Chat Podcasts Rule the Market—and Always Will
Nearly every survey of the podcast industry in 2024 agrees on one point: Chat podcasts are king. As video rises in popularity (33 percent of US podcast listeners prefer to...
OpenAI CTO Mira Murati Is Leaving the Company
OpenAI chief technology officer Mira Murati resigned on Wednesday, saying she wants “the time and space to do my own exploration.” Murati had been among the three executives at the...
Microsoft’s Three Mile Island Deal Signals a Broader Nuclear Comeback
For five years, reactor one at Three Mile Island nuclear power station in Pennsylvania has lain dormant. Now, thanks to a deal with Microsoft, the reactor will start running again...
When You Call a Restaurant, You Might Be Chatting With an AI Host
A pleasant female voice greets me over the phone. “Hi, I’m an assistant named Jasmine for Bodega,” the voice says. “How can I help?” “Do you have patio seating,” I...
Welcome to the Era of ‘Deep Doubt’
AI has scrambled our ability to tell what’s real and what’s synthetic. But there are tools and techniques to help stay grounded in truth. Source
Content Creators in the Adult Industry Want a Say in AI Rules
A group of sex industry professionals and advocates issued an open letter to EU regulators on Thursday, claiming that their views are being overlooked in vital discussions on policing AI...
What Is a Copilot+ PC? Explaining Microsoft’s AI Term for Windows Laptops
In addition to these features, Copilot+ PCs have proven more than capable of running general business apps like Microsoft Office products, web browsers, and the like. Their benchmarks are outpacing...
Why Is AI So Bad at Generating Images of Kamala Harris?
When Elon Musk shared an image showing Kamala Harris dressed as a “communist dictator” on X last week, it was quite obviously a fake, seeing as Harris is neither a...
Could AI and Deepfakes Sway the US Election?
Leah Feiger: All right, that’s a good one. Thank you, Tori. Will, what do you have for us? Will Knight: Wow, I don’t know if I can really compete with...
