Elon Musk Announces Grok, a ‘Rebellious’ AI Without Guardrails
Last week, Elon Musk flew to the UK to hype up the existential risk posed by artificial intelligence. A couple of days later, he announced that his latest company, xAI,...
Johnny Cash’s ‘Blank Space’ Is Why AI Can’t Have Nice Things
When Texas-based copywriter Dustin Ballard released a cover of Aqua’s 1997 Europop hit “Barbie Girl” this summer using an AI-generated version of Johnny Cash’s voice, he was surprised by its...
Elon Musk launches ‘Grok’ on X, an AI chatbot with a ‘rebellious streak’
Elon Musk has unveiled Grok, an artificial intelligence tool that “has a rebellious streak” and rivals the likes of ChatGPT and Google’s Bard with a unique design intended “to answer...
This AI Bot Fills Out Job Applications for You While You Sleep
In July, software engineer Julian Joseph became the latest victim of the tech industry’s sweeping job cuts. Facing his second layoff in two years, he dreaded spending another couple months...
New Yorkers back cell phone towers, outnumber critics: poll
New Yorkers overwhelmingly support erecting hulking 32-foot 5G cell phone antenna towers in their neighborhoods to bolster Wi-Fi service — far outnumbering critics who say the structures are an eyesore,...
Google’s ‘Bard’ chatbot rips ‘monopoly power’ of search giant, says DOJ ‘should prevail’ in antitrust trial
Google’s own “Bard” AI chatbot says the US Justice Department has a winning case in the landmark antitrust trial against the search giant – and blasted the company for wielding...
Here’s Everything You Can Do With Copilot, the Generative AI Assistant on Windows 11
Despite plenty of misgivings, artificial intelligence—and in particular, generative AI that produces text and images from prompts—continues to be pushed into the hardware and software we use every day. Microsoft...
Mark Zuckerberg tears ACL during MMA training
It’ll be all clicks and no leg kicks for a bit. Mark Zuckerberg suffered a torn ACL while training for an upcoming mixed martial arts competition, revealing Friday he’s undergone...
Tech expert warns Gen Z’s top news source being ‘actively manipulated by our enemy’
As China increasingly grows as a U.S. adversary versus ally, one tech expert sounded a “five-alarm fire” about how Chinese-owned TikTok is indoctrinating America’s youngest generations. “The information environment is being actively...
