Microsoft is teaming up with media platform Semafor to help its journalists leverage AI to create news content. Media companies are cautiously feeling their way around…
By Eugene van der Watt · 2 min read
The Vesuvius Challenge, which first began last year, has reached a new milestone as a group of students interpreted writings from a charred ancient Greek scroll.…
By Sam Jeans · 2 min read
AI deep fakes deceived a finance worker at a multinational corporation into transferring a staggering $25.6 million to fraudsters. These scammers used AI-generated fakes to mimic…
By Sam Jeans · 2 min read
Amazon has started giving select users access to its AI shopping assistant called Rufus which launched in beta this week. Rufus is a text-based chatbot that…
By Eugene van der Watt · 2 min read
AI chatbots, particularly those developed by OpenAI, tend to select aggressive tactics, including the use of nuclear weaponry, according to a new study. The research conducted…
By Sam Jeans · 4 min read
Google expanded its upgrade of Bard as Gemini Pro now powers the free chatbot in over 40 languages across more than 230 countries. Users can now…
By Eugene van der Watt · 2 min read
Researchers from New York University took inspiration from children’s learning processes to train an AI system. The method, detailed in the journal Science, allows AI to…
By Sam Jeans · 4 min read
The University of Chicago’s data poisoning tool, Nightshade, amassed over 250,000 downloads within just five days of its debut on January 18, 2024. Designed to empower…
By Sam Jeans · 3 min read
US lawmakers proposed a new bill titled the Disrupt Explicit Forged Images and Non-Consensual Edits (DEFIANCE). DEFIANCE targets the rising issue of AI-generated explicit images, such…
By Sam Jeans · 2 min read
Welcome to this week’s roundup of artisanal handcrafted AI news. This week we found out AI can’t help you build a bio-weapon after all, or maybe…
By Eugene van der Watt · 6 min read
