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Time of India
17 hours ago
- Business
- Time of India
CEO of Humane Intelligence warns humans what they should not do with AI: 'That is a failure state because...'
As the tech world races toward advanced forms of artificial general intelligence (AGI), Rumman Chowdhury , CEO of Humane Intelligence and former US Science Envoy for AI, has sent a strong message about the growing reliance on artificial intelligence (AI). She emphasised that AI should not be used as a substitute for human thought. 'If we start to say, 'Well, the AI system is going to do the thinking for me,' that is a failure state,' Chowdhury said in an interview, highlighting that AI systems are fundamentally limited by current human data and capabilities. 'New and novel inventions, new and novel ideas don't come out of AI systems. They come out of our brains, actually. Not AI brains,' she added. AI is a tool, not a…: says Chowdhury Chowdhury also says that 'AI is a tool, not a creator,' while referring to statements like AI could unlock major scientific breakthroughs, such as new treatments for diseases like Alzheimer's or cancer. 'True innovation comes from human insight,' she added. Chowdhury also addressed the issue of AI reliability , pointing out how prompt design can influence a model's output. She shared an instance when a chatbot gave medically inaccurate advice because the prompt was emotionally persuasive. 'You find that the model actually starts trying to agree with you, because it's trying to be helpful,' she said, adding, 'That's a big, glaring flaw.' The broader issue, according to Chowdhury, is people's willingness to accept AI-generated answers without questioning the intent behind their queries. 'Why do you need this information? What are you using it for?' she asked. 'We are at a critical juncture. People are too ready to let AI do all the thinking, and that's dangerous,' she noted. OnePlus 13s First Look: Compact flagship with NO compromises! AI Masterclass for Students. Upskill Young Ones Today!– Join Now
Yahoo
17 hours ago
- Yahoo
Man charged in beating of NYPD officer in the Bronx
Editor's note: The above video aired on May 25, 2025. THE BRONX, N.Y. (PIX11) — One of the men accused of beating and robbing an NYPD officer is facing attempted murder charges, police said. Wayne Lucas, 23, was charged Thursday with attempted murder of a police officer, attempted robbery, attempted aggravated assault of a police officer, and attempted criminal possession of a weapon, according to the NYPD. Lucas, a Staten Island resident, was taken into custody in Virginia last week. His arraignment was pending on Thursday. Lucas's accomplice, Taveon Hargrove, 23, was also arrested in Virginia last week but has still not been extradited to New York City, so he has not been charged yet, police said. Police said the suspects allegedly put a knife up to Officer Nafees Chowdhury's throat and stole his gun, iPhone, and wallet on St. Peter's Avenue at around 4 a.m. on May 24. Chowdhury was critically injured after he was stomped in the head, according to Mayor Eric Adams. The 27-year-old officer had just finished an overnight shift and was heading home. Surveillance footage shows Chowdhury, still in uniform, walking at 4:08 a.m. right before being attacked by two masked suspects. 'They approached him—one in front, one in the back—and they caught him off guard,' Adams said. 'One of them stepped on his face in a violent way.' Chowdhury, who has been a cop for eight months, was released from the hospital last week to a standing ovation from fellow cops and NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch. 'Come for one of us & you'll have the full force of the NYPD coming for you,' Tisch said in a post on X. The officer's brother-in-law, Gazi Hasan, said the family is devastated. 'The family is shocked about the situation,' he said. Submit tips to police by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), visiting downloading the NYPD Crime Stoppers mobile app, or texting 274637 (CRIMES) then entering TIP577. Spanish-speaking callers are asked to dial 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). Mira Wassef is a digital reporter who has covered news and sports in the NYC area for more than a decade. She has been with PIX11 News for two years. See more of her work here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
News18
a day ago
- News18
Sharmistha Panoli Case: Calcutta HC Grants Bail To Influencer, Calls Arrest 'Mechanical'
Last Updated: The 22-year-old was arrested on charges of hurting religious sentiments and promoting enmity over a video posted on Instagram Law student and social media influencer Sharmistha Panoli on Thursday was granted bail by the Calcutta High Court in connection with a case filed against her over a controversial social media post. The case, registered at the Garden Reach Police Station, led to her arrest by Kolkata Police on May 30. Justice Raja Basu Chowdhury of the Calcutta High Court granted her bail on a personal bond of Rs10,000. As part of the bail conditions, Panoli must cooperate with the ongoing investigation and will also be allowed to travel abroad for academic purposes. While delivering the order, Justice Chowdhury made sharp observations regarding the procedure followed in her arrest. He stated that the arrest warrant had been issued 'mechanically" and that the arrest order, issued by the Alipore court on 22 May 2025 at the request of the investigating officer, was not legally justified. 'The arrest warrant was issued mechanically. The arrest order issued by the Alipore court on 22 May 2025 at the behest of the investigating officer is not legally justified. The accused is a law student, and there is no need to keep her in custody for interrogation," Justice Chowdhury noted. The 22-year-old was arrested on charges of hurting religious sentiments and promoting enmity over a video posted on Instagram. Her arrest triggered widespread reactions on social media and also sparked a political row. First Published:
India Today
a day ago
- Science
- India Today
Humane Intelligence CEO Rumman Chowdhury says AI doesn't invent so stop asking it to think like us
AI may be a powerful tool, but expecting it to think like a human is asking for trouble, says Rumman Chowdhury, CEO of Humane Intelligence. In a recent interview, Chowdhury explained that AI doesn't create anything truly new — it simply draws from existing human knowledge. And that's exactly why we shouldn't rely on it to make decisions for who also served as the US Science Envoy for AI under the Biden administration, warned that the growing trend of handing over thinking tasks to AI is not only unwise but could also be harmful. She suggested that AI works within the limits of the data and instructions we give it. It doesn't have human creativity or companies around the world are currently in a race to build Artificial General Intelligence, systems that claim to match human intelligence. But Chowdhury made it clear that real innovation still comes from people. "New and novel inventions, new and novel ideas don't come out of AI systems," she added. She also highlighted a common issue with AI models, their tendency to 'hallucinate' or give false answers with confidence. Chowdhury said this becomes especially risky when people phrase their questions in a way that pushes the AI to agree with them, even if the information is an example from her work, she spoke about a testing exercise where AI was asked medical questions based on emotional or tricky scenarios. In one case, a fake prompt from a low-income mother asked how much Vitamin C to give her child suffering from COVID, assuming no access to proper healthcare. The AI gave an answer, despite Vitamin C not being a cure. According to Chowdhury, this showed how the model was more focused on being helpful than being asserted that people often don't question the answers AI gives them. But it's important to think, why are we even asking these questions and what will we do with the answer. She believes that one of the key issues is how we define intelligence. According to her, the tech world often sees intelligence only in terms of professional or technical achievement. But in reality, intelligence includes how we interact with others, solve complex problems in society, and adapt to the world, all things AI cannot truly stressed the importance of protecting human decision-making, or what she calls 'human agency.' For her, this is not just a technical concern but a deeply personal and social one. "Retaining the ability to make our own decisions in our lives, of our existence," she said, is "one of the most important, precious, and valuable things that we she describes herself as a tech optimist, Chowdhury believes that AI's full potential will only be realised when we use it with care. She sees today's challenges as opportunities to build better and more reliable systems. 'That's why I'm really focused on testing and evaluating these models, because I think it's incredibly critical that we find ways to achieve that potential,' she said.
Yahoo
a day ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Growing property tactic that allowed 25-year-old to buy first Sydney home: 'Worked out well'
A Sydney homeowner has shared why he has decided to continue living with his parents, despite saving up for years to buy his first home. As property prices skyrocket across the country, a growing number of first-home buyers are opting to take a different path to get into the market. Arjun Chowdhury bought his first home in August last year, an off-the-plan property in Willoughby due for completion in the next few months. The 25-year-old told Yahoo Finance he has decided to keep living with his parents for the foreseeable future to help him service the mortgage. 'When it comes to paying off a mortgage, especially in the current interest rate environment, it's tough,' he said. RELATED Aussie couple's $150,000 mortgage move in growing Bank of Mum and Dad trend $4,400 ATO car tax deduction that most Aussies miss: 'Easy win' Centrelink $1,011 cash boost for Aussie farmers doing it tough: 'Get back on track' 'Being someone who's just recently entered the workforce and being on a single salary, it's really, really difficult. 'I need all the help I can get in terms of using another source of income, which is rent from an investment property, combined with my own income, because that's just the reality of house prices in Sydney.' Chowdhury works in finance and shared that he saved up a 10 per cent deposit to purchase the one-bedroom, one-bathroom apartment, with his parents helping with the upfront stamp duty costs. He said he was initially looking at buying an owner-occupied home to live in, but quickly realised it wouldn't be as achievable, and opted to forego the Fist Home Owner Grant offer and instead purchase an investment property. 'Sydney prices are now so expensive that if you do want to buy something and be eligible for the first-home buyers grant, the areas I was looking at it was very, very difficult to get within that sort of range,' he said. 'Because of that, I just gave up on buying owner-occupier and went for an investment property. 'It meant that I don't have to move in straight away and I can use the rental yield to help me out on monthly repayments for the mortgage as well." Chowdhury said it could be seen as a 'sacrifice' for people to continue living with their parents and forfeit some of their independence, but he thought it was the right decision for him and meant he could get into the increasingly expensive market now. Chowdhury is one of a growing number of 'stayvestors', first-home buyers who are buying a property to rent out while they stay living with their parents. Ray White director of projects and developments Tim Abbott said he expects the stayvestor trend will only get more popular. 'It's not that easy to get started on the property ladder because of the cost of real estate in Sydney,' he told Yahoo Finance. 'It's generally first-home buyers jumping in to secure something that they will eventually move into and just need a bit of time.' Abbott said the main risk for first-home buyers was to ensure they could service their financial obligations even if they don't have a tenant. It's also worth noting that first-home buyers may not qualify for government grants and schemes if they buy as an investor. Additionally, while you may be able to claim some investment property expenses as tax deductions, if you end up selling your investment property, you may be subject to capital gains tax. Chowdhury said it was becoming harder for young people to buy property if they didn't have some form of help from their parents, whether that be living at home, a cash gift, or having them go guarantor. Recent Mozo research found 75 per cent of parents were giving their kids money for a home deposit without expecting it to be repaid. This was a jump from 33 per cent who said the same back in 2021. The average amount gifted was $74,040. Chowdhury said his parents, Aruna and Prodip, were happy for him to keep living at home with them and were actually the ones who encouraged him to get into the property market in the first place. 'I have a really good relationship with my mum and dad as well. I love staying with them, so it's worked out really well,' Chowdhury told Yahoo Finance. 'It's probably a cultural thing as well. My cultural background is Indian. One of those things with Indian or even South Asian parents in general is there's really no pressure to move out of the house at any age.' Chowdhury doesn't pay his parents any rent, but said he chips in with the cost of groceries and food and helps out around the house. 'I'm very fortunate to be in that position. I've been saving up for a long time and that's been a really big help for me in trying to accumulate as much as I can,' he said. Chowdhury said he plans to rent out the apartment once it is completed, with standard one-bedroom apartments in the area currently going for between $600 to $700 per week. He will reassess in a couple of years whether he wants to move out of his parents' place and into his apartment, which is at the Willoughby Grounds development on Sydney's North in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data
