Can AI Predict Powerball Numbers?
With the Powerball ballooning to $650 million after Wednesday’s drawing, hopeful players have been asking: Is winning the lottery a matter of luck or something that science and artificial intelligence…
The AI Battle’s Newest Warrior Strikes a Major Blow to Big Tech
The ongoing slugfest between tech players racing to get the most intuitive and powerful AI may have just gotten a brief knockout punch. The slammer that landed? A new version…
The Era of ‘AI Psychosis’ is Here. Are You a Possible Victim?
If the term “AI psychosis” has completely infiltrated your social media feed lately, you’re not alone. While not an official medical diagnosis, “AI psychosis” is the informal name mental health…
AI’s World-Ending Capabilities Have Been Greatly Exaggerated
Advertisement Text and image generators have decidedly gone mainstream music generators haven’t gotten as much attention. Microsoft hopes to change that. This week, the company partnered with AI startup Suno…
How to Check If Something Online Was Written by AI
Generative artificial intelligence is everywhere you look these days, including on the web: advanced predictive text bots such as ChatGPT can now spew out endless reams of text on every…
Magic: The Gathering Formally Bans the Use of Generative AI in ‘Final’ Products
An error in judgement earlier this year—when a D&D artist confirmed they had used generative AI programs to finish several pieces of art included in the sourcebook Glory of the…
It Sure Looks Like Governments Want to Let AI Surveillance Run Wild
By all accounts, the European Union’s AI Act seems like something that would make tech ethicists happy. The landmark artificial intelligence law, which enjoyed a huge legislative win this week,…
Zuck’s Naughty and Nice List: Threads in EU, AI Instagram Backgrounds, and More
Threads finally launched for European users Thursday roughly five months after the X competitor rolled out in the United States. The rookie social media platform also received some fact-checking filters…
Meta’s Ray-Ban Glasses Now Have Thoughts About Your Pants
Meta’s long-promised AI-enabled vision features for the company’s Ray-Ban Smart Glasses are finally incoming, allowing the onboard AI to see, hear, and interpret its environment through the glasses’ 12 MP…
Microsoft Forms Alliance to Help Union Workers Stop Worrying and Learn to Love AI
Photo: MacroEcon (Shutterstock) Microsoft announced an alliance with the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) to ensure that artificial intelligence serves the interests of workers, according…