Why it’s impossible to build an unbiased AI language model
This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. AI language models have recently become...
I became a millionaire creating social media filters — and bought my family a dream house
Cyrene Quiamco — better-known as CyreneQ in tech circles — is cashing in on the public’s obsession with turning themselves into what they are are not. The 34-year-old Filipino American...
The AI Doomsday Bible Is a Book About the Atomic Bomb
Artificial intelligence researchers may wonder whether they’re in a modern-day arms race for more powerful AI systems. If so, who is it between? China and the US—or the handful of...
I used AI to catch my boyfriend cheating — here’s how you can, too
Was their love artificial all along? In a viral TikTok from earlier this year, Mia Dio, 22, claimed that her boyfriend, Billy, had been acting suspiciously. Dio — who has...
Kim Kardashian hires ex-Apple retail boss Angela Ahrendts for private equity firm
Reality TV star-turned-mogul Kim Kardashian has tapped former Apple retail boss Angela Ahrendts for a key role at her private equity firm SKKY Partners. Ahrendts, 63, will serve as senior operating...
Criminals Have Created Their Own ChatGPT Clones
Krishnan says the creator of the system published a video appearing to show the chatbot operating and generating a scammy email. They were also trying to sell access to the...
AI language models are rife with political biases
Should companies have social responsibilities? Or do they exist only to deliver profit to their shareholders? If you ask an AI you might get wildly different answers depending on which...
Scientists create major nuclear fusion breakthrough twice
American scientists have for the first time managed to reach — and then improve on — a longtime goal of nuclear research. Twice in under a year, researchers at California’s...
Microsoft’s AI Red Team Has Already Made the Case for Itself
For most people, the idea of using artificial intelligence tools in daily life—or even just messing around with them—has only become mainstream in recent months, with new releases of generative...
AI model can help determine where a patient’s cancer arose
For a small percentage of cancer patients, doctors are unable to determine where their cancer originated. This makes it much more difficult to choose a treatment for those patients, because...
Bill Gates used to think ‘sleep is laziness and unnecessary’
Billionaire Bill Gates revealed he would sleep as little as possible while building his Microsoft fortune, calling the need for shuteye lazy and “unnecessary.” The tech titan said he realized...
AI Can Give You an NPC That Remembers. It Could Also Get Your Favorite Artist Fired
AI’s presence in the gaming industry has evolved from a mere novelty to an indispensable force. With every algorithmic breakthrough, new possibilities and challenges arise for gamers and developers alike....
NASA launching streaming service: ‘New era of pioneers’
It’s a new frontier. NASA revealed last month it will revamp its flagship and science websites, upgrade its app, and launch a new streaming service. The agency promises the free...
People unable to detect 1 in 4 speech samples as deepfakes
These deepfakes seem real to a startling number of people. Humans are unable to detect over a quarter of deepfake speech samples made by artificial intelligence, according to new research...
Texas researchers invent cup that purifies contaminated water
Austin, Texas – A team from the University of Texas at Austin developed a mug-sized, cube-shaped device that can use battery-generated electricity to eliminate bacteria from contaminated water. The new device is a...
