We've got plenty of AI now but who asked for it? El Reg's vultures chime in
Register Kettle We each grab a mic and take apart the Bard stewards responsible for this hype
AI + ML23 Mar 2023 | 2
Machine Learning
If scammers use your AI code to rip off victims, the FTC may want a word
A good watchdog does blame the tools, or something like that
Personal Tech22 Mar 2023 | 8
Boffins develop AI model for designing proteins to make synthetic blood plasma
And it's not the only hybrid synthetic biomaterial scientists are targeting
AI + ML22 Mar 2023 |
Hospital to test AI 'copilot' for doctors that jots notes on patient care
The hope? Reducing piles of admin for clinicians freeing them up for medical work
AI + ML21 Mar 2023 | 19
Stanford sends 'hallucinating' Alpaca AI model out to pasture over safety, cost
Meta-made small language model can produce misinformation, toxic text
AI + ML21 Mar 2023 | 16
OpenAI CEO warns that GPT-4 could be misused for nefarious purposes
In brief ALSO: Discord quietly edited its privacy policy after rolling out new generative AI features, and more
AI + ML20 Mar 2023 | 19
BROADER TOPICS
NARROWER TOPICS
'Robot lawyer' DoNotPay not fit for purpose, alleges complaint
Human lawyers: 'DoNotPay is not actually a robot, a lawyer, nor a law firm'
AI + ML13 Mar 2023 | 15
Thanks to generative AI, catching fraud science is going to be this much harder
Feature Why do experiments and all that work when a model could just invent convincing data for you?
AI + ML11 Mar 2023 | 33
Brit newspaper giant fills space with AI-assisted articles
That's a bit of a Reach
AI + ML08 Mar 2023 | 98
SETI: How AI-boosted satellites, robots could help search for life on other planets
Software scans to give rovers a clue
AI + ML07 Mar 2023 | 8
Elon Musk yearns for AI devs to build 'anti-woke' rival ChatGPT bot
In brief Plus: OpenAI says it won't train on customer data, and Microsoft rolls out new Bing AI modes
AI + ML06 Mar 2023 | 157
Microsoft strokes UK's ego by pooh-poohing EU approach to AI regulation
Representative even given opportunity to pitch tech to government during science committee hearing
AI + ML24 Feb 2023 | 38
I can't do that, Dave: AI drowns top sci-fi mag with story submissions
Any sufficiently advanced chatbot is indistinguishable from spam
AI + ML22 Feb 2023 | 67
Humans strike back at Go-playing AI systems
Amateur fleshbag defeats synthetic in 14 of 15 games
AI + ML20 Feb 2023 | 43
Gen Z lingo and search engines: A Millennial Odyssey
Comment Alternative headline: The best use for nu-Bing Microsoft CTO could conjure was translating his daughter's slang
Offbeat16 Feb 2023 | 60
This app could block text-to-image AI models from ripping off artists
Free software looming to fend off paintbrush-armed robots
AI + ML16 Feb 2023 | 63
Satya Nadella wants to make Google dance in battle for AI chat-powered web search
In brief Plus: Publisher using AI tools generated false health advice for men; how ChatGPT widens economic inequalities
AI + ML13 Feb 2023 | 8
Microsoft's AI habit comes to data governance tool Purview
You're a high-risk worker who wants access to that file? Computer says no
Applications07 Feb 2023 | 3
Twitch bans AI-generated Seinfeld show for making transphobic jokes
Video 'The text we generated was a mistake, we are super embarrassed'
AI + ML07 Feb 2023 | 29
Google to present AI-powered search features next week in live event
In brief Plus: Cruise and Waymo's driverless cars have caused 92 reported incidents in San Francisco; China's Baidu reportedly set to launch ChatGPT rival
AI + ML06 Feb 2023 | 16
It's your human hubris holding back AI acceptance
Boffins find Dunning-Kruger effect makes us think we know better
AI + ML03 Feb 2023 | 52
Generative AI is out of control: Nothing, Forever is a Seinfeld spoof about nothing... forever
Updated It's... actually kind of funny, though*
AI + ML03 Feb 2023 | 34
GPT-4 could pop up in Bing, as Google races to build chatbot search products
Plus: ChatGPT Plus now available for $20 a month in the US
AI + ML02 Feb 2023 | 13
Microsoft injects AI into Teams so no one will ever forget what the meeting decided
In the virtual corporate world, slackers have nowhere to hide
SaaS02 Feb 2023 | 61
Scientists develop AI algorithms to hunt for cancer-fighting antibodies
System identified a candidate that appears more effective than FDA-approved drugs
AI + ML02 Feb 2023 | 3
Boffins deploy machine learning in search for intelligent ET
Model developed using TensorFlow and Keras sifts through data for 'technosignatures' from alien worlds
AI + ML30 Jan 2023 | 13
Tech CEO nixes AI lawyer stunt after being threatened with jail time
In brief Plus: Google builds text-to-music model but won't release it, and more
AI + ML30 Jan 2023 | 27
Microsoft can't stop itself blowing billions on OpenAI
Embrace, extend ... extinguish, but whom or what this time?
AI + ML23 Jan 2023 | 9
Rentokil uses AI rat recognition to plot extermination in real time
You know where they eat, where they sleep, where they live... then figure out how to whack them
AI + ML23 Jan 2023 | 24
Publisher halts AI article assembly line after probe
In brief Plus: Academics debate citing ChatGPT as research co-author; Getty Images sues Stability AI
AI + ML23 Jan 2023 | 12
Mentally scarred: Kenyan workers taught ChatGPT to recognize offensive text
Spare a thought for the workers who read the worst content scraped from the internet to keep you safe
AI + ML20 Jan 2023 | 16
OpenAI's ChatGPT is a morally corrupting influence
No principles or virtues, people accepting everything it says – this bot is perfect for political life
AI + ML20 Jan 2023 | 85
Adobe: Take user data to train generative AI models? We'd never do that
Controversial policy change forces chief product officer to speak out
AI + ML19 Jan 2023 | 13
Publisher breaks news by using bots to write inaccurate stories
Worse still, human editors appear not to have caught the mistakes
AI + ML19 Jan 2023 | 41
Will 2023 be the year of dynamite disinfo deepfakes, cooked up by rogue states?
And if so, what are we gonna do about it?
AI + ML18 Jan 2023 | 16
Writing tool from AI21 Labs won't do all the hard work for you
Wordtune Spices is more like an AI-powered Grammarly
AI + ML17 Jan 2023 | 2
Midjourney, DeviantArt face lawsuit over AI-made art
Updated Lawyer known for GitHub Copilot case to argue artists' legal struggle
AI + ML16 Jan 2023 | 59
AI lawyer to fight first legal case in court, startup claims
In Brief Plus: How much would you pay for ChatGPT? And British AI drug biz gets snapped up for half a billion
AI + ML16 Jan 2023 | 26
Homeland Security, CISA builds AI-based cybersecurity analytics sandbox
High-spec system is crucial to defending against the latest threats
Government Tech Week10 Jan 2023 | 5
OpenAI is developing software to detect text generated by ChatGPT
In brief Plus: Apple using fake AI voices to help indie publishers release audiobooks
AI + ML09 Jan 2023 | 32
Cybercrooks are telling ChatGPT to create malicious code
Chatbot might let unskilled criminals launch attacks, if the code works
AI + ML06 Jan 2023 | 67
Researchers teach AI to pinpoint mutations linked to cancer
An ounce of prediction is worth a pound of cure
AI + ML05 Jan 2023 | 1
PyTorch dependency poisoned with malicious code
System data was exfiltrated during attack, but an anonymous person says it was a research project gone wrong
Security04 Jan 2023 | 22
University students recruit AI to write essays for them. Now what?
Feature Teachers need to work harder to get students to write and think for themselves
AI + ML27 Dec 2022 | 144
Alphabet reshuffles to meet ChatGPT threat
In brief Plus: ArtStation cracks down on rebellious creators and lame-duck AI laws in the US on the cards
AI + ML25 Dec 2022 | 70
Since humans can't manage fusion, the US puts millions into AI-powered creation
Some terms and condition may apply
AI + ML23 Dec 2022 | 66
OpenAI gets to the Point•E with open source text-to-3D model
Designers' jobs to crash or GLIDE
AI + ML21 Dec 2022 |
OpenAI predicts biz can break a billion in revs by 2024
In Brief Plus: Suomi security warnings and artists rebel against AI on Artstation
AI + ML19 Dec 2022 | 6
Top tip: If you want more of that VC money, stick some AI in your chips
Analysis Helps if you're teetering on the edge
AI + ML16 Dec 2022 | 3
XaaS is taking over the datacenter and IDC says you asked for it
Comment As customers grapple with pricey AI systems and nontraditional compute, HPE, Dell, and Lenovo circle in wait
On-Prem14 Dec 2022 | 5
Apple taps brake on self-driving cars, now aims for 2026
In brief Plus: ChatGPT behaving like a virtual machine, Cohere launches multi-lingual large language model
AI + ML13 Dec 2022 | 26
GitHub adds admin controls to Copilot, paints 'Business' on the side, doubles price
Ah, the enterprise way
AI + ML09 Dec 2022 | 22
OpenAI opens doors to ChatGPT, another AI to fill the world with kinda-true stuff
In brief Plus: DeepMind beats humans at Stratego
AI + ML03 Dec 2022 | 26
Google frees nifty ML image-compression model... but it's for JPEG-XL
Yep. The very same JPEG-XL that's just been axed from Chromium
AI + ML02 Dec 2022 | 38
Study suggests AI cruise control could kill traffic jams by cutting out the 'intuition' factor
The reason your morning drive sucks is because of you, the impulsive human behind the wheel
AI + ML23 Nov 2022 | 59
Meta's Cicero chatbot can probably beat you at Diplomacy
AI agent proves better than most people in classic game of trust and betrayal
AI + ML23 Nov 2022 | 13
AI analysis of dinosaur tracks suggests 'predator' may have been a herbivore
Human scientists can't agree, but computers … uh … find a way
Science16 Nov 2022 | 22
Robotics startup wants to disrupt walking with AI roller skates
For when millions of years of evolution and timekeeping are not good enough
Offbeat14 Nov 2022 | 24
Hey, GitHub, can you create an array compare function without breaking the GPL?
In brief Plus: Amazon debuts AI warehouse robot, Midjourney releases latest ML art generator
AI + ML12 Nov 2022 | 81
OpenAI, Microsoft, GitHub hit with lawsuit over Copilot
In brief Plus: City of Edinburgh promises to scrap Chinese AI Hikvision cameras, and more
AI + ML07 Nov 2022 | 10
Machine learning research in acoustics could open up multimodal metaverse
Jury still out on whether any kind of metaverse is strictly necessary
AI + ML02 Nov 2022 | 10
A next-gen AI protein folder that could help science? Meta's good for something
Faster than the others, 600m structures now in a public DB
AI + ML02 Nov 2022 | 11
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