“Now behold the rock pile, a splendid collection of stone ensconced within wood boxes,” said Boston Dynamics’ famous Spot robot dog, mustering all the emotional vitality of a beleaguered tour guide eight hours into their shift. The Boston Dynamics engineers are famous for their autonomous robot designs, and their latest innovation gave their robodog the … Read more
Photo: Kevin Dietsch (Getty Images) As federal regulations loom for the AI industry, Meta’s top AI guy seems to be attempting an interesting strategy to dissuade regulators from cracking down: tell them that, actually, AI isn’t all that impressive so how about just don’t bother with any new laws, alright? Yann LeCun, Meta’s chief AI … Read more
Photo: jamesonwu1972 (Shutterstock) Silicon Valley has bet big on generative AI but it’s not totally clear whether that bet will pay off. A new report from the Wall Street Journal claims that, despite the endless hype around large language models and the automated platforms they power, tech companies are struggling to turn a profit when … Read more
Headlines This WeekMeta’s AI-generated stickers, which launched just last week, are already causing mayhem. Users swiftly realized they could use them to create obscene images, like Elon Musk with tits, ones involving child soldiers, and bloodthirsty version of Disney characters. Ditto for Microsoft Bing’s image generation feature, which has set off a trend in which … Read more
Zoom is setting out to compete with Google and Microsoft by introducing Zoom Docs at its annual Zoomtopia 2023 event on Tuesday. Zoom Docs is the company’s own version of an AI-powered workspace that will provide users with AI capabilities to draft, edit, summarize, and include information from meeting discussions. No Google AI Search, I … Read more
Headlines This WeekOpenAI rolled out a number of big updates to ChatGPT this week. Those updates include “eyes, ears, and a voice” (i.e., the chatbot now boasts image recognition, speech-to-text and text-to-speech synthesization capabilities, and Siri-like vocals—so you’re basically talking to the HAL 9000), as well as a new integration that allows users to browse … Read more
Artificial intelligence has proved a costly endeavor—well, yes, in terms of money, but AI requires massive amounts of energy, and water consumption to operate at scale. That hasn’t stopped big tech companies such as Google and Microsoft from putting that energy-hungry AI into practically every single one of their user and enterprise end-products. Big daddy … Read more
Authors are suing Meta for allegedly utilizing their works to coach its Llama synthetic intelligence software program, in line with a category motion lawsuit filed on Tuesday. Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Michael Chabon is among the many plaintiffs listed within the lawsuit, which accuses Meta of infringing on their mental property. Why is Everybody Suing AI … Read more
Picture: Vitor Miranda (Shutterstock) OpenAI has launched ChatGPT Enterprise, which it says is particularly designed for companies. “We consider AI can help and elevate each side of our working lives and make groups extra inventive and productive,” the corporate mentioned in a weblog put up revealed Monday. “At present marks one other step in the … Read more
Google’s experiments with AI-generated search outcomes produce some troubling solutions, Gizmodo has discovered, together with justifications for slavery and genocide and the optimistic results of banning books. In a single occasion, Google gave cooking suggestions for Amanita ocreata, a toxic mushroom referred to as the “angel of loss of life.” The outcomes are a part … Read more