Here’s how ed-tech companies are pitching AI to teachers
This story is from The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get it in your inbox first, sign up here. This back-to-school season marks the third year in which AI...
S8 Max Series, QRevo S, and Q5 Max+
New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you buy through our links. If you’re anything like me, the thought of keeping your floors spotless without...
This Could Be the Start of Amazon’s Next Robot Revolution
In 2012, Amazon quietly acquired a robotics startup called Kiva Systems, a move that dramatically improved the efficiency of its ecommerce operations and kickstarted a wider revolution in warehouse automation....
Large language models don’t behave like people, even though we may expect them to
One thing that makes large language models (LLMs) so powerful is the diversity of tasks to which they can be applied. The same machine-learning model that can help a graduate...
What this futuristic Olympics video says about the state of generative AI
The Olympic Games in Paris just finished last month and the Paralympics are still underway, so the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles feel like a lifetime from now. But...
Elon Musk, investors lost over $24 billion on X acquisition
Elon Musk and his investors in X have seen the value of the social media platform plunge 72% — resulting in $24 billion in paper losses — since the tycoon...
AI-Fakes Detection Is Failing Voters in the Global South
But it’s not just that models can’t recognize accents, languages, syntax, or faces less common in Western countries. “A lot of the initial deepfake detection tools were trained on high...
A framework for solving parabolic partial differential equations
Computer graphics and geometry processing research provide the tools needed to simulate physical phenomena like fire and flames, aiding the creation of visual effects in video games and movies as...
How “personhood credentials” could help prove you’re a human online
As AI models become better at mimicking human behavior, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to distinguish between real human internet users and sophisticated systems imitating them. That’s a real problem when...
Intel CEO to pitch board on plans to shed assets, cut costs, source says
Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger and key executives are expected to present a plan later this month to the company’s board of directors to slice off unnecessary businesses and revamp capital...
Major Sites Are Saying No to Apple’s AI Scraping
In a separate analysis conducted this week, data journalist Ben Welsh found that just over a quarter of the news websites he surveyed (294 of 1,167 primarily English-language, US-based publications)...
Study: Transparency is often lacking in datasets used to train large language models
In order to train more powerful large language models, researchers use vast dataset collections that blend diverse data from thousands of web sources. But as these datasets are combined and...
A new way to build neural networks could make AI more understandable
A tweak to the way artificial neurons work in neural networks could make AIs easier to decipher. Artificial neurons—the fundamental building blocks of deep neural networks—have survived almost unchanged for...
X shutting down its longtime San Francisco headquarters on Friday the 13th: report
The date that Elon Musk’s social media site, X, formerly known as Twitter, will officially shutter its longtime San Francisco headquarters has been set, according to a report. A source familiar told...
The Plaud NotePin Is an AI Notetaker That Will Transcribe Your Meetings—and Your Entire Life
“In that case, if you’re not taking precautions and you lose the device, that could be accessible,” Hsu says. “But that’s very extreme.” Ultimately, Hsu has greater ambitions for his...
