Military AI’s Next Frontier: Your Work Computer
It’s probably hard to imagine that you are the target of spycraft, but spying on employees is the next frontier of military AI. Surveillance techniques familiar to authoritarian dictatorships have...
Responsible AI at Google Research: AI for Social Good
Posted by Jimmy Tobin and Katrin Tomanek, Software Engineers, Google Research, AI for Social Good Google’s AI for Social Good team consists of researchers, engineers, volunteers, and others with a...
FTC sues Amazon over Prime sign-up and cancellation process
The Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday sued Amazon, alleging the e-commerce behemoth illegally deceived customers into signing up for its Prime program and then “sabotaged” their attempts to cancel. The...
SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son had a crisis of confidence that left him in tears for days
SoftBank’s billionaire CEO Masayoshi Son admitted he “had a big cry” after soul-searching last year — because he realized that he would never be able to live out his dream...
Microsoft workers willing to leave for rival firm: survey
Microsoft employees are reportedly eyeing the exits in the wake of mass layoffs and other unpopular moves at the tech giant. Just 47% of Microsoft employees said they would remain...
The world’s first braiding of non-Abelian anyons
Posted by Trond Andersen and Yuri Lensky, Research Scientists, Google Quantum AI Team Imagine you’re shown two identical objects and then asked to close your eyes. When you open your...
Elon Musk says he’s ‘up for a cage match’ with jiu-jitsu-trained Mark Zuckerberg
Twitter owner Elon Musk said he is ready to throw down with Meta boss and noted martial arts enthusiast Mark Zuckerberg. Musk, 51, challenged the 39-year-old Facebook founder – who...
Elon Musk says terms like ‘cisgender’ are considered ‘slurs’ on Twitter
Elon Musk condemned the words “cis” and “cisgender” as “slurs” on Twitter after a user complained about receiving harassing messages from “trans activists” calling him “cissy.” “The words ‘cis’ or...
China’s ChatGPT Opportunists—and Grifters—Are Hard at Work | WIRED
Competition for jobs is fierce in China right now. After he graduated from college with a business major earlier this year, David struggled to find work. There were too many...
