MIT researchers make language models scalable self-learners
Socrates once said: “It is not the size of a thing, but the quality that truly matters. For it is in the nature of substance, not its volume, that true...
GM adopts Tesla’s EV charging system in big win for Elon Musk
General Motors will join Ford in adopting Tesla’s North American charging plug standard and give GM electric-vehicle buyers access to the Tesla Supercharger network under an agreement announced on Thursday. GM’s move,...
New model offers a way to speed up drug discovery
Huge libraries of drug compounds may hold potential treatments for a variety of diseases, such as cancer or heart disease. Ideally, scientists would like to experimentally test each of these...
Theranos fraudster Elizabeth Holmes cries during first prison visit with husband Billy Evans, parents
Distraught Theranos fraudster Elizabeth Holmes was spotted crying throughout a seven-hour reunion with her family last weekend – less than a week after she reported to federal prison in Texas...
Marc Andreessen Is (Mostly) Wrong This Time
I’d be surprised if Andreessen’s highly educated audience actually believes the lump of labor fallacy, but he goes ahead and dismantles it anyway, introducing—as if it were new to his...
Bringing the social and ethical responsibilities of computing to the forefront
There has been a remarkable surge in the use of algorithms and artificial intelligence to address a wide range of problems and challenges. While their adoption, particularly with the rise...
Google tells East Coast employees to work from home over Canadian wildfire
Google allowed employees in New York City and other East Coast locales to work from home to avoid dangerous smoke from Canadian wildfires – even as the tech giant warned...
The Strangely Believable Tale of a Mythical Rogue Drone
Did you hear about the Air Force AI drone that went rogue and attacked its operators inside a simulation? The cautionary tale was told by Colonel Tucker Hamilton, chief of AI...
All the Ways ChatGPT Can Help You Land a Job | WIRED
(ChatGPT via David Nield) When you’ve decided on the types of jobs you want, a chatbot can help you understand anything from finding out what a typical day looks like,...
