Using AI to optimize for rapid neural imaging
Connectomics, the ambitious field of study that seeks to map the intricate network of animal brains, is undergoing a growth spurt. Within the span of a decade, it has journeyed...
ChatGPT maker OpenAI unveils customized AI bots, cheaper powerful models
OpenAI will enable ChatGPT users to build customized AI bots called GPTs to handle specific tasks, and it has slashed costs on more powerful models for developers, the artificial-intelligence lab...
Apple Watch to monitor blood glucose and pressure, sleep apnea signs: report
The Apple Watch is always adding new features — and the 2024 version could be a game changer for your health. According to a report from Bloomberg, the newest series...
Jack Dorsey’s Block slashing headcount by up to 10%: report
Jack Dorsey’s payments company Block — which powers the point-of-sale software on many iPad checkout screens — told staffers this week that as many as 10% will be laid off...
Inspired by online dating, AI tool for adoption matchmaking falls short for vulnerable foster kids
Some are orphans, others seized from their parents. Many are older and have overwhelming needs or disabilities. Most bear the scars of trauma from being hauled between foster homes, torn...
OpenAI Wants Everyone to Build Their Own Version of ChatGPT
OpenAI announced its new custom chatbot features at its first ever developer conference, OpenAI DevDay, in San Francisco. “You can build a GPT—a customized version of ChatGPT—for almost anything,” Sam...
Tesla aiming to build electric car that costs about $25,000: source
Tesla plans to build a 25,000-euro ($26,838) car at its factory near Berlin, a source with knowledge of the matter said Monday, in a long-awaited development for the electric vehicle maker...
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...
