Letters from Andrew Ng

Researchers identified a simple way to mislead autonomous agents based on large language models.

AI’s thirst for energy is growing, but the technology also could help produce huge energy savings over the next five to 10 years, according to a recent report.

AI is bringing a massive boost in productivity to Duolingo, maker of the most popular app for learning languages.

Everyone can benefit by learning to code with AI! At AI Fund, the venture studio I lead, everyone — not just the engineers — can vibe code or use more sophisticated AI-assisted coding techniques.

I am alarmed by the proposed cuts to U.S. funding for basic research, analyzed here, and the impact this would have for U.S. competitiveness in AI and other areas.

A study co-authored by tech-manual publisher Tim O’Reilly shows that OpenAI trained GPT-4o on parts of his company’s books that were not made freely available.

Anthropic continued its tradition of building AI models that raise the bar in coding tasks.

An unauthorized update by an xAI employee caused the Grok chatbot to introduce South African politics into unrelated conversations, the company said.

The European Union made an abrupt U-turn away from its stringent AI regulations. Meta promptly adjusted to the loosening restrictions.

OpenAI’s most widely used model briefly developed a habit of flattering users, with laughable and sometimes worrisome results.

I hope we can empower everyone to build with AI. Starting from K-12, we should teach every student AI enabled coding, since this will enable them to become more productive and more empowered adults.

ChatGPT’s image generator is available via API.

The U.S. government escalated its long-running effort to block China’s access to cutting-edge AI hardware.

A behind-the-scenes account provides new details about the abrupt firing and reinstatement of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman in November 2023.

I am so sorry that the U.S. is letting down our friends and allies.