OpenAI’s new Shap-E tool is Dall-E for 3D objects
OpenAI’s latest endeavor, Shap-E, is a model that allows you to generate 3D objects from text, not unlike how Dall-E can create 2D images. According to OpenAI, Shap-E is “a…
ChatGPT tried to pass a college exam and it didn’t go well
Studying to pass your college exams can be a stressful experience, but what if ChatGPT could just write your papers for you? That’s the question posed by researchers at the…
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…
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…
AI Has a ‘Free Rider’ Problem
Photo: fizkes (Shutterstock) Maybe AI-Written Scripts are a Bad Idea? Off English On March 22, 2023, thousands of researchers and tech leaders – including Elon Musk and Apple co-founder Steve…
Grimes Launched a Platform to Help You Make AI Songs with Her Voice. Here’s What It Sounds Like.
The artist known as Grimes (real name Clare Boucher) has said that you’re totally free to use an AI-generated version of her voice to make new music, just as long…
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…
Slack GPT: attend meetings, summarize messages, and more
Sick of attending all those work meetings every day? Slack could soon take care of them for you by sending its own chatbot to summarize what happened. That’s because Slack…
Protect public from AI risks, White House tells tech giants
At a meeting of prominent tech leaders at the White House on Thursday, vice president Kamala Harris reminded attendees that they have an “ethical, moral, and legal responsibility to ensure…
The updated Bing Chat leapfrogs ChatGPT in 6 important new ways
Just three months after its initial release, Microsoft has unveiled an evolution of Bing Chat that adds some key new features — and in some ways, takes it beyond what…