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
September 9, 2024
(The Verge) – Apple has announced a batch of hearing health updates coming to the AirPods Pro 2, including a new “clinical grade” hearing aid feature for users with mild to moderate hearing loss. The iPhone maker says the hearing … Read More
September 9, 2024
(Axios) – The personal information of nearly 1 million Medicare beneficiaries may have been exposed in a data breach last year, when an unauthorized third party accessed a file transfer system used to handle medical claims. (Read More)
September 9, 2024
(The Record) – The Montana branch of Planned Parenthood confirmed that it suffered a cyberattack after a ransomware group threatened to leak sensitive data taken from the organization. Martha Fuller, CEO and president of Planned Parenthood of Montana, said in … Read More
September 9, 2024
(New York Times) – A generation ago, bioethicists fought over whether assisted reproductive technology would be normalized or made taboo. Now there’s strong public consensus that it should be not only tolerated but also celebrated. But this may be a … Read More
September 9, 2024
(Wall Street Journal) – More companies and government agencies out in the wild want to read our body parts. The Transportation Security Administration, for example, started scanning passengers’ faces instead of checking IDs. These groups say the biometric processes are … Read More
September 6, 2024
(Wired) – Video and audio of therapy sessions, transcripts, and other patient records were accidentally exposed in a publicly accessible database operated by the virtual medical company Confidant Health. Thousands of people’s highly sensitive health details, including audio and video … Read More
September 5, 2024
(The Verge) – The US, UK, and European Union have signed the first “legally binding” treaty on AI, which is supposed to ensure its use aligns with “human rights, democracy and the rule of law,” according to the Council of Europe. The … Read More
September 5, 2024
(Axios) – A recent legal win by the hospital industry over its use of website tracking technology could leave patients’ data vulnerable to being shared with online marketers, data brokers, and social media platforms. Why it matters: The case highlights … Read More
September 4, 2024
(Wall Street Journal) – What will the roadway scruples of AI look like? Artificial intelligence will hold sway on our roadways as we edge closer to fully self-driving cars—a shift that many carmakers say will make driving safer. David Margines, … Read More
September 4, 2024
(Gizmodo) – Last November, when OpenAI announced its plans for a marketplace where anyone could make and find bespoke versions of ChatGPT technology, the company said “The best GPTs will be invented by the community.” Nine months after the store … Read More
September 4, 2024
(The Telegraph via Yahoo! News) – Mobile phones do not cause brain cancer, a five-year study commissioned by the World Health Organisation (WHO) has concluded. Australian scientists sifted through 5,000 studies and found that, despite the increase in wireless technology … Read More
September 4, 2024
(The Verge) – The Dutch Data Protection Authority is considering whether Clearview’s directors can be held personally responsible. Clearview AI has been hit with its largest fine yet under Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) by a Dutch regulator. The … Read More
September 2, 2024
(The New Yorker) – The A.I. revolution is coming to a pharmacy near you. Bacteria produce numerous molecules that could become medicines, but most of them aren’t easily identified or synthesized with the technology that exists today. A small percentage … Read More
September 2, 2024
(MIT Technology Review) – As AI models become better at mimicking human behavior, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to distinguish between real human internet users and sophisticated systems imitating them. That’s a real problem when those systems are deployed for nefarious … Read More
August 30, 2024
(MIT Technology Review) – Existing artificial neurons, used in large language models like GPT4, work by taking in a large number of inputs, adding them together, and converting the sum into an output using another mathematical operation inside the neuron. … Read More
August 29, 2024
(Wired) – Major technology companies, including Google, Apple, and Discord, have been enabling people to quickly sign up to harmful “undress” websites, which use AI to remove clothes from real photos to make victims appear to be “nude” without their … Read More
August 29, 2024
(Bloomberg) – Bioacoustics is the thrilling combination of biology and acoustics, helping us gain insights from sounds produced by animals and humans. Generative AI, the kind of tech that brought ChatGPT to 200 million users worldwide, is now adding a … Read More
August 28, 2024
(The Verge) – A Pennsylvania appeals court said Section 230 can’t shield TikTok from the lawsuit. TikTok must face a lawsuit over the viral “blackout challenge” that several parents blame for their children’s deaths, a Pennsylvania-based appeals court ruled on … Read More
