IT workers say they feel more like therapists in the workplace
IT help or therapist? A new survey has found three in five IT workers have to ‘frequently provide emotional support’ to users when they encounter a cybersecurity issue. The poll...
The US Just Escalated Its AI Chip War With China
At an event in Beijing this week, the Chinese search giant Baidu announced a new version of its most capable language model, called Ernie 4.0. Baidu says the performance of...
Customers outraged over Winklevoss twins’ secret $282M crypto withdrawal
Customers are outraged at the Winklevoss twins over their secret $282 million withdrawal from their crypto company’s bank before its collapse last year – and the backlash could further tarnish...
AI Chatbots Can Guess Your Personal Information From What You Type
The way you talk can reveal a lot about you—especially if you’re talking to a chatbot. New research reveals that chatbots like ChatGPT can infer a lot of sensitive information...
Why it’ll be hard to tell if AI ever becomes conscious
This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. Many people in AI will be...
New technique helps robots pack objects into a tight space
Anyone who has ever tried to pack a family-sized amount of luggage into a sedan-sized trunk knows this is a hard problem. Robots struggle with dense packing tasks, too. For...
A method to interpret AI might not be so interpretable after all
As autonomous systems and artificial intelligence become increasingly common in daily life, new methods are emerging to help humans check that these systems are behaving as expected. One method, called...
Media outlets demand more access to secretive Google antitrust trial
Major media outlets, including The Post, demanded the judge overseeing the landmark Google antitrust trial provide timely access to exhibits and give notice before allowing closed-door session – as much...
Netflix may hike prices after success of password-sharing crackdown
Netflix’s crackdown on password-sharing likely boosted subscribers by about 6 million in the third quarter and the streaming pioneer is expected to set the stage for price increases when it reports...
LinkedIn cutting more than 600 jobs as demand for hiring services slows
Microsoft’s LinkedIn said Monday it would lay off 668 employees across its engineering, talent and finance teams in the second round of job cuts this year for the social media network...
None of Your Photos Are Real
But there is also a benefit in how AI is changing our relationship to the images around us, says Tom Ashe, chair of the digital photography program at the School...
Deepfake Porn Is Out of Control
Many of the websites make it clear they host or spread deepfake porn videos—often featuring the word deepfakes or derivatives of it in their name. The top two websites contain...
A ‘Green’ Search Engine Sees Danger—and Opportunity—in the Generative AI Revolution
In the era of search wars fought between giants, it’s tough to be small. Berlin-based Ecosia offers a search engine for the climate-conscious, promising to be carbon-negative by investing all...
Minds of machines: The great AI consciousness conundrum
David Chalmers was not expecting the invitation he received in September of last year. As a leading authority on consciousness, Chalmers regularly circles the world delivering talks at universities and...
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...
