure of a machine's ability to exhibit intelligent behavior indistinguishable from that of a human.

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego, found that GPT-4 models fooled participants 41% of the time, a significant increase from the 5% to 14% deception rate of its predecessor, GPT-3.5. Despite this improvement, the researchers concluded that GPT-4 does not pass the Turing Test, highlighting the ongoing relevance of the test as a measure of machine dialogue effectiveness.

GPT-4's limitations are not confined to the Turing Test. While it boasts advanced reasoning capabilities and a larger context window than GPT-3.5, it still struggles with certain tasks. For instance, it has difficulty multiplying large numbers and lacks knowledge of events beyond September 2021. Users have also reported issues with GPT-4's ability to solve complex calculus problems and its tendency to generate incorrect proofs.

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Musk and Sunak (UK Prime Minister) Talk AI

The inaugural Artificial Intelligence (AI) Safety Summit at Bletchley Park, England, has been hailed as a significant stride towards managing the risks and rewards of AI. The summit, hosted by British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, saw a gathering of global leaders, tech executives, and academics, including U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and tech billionaire Elon Musk.The summit's major breakthrough was the creation of an agreed framework around the nature of AI risks. Although still at a high level, this is a first step towards a more detailed understanding of the challenges and opportunities presented by AI.

Sunak and Musk had a lively exchange, with Musk warning of humanoid robots that could 'chase you anywhere' and suggesting that AI could eliminate the need for work. Despite Musk's earlier tweet mocking politicians' approach to AI, the discussion was amicable, with both leaders praising each other's contributions to the summit. The summit also saw the signing of the Bletchley Declaration by the US, EU, and China, agreeing to a series of international safety summits. France and South Korea have already agreed to host further summits in 2024.

Musk praised Sunak's decision to invite China to the summit, emphasizing the importance of including Beijing in the discussions. He also welcomed the idea of the government acting as a 'referee' in regulating new AI models. The summit, held at the historic site of World War II codebreakers, was seen as a diplomatic coup for Sunak, reinforcing the UK's position as a global leader in innovation.

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Apple’s “Scary Fast” Event for Developers

The Apple event, primarily focused on unveiling the all-new MacBook Pro family and iMac, showcased the power of the Apple ecosystem.

One of the key highlights was the integration between iPhone 15 Pro, the Blackmagic Camera app, and Tentacle Sync. This integration allows all devices on set, including Macs and preview screens, to be synced throughout the production, demonstrating the potential for developers to create more integrated and seamless applications.

The event also highlighted the improvements in low-light video performance on iPhone 15 Pro Max. With ProRes Log encoding, iPhone 15 Pro Max offers better dynamic range and flexibility for color grading in post-production, opening new possibilities for developers working on video and photography apps.

In addition to hardware, Apple also introduced In-App Events, a feature that allows developers to host timely events within their apps and games. These events can be easily set up and managed in App Store Connect, providing a new way to engage users and drive downloads.

Moreover, Apple's focus on gaming was evident with the announcement of Death Stranding Director’s Cut coming to Mac. This indicates a promising future for game developers looking to expand their reach on the Mac platform.

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Google prepares Android for the RISC-V era

Google is preparing Android for the RISC-V era, a move that could revolutionize the Android ecosystem. RISC-V, an open-source instruction set architecture (ISA), has been gaining popularity due to its flexibility and the freedom it offers for design innovation.

Google's plan is to give RISC-V "tier-1" support in Android, putting it on par with Arm, the current dominant architecture. This move is significant as it could potentially disrupt the mobile device market, which is currently dominated by Arm-based devices.

The first mass-market RISC-V Android chip, a still-untitled Snapdragon Wear chip for smartwatches, has been announced by Qualcomm. This chip, developed in collaboration with Google, is expected to pave the way for more Android devices to take advantage of custom CPUs that are low power and high performance. Google has also announced a timeline for the release of developer tools. By 2024, the company plans to have emulators available publicly, with a full feature set to test applications for various device form factors. This will allow developers to test and optimize their apps for RISC-V devices.

The transition to RISC-V is not without challenges. It requires a significant amount of work from Google and developers to support a new architecture. However, the good news is that most Android app code, written in Java/Kotlin, should work seamlessly once the Android RunTime starts generating RISC-V code.

RISC-V's open-source nature allows companies to design their own chips without paying licensing fees, making it a cheaper and more flexible alternative to Arm. This could lead to more competition in the chip market, potentially resulting in cheaper devices for consumers.

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