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Dreamlike pig-hunting scene is the world’s oldest figurative art | Science | AAAS
ChatGPT gives better answers to health-related questions than human physicians, study finds
A study found ChatGPT's responses to health-related questions on Reddit’s r/AskDocs superior to physicians' 79% of the time, with higher quality and empathy ratings, though more research is needed for clinical applications.
OpenAI Creates CriticGPT to Catch Errors From ChatGPT - IEEE Spectrum
CriticGPT is intended to help identify hallucinations as models grow more sophisticated
We could detect a malfunctioning warp drive on an alien starship | New Scientist
Faster-than-light warp drives are theoretically possible to build, and if aliens are using them, we should be able to detect the gravitational waves produced when one goes wrong
How the Square Root of 2 Became a Number | Quanta Magazine
Useful mathematical concepts, like the number line, can linger for millennia before they are rigorously defined.
A Cubic Millimeter of a Human Brain Has Been Mapped in Spectacular Detail | Scientific American
Nature - Google scientists have modelled a fragment of the human brain at nanoscale resolution, revealing cells with previously undiscovered features.
Shared from Bing: The Great AI Retrenchment has begun - by Gary Marcus
Further evidence that AGI is not imminent
Extraordinary Harvard study claims aliens could be living underground on Earth
Harvard University is one of the most revered institutions in the world, so when its academics publish new studies, people take note. It may come as a surprise, therefore, that a team of scientists at Harvard and Montana Technological University, have just produced a paper suggesting an advanced alien civilisation may be “walking among us” here on ...
macOS vs. Windows: Which OS Is Best?
Apple or Microsoft: How do the two leading desktop operating systems stack up on usability, security, hardware compatibility, and 16 other important factors? We break it down feature by feature.
Weather from Microsoft Start is once again named as the most accurate world forecast provider
Weather from Microsoft Start has been named as the most accurate global forecast provider by the ForecastWatch assessment company for 2023. This is the second year in a row for this honor.
Why is the sparkle emoji often used to represent AI? ✨
(NEXSTAR) — Have you noticed this? As more and more technology companies roll out their own AI products and services, there's one thing that's been pretty common among many of the competitors: they all use the sparkle emoji in relation to the use of artificial intelligence. But why? These are the 10 worst U.S. cities for bed bugs, says new ranking Currently, you can see a sparkle emoji beside "AI Overview" Google suggestions, which appe…
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If we can learn to speak their language, what should we say?
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The Scarlett Johansson debacle is a microcosm of AI’s raw deal: It’s happening, and you can’t stop it.
Microsoft’s AI Push Imperils Climate Goal as Carbon Emissions Jump 30%
(Bloomberg) -- When Microsoft Corp. pledged four years ago to remove more carbon than it emits by the end of the decade, it was one of the most ambitious and comprehensive plans to tackle climate change. Now the software giant's relentless push to be the global leader in artificial intelligence is putting that goal in peril.Most Read from BloombergUS Inflation Data Was Accidentally Released 30 Minutes EarlyPutin and Xi Vow to Step Up Fight to Counter US ‘Containment’Jamie Dimon Sees ‘Lot of Infl
Microsoft is banning police from using its AI for facial recognition
Microsoft said its Azure OpenAI Service must not be used "by or for" U.S. police for facial recognition purposes
What Research Says About Cats: They’re Selfish, Unfeeling, and Environmentally Harmful
The scientific case against owning a cat.
Exclusive: Bill Gates, ousted for misconduct, is still pulling the strings at Microsoft
Insiders say he's Microsoft's secret weapon in the AI wars
Pop Music Is Mad. Social Media Loves It | WIRED
A new study found that song lyrics are now angrier, more repetitive, and vain. Consensus wavers, but what remains incontestable is social media’s impact on the music we hear most.
AI Safety: UK and US sign landmark agreement
The new agreement will see the countries pool knowledge and resources to strengthen safety testing of AI models
OpenAI LP
We’ve created OpenAI LP, a new “capped-profit” company that allows us to rapidly increase our investments in compute and talent while including checks and balances to actualize our mission.
Statement on AI Risk | CAIS
A statement jointly signed by a historic coalition of experts: “Mitigating the risk of extinction from AI should be a global priority alongside other societal-scale risks such as pandemics and nuclear war.”
Weather forecasts have become much more accurate; we now need to make them available to everyone
A four-day forecast today is as accurate as a one-day forecast 30 years ago.
The Prompt with Trevor Noah | Episode 4: How can large language models help people combat addiction? - Microsoft Research
What if you could have a friendly chat with an AI coach that knows how to help you quit smoking? That’s the idea behind Dr. Jonathan Bricker’s research, which uses large language models to create conversational agents that can support and motivate smokers to kick the habit. In this episode, Trevor Noah talks to Dr. […]
AI For Good Lab - Microsoft Research
The Microsoft AI For Good team helps researchers and organizations reach solutions on some of the world’s biggest problems.
Disruption Comes to Google
The tech industry is extremely dynamic and the only constant is change. Companies that once appeared to be invulnerable can be regularly…
Sam Altman confirms return to OpenAI board as law firm’s review rips ‘loss of trust’ that led to his sudden ouster
Somehow, the OpenAI board didn’t anticipate that firing the CEO would lead to tumult, a law firm review revealed.
Can philosophy help us get a grip on the consequences of AI? | Aeon Essays
Generative agents will change our society in weird, wonderful and worrying ways. Can philosophy help us get a grip on them?
A New Study Has Changed the Birthplace of Humanity
Evolution didn't start where we thought.
We Just Got An Unprecedented Look At The Details of Cell Division
Resolution down to half a wavelength.