The tech world’s nonconsensual, sexualized deepfake problem is now bigger than just X.
In a letter to the leaders of X, Meta, Alphabet, Snap, Reddit, and TikTok, several U.S. senators are asking the companies to provide proof that they have…
Category: 3. Tech
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Beware of online ads with elaborate backstories. They may not be from a real small business
Melia & Co appears to be a small family-run business. The sweaters on its website feature a photo of a woman hand-knitting a Christmas design. The caption says that after decades of creating knitwear that tells “quiet stories of care and beauty,”…
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AI-based system enables real-time detection of whip sounds in horse racing
Regulations limit both the intensity and frequency of whip use during horse racing. Nevertheless, compliance is currently verified manually after each race. Researchers at University of Tsukuba have developed an innovative system combining…
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Wikipedia at 25: Can its original ideals survive in the age of AI?
Around the turn of the century, the internet underwent a transformation dubbed “web 2.0.” The world wide web of the 1990s had largely been read-only: static pages, hand-built homepages, portal sites with content from a few publishers.
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Does adding 'please' and 'thank you' to your ChatGPT prompts really waste energy?
Cut the words “please” and “thank you” from your next ChatGPT query and, if you believe some of the talk online, you might think you are helping save the planet.
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Your Spotify Premium Subscription Is About to Cost More
Spotify announced a round of price increases on Thursday, and said the changes will affect customers in the US, Latvia and Estonia. The music streaming giant is raising the monthly rates on its premium subscriptions, which take effect immediately…
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AIs behaving badly: An AI trained to deliberately make bad code will become bad at unrelated tasks, too
Artificial intelligence models that are trained to behave badly on a narrow task may generalize this behavior across unrelated tasks, such as offering malicious advice, suggests a new study. The research probes the mechanisms that cause this…
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OnePlus Pad Go 2 is a great iPad competitor, but here are four others I’d recommend
When recently testing the OnePlus Pad Go 2, it struck me that the tablet has aimed its crosshairs at a familiar target: the iPad. Apple’s entry-level slate doesn’t just dominate the market, but it’s arguably the ubiquitous tablet; how…
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How Iran cut the internet at the flip of a switch
Iran’s nationwide internet shutdown has surpassed its 130th hour as tensions in the Middle Eastern country continue to escalate.
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ChatGPT Translate Goes Live As OpenAI Takes On Google Translate
OpenAI has entered the language-translation space with a new standalone product called ChatGPT Translate, marking a shift in how AI-powered translation tools are positioned. Instead of functioning merely as a feature within its…
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