A New Trick Could Block the Misuse of Open Source AI
When Meta released its large language model Llama 3 for free this April, it took outside developers just a couple days to create a version without the safety restrictions that...
Precision home robots learn with real-to-sim-to-real
At the top of many automation wish lists is a particularly time-consuming task: chores. The moonshot of many roboticists is cooking up the proper hardware and software combination so that...
Reimagining cloud strategy for AI-first enterprises
The rise of generative artificial intelligence (AI), natural language processing, and computer vision has sparked lofty predictions: AI will revolutionize business operations, transform the nature of knowledge work, and boost...
Facebook parent Meta delivers strong quarter, sending shares soaring
Meta Platforms beat market expectations for second-quarter revenue on Wednesday and issued a rosy sales forecast for the third quarter, signaling that robust digital-ad spending on its social media platforms can cover...
Google Cracks Down on Explicit Deepfakes
A few weeks ago, a Google search for “deepfake nudes jennifer aniston” brought up at least seven high-up results that purported to have explicit, AI-generated images of the actress. Now...
MIT researchers advance automated interpretability in AI models
As artificial intelligence models become increasingly prevalent and are integrated into diverse sectors like health care, finance, education, transportation, and entertainment, understanding how they work under the hood is critical....
Google DeepMind’s new AI systems can now solve complex math problems
AI models can easily generate essays and other types of text. However, they’re nowhere near as good at solving math problems, which tend to involve logical reasoning—something that’s beyond the...
Apple delays highly-touted AI features until after initial iPhone, iPad upgrades: report
Apple’s upcoming artificial intelligence features will arrive later than anticipated and will miss the initial launch of upcoming iPhone and iPad software overhauls, Bloomberg News reported on Sunday. The iPhone...
Open Source AI Has Founders—and the FTC—Buzzing
Many of yesterday’s talks were littered with the acronyms you’d expect from this assemblage of high-minded panelists: YC, FTC, AI, LLMs. But threaded throughout the conversations—foundational to them, you might...
Study: When allocating scarce resources with AI, randomization can improve fairness
Organizations are increasingly utilizing machine-learning models to allocate scarce resources or opportunities. For instance, such models can help companies screen resumes to choose job interview candidates or aid hospitals in...
A new tool for copyright holders can show if their work is in AI training data
Since the beginning of the generative AI boom, content creators have argued that their work has been scraped into AI models without their consent. But until now, it has been...
Controversial suicide pod dubbed the ‘Tesla of euthanasia’ to be used for the first time
A suicide pod dubbed the “Tesla of euthanasia” will be used for the first time next week. Sarco, a 3D-printed capsule, was first unveiled at the Venice Design Festival in...
OpenAI Touts New AI Safety Research. Critics Say It’s a Good Step, but Not Enough
OpenAI has faced opprobrium in recent months from those who suggest it may be rushing too quickly and recklessly to develop more powerful artificial intelligence. The company appears intent on...
Creating and verifying stable AI-controlled systems in a rigorous and flexible way
Neural networks have made a seismic impact on how engineers design controllers for robots, catalyzing more adaptive and efficient machines. Still, these brain-like machine-learning systems are a double-edged sword: Their...
How underwater drones could shape a potential Taiwan-China conflict
A potential future conflict between Taiwan and China would be shaped by novel methods of drone warfare involving advanced underwater drones and increased levels of autonomy, according to a new...
