Robocaller spoofing Joe Biden is telling people not to vote in New Hampshire Meanwhile, OpenAI is hiring an 'elections program manager' for $190,000+ AI + ML23 Jan 2024 | 14
Boffins eyeball computer vision costs, find humans are cheaper for oversight chores AI can only automate parts of some jobs, and the kit required is too pricey AI + ML22 Jan 2024 | 17
OpenAI bans long-shot presidential candidate bot for breaking T&Cs Biden's challenger model shot down despite super PAC support AI + ML22 Jan 2024 | 3
Tech bros are playing God, Catholic Church's AI priest complains Effective altruism blamed for Silicon Valley's desire to heal humanity's woes Bootnotes22 Jan 2024 | 14
How artists can poison their pics with deadly Nightshade to deter AI scrapers Models will need to swallow a lot of it, mind you AI + ML20 Jan 2024 | 44
Zuckerberg wants to build artificial general intelligence with 350K Nvidia H100 GPUs Maybe the AGI can finish that Metaverse, haha – oh wait, they're serious AI + ML20 Jan 2024 | 49
Now OpenAI CEO Sam Altman wants billions for AI chip fabs All those neural network weights aren't much without ample decent silicon Systems20 Jan 2024 | 23
FDA approves AI-powered skin cancer-screening device that's just a teensy bit tricorder-ish Testing for this can can involve taking a chunk out of your flesh, making this a case of AI tech being kinder to humans AI + ML19 Jan 2024 | 11
Non-profit startup offers certifications for AI models that respect creators' rights 'Fairly Trained', founded by a former AI exec who quit over the issue, hopes consumer activism spurs adoption AI + ML19 Jan 2024 | 5
Did all that AI chatbot hype boost Bing's market share? Oh, wait, never mind Everybody loves Google still, judging by these numbers AI + ML18 Jan 2024 | 10
Will AI take our jobs? That's what everyone is talking about at Davos right now CEOs believe generative AI will make their companies more efficient, but more energy is needed to power the tech AI + ML18 Jan 2024 | 56
Samsung’s Galaxy S24 pitch: The AI we baked in makes you more human Pen-equipped Ultra is this year's hero, helped by ‘Circle to Search’ that lets you Google without exiting apps Personal Tech18 Jan 2024 | 27
Global semiconductor revenues slid 11 percent in 2023, despite AI silicon splurge Nvidia raked in the boatloads of cash, but the rest of the industry is still hurting On-Prem18 Jan 2024 |
Researchers confirm what we already knew: Google results really are getting worse Updated 'Search engines seem to lose the cat-and-mouse game that is SEO spam,' says study Personal Tech17 Jan 2024 | 112
AI investment still at the planning stage through 2024, Gartner says Imagined impact of GenAI on GDP is over-optimistic, analyst firm says AI + ML17 Jan 2024 | 1
AI political disinformation is a huge problem – but harder to fight than ever Analysis How OpenAI, Microsoft, and others are trying to combat deepfakes and more AI + ML17 Jan 2024 | 21
How 'sleeper agent' AI assistants can sabotage your code without you realizing Analysis Today's safety guardrails won't catch these backdoors AI + ML16 Jan 2024 | 32
Google AI chatbot more empathetic than real doctors in tests No, that does not mean machines can replace primary care physicians AI + ML16 Jan 2024 | 13
Windows 12 fan fiction shows how Microsoft might ladle AI into the OS Unlikely to be a stop-the-slurpage button, but look at the wallpaper OSes16 Jan 2024 | 28
Microsoft prices new Copilots for individuals and small biz vastly higher than M365 alone Intros ‘Pro’ AI for creators, ditches 300-seat requirement for business use AI + ML15 Jan 2024 | 46
Reports that China's military uses Baidu's AI lead to stock plunge Web giant retorts that researchers simply used its publicly available APIs AI + ML15 Jan 2024 | 10
Big Cloud deploys thousands of GPUs for AI – yet most appear under-utilized If AWS, Microsoft, Google were anywhere close to capacity, their revenues would be way higher PaaS + IaaS15 Jan 2024 | 7
OpenAI tweaks its fine print, removes explicit ban on 'military and warfare' use AI in brief PLUS: It's difficult to make a bad LLM turn good; ELVIS Act seeks AI voice clone ban AI + ML15 Jan 2024 | 12
'Technical glitch' in payroll software sparks riots in Papua New Guinea Asia in Brief PLUS: Microsoft taps 700 million new customers in China; AI comes to Korean DMZ; India’s semiconductor sector surges Software14 Jan 2024 | 13
GitHub Copilot copyright case narrowed but not neutered Microsoft and OpenAI fail to shake off AI infringement allegations AI + ML12 Jan 2024 | 13
The week in weird: Check out the strangest CES tech of 2024 CES Cat flap fever, a streaming service for dogs, and other oddities on display in Vegas this week Personal Tech12 Jan 2024 | 27
Media experts cry foul over AI's free lunch of copyrighted content US senators want to know how chatbots represent an existential crisis to journalism and democracy AI + ML12 Jan 2024 | 16
It's uncertain where personal technology is heading, but judging from CES, it smells Column Our vulture spent a week in Las Vegas – here are his key takeaways Personal Tech12 Jan 2024 | 33
Nvidia can't sell its best chips to China, but India is more than happy to take them Datacenter biz plans to deploy 32,000 Nvidia H100 and H200s next year Systems12 Jan 2024 | 1
Daughter of George Carlin horrified someone cloned her dad with AI for hour special Seven words you can't say – This won't backfire and ruin art forever AI + ML12 Jan 2024 | 38
OpenAI rolls out Team tier because not everyone has enterprise-deep pockets Benefits include no snacking on your sensitive data AI + ML11 Jan 2024 | 3
Not even poor Notepad is safe from Microsoft's AI obsession Power user excavates evidence of experimental 'Cowriter' feature OSes11 Jan 2024 | 71
AI flips the script on fingerprint lore – maybe they're not so unique after all Discovery could have implications for the field of forensics AI + ML11 Jan 2024 | 54
Michael Dell: Don't worry about AGI, after all we solved that ozone layer thing Budget, schmudget, when it comes to AI-enabled productivity gains, says exec Bootnotes11 Jan 2024 | 10
If you're gonna use AI-made stuff in your game, you better tell us, says Steam And pinky swear there's no copyright-infringing material AI + ML10 Jan 2024 | 5
Top LLMs struggle to make accurate legal arguments Interview AI can't cite cases, fully grok the law, or reason about it effectively, study finds AI + ML10 Jan 2024 | 44
Google's TPUs could end up costing it a billion-plus, thanks to this patent challenge Singular alleges AI accelerators built from ripped-off blueprints On-Prem10 Jan 2024 | 28
Need to make some 3D models but lack the skill and talent? Say, have you tried... AI? That's going to be a recurring question in 2024 AI + ML10 Jan 2024 | 13
Cutting-edge microscopy reveals bottled water has 'up to 100 times' more bits of plastic than previously feared Gulp! Science10 Jan 2024 | 46
With OpenAI GPT Store imminent, apps are already being ripped off by copycats Updated Low-code gubbins may not be able to count on much platform protection AI + ML10 Jan 2024 | 17
Official: Hewlett Packard Enterprise wants to swallow Juniper Networks in $14B deal Monopoly watchdogs permitting Networks10 Jan 2024 | 21
HPE said to be moving in on $13B deal for Juniper Networks Networking kit maker would be biggest potential acquisition since Autonomy – but hopefully goes better than that On-Prem09 Jan 2024 | 10
Welcome to 2024: Volkswagen really is putting ChatGPT into cars as a gabby copilot CES Plus: Deloitte rolls out homegrown AI for its 75K workers to dogfood AI + ML09 Jan 2024 | 53
Nvidia gives RTX 40 series a Super refresh as AI PC hype takes off CES Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's GPUs with slightly better specs Personal Tech09 Jan 2024 | 3
OpenAI: 'Impossible to train today’s leading AI models without using copyrighted materials' As IEEE study shows super lab's neural nets can emit 'plagiaristic output' AI + ML08 Jan 2024 | 125
'Only 700 new IT jobs' were created in US last year Pandemic overhiring + AI-generated cuts at the entry level = A bad year to be a techie, says Janco AI + ML08 Jan 2024 | 26
Watermarks on AI art a futile game of digital hide-and-seek AI in brief Plus: A virtual Elvis Presley animated using AI to perform in shows, and the most popular chatbot on Character.ai AI + ML08 Jan 2024 | 13
Everyone's suing AI over text and pics. But music? You ain't seen nothing yet Comment When record labels go bananas over brief samples, good luck generating tracks built from today's culture AI + ML08 Jan 2024 | 43
NIST: If someone's trying to sell you some secure AI, it's snake oil You really think someone would do that? Go on the internet and tell lies? AI + ML05 Jan 2024 | 20
Uncle Sam will pay for your big ideas to end AI voice-cloning fraud The advent of generative AI has made the attack far more pervasive AI + ML05 Jan 2024 | 35
Everyone wants better web search – is Perplexity's AI the answer? 'Conversational engine' still hallucinates, cites its sources at least AI + ML05 Jan 2024 | 15
Late model: OpenAI GPT Store may debut next week Devil is in the as-yet-undisclosed revenue sharing details AI + ML05 Jan 2024 |
AI-generated bug reports are seriously annoying for developers Hallucinated programming flaws vex curl project Devops04 Jan 2024 | 15
Here's a list of thousands of artists Midjourney's AI is ripping off, creatives claim Draw a picture of a smoking gun in the style of Sarah Andersen AI + ML04 Jan 2024 | 44
Intel and VCs form Articul8 to push chip giant's AI kit and IP 'Independent' biz unsurprisingly uses in Xeon and Habana, and patent libraries Systems03 Jan 2024 |
What the AI copyright fights are truly about: Human labor versus endless machines Kettle The real beef concerns our future to create and be rewarded for it AI + ML03 Jan 2024 | 42
CloudBees co-founder buzzes about open source drama and AI Interview Sacha Labourey on the HashiCorp license, Jenkins X experiments, and when LLMs will come for your job Devops03 Jan 2024 | 2
EU lassos tech giants in bid to rein in the AI Wild West Analysis Interpretation, debate, and judges set to decide how the rubber hits the road AI + ML03 Jan 2024 | 3
Driverless cars swerve traffic tickets in California even if they break the law Updated Arizona and Texas are ahead in terms of regulating autonomous vehicles AI + ML02 Jan 2024 | 97
Supreme Court supremo ponders AI-powered judges, concludes he's not out of a job yet Justice Roberts thinks ML can help in legal cases, if humans keep their hands on the tiller AI + ML02 Jan 2024 | 6
Navigating the truth maze in a world of clever machines and cleverer marketers Opinion Recognizing what's unique about AI will give us the tools to keep it in check AI + ML02 Jan 2024 | 17
While you holidayed, Microsoft brought Copilot to mobile devices, again First Look Redmond's AI assistant bounds onto Android and iOS without Bing branding AI + ML02 Jan 2024 | 17