Sports Illustrated caught offside with fake AI writers
Sports Illustrated received a lot of unwanted attention when it became clear that the popular magazine had been using AI to write articles attributed to fake…
By Eugene van der Watt · 3 min read
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DAI#15 – AI churches and the Library of Babel
Welcome to this week’s roundup of elegantly handcrafted AI news made specifically for biological audiences. This week AI took us to church. AI models made a…
By Eugene van der Watt · 5 min read
Sam Altman’s firing not related to safety, says Microsoft’s Brad Smith
Microsoft President Brad Smith addressed the turmoil at OpenAI, clarifying that the issues leading to Sam Altman’s dismissal and subsequent reinstatement were unrelated to AI safety. …
By Sam Jeans · 2 min read
Microsoft plans £2.5 billion investment in the UK AI industry
Microsoft has announced an investment of £2.5 billion in the UK tech industry over the next three years. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who recently hosted the…
By Sam Jeans · 2 min read
Stability AI explores a potential acquisition amid investor pressures
Stability AI, known for its Stable Diffusion image generator, is reportedly exploring a sale. This follows growing pressure from investors regarding the company’s financial situation. The…
By Sam Jeans · 2 min read
DeepMind’s GNoME system discovered millions of new materials
Google DeepMind’s AI platform, Graphical Networks for Material Exploration (GNoME), has predicted the existence of over 2 million new materials, of which 700 have been sent…
By Sam Jeans · 2 min read
Stability AI unveils its real-time text-to-image generator
Stability AI just announced the release of its state-of-the-art real-time text-to-image generator called SDXL Turbo. When you use AI text-to-image generators, there’s usually at least a…
By Eugene van der Watt · 2 min read
Scientists use AI to find an equation to predict rogue waves
Rogue waves are the stuff of maritime legend, but when they happen they can cause a lot of damage to ships and oil rigs. Scientists at…
By Eugene van der Watt · 2 min read
AI, language, and culture in the Library of Babel
Technology has long influenced the genesis of language and culture, which traces back to the earliest forms of writing. The medium itself – cave walls, stone…
By Sam Jeans · 9 min read
Google updates its AI Core app for the Pixel 8 Pro smartphone
Google’s latest update for the Pixel 8 Pro includes an update to the AI Core app. AI Core has been part of Pixel devices since the…
By Sam Jeans · 2 min read