Apr 10, 2023 16:15 pm UTC| Technology
When we asked GPT-3, an extremely powerful and popular artificial intelligence language system, whether youd be more likely to use a paper map or a stone to fan life into coals for a barbecue, it preferred the stone. To...
Don't bet with ChatGPT – study shows language AIs often make irrational decisions
Apr 10, 2023 16:14 pm UTC| Technology
The past few years have seen an explosion of progress in large language model artificial intelligence systems that can do things like write poetry, conduct humanlike conversations and pass medical school exams. This...
TikTok may be bad for privacy, but is it also harming our cognitive abilities?
Apr 10, 2023 16:13 pm UTC| Technology
The United States government is considering a national ban of TikTok, a social media application used by over 150 million Americans. Although the primary reason for the ban is privacy concerns, it presents an opportunity...
Apple to open first company-owned retail store in India
Apr 09, 2023 22:39 pm UTC| Economy Business Technology Life
Apple will open its first company-run retail store in Mumbai, in the resumption of its 2021 plans for the launch of an offline retail store in India that was delayed due to the Covid-19 pandemic The Cupertino,...
NCSoft sues Kakao Games for allegedly copying its ‘Lineage 2M’ game
Apr 06, 2023 09:42 am UTC| Business Technology
NCSoft Corporation has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Kakao Games. The company alleged that the video game subsidiary of the Kakao Group copied its popular online game title, Lineage 2M. NCSoft also...
Calls to regulate AI are growing louder. But how exactly do you regulate a technology like this?
Apr 06, 2023 07:55 am UTC| Technology
Last week, artificial intelligence pioneers and experts urged major AI labs to immediately pause the training of AI systems more powerful than GPT-4 for at least six months. An open letter penned by the Future of Life...
Apr 06, 2023 07:19 am UTC| Technology
New telescopes with unprecedented sensitivity and resolution are being unveiled around the world and beyond. Among them are the Giant Magellan Telescope under construction in Chile, and the James Webb Space Telescope,...
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