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What Would the Chatbot Say?
Seeking to explain the unanticipated abilities of large language models.
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A Case That Rhymes With Microsoft
The prevailing lesson of the Microsoft case, antitrust lawyers say, is that scrutiny from Washington can slow down a company, even when there are no grievous penalties...
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Microsoft to Shield Paid-Up Copilot Customers From Any AI Copyright Brawls It Starts
Tough luck, freeloaders: you're on your own.
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Flaw Found in Apple Devices Led to Spyware Infection: Researchers
Researchers at Canada-based Citizen Lab found a vulnerability in Apple devices was used to spread spyware from Israeli cyber-intelligence group NSO.
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2 Senators Propose Bipartisan Framework for A.I. Laws
The effort by Senators Richard Blumenthal and Josh Hawley is the latest move by lawmakers to catch up with the rapidly evolving technology.
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British Columbia Split on Safety of Self-Driving Cars
A study by researchers at Canada's University of British Columbia found that a period of gradual transition will be necessary for road users to feel comfortable...
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Voice Deepfakes Are Coming for Your Bank Balance
Artificial intelligence tools have given scammers a potent weapon for trying to trick people into sending them money.
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Major Websites Are Blocking AI Crawlers From Accessing Their Content
In the AI era, publishers are more aggressively blocking crawlers because there's no upside, for now, in handing over their data to AI companies.
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Robotaxis Are Making Enemies as They Go Around San Francisco
Despite receiving recent approval to expand their robotaxi services in San Francisco, Waymo and Cruise continue to face backlash over traffic and safety concerns...
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Using Physics Data to Refocus Computer Vision
Exploring ways to supplement conventional computer vision data with metadata collected from physics-based sensors and systems.
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Chinese Robot Waiters Fuel Korean Anxiety Over Labor Shortages
South Koreans are anxious over a flood of cheap Chinese robot waiters amid labor shortages, population declines, and growing rivalry with Chinese technology firms...
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Twelve Nations Urge Social Media Giants to Tackle Illegal Data Scraping
A joint statement from a dozen countries called on social media platforms to address illegal data scraping, emphasizing that local laws require them to protect...
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AI Misinformation: Why It Works and How to Spot It
Determining what's real online is getting more difficult. But there are steps you can take to deal with it.
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Embuing AI with Ethics
In lieu of regulations, companies are starting to develop their own guidelines to control the use of artificial intelligence.
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Novel Algorithm Proposed for Selecting Variables Efficiently
Researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences' Hefei Institutes of Physical Science has developed a variable selection algorithm for chemometrics applications....
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Behind the AI Boom, an Army of Overseas Workers in 'Digital Sweatshops'
More than 2 million people in the Philippines perform "crowdwork," according to informal government estimates, as part of AI's vast underbelly.
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Opening the Black Box
Researchers hope to enable scientists and processor designers to understand the underlying reasoning of deep learning accelerator designs through explainable-design...
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The Myth of 'Open Source' AI
A new analysis shows that "open source" AI tools like Llama 2 are still controlled by big tech companies in a number of ways.
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Teen's Pill-Tracking Device Attracts Interest from CVS Pharmacy
U.S. pharmacy chain CVS is among those interested in a pill-tracking device created by Virginia-based high school student Archishma Marrapu.
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YouTube Ads May Have Led to Online Tracking of Children, Research Says
Adalytics reported Google's YouTube advertised adult products from over 300 brands on close to 100 YouTube videos geared toward children, with several ads displaying...
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