Geoffrey Hinton, who has been called the ‘Godfather of AI,’ confirmed Monday that he left his role at Google last week to speak out...
Year: 2023
Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey backtracked Saturday on his earlier endorsement of Elon Musk as the right choice to lead the company, speaking out...
When AI Chatbots Hallucinate
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Ensuring that chatbots aren’t serving false information to users has become one of the most important and tricky tasks in the tech industry.Read More
Facial Recognition Powers ‘Automated Apartheid’ in Israel, Report Says
The Israeli government is using computer vision to monitor Palestinian travel across checkpoints, according to the report.Read More
A.I. Is Getting Better at Mind-Reading
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In a recent experiment, researchers used large language models to translate brain activity into words.Read More
‘The Godfather of A.I.’ Quits Google and Warns of Danger Ahead
For half a century, Geoffrey Hinton nurtured the technology at the heart of chatbots like ChatGPT. Now he worries it will cause serious harm.Read...
What Exactly Are the Dangers Posed by A.I.?
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A recent letter calling for a moratorium on A.I development blends real threats with speculation. But concern is growing among experts.Read More
Echoes of History in New National Push to Shield Children Online
In the 1990s, the U.S. government limited what young people could see online, but lost a court fight challenging those rules. Now it’s happening...
States’ Push to Protect Kids Online Could Remake the Internet
New age restrictions for minors on sites like TikTok and Pornhub could also hinder adults’ access to online services.Read More
Elon Musk: SpaceX’s Out-of-Control Starship Struggled to Self-Destruct
In an update on the first flight of the most powerful rocket ever, Elon Musk offered a timeline of what went wrong while staying...