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Hands On With Google Search’s Answer to ChatGPT
Google’s new AI-powered search engine can feel more like artificial interference than artificial intelligence.
I Looked Into Sam Altman’s Orb and All I Got Was This Lousy Crypto
Tools for Humanity has an iris-scanning Orb that decides whether you're human or a robot—and then gives you crypto. But is Worldcoin worth the price?
Netflix touts $900k AI jobs amid Hollywood strikes
The job posting amid a strike partly driven by AI fears triggers an angry reaction from actors.
AWS Summit New York 2023: Keynote Highlights
Discover new generative AI and machine learning products and services from AWS at AWS Summit New York 2023.
More Battlefield AI Will Make the Fog of War More Deadly
The Pentagon’s embrace of military AI raises questions about what limits should be placed on the technology—and how to keep humans in control.
Hollywood’s Strikes Will Disrupt Podcasts, Games, and TikTok Too
This week, we talk about how the changes in Hollywood fueling the writers’ and actors’ strikes will reach beyond TV and movies to also affect podcasts, video games, and TikTok.
To Watermark AI, It Needs Its Own Alphabet
It's getting harder to distinguish between AI- and human-generated content. But Unicode presents an elegant hack in the race to watermark AI-written text.
Big AI Won’t Stop Election Deepfakes With Watermarks
Experts warn of a new age of AI-driven disinformation. A voluntary agreement brokered by the White House doesn’t go nearly far enough to address those risks.
Samsung extends cut in memory chip production, will focus on high-end AI chips instead
Samsung Electronics continues to cut back its memory chip production, including NAND flash used in smartphones and PCs, after reporting a $3.4 billion (4.36 trillion won) operating loss in the second quarter of this year in its memory chip unit. The world’s biggest memory chip maker posted a roughly $7 billion operating loss in its […]
NVIDIA DGX Cloud AI Supercomputing Brings AI Training as-a-Service
The computing space first announced in March is now open for general availability. The same type of hardware underpinned ChatGPT.
The Viruses That Could Cure Cancer (or Wipe Out Humanity)
Microbiologist Andrew Hessel believes in the power of synthetic biology to cure cancer, clone ourselves for the future—or to even destroy humanity.
Meta’s Open Source Llama Upsets the AI Horse Race
Meta is giving its answer to OpenAI’s GPT-4 away for free. The move could intensify the generative AI boom by making it easier for entrepreneurs to build powerful new AI systems.
A simpler method for learning to control a robot
Researchers develop a machine-learning technique that can efficiently learn to control a robot, leading to better performance with fewer data.
Spotify CEO teases potential AI-powered capabilities surrounding personalization, ads
During Spotify’s second-quarter earnings call this morning, CEO Daniel Ek teased a few ways the streaming service could introduce additional AI-powered functionality. Ek touched on how AI could be used to create more personalized experiences, summarize podcasts and generate ads. Earlier this year, the company launched a DJ feature that delivers a curated selection of […]
AI Startups Are Where You Should Look For New Jobs
The hiring landscape is ripe with opportunities, especially when it comes to startups that are focussed on AI and machine learning technology. Find out where to look out for your next job!
AI can ask another AI for a second opinion on medical scans
Researchers have designed a new co-training AI algorithm for medical imaging that can effectively mimic the process of seeking a second opinion.
The White House Already Knows How to Make AI Safer
The US already has a road map for the deployment of AI systems. Biden's promised executive order just needs to put these guidelines into practice.
Threads Is the Latest Move in the AI Arms Race
Mark Zuckerberg's choice to launch Meta's Threads app stands in stark contrast to Elon Musk’s recent moves to charge for data from X.
The Generative AI Battle Has a Fundamental Flaw
Writers and artists want compensation from AI firms that they claim have trained their models on copyrighted works. But their legal fights miss the bigger issues.
ChatGPT Plugins Pose Security Risks
Third-party plugins boost ChatGPT’s capabilities. But security researchers say they add an extra layer of risk.
