Tech

Threads' Instagram 'Trap' Shows Why Facebook Should Have Been Broken Up Years Ago

To delete Meta's new Twitter rival, you also have to delete Instagram.
Chloe Xiang
7.6.23
Tech

Grammy's CEO Says Next Year's Winner Could 'Absolutely' Use AI 

But only the human creators who contributed to a song can be nominated and win.
Chloe Xiang
7.5.23
Tech

OpenAI and Microsoft Sued for $3 Billion Over Alleged ChatGPT 'Privacy Violations'

The lawsuit claimed that OpenAI secretly “scraped 300 billion words from the internet."
Chloe Xiang
6.29.23
Tech

A Sketchy Website Advertised Fake Hormone Pills to Trans People. Then, It Disappeared.

Fake sites are using social media to target the LGBTQ community as more states ban gender-affirming healthcare.
Chloe Xiang
6.14.23
Tech

Zuckerberg's Vision for AI: A Bot That Makes Ads and Helps You Say Happy Birthday to Your Friends

Zuckerberg said Meta users will have a social assistant that can help them become a better friend.
Chloe Xiang
6.9.23
Tech

The Defense Department Now Has GPT-4 Thanks to Microsoft

The Department of Defense, the Department of Energy, and NASA are among some of Azure Government’s customers.
Chloe Xiang
6.7.23
Tech

OK, WTF Is Going on With the 'Intact Craft of Non-Human Origin' Allegedly Recovered by the U.S. Government?

There are currently no public details on what evidence or documentation, if any, the whistleblower may have.
Chloe Xiang
6.6.23
Tech

China Is Digging a 10,000-Meter Hole

There are two purposes for the borehole: one is for scientific exploration and the other is to find oil and gas. 
Chloe Xiang
6.2.23
Tech

USAF Official Says He ‘Misspoke’ About AI Drone Killing Human Operator in Simulated Test

The Air Force's Chief of AI Test and Operations initially said an AI drone "killed the operator because that person was keeping it from accomplishing its objective."
Chloe Xiang
Matthew Gault
6.1.23
Tech

Judge Bans AI-Generated Filings In Court Because It Just Makes Stuff Up

Chatbots often make stuff up and reproduce human biases.
Chloe Xiang
6.1.23
Tech

Eating Disorder Helpline Disables Chatbot for 'Harmful' Responses After Firing Human Staff

“Every single thing Tessa suggested were things that led to the development of my eating disorder.”
Chloe Xiang
5.30.23
Tech

AI CEOs Say AI Poses ‘Risk of Extinction,’ Are Trying to Find the Guy Who Did This

"Essentially, it is a misdirection of public attention away from what matters towards that which suits their narrative and business model."
Chloe Xiang
5.30.23
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