Is GPT-3 Dissapointing, Killer Robots (?), the AI Hall of Shame

<p class="post-info">Our 59th Last Week in AI episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news!</p> <p>This week:</p> <ul><li> <p><a href='https://www.greaterwrong.com/posts/ZHrpjDc3CepSeeBuE/gpt-3-a-disappointing-paper'>GPT-3: a disappointing paper</a></p> </li> <li> <p><a href='https://syncedreview.com/2021/05/31/deepmind-podracer-tpu-based-rl-frameworks-deliver-exceptional-performance-at-low-cost-30/'>NYU, Facebook & CIFAR Present ‘True Few-Shot Learning’ for Language Models Whose Few-Shot Ability They Say Is Overestimated</a></p> </li> <li> <p><a href='https://www.fastcompany.com/90640662/merlin-labs-autonomous-airplanes-google-ventures'>Google Ventures-backed Merlin Labs is building AI that can fly planes</a></p> </li> <li> <p><a href='https://interestingengineering.com/self-driving-truck-completes-950-mile-trip-10-hours-faster-than-human-driver'>Self-Driving Truck Completes 950-Mile Trip 10 Hours Faster Than Human Driver</a></p> </li> <li> <p><a href='https://komonews.com/news/local/king-county-is-first-in-the-country-to-ban-facial-recognition-software'>King County is first in the country to ban facial recognition software</a></p> </li> <li> <p><a href='https://www.theverge.com/2021/6/3/22462840/killer-robot-autonomous-drone-attack-libya-un-report-context'>Have autonomous robots started killing in war?</a></p> </li> <li> <p><a href='https://www.wired.com/story/artificial-intelligence-hall-shame/'>Don't End Up on This Artificial Intelligence Hall of Shame</a></p> </li> </ul> <p>Find this and more in our text version of this news roundup:  https://lastweekin.ai/p/119</p> <p>Music: Deliberate Thought, Inspired by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)</p>