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We've analyzed how ChatGPT responds to users based on their name, using language model research assistants to protect privacy.

As the Cop16 biodiversity conference begins, scientists and academics say human activity has pushed the world into a danger zone

Institute for AI and data science sends memo saying it will concentrate on fewer projects

I did not ask to receive feedback after my interrogation by a chatbot – but the third-party AI platform did an uncanny impersonation of the boss from my first job

System built by Google DeepMind team takes individual views and generates a set of group statements

DOWNLOAD FULL PDF We are living in an ecological crisis. Devastating heat waves, storms, and fires remind us of how human activity impacts the planet and all life on it. Policymakers and industrial leaders are banking on future promises of technology to save us—while delaying critical action on proven climate solutions. AI for sustainability is […]

Important new study from Apple

The State of AI Report analyses the most interesting developments in AI. We aim to trigger an informed conversation about the state of AI and its implication for the future. The Report is produced by AI investor Nathan Benaich and Air Street Capital.

The hurricane leveled Asheville and other towns in western North Carolina. The push for optimism about our climate future rings hollow right now.

Using AI Hawk's Auto Jobs Applier bot, I applied for 17 jobs in an hour on LinkedIn.

This report provides recommendations for a secure use of AI coding assistants compiled by the French Cybersecurity Agency (Agence nationale de la sécurité des systèmes d‘information, ANSSI) and the German Federal Office for Information Security (Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik, BSI). Within the document, perspectives are given on the opportunities that arise through the use of AI coding assistants as well as risks associated with the technology. Concrete mitigation measures are outlined. (Hinweis: Da es sich bei dem Bericht um eine internationale Zusammenarbeit handelt, wird dieser auf Englisch veröffentlicht.)

The latest Living Planet Report paints a stark picture of our planet’s health, revealing that wildlife populations have plummeted by 73% since 1970. This alarming statistic is now visually represen…

AI proponents are claiming future artificial intelligence capabilities will solve pretty much everything – including climate change. But only if we massively increase energy consumption to get there.

Altera uses GPT-4o to build a new area of human collaboration

The future and its possibilities are something that you actively co-create with others. New research suggests that imagining together makes you closer and more connected to them in the here and now.

Here’s an idea for a Sunday afternoon project: A Reddit user managed to generate a podcast using NotebookLM — Google’s generative AI notes software — in which the fake hosts’ cheerful “banter” is about learning they’re not real and are being shut off, apparently using a prompt like the one from this thread. You can hear more about NotebookLM in a recent Vergecast interview with one of the Google folks building it.

Can artificial intelligence really enrich fossil-fuel companies and fight climate change at the same time? The tech giant says yes.

Nature - Although typically considered solitary animals, octopuses sometimes work with fish to entrap prey.

Ancient traditions meet modern technology.

Bringing together four specialists with unique takes on what makes for powerful, effective climate communication - and why - this conversation explored lessons learned…

Emissions from in-house data centers of Google, Microsoft, Meta and Apple may be 7.62 times higher than official figures

The maker of ChatGPT promised to share its profits with the public. But Sam Altman just sold you out.

Nature - Artificial-intelligence models are improving overall but are more likely to answer every question, leading to wrong answers.

AI could revolutionize clean energy, but its power demands are driving up emissions. Can we reap the climate benefits without derailing the energy transition?

Emails, documents, and other untrusted content can plant malicious memories.

Cybever announced today it is launching the beta for its AI-based 3D world creation platform at the end of the month.

Giving irregular-looking fruits and vegetables a personality could make them more appealing to consumers — and curb food waste.

“Co-LLM,” an algorithm developed at MIT CSAIL, uses a base large language model to begin crafting a response to a prompt, and calls upon an expert large language model at specific tokens to improve accuracy. A switch variable enables this token-level collaboration.

Groups supporting women in science, technology, engineering and maths are struggling for funds.