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Zuckerberg Accuses Rivals of Trying to Create AI-Powered God

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"I find it a pretty big turnoff." Idol Worship Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg blasted unspecified AI rivals for "creating God" in a surprising new … http://dlvr.it/T8zm96

Perplexity’s grand theft AI

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More like Perfidy? In every hype cycle, certain patterns of deceit emerge. In the last crypto boom, it was “ponzinomics” and “rug pulls.” In self-driving cars, it was “just five years away!” In AI, it’s seeing just how much unethical shit you can get away with. Perplexity is basically a rent-seeking … http://dlvr.it/T8t4Sm

AI Is Still a Delusion

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The hope and hype of artificial intelligence (AI) began nearly 70 years ago at a 1956 Dartmouth summer workshop organized by the mathematician John … http://dlvr.it/T8shRD

Study finds Perplexity uses AI-generated content as sources, amplifying hallucinations

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Would you trust an AI search engine after this discovery? AI-powered search engine Perplexity is facing scrutiny and criticism after a study has emerged alleging that the tool routinely cites AI-generated blog posts as sources for its responses. The report, compiled by AI detection service GPTZero, … http://dlvr.it/T8sPTp

Microsoft's new AI chief explains what's at the top of his to-do list

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Microsoft's newly installed AI chief, Mustafa Suleyman, is keen to ensure that the Big Tech company is not underestimated. On a recent podcast with Seth Rosenberg, Suleyman explained his new responsibilities at the company. He said he oversaw key teams, including Bing and Edge, and Copilot, … http://dlvr.it/T8p1Vm

Tesla Optimus Gen 2 humanoid robot from $10,000

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Tesla’s recent 2024 stockholder meeting marked a significant milestone in the company’s journey towards advanced robotics. Elon Musk, unveiled new … http://dlvr.it/T8jdtT

Apple Ring Features and Specs Leaked (Video)

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Apple is venturing into the smart ring market with the development of the Apple Ring, a new wearable device designed to offer a unique and convenient … http://dlvr.it/T8jdh0

Generative AI As A Killer Of Creative Jobs? Hold That Thought

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Mira Murati, chief technology officer of OpenAI, stirred up quite a bit of controversy last week in a discussion when she proclaimed that with generative AI, “some creative jobs maybe will go away, but maybe they shouldn’t have been there in the first place.” While’s Murati’s remarks were framed … http://dlvr.it/T8hnY7

Autonomous Driving Has Hit A Troubling Plateau: An Engineer Explains Why

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After many years of promises from industry leaders like Elon Musk, a true autonomous vehicle remains a fantasy. In the 2010s, we were constantly … http://dlvr.it/T8hn9p

5 Free Books on Machine Learning Algorithms You Must Read - MachineLearningMastery.com

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Image by Author If you are a machine learning student, researcher, or practitioner, it is crucial for your career growth to have a deep understanding … http://dlvr.it/T8d7SZ

AI is replacing human tasks faster than you think

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New York CNN — Corporate America is rapidly adopting artificial intelligence to automate work once exclusively done by humans. More than half (61%) of large US firms plan to use AI within the next year to automate tasks previously done by employees, according to a survey of finance chiefs released … http://dlvr.it/T8Yt3W

GPT-4 Proves AI’s Advancements By Passing The Turing Test

In the digital age, our interactions with AI have become increasingly frequent and often go unnoticed. This has led researchers to investigate the … http://dlvr.it/T8WK3P

These companies want to use AI to make call center jobs less horrible

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Working at a call center can be a stressful job. For eight hours (or more!) a day, you talk with customers who have problems—and oftentimes those frustrations boil over. That can take a toll on the mental health of employees. Added to the stress is the looming threat of artificial intelligence … http://dlvr.it/T8Vtcc

Forget all the AI fluff—some serious next-gen CPUs are on their way, praise the sun

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Yeah yeah, NPUs etc. I wanted proper next-generation CPU announcements at Computex, and I got some. Andy Edser, Hardware writer This month I've been … http://dlvr.it/T8VtNV

California lawmakers are trying to regulate AI before it's too late. Here's how

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For four years, Jacob Hilton worked for one of the most influential startups in the Bay Area — OpenAI. His research helped test and improve the truthfulness of AI models such as ChatGPT. He believes artificial intelligence can benefit society, but he also recognizes the serious risks if the … http://dlvr.it/T8VtBB

Physicists find a new way to represent π

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While investigating how string theory can be used to explain certain physical phenomena, scientists at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have … http://dlvr.it/T8VBlJ

When to ignore — and believe — the AI hype cycle

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It's time to celebrate the incredible women leading the way in AI! Nominate your inspiring leaders for VentureBeat’s Women in AI Awards today before June 18. Learn More Picture this: It’s 2002. You’re lucky enough to get your hands on a first-of-its-kind smartphone that lets you message anyone in … http://dlvr.it/T8P6Nh

With 700,000 Large Language Models (LLMs) On Hugging Face Already, Where Is The Future of Artificial Intelligence AI Headed?

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Large Language Models (LLMs) have taken over the Artificial Intelligence (AI) community in recent times. In a Reddit post, a user recently brought … http://dlvr.it/T8K3Qf

Your brain may not be private for much longer. Here’s why

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Neuralink, Elon Musk’s newest venture, hopes to merge humans and artificial intelligence. Turns out, it might not be such a crazy idea… Mind-reading … http://dlvr.it/T8K3Cd

Companies Find That AI Projects Have Had "Dismal" Financial Results

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Brace yourselves for the "Trough of Disillusionment." Flash in the Pan When OpenAI first released ChatGPT to the public back in late 2022, many people … http://dlvr.it/T8K31n

The Snowflake Attack May Be Turning Into One of the Largest Data Breaches Ever - What's New

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The latest in-depth coverage covering the intersection of technology and culture will help you make sense of a world in constant transformation. Join … http://dlvr.it/T8C9KS

Swiss Startup Connects 16 Human Mini-Brains to Create Low Energy 'Biocomputer'

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Computer scientists have for decades been vying to emulate the human brain, replicating its neural networks to build artificial intelligence (AI) … http://dlvr.it/T88R2j

Everything that Apple announced at WWDC24

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From Apple Intelligence to the updates coming to MacOS, iOS and more, here's all the news from Apple's World Wide Developer Conference 2024. http://dlvr.it/T87pQ9

Elon Musk threatens to ban Apple devices from his companies over Apple’s ChatGPT integrations

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Google is finally making its Gemini Nano AI model available to Pixel 8 and 8a users after teasing it in March. At WWDC 2024, Apple introduced new options for developers to promote their apps and earn more from them in the App Store. iOS 18 will be available in the fall as a free software update. The … http://dlvr.it/T87p7J

This Is What It Looks Like When AI Eats the World

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The web itself is being shoved into a great unknown. Tech evangelists like to say that AI will eat the world—a reference to a famous line about software from the venture capitalist Marc Andreessen. In the past few weeks, we’ve finally gotten a sense of what they mean. This spring, tech companies have … http://dlvr.it/T85bVM

Awesome robotic foosball table features AI, Vision and Machine Learning

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In a remarkable feat of engineering, Xander Naumenko otherwise known as YouTuber From Scratch has created an fantastic autonomous robotic foosball … http://dlvr.it/T7zKK3

The Snowflake Attack May Be Turning Into One of the Largest Data Breaches Ever

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The number of alleged hacks targeting the customers of cloud storage firm Snowflake appears to be snowballing into one of the biggest data breaches … http://dlvr.it/T7xc9j

AI plus gene editing promises to shift biotech into high gear

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During her chemistry Nobel Prize lecture in 2018, Frances Arnold said, “Today we can for all practical purposes read, write and edit any sequence of … http://dlvr.it/T7wt1p

The Life, Death and Rebirth of an A.I.-Generated News Outlet

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The news was featured on MSN.com: “Prominent Irish broadcaster faces trial over alleged sexual misconduct.” At the top of the story was a photo of Dave Fanning. But Mr. Fanning, an Irish D.J. and talk-show host famed for his discovery of the rock band U2, was not the broadcaster in question. “You … http://dlvr.it/T7vMBd

Canada demands 5% of revenue from Netflix, Spotify, and other streamers

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Canada says $200M in annual fees will support local news and other content. Canada has ordered large online streaming services to pay 5 percent of … http://dlvr.it/T7twCy

OpenAI Is Just Facebook Now

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Facing one controversy after the next, the artificial-intelligence company enters a new phase. OpenAI appears to be in the midst of a months-long revolt from within. The latest flash point came yesterday, when a group of 11 current and former employees—plus two from other firms—issued a public … http://dlvr.it/T7tw2J

“The world isn’t ready, and we aren’t ready. And I’m concerned we are rushing forward regardless and rationalizing our actions": OpenAI employees sound the alarm ahead of Apple partnership

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Apple is expected to unveil its big plans for AI on iOS at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference in less than a week, but it may be in for a … http://dlvr.it/T7tvt4

Google’s AI Overviews misunderstand why people use Google

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Answers that are factually "wrong" are only part of the problem. Last month, we looked into some of the most incorrect, dangerous, and downright weird … http://dlvr.it/T7rVW3

Windows Recall demands an extraordinary level of trust that Microsoft hasn’t earned

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Op-ed: The risks to Recall are way too high for security to be secondary. Microsoft’s Windows 11 Copilot+ PCs come with quite a few new AI and machine … http://dlvr.it/T7rVMR

Companies like Google and OpenAI are pillaging the internet and pretending it's progress

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The AI-powered search engine Perplexity has come a long way since it launched back in 2022, so much so that it’s now reportedly close to a $3 billion … http://dlvr.it/T7nzK5

U.S. Bank taps AI to create audience models for national campaign

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Dive Brief: • U.S. Bank has launched a national campaign, “The Power of Us,” leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) to create audience models to test … http://dlvr.it/T7nz8p

Microsoft announces plans to invest $3.2 billion in Swedish AI—its largest-ever infrastructure bet in the Nordic country

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The move cements the tech-giant’s footprint in the nation by adding 20,000 of GPUs, or graphics processing units, at its three data centers. The … http://dlvr.it/T7nyzx

'Open banking' is coming to the U.S. What is it and are banks ready?

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The banking industry took its time to transition from paper bills to plastic cards. Now it’s in the midst of a more rapid transformation: going digital. Related Content The world's biggest digital bank is based in Brazil—and it's eyeing financial inclusion in Mexico next Open banking could be what … http://dlvr.it/T7msxh

FCC considers restrictions on AI for political ads

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Federal officials are looking to restrict the use of AI-generated images in certain political ads prior to the 2024 election. Some are calling the proposal politically-motivated. http://dlvr.it/T7kPHM

CEOs Could Easily Be Replaced With AI, Experts Argue

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Many companies are "fine with not having one." Exec Execution CEOs better start endearing themselves to their employees real quick, because oh boy: the … http://dlvr.it/T7jXbS