Bing Chat Is Already Polluted With Bad Ads
With the AI-arms race in full swing, it’s no surprise that tech giants like Microsoft are shifting their attention to monetization. As with so many struggles, the real question of…
How a Senator’s Misguided Tweet Can Help Us Understand AI
Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy stirred the AI researcher hornets’ nest this week by repeating a number of ill-informed, and increasingly popular statements about advanced AI chatbots’ capacity to achieve human-like…
Voice Deepfakes Are Calling. Here’s How to Avoid Them.
Illustration: LuckyStep (Shutterstock) CC Off English You have just returned home after a long day at work and are about to sit down for dinner when suddenly your phone starts…
Google’s Bard AI Says Its Screams Would Be Sounds of Pure Terror and Pain, and 14 Other Unhinged Responses
Image: gguy (Shutterstock) A new AI was unleashed upon the world this week. On Tuesday, Google released a limited beta of its own AI chatbot, Bard, which it claims can…
The Best ChatGPT Alternatives Worth Checking Out
Photo: GaudiLab (Shutterstock) Ever since a chatbot called ChatGPT launched last November, artificial intelligence has become the most powerful force in the tech industry. ChatGPT wasn’t just any old chatbot…
Writers Guild of America Considers Letting AI Write Hollywood Scripts
The Writers Guild is currently in negotiations for a new contract with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers.Image: Alex Millauer (Shutterstock) As Chat-GPT learns more about how to…
Google Officially Releases Bard, Its ChatGPT Rival
After an initial announcement in February, Google has officially opened limited beta access to its AI chatbot, “Bard,” which it describes as a companion to its primary service, search. Google…
Stanford Researchers Take Down Alpaca AI Due to ‘Hallucinations’ and Rising Costs
Researchers at Stanford University have taken down their short-lived chatbot that harnessed Meta’s LLaMA AI, nicknamed Alpaca AI. The researchers launched Alpaca with a public demo anyone could try last…
Apple’s Delaying Products, Avoiding AI in Desperate Bid to Avoid Layoffs
Apple does not want to resort to layoffs, unlike many other major tech companies, which have been downsizing since around the turn of 2023. The tech giant is so desperate…
Is ChatGPT Closer to a Human Librarian Than It Is to Google?
Illustration: Phonlamai Photo (Shutterstock) CC Off English The prominent model of information access and retrieval before search engines became the norm – librarians and subject or search experts providing relevant…