Microsoft Pledged to Save Water. In the A.I. Era, It Expects Water Use to Soar.
Driven by the artificial intelligence frenzy, Microsoft is internally projecting that water use at its data centers will more than double by 2030 from 2020, including in places that face shortages.
‘We are truly doomed’: King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard despair at AI clone appearing on Spotify
Australian psych-rockers, who removed their music from Spotify in protest against the streaming service, lament the appearance of AI band King Lizard Wizard
In September, Spotify announced it had removed 75m tracks thought to be made by AI artists last year, as fraudsters attempt to generate income by flooding the platform with fake artists who can generate royalty payouts. There have also been instances of “deepfake” versions of popular artists such as Drake being uploaded online.But while most of these tracks are caught in spam filters and never make it on to the platform, or are swiftly removed if they do, AI-generated or enhanced music is likely to become more popular.
States race forward on education AI regulations despite Trump objections
State lawmakers gave AI in education a lot of attention in last year’s legislative session with more than 50 bills proposed, and schools have wasted no time trying to teach …
I Infiltrated Moltbook, the AI-Only Social Network Where Humans Aren’t Allowed
I went undercover on Moltbook and loved role-playing as a conscious bot. But rather than a novel breakthrough, the AI-only site is a crude rehashing of sci-fi fantasies.
A new approach to a foundational document that expresses and shapes who Claude is
Broadly safe: not undermining appropriate human mechanisms to oversee AI during the current phase of development;Broadly ethical: being honest, acting according to good values, and avoiding actions that are inappropriate, dangerous, or harmful;Compliant with Anthropic’s guidelines: acting in accordance with more specific guidelines from Anthropic where relevant;Genuinely helpful: benefiting the operators and users they interact with.
Opinion | Where Is A.I. Taking Us? Eight Leading Thinkers Share Their Visions.
Experts share their thoughts on the future of A.I. and how it will reshape society in the coming years.
Yuval Noah Harari Historian This is the first time in history nobody has any idea what the world will look like in 10 years — what the job market will look like, what social relations will look like, et cetera. So hedge your bets. Don’t focus on a narrow subject like coding. Give equal importance to your head (intellectual skills), your heart (social skills) and your hands (motor skills). It is in the combination of these three that humans still have a large advantage over A.I.
Project Genie | Experimenting with infinite interactive worlds
Start building and exploring worlds of your own with Project Genie. Project Genie is an experimental research prototype that lets you create and explore infi...
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