Envisioning the future of computing
How will advances in computing transform human society? MIT students contemplated this impending question as part of the Envisioning the Future of Computing Prize — an essay contest in which...
Elon Musk expects Neuralink to implant first case this year
Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk expects his brain-chip startup Neuralink to start its first human trial this year, he said Friday in France. Speaking at the VivaTech event in Paris, co-founder Musk said Neuralink plans...
How to Live Well, Love AI, and Party Like a 6-Year-Old
Kevin Kelly had a birthday party earlier this month. It featured a giant bubble-maker, a magic show, an ice cream truck, a toy train demonstration, and a guy who made...
This Is the Worst Part of the AI Hype Cycle
Earlier this week, Paul McCartney sent the music-nerd internet ablaze with some news: Artificial intelligence had helped resurrect a bit of John Lennon’s voice for a new Beatles song, more...
My AI girlfriend saved my marriage — it’s not cheating
‘Til unstable internet connection do us part. As AI infiltrates every aspected of life, it’s manage to weasel its way into the dating sphere. While bachelors use ChatGPT to woo...
Stack Overflow Didn’t Ask How Bad Its Gender Problem Is This Year | WIRED
For 15 years, Stack Overflow has been the main hub for discussions of computer programming and development. It’s where users who are facing a tricky conundrum or are hitting a...
Elon Musk denies owning Dogecoin cryptocurrency wallets
Elon Musk denied owning the crypto wallets allegedly used to make dodgy Dogecoin trades in a class-action lawsuit accusing him of manipulating his pet digital currency, according to a letter...
Dogs are smarter than AI, scientist claims
AI’s bark is worse than its bite. As fearmongering over artificial intelligence’s capabilities reaches a high pitch, experts claim that the so-called advanced technology isn’t nearly as smart as your...
If art is how we express our humanity, where does AI fit in?
The rapid advance of artificial intelligence has generated a lot of buzz, with some predicting it will lead to an idyllic utopia and others warning it will bring the end...
Speed is all you need: On-device acceleration of large diffusion models via GPU-aware optimizations
Posted by Juhyun Lee and Raman Sarokin, Software Engineers, Core Systems & Experiences The proliferation of large diffusion models for image generation has led to a significant increase in model...
Apple, Meta VR headsets will ruin society, Jack Dorsey fears
Social media pioneer Jack Dorsey fears mixed-reality headsets such as the Apple Vision Pro and the Meta Quest 3 will turn Americans into socially-distant couch potatoes. The Twitter co-founder said...
Novo Nordisk to support MIT postdocs working at the intersection of AI and life sciences
MIT’s School of Engineering and global health care company Novo Nordisk has announced the launch of a multi-year program to support postdoctoral fellows conducting research at the intersection of artificial...
Google warns staff of spilling secrets to Bard in ChatGPT race
Alphabet is cautioning employees about how they use chatbots, including its own Bard, at the same time as it markets the program around the world, four people familiar with the...
Good News! China and the US Are Talking About AI Dangers
Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, recently said that China should play a key role in shaping the guardrails that are placed around the technology. “China has some of the best AI...
Twitter getting kicked out of Colorado office after reportedly not paying rent
Twitter is reportedly being evicted from its office in Boulder, Colo., after not paying rent the past two months. Last month, Twitter’s landlord filed a complaint against its Elon Musk-headed...
