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…
ChatGPT Answers Patients’ Online Questions Better Than Real Doctors, Study Finds
AI may not replace your doctor anytime soon, but it will probably be answering their emails. A study published in JAMA Internal Medicine Friday examined questions from patients and found…
Walmart Uses AI to Negotiate Shopping Cart Prices With Suppliers
Walmart has been reportedly using a chatbot developed by California-based Pactum Inc., a company that specializes in autonomous negotiation software.Image: Sundry Photography (Shutterstock) As the music industry struggles with AI’s…
AI-Generated Amazon Reviews Are Beginning to Spread
Image: maxuser (Shutterstock) From Republican smear campaigns against Biden to a collaboration between The Weeknd and Drake going viral, it feels like AI is coming for every part of our…
Why Universities Should Return to Oral Exams in the AI and ChatGPT Era
Photo: Gorodenkoff (Shutterstock) If An AI Reworks Copyrighted Images, Is It Art? | Future Tech Off English Imagine the following scenario. You are a student and enter a room or…