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Friday May 16, 2025. 11:38 PM
The Chinese government recently imposed new restrictions on students using AI in the classroom. Not only do the restrictions forbid students from using AI-derived content in their schoolwork, but, for some age levels, students are also prohibited from using generative AI...
Elon Musk’s xAI is under fire after its chatbot, Grok, began making unsolicited references to “white genocide” in South Africa. The incident, which surfaced on X (formerly Twitter) earlier this week, sparked concerns about how easily AI tools can be manipulated to...
Thursday May 15, 2025. 11:21 PM
US-based subscribers of Perplexity Pro will soon be able to pay for products within the artificial intelligence chatbot using PayPal or Venmo. Through a new partnership, the feature, launching later this summer, will allow users to search for and purchase items like flights...
OpenAI has rolled out its new GPT-4.1 and GPT-4.1 mini models into ChatGPT, expanding access beyond its API. The update, announced Wednesday, now allows users to access these models directly through ChatGPT’s “more models” dropdown. OpenAI says the move comes in...
Wednesday May 14, 2025. 11:24 PM
Notion announced on Tuesday that it’s stepping up its push into workplace productivity with a major expansion of its AI capabilities. The new update, Notion AI for Work, rolls out a set of integrated tools designed to automate tasks like note-taking, searching across...
Speechify is an AI-powered text-to-speech platform that transforms written content into natural-sounding audio using more than 200 voice options, including celebrity voices. It’s popular for fast, high-quality narration on mobile and web. However, the free plan can sound...
Google has launched the AI Futures Fund, a program designed to help next-gen AI founders move faster, test bolder ideas, and bring ambitious AI products to life. According to a Google announcement, the new program offers equity investment and hands-on technical support. It...
Apple is developing technology that will allow users to control iPhones, iPads, and Vision Pro headsets with their brain signals, marking a major step toward hands-free, thought-driven device interaction. In partnership with brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) startup Synchron, ...
During his inaugural meeting with the College of Cardinals last Saturday, Pope Leo XIV expressed his dedication to continue the mission of Pope Francis. One aspect he highlighted was AI as a pressing ethical and societal issue, emphasizing its impact on workers and the...
Tuesday May 13, 2025. 10:55 PM
FaceAge, a face-reading AI tool that estimates biological age from facial photographs, predicts cancer outcomes with an impressive 81% accuracy rate. This surpasses traditional methods and outperforms doctors in survival assessments. Developed by researchers at Mass General...
Monday May 12, 2025. 07:50 PM
Artificial intelligence models like ChatGPT could crack the infamous Enigma code in minutes, experts say. This feat once demanded a global team of experts during World War II. What is the Enigma code? The Enigma code was a cipher that Nazi Germany extensively leveraged...
Employees who use AI tools at work are seen as less competent and less motivated by their peers, according to a new study from Duke University. “Our findings reveal a dilemma for people considering adopting AI tools: Although AI can enhance productivity, its use carries...
Saturday May 10, 2025. 12:49 AM
For the first time in US legal history, a murder victim’s impact statement was delivered in court using AI, igniting debate over emotion and ethics. An AI-generated video of Christopher Pelkey, a road rage victim, expressed forgiveness during the sentencing of his killer....
Friday May 9, 2025. 10:51 PM
AI initially seemed amazing with its many capabilities including answering questions, summarizing documents, and even writing code. But there are increasing concerns about how frequently AI systems invent false information – AKA hallucinations – with error rates in some...
Google is intensifying efforts to combat online scams by integrating artificial intelligence across Search, Chrome, and Android, aiming to make fraud more difficult for cybercriminals. In a recent blog post, Google said AI is now central to its anti-scam strategy, blocking...
Figma Make. Image: Figma Figma, the popular collaborative design platform, has just introduced a major update that helps designers and product teams build faster. On Wednesday, the company announced Figma Make, an AI-powered feature that turns static designs into working...
Google has rolled out a new iOS feature called Simplify that uses Gemini’s large language models to turn dense technical jargon such as what you would find in legal contracts or medical reports into plain, readable language without sacrificing key details. A recent...
Thursday May 8, 2025. 11:13 PM
Amazon unveiled on Wednesday the company’s first robot to have a sense of touch. The tech giant introduced the Vulcan robot model during its annual Delivering the Future event, held in Dortmund, Germany this year. Vulcan represents a significant improvement over typical...
Large language models (LLMs) are advanced software systems that use AI technologies such as deep learning and neural networks to perform complex tasks, including text generation, sentiment analysis, and data interpretation. The best LLMs understand and generate human-like...
Wednesday May 7, 2025. 10:56 PM
Singer Katy Perry shared an AI-generated image of herself attending the Met Gala, referencing a similar image that caught her mother unawares last year. The high-profile share of the photorealistic image highlights how convincing deepfake images can be and how easy it is to...
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