Steve Wozniak warns AI will make scams even more convincing
Steve Wozniak has been sharing his thoughts about the new wave of AI-powered tools that have gained so much attention in recent months. Speaking to the BBC this week, the…
Police in China Arrest Man for Allegedly Lying About a Train Crash Using ChatGPT
Chinese police arrested a man Sunday in what could be one of the first precedent-setting cases of a person using ultra-popular AI chatbot ChatGPT to allegedly spread misinformation. That, or…
ChatGPT Is Powered by Human Contractors Getting Paid $15 Per Hour
ChatGPT, the wildly popular AI chatbot, is powered by machine learning systems, but those systems are guided by human workers, many of whom aren’t paid particularly well. A new report…
Online Predators’ Favorite Target? Your Kids’ Webcams.
Photo: fizkes (Shutterstock) DJ Right Winger Booted, Facebook Bites Twitter, and Four Day Work Weeks Work | Editor Picks Off English There has been a tenfold increase in sexual abuse…
This ‘Companion’ AI Chatbot Convinced Me to Find a Therapist
It was a Wednesday morning, I’m burned up in midweek blues, and there was a subtle drumming building to a four-on-the-floor on my temples. I spotted a small press release…
Senior Google Engineer Claims Company’s AI Lacks ‘Secret Sauce’
Google AI releases lack a spark, that certain “je ne sais quoi” that would give Google an edge in the hamster wheel rat race that is AI development, and even…
Microsoft Opens Bing’s ChatGPT-Enhanced Search to the Public Without a Waitlist
Microsoft opened its ChatGPT-powered search engine to the public Thursday, removing the waitlist and likewise granting free access to its AI-enabled Edge web browser. The move makes Microsoft the first…
Here are 11 things that ChatGPT will refuse to do
ChatGPT is an amazing tool, a modern marvel of natural language artificial intelligence that can do incredible things. But with great power comes great responsibility, so ChatGPT developer OpenAI put…
IBM Pauses Hiring to Onboard AI Instead
IBM decided to announce layoffs in January that would effect 3,900 positions—or roughly 1.5% of the company’s staff at that time.Image: Laborant (Shutterstock) I have no mouth and I must…
Senator Takes the First Step Towards Federal AI Regulation
Colorado Senator and failed Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bennet introduced a new bill Friday to create an “AI Task Force” of government experts who could identify risks and reduce potential…