Watching large language models spew words at each other hasn't improved my understanding of them.

I compare two discussion papers on possible approaches to regulating the use of generative #AI.

Given the coming AI Apocalypse, you would expect tech companies to barrel down and make their products safe at all costs. Well, you know they are completely focused on averting the Cthulu apocalypse... when they are on a world tour.

Since we are not going to get much of a hand from companies like #OpenAI, it's up to users to figure out how to do AI safety by themselves. I've been fortunate to come across two new approaches to share with my readers.

The angst about #AI apocalypse shouldn't be about the Cthulu apocalypse. At least, it should be something that works.

Fresh from learning what happens if you use #ChatGPT (wrongly) in court, it seems that not a day goes by without some dire warning about large language models and AI.

I share my experience and process of generating daily newsletters from Singapore Law Watch using ChatGPT, serverless functions and web technologies. #Featured

Introduction

It's easy to be impressed with Large Language Models like #ChatGPT and GPT-4. They're really helpful and fun to use. There are a ton of uses if you're creative. For weeks I was mesmerised by the possibilities — this is the prompt I would use. Using this and that, I can do something new.

When I got serious, I found a particular itch to scratch. I wanted to create a product. Something created by AI that people can enjoy. It has to work, be produced quickly and have room to grow if it is promising. It should also be unique and not reproduce anything currently provided by LawNet or others.🤔

There is one problem which I felt I could solve easily. I've religiously followed Singapore Law Watch for most of my working life. It's generally useful as a daily update on Singapore's most relevant legal news. There's a lot of material to read daily, so you have to scan the headlines and the description. During busier days, I left more things out.

So… what can ChatGPT do? It can read the news articles for me, summarise them, and then make a summary report out of all of them. This is different from scanning headlines because, primarily, the AI has read the whole article. Hopefully, it can provide better value than a list of articles.

Very little is understood about how #ChatGPT and Large language Models could work, but that has not stopped others from having an opinion about it.