Meta calls up generative AI squad as Snap releases ChatGPT-powered bot
Generative AI is firmly in the sights of social media. Meta is forming a new product group around generative AI to focus on ‘building delightful experiences’ into all of the company’s products, while Snap has unveiled a new chatbot running on OpenAI’s GPT technology.
4 ways ChatGPT can radically up your job search
ChatGPT can be used in many ways to help you get a new job both pre-application and for interview prep.
Predicting city traffic using a machine learning model
A new machine learning model can predict traffic activity in different zones of cities. To do so, a Complexity Science Hub researcher used data from a main car-sharing company in Italy as a proxy for overall city traffic. Understanding how different urban zones interact can help avoid traffic jams, for example, and enable targeted responses of policy makers—such as local expansion of public transportation.
Habytat announces AI-powered pets for its social metaverse
Habytat plans to launch AI-powered pets onto its social metaverse platform this year. Users can vote on the types of pets.
DALL-E 2 and Midjourney can be a boon for industrial designers
During the brainstorming stage of the design process, AI-powered image generation programs can open creative doors that may have otherwise never been accessed.
‘Black box’ and ‘neural networks’: all the AI acronyms you need to know
We spell out the key terms behind the AI revolution – and why they matter. Plus, this week’s top tech stories
El verdadero peligro inminente de la inteligencia artificial
Estamos tan preocupados preguntándonos qué puede hacer la tecnología que estamos eludiendo las preguntas más importantes.
Is there a way to pay content creators whose work is used to train AI? Yes, but it’s not foolproof
Artists and photographers have strongly opposed their distinct styles being replicated by AI image generators. And the law has yet to catch up with this issue.
Prophesee teams with Qualcomm on faster event-based smartphone cameras
Prophesee has partnered with Qualcomm to bring a new kind of fast image sensor to smartphone cameras.
Artificial intelligence training is powered mostly by fossil fuels
Most AI training relies on electrical grids primarily powered by coal and gas rather than low-carbon sources, according to an analysis of 95 AIs
Will future computers run on human brain cells?
A 'biocomputer' powered by human brain cells could be developed within our lifetime, according to researchers who expect such technology to exponentially expand the capabilities of modern computing and create novel fields of study.
How machine learning improvements are helping to fight human trafficking
The fight against human trafficking has a David and Goliath aspect to it. Trafficking rings are a global scourge with an estimated 25 million victims and $150 billion in annual profits. Agencies and NGOs tasked with stopping the traffickers, however, are typically small and under-resourced.
Study examines AI application to 10 megatrends with GPT-3
A study by the Medical University of Vienna has investigated the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) to address societal megatrends and analyzed its proposed solutions in dealing with these global challenges. Artificial intelligence can offer understandable insights into the complex and cross-cutting issues of megatrends, and how they could change and benefit in different areas if AI systems are deployed.
As uni goes back, here's how teachers and students can use ChatGPT to save time and improve learning
Some fear ChatGPT will increase student cheating. But education academics say it can also save time preparing lessons and create new opportunities for learning.
The purpose and impact of creative AI
Will generative AI be more of a problem than it’s worth? Here are some ways creative AI can be a help and not a threat.
Q&A: Is the artificial intelligence boom a 'runaway train?'
As an artificial intelligence researcher, Cynthia Rudin has watched the recent, explosive growth of the technology with a keen, concerned eye.
Why the promised fourth industrial revolution hasn't happened yet
AI and 3D printing could transform the way we make things, but many companies have been slow to take advantage.
ChatGPT and cheating: 5 ways to change how students are graded
Educators need to carefully consider ChatGPT and issues of academic integrity to move toward an assessment system that leverages AI tools.