How could they protect themselves from A.I.?That was the question that Mike Masnick found himself fielding this summer in a WhatsApp chat with about 100 directors, actors and screenwriters. The […]
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Back to news homeAided by A.I. Language Models, Google’s Robots Are Getting Smart
A one-armed robot stood in front of a table. On the table sat three plastic figurines: a lion, a whale and a dinosaur.An engineer gave the robot an instruction: “Pick […]
Meta Unveils a More Powerful A.I. and Isn’t Fretting Over Who Uses It
The largest companies in the tech industry have spent the year warning that development of artificial intelligence technology is outpacing their wildest expectations and that they need to limit who […]
Reid Hoffman Is Praising the Virtues of AI
Reid Hoffman, billionaire entrepreneur and venture capital investor, is worried about artificial intelligence — but not for the doomsday reasons making headlines. Instead, he worries the doomsday headlines are too […]
Alarmed by A.I. Chatbots, Universities Start Revamping How They Teach
While grading essays for his world religions course last month, Antony Aumann, a professor of philosophy at Northern Michigan University, read what he said was easily “the best paper in […]
ChatGPT and Other Chat Bots Are a ‘Code Red’ for Google Search
As the technology advances, industry experts believe, Google must decide whether it will overhaul its search engine and make a full-fledged chat bot the face of its flagship service.Google has […]
Advanced E.V. Batteries Move From Labs to Mass Production
SAN JOSE, Calif. — For years, scientists in laboratories from Silicon Valley to Boston have been searching for an elusive potion of chemicals, minerals and metals that would allow electric […]
Expert GeoGuessr Players Know That Google Maps Spot Instantly
An unremarkable stretch of highway and trees, as seen on Google Maps’ Street View, appeared on the screen. It could have been anywhere from Tasmania to Texas.“This is going to […]