AI Is Telling Bedtime Stories to Your Kids Now
The problem with Bluey is there’s not enough of it. Even with 151 seven-minute-long episodes of the popular children’s animated show out there, parents of toddlers still desperately wait for...
Millennials most prone to phone-related accidents: study
Hey, millennials, look up! Phone-related accidents are on the rise, a new study found — and millennials suffer the most injuries. The generation most associated with financial struggles appears to...
Apple reportedly exploring AI deals with news publishers — and willing to pay millions
Apple has opened negotiations in recent weeks with major news and publishing organizations, seeking permission to use their material in the company’s development of generative artificial intelligence systems, the New York...
Will ChatGPT replace lawmakers? AI tool draws up complex legislation in just 15 seconds
ChatGPT might soon become ChatGOV. A lawmaker in Porto Alegre, Brazil used the artificially intelligent program to draft a piece of legislation unanimously approved by fellow politicians last month. The...
Hyperloop One to shut down after delays, sex-harass claims
Hyperloop One — a high-speed train startup endorsed by Elon Musk that nevertheless got sidetracked with project delays and bizarre sex-harassment claims against some its executives and backers — plans...
Leveraging language to understand machines
Natural language conveys ideas, actions, information, and intent through context and syntax; further, there are volumes of it contained in databases. This makes it an excellent source of data to...
Tesla recalling 120K vehicles over risk doors may unlock during crash
Tesla is recalling 120,423 vehicles in the US over the risk of doors unlocking during a crash, according to a report Friday. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the nation’s road...
How Not to Be Stupid About AI, With Yann LeCun
Once we get computers to match human-level intelligence, they won’t stop there. With deep knowledge, machine-level mathematical abilities, and better algorithms, they’ll create superintelligence, right? Yeah, there’s no question that...
Activision execs weigh counter suit after sex harass allegations dropped
Executives at Activision Blizzard are weighing a possible countersuit against a California state agency that had claimed the gaming giant had a toxic “‘frat boy’ workplace” — only to drop...
FTC nominee Melissa Holyoak could face scrutiny amid Google settlement
Melissa Holyoak’s bid for a vacant GOP seat on the Federal Trade Commission could face a fresh hurdle as critics blast the weak terms of Google’s $700 million settlement over...
These phone apps are collecting the most data on you — how to protect yourself
The number of apps that collect detailed personal data might surprise you. That includes some of the top apps on the App Store and Google Play Store. What I love doing...
America’s Big AI Safety Plan Faces a Budget Crunch
The lawmakers’ letter also claims that NIST is being rushed to define standards even though research into testing AI systems is at an early stage. As a result there is...
Journalists Had ‘No Idea’ About OpenAI’s Deal to Use Their Stories
Some writer advocacy groups have pushed for this kind of licensing as an alternative to data scraping. The Author’s Guild, for example, is currently agitating for collective licensing agreements to...
MIT in the media: 2023 in review
It was an eventful trip around the sun for MIT this year, from President Sally Kornbluth’s inauguration and Mark Rober’s Commencement address to Professor Moungi Bawendi winning the Nobel Prize...
Apple issues surprise iOS 17.2.1 update for iPhone bug fixes
Apple issued a surprise update for all iPhone users Tuesday promising to fix a plethora of bugs. What exactly those fixes are, however, remains a mystery. “This update provides important...
