Experts predict how AI will energize cybersecurity in 2023 and beyond
From behavioral analytics to endpoint and patch management, experts predict the many ways AI will boost cybersecurity this year and beyond.
Opinion | Inside the Minds of Spiders, Octopuses and Artificial Intelligence
The science fiction writer Adrian Tchaikovsky explores what an explosion of A.I.-produced content would mean for human society and the human spirit.
Kevin Killed Sydney, and Reddit’s C.E.O. Defends Section 230
And what Meta’s new paid verification program means for the future of social media.
How killer robots are changing modern warfare – video
Josh Toussaint-Strauss explores how the weaponisation of general-purpose robots and the developments of a wider array of advanced mobile robotics and AI powered machine are changing modern warfare
We have been working on a prototype cartoon-o-bot. Nobody will know the difference | First Dog on the Moon
Sob – I’m ruined
Shocking Research Shows Changes in Children’s Face Shapes Linked to Mothers’ Alcohol Consumption Before and During Pregnancy
Through the utilization of cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI) and deep learning technology, researchers have made a striking discovery linking alterations in the shape of children’s faces to the quantity of alcohol their mothers consumed, both prior to and during pregnancy.
Research keeps AI compatible with smart devices
Smart devices keep getting smarter and are demanding more and more out of the hardware. How can we make sure that these devices are compatible with the artificial intelligence needed to keep them functioning, without having to increase the hardware capacity? This is what Nesma Rezk, Ph.
Alternate framework for distributed computing tames Big Data's ever growing costs
The sheer volume of 'Big Data' produced today by various sectors is beginning to overwhelm even the extremely efficient computational techniques developed to sift through all that information. But a new computational framework based on random sampling looks set to finally tame Big Data's ever-growing communication, memory and energy costs into something more manageable.
ChatGPT: Handle with care and don't be fooled into thinking it's human
People yelling at broken computers was a popular YouTube genre in the 2000s. If you think this is unique to non-digital boomers when it comes to new technologies, think again. Something similar is happening today with ChatGPT, the chatbot recently launched by OpenAI, which has already generated hype not seen since the Metaverse was considered the next big thing (seems like eons ago, doesn't it?).
How to perfect your prompt writing for ChatGPT, Midjourney and other AI generators
Users are having a blast getting creative with AI generators – but your output is only ever as good as your prompt.
Microsoft Bing AI ends chat when prompted about 'feelings'
Microsoft Corp. appeared to have implemented new, more severe restrictions on user interactions with its "reimagined" Bing internet search engine, with the system going mum after prompts mentioning "feelings" or "Sydney," the internal alias used by the Bing team in developing the artificial-intelligence powered chatbot.
‘It’s fundamental’: WPP chief on how AI has revolutionised advertising
Mark Read says artificial intelligence is helping it win clients keen to tap into the technology’s potential
AWS and Hugging Face expand partnership to make AI more accessible
Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Hugging Face have announced an expanded collaboration to accelerate the training and deployment of models for generative AI applications.
AI art replicates inequity at scale. We need to learn about its biases – and outsmart the algorithm | Tracey Spicer
An artist used Midjourney to design the cover of Tracey Spicer’s upcoming book. The process, she found, was exciting – and terrifying
China Chases ChatGPT’s Success
A wave of Chinese tech companies are announcing their own A.I.-powered chatbots — but face hurdles imposed by their own government.
‘Political propaganda’: China clamps down on access to ChatGPT
Leading tech firms reportedly ordered to remove workarounds allowing access to US-based service
Surprising Study Finds Infants Outperform AI in “Commonsense Psychology”
New study shows how infants are more adept at spotting motivations that drive human behavior. Infants outperform artificial intelligence in detecting what motivates other people’s actions, finds a new study by a team of psychology and data science researchers.
Opinion | Microsoft Is Sacrificing Its Ethical Principles to Win the A.I. Race
By launching Bing, Microsoft is abandoning the ethical principles it had carefully crafted around A.I.