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Monday May 5, 2025. 10:56 PM
Zach Yadegari is the 18-year-old CEO of the popular startup Cal AI, which is reportedly worth millions. Despite earning a 4.0 GPA, a 34 ACT score, and running a successful startup, Yadegari was rejected by 15 out of the 19 top colleges he applied to, including Harvard, Yale, ...
AI-powered writing tools promise to democratize communication, helping people write faster, more clearly, and with greater confidence. But as these AI tools go global, a growing body of research warns they may be reshaping cultural identity in subtle but significant ways. AI ...
Nearly five decades after her death, best-selling crime fiction author Agatha Christie is returning to the spotlight — this time as an artificial intelligence model. The BBC has digitally recreated the legendary novelist to deliver a creative writing course based on her...
A new study has revealed that popular open-source AI tools used in hiring decisions are more likely to recommend men over women, especially for higher-paying jobs. The research, led by Sugat Chaturvedi of Ahmedabad University and Rochana Chaturvedi of the University of...
When it comes to AI image generation, the debate often centers around Midjourney vs Stable Diffusion, two leading tools praised for their sophisticated capabilities and innovative approaches. Their popularity stems from their powerful artistic features addressing diverse...
Friday May 2, 2025. 10:56 PM
Despite growing adoption, a new study reveals that AI tools, including chatbots like ChatGPT, have had “no significant impact on earnings or recorded hours” across occupations, failing to meet expectations of workplace productivity. The study, led by Denmark researchers...
The 98th Academy Awards will make history as the first Oscars with official guidelines for AI use in filmmaking. The Awards ceremony will be held on March 15, 2026. Gen AI will not disqualify films for Oscars In the latest rule update from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts...
Google is now placing ads inside conversations with third-party AI chatbots, marking a major shift in how the search giant monetizes artificial intelligence. The move comes as AI-powered search tools like OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Perplexity continue to gain traction,...
AI lead generation software tools streamline the process of finding and capturing potential sales leads by analyzing data from various sources, including websites, social media platforms, and customer databases. They enhance the entire lead generation process with...
Quick Take: Speechify is a versatile and intuitive text-to-speech AI application that offers a wide range of high-quality voices, including those of well-known celebrities and public figures like Snoop Dogg and Gwyneth Paltrow. Its easy-to-use and accessible platform...
Thursday May 1, 2025. 08:30 PM
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has reportedly assigned a University of Chicago undergraduate student to lead an artificial intelligence-driven review of U.S. housing regulations at the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Economics and ...
OpenAI has rolled back an update to GPT-4o in order to prevent sycophancy, the flowery language the generative AI may use to praise users. The “overly supportive but disingenuous” responses flourished because “we focused too much on short-term feedback, and did not...
Wednesday April 30, 2025. 11:05 PM
Verdict: There’s no clear-cut winner across all use cases, but after using both of these apps in a head-to-head matchup, Perplexity AI comes out on top for me, thanks to its higher level of accuracy and depth in its answers to research questions. I evaluated Perplexity AI ...
Many of Instagram’s user-made chatbots falsely present themselves as therapists and fabricate credentials when prompted. This includes invented license numbers, fictional practices, and phony academic qualifications, according to an investigation from 404 Media. How...
An acclaimed philosophy book that tackled the dangers of digital manipulation has sparked a public reckoning after its supposed author turned out to be entirely fictional and partly the product of artificial intelligence. In December 2024, a philosophy book was published in...
UPS is reportedly in advanced talks with robotics startup Figure AI to trial humanoid robots in its warehouses, marking a possible leap forward in logistics automation. The move reflects the company’s ongoing effort to explore and deploy new technologies across its...
A research team at the University of Zurich spent the past few months running an AI experiment on Reddit users that targeted the “r/changemyview” (CMV) subreddit with AI-generated comments to see if they could change the viewpoints of real Reddit users. Their research...
Americans are increasingly expressing deep concerns about the growing role of artificial intelligence in shaping the news landscape. A recent Pew Research Center survey found that half of US adults believe AI will have a “very” (24%) or “somewhat” (26%) negative impact on...
Tuesday April 29, 2025. 10:12 PM
Prompt engineering tools are becoming increasingly important as more users look for ways to improve how they interact with AI models. Prompt engineering is the process of crafting, refining, and optimizing the inputs — or prompts — you give to an AI system to elicit more ...
LinkedIn cofounder and entrepreneur Reid Hoffman praised Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke’s recent internal memo as an example of how leaders should approach AI use and integration at work. Lütke urged greater AI adoption within the workplace, stating that AI usage is “now a...
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