We recently probed Google’s Bard AI concerning the Russia-Ukraine war, and found that it displayed strong opinions about it.
Tag: AI
AI SPARKS LAYOFFS—IN THE TECH INDUSTRY
AI will erase jobs in a range of industries, but perhaps it’s surprising that some tech jobs are among the first to go.
SCHOOL DISTRICTS BAN, ALLOW CHATBOTS
The Australian states of New South Wales and Queensland have banned ChatGPT and similar “large language model” AIs from public schools until government education departments determine how they can be used “safely and appropriately” in classrooms.
AI DESIGNS COMPUTER CHIP FROM SCRATCH IN LESS THAN FIVE HOURS
A team of 19 Chinese computer scientists from five separate institutions claim to have created an AI that designed a computer’s central processing unit (CPU)—a computer’s master chip or “brain”—in less than five hours, or about 1,000 times faster than humans could have accomplished the same task.
GOOGLE SAYS ITS AI WILL “SCRAPE THE INTERNET,” AS TJ FORECAST CONFIRMED: GENERATIVE AI HURTING WEBSITE TRAFFIC
Google just admitted it considers the entire Internet, including everything users may post online or create using Google software, to be fair game for training its generative AI systems.
AI WILL BE “AS GOOD A TUTOR AS ANY HUMAN EVER COULD,” BILL GATES SAYS
Chatbots will soon be tutoring children individually to improve their reading and writing abilities, according to Bill Gates in comments he made at a San Diego tech conference earlier this month.
AI IS WIMBLEDON’S NEWEST COLOR COMMENTATOR
When the elites of tennis take to Wimbledon’s grass courts this week, a new eye will be analyzing their moves and assessing their chances.
AI RESCUES ADOBE
For Adobe, Firefly came just in time. The company known for PDFs introduced its AI-based “Firefly” photo and video editing tool in March. With simple voice commands, the program can place an image in any background, change lighting, and make almost any other adjustments.
FINANCIAL CRIMES? GOOGLE’S AI IS WATCHING
Bank employees scrutinize accounts to flag sketchy customers and suspicious transactions, but don’t always find them. Google wants to help.
PROGRAMMABLE CITIZENS: THE AGE OF ARTIFICIAL LIFE AND SYNTHETIC ASCENDANCE
The brave new world is rushing at us faster than ever. Technocrats are impelled by an ideology of science-fueled “progress” to attempt to exert more comprehensive and precise control over all phenomena and environments.