Martin Scorsese’s Squarespace Super Bowl Ad Wants You to Put Down Your Phone
Even on Zoom, Martin Scorsese knows how to frame the shot. Ostensibly he’s dialed in to talk about his new Super Bowl ad for Squarespace, but as he’s settling in,...
Meet the Pranksters Behind Goody-2, the World’s ‘Most Responsible’ AI Chatbot
Goody-2 also highlights how although corporate talk of responsible AI and deflection by chatbots have become more common, serious safety problems with large language models and generative AI systems remain...
Here’s the Thing AI Just Can’t Do
Google says its powerful new chatbot Gemini can supercharge your creativity. But who is really providing the creative spark? Source
London Underground Is Testing Real-Time AI Surveillance Tools to Spot Crime
Staff at the transportation body ran “extensive simulations” at Willesden Green station during the trial to gather more training data, the documents say. These included members of staff falling on...
AI Tools Like GitHub Copilot Are Rewiring Coders’ Brains. Yours May Be Next
Many people—like, say, journalists—are understandably antsy about what generative artificial intelligence might mean for the future of their profession. It doesn’t help that expert prognostications on the matter offer a...
AI-Generated Voices in Robocalls Are Now Illegal
It’s now illegal for robocallers to use AI-generated voices thanks to a new ruling by the Federal Communications Commission on Thursday. In a unanimous decision, the FCC expands the Telephone...
Gemini Advanced Is a Central Part of Google’s Subscription Future
Google got to where it is mostly by offering free services stuffed with ads but has increasingly experimented with a different business model: Selling subscriptions for extra perks. Its first,...
How to Get Gemini Advanced, Google’s Subscription-Only AI Chatbot
Google just upgraded its AI chatbot. Access to the new Gemini Advanced chatbot is available right now through a monthly subscription to Google One, the company’s cloud backup service. With...
Google Prepares for a Future Where Search Isn’t King
Google has also been running a parallel experiment with using AI to remake its core search interface, launching a generative search experience that serves up chatbot-like answers ahead of the...
