Millions of Workers Are Training AI Models for Pennies
In 2016, Oskarina Fuentes got a tip from a friend that seemed too good to be true. Her life in Venezuela had become a struggle: Inflation had hit 800 percent...
A New Tool Helps Artists Thwart AI—With a Middle Finger
Meanwhile, bot-protection companies like DataDome have been offering services to deter scraping for years and have recently seen a huge shift in response to the rise of generative AI. CEO...
Artificial Intelligence Is Seeping Into All of Your Gadgets
Artificial intelligence abounds, and it’s only making its way deeper and deeper into every scrap of technology we use. Generative AI in particular is an invention that seems destined to...
The Chatbots Are Now Talking to Each Other
Lena Anderson isn’t a soccer fan, but she does spend a lot of time ferrying her kids between soccer practices and competitive games. “I may not pull out a foam...
A Doctored Biden Video Is a Test Case for Facebook’s Deepfake Policies
In May, A manipulated video of President Joe Biden appeared on Facebook. The original footage showed Biden during the 2022 midterm elections, placing an “I voted” sticker on his granddaughter’s...
‘Aggro Dr1ft’ Is Built on AI and Video Games—Shouldn’t the Movie Be More Fun?
It thunks especially hard precisely because Korine has, in the past, proven himself a totally canny, capable provocateur, whose work more truthfully reflected the respective spirits of their age. Trash...
How to Use Google Bard to Find Your Stuff in Gmail and Docs
Google recently rolled out multiple updates to Bard, its AI chatbot. The new features include extensions that connect Bard to more aspects of Google’s portfolio, like Gmail, Docs, and YouTube....
Graphcore Was the UK’s AI Champion—Now It’s Scrambling to Survive
Last month, the UK government announced the home for its new exascale supercomputer, designed to give the country an edge in the global artificial intelligence race. The £900 million ($1.1...
Generative AI Is Coming for Sales Execs’ Jobs—and They’re Celebrating
Wining and dining, wooing clients with creative offers, and cashing big bonuses provide the glamor to sales work. Drafting answers to hundreds of dull questions posed by a prospective customer’s...
