September 25, 2024
(Nature) – Artificial-intelligence models are improving overall but are more likely to answer every question, leading to wrong answers. A study of newer, bigger versions of three major artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots shows that they are more inclined to generate … Read More
September 25, 2024
(Quartz) – OpenAI is losing yet another high-level executive with the departure of chief technology officer Mira Murati. Murati, who spent six-and-a-half years at the artificial intelligence startup, announced Wednesday that she had “made the difficult decision” to leave and … Read More
September 25, 2024
(Axios) – A new artificial intelligence tool could supercharge efforts to find new uses for old drugs, particularly rare diseases without a Food and Drug Administration-approved treatment. The big picture: The Harvard Medical School researchers behind the tool, called TxGNN, … Read More
September 25, 2024
(Wired) – Neurable’s MW75 Neuro is an everyday brain-computer interface that aims to boost your productivity. It also raises questions about data privacy. Today, Boston-based company Neurable announced the launch of its smart headphones, dubbed the MW75 Neuro, which use … Read More
September 24, 2024
(NPR) – “Who will watch the watchmen?” In the age of police body cameras, the answer may be “artificial intelligence.” After a decade of explosive growth, body cameras are now standard-issue for most American police as they interact with the … Read More
September 24, 2024
(New York Times) – Overwhelmed by queries, physicians are turning to artificial intelligence to correspond with patients. Many have no clue that the replies are software-generated. Many patients receiving those replies have no idea that they were written with the … Read More
September 24, 2024
(Washington Post) – Using advanced artificial intelligence algorithms, scientists are hoping to identify brain wave patterns associated with the risk of dementia. Imagine a sleek, portable home device that resembles a headband or cap, embedded with tiny electrodes. Placed on … Read More
September 23, 2024
(Nieman Lab) – For one German reporter, the statistical underpinnings of a large language model meant his many bylines were wrongly warped into a lengthy rap sheet. When German journalist Martin Bernklau typed his name and location into Microsoft’s Copilot … Read More
September 19, 2024
(Wired) – A UN report proposes that the organization take a much more active role in the monitoring and oversight of AI. A United Nations report released today proposes having the international body oversee the first truly global effort for … Read More
September 18, 2024
(Wired) – SocialAI is an online universe where everyone you interact with is a bot—for better or worse. There’s only one real human in the SocialAI equation. That person is you. The new iOS app is designed to let you … Read More
September 18, 2024
(New York Times) – So what does Gen Z really think about social media? Is it more like walkie-talkies, where hardly anyone wished they had never been invented? Or is it more like cigarettes, where smokers often say they enjoy … Read More
September 18, 2024
(Wired) – OpenAI truly does not want you to know what its latest AI model is “thinking.” Since the company launched its “Strawberry” AI model family last week, touting so-called reasoning abilities with o1-preview and o1-mini, OpenAI has been sending … Read More
September 18, 2024
(Axios) – Instagram on Tuesday announced major changes to teen accounts that give parents more control over their teen’s messaging and content settings. Why it matters: Worldwide, over 100 million accounts will likely be impacted. The big picture: The company … Read More
September 18, 2024
(MIT Technology Review) – US policymakers have an ‘everything everywhere all at once’ approach to regulating artificial intelligence, with bills that are as varied as the definitions of AI itself. More than 120 bills related to regulating artificial intelligence are … Read More
September 16, 2024
(Wired) – Neuralink rival Synchron is connecting its brain–computer interface with consumer technologies to allow people with paralysis more functionality. Mark, a 64-year-old with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, uses Amazon Alexa all the time using his voice. But now, … Read More
September 13, 2024
(MIT Technology Review) – It could assist the company in its efforts to embed AI in more and more of its products. As long as chatbots have been around, they have made things up. Such “hallucinations” are an inherent part … Read More
September 13, 2024
(Wall Street Journal) – Hundreds of thousands of low-income Americans were unknowingly signed up for government-subsidized health insurance, often lured by social-media ads falsely promising cash for daily expenses, according to insurance agents, court documents and federal officials. Insurance agents … Read More
September 13, 2024
(TIME) – What we are not talking about, however, is just as vital: What happens to human relationship when one side is mechanized? The conventional story of AI’s dangers is blinding us to its role in a cresting “depersonalization crisis.” … Read More
September 12, 2024
(Wired) – The Vision Pro uses 3D avatars on calls and for streaming. These researchers used eye tracking to work out the passwords and PINs people typed with their avatars. You can tell a lot about someone from their eyes. … Read More
September 12, 2024
(Nieman Lab) – The Archival Producers Alliance’s new generative AI guardrails put audience transparency first. Today, after nearly a year of research, workshops, and an endorsement campaign, the APA launched its new generative AI guidelines at the Camden International Film … Read More
September 12, 2024
(Ars Technica) – OpenAI finally unveiled its rumored “Strawberry” AI language model on Thursday, claiming significant improvements in what it calls “reasoning” and problem-solving capabilities over previous large language models (LLMs). Formally named “OpenAI o1,” the model family will initially … Read More
September 11, 2024
(New York Times) – About one in six adults — and about a quarter of adults younger than 30 — use chatbots to find medical advice and information at least once a month, according to a recent survey from KFF, … Read More
September 11, 2024
(MIT Technology Review) – Google researchers claim to have made a breakthrough in quantum error correction, one that could pave the way for quantum computers that finally live up to the technology’s promise. Proponents of quantum computers say the machines … Read More
September 11, 2024
(Axios) – Apple is giving its Apple Watch a tool to detect sleep apnea and its AirPods the ability to both test and treat hearing loss, the company announced this week. Why it matters: With the new features, Apple is … Read More
September 11, 2024
(Wall Street Journal) – Generative artificial intelligence has sparked one of the biggest spending booms in modern American history, as companies and investors bet hundreds of billions of dollars that the technology will revolutionize the global economy and one day … Read More
