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Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence | The White House
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Purpose. Artificial intelligence (AI) holds extraordinary potential for both promise and peril. Responsible AI use has the potential to help solve urgent challenges…
Beam Solar Energy From Space? These Scientists Achieve a Breakthrough
Caltech researchers are experimenting with a space-based solar power system that would assemble itself after being launched by rockets.
Adobe created a symbol to encourage tagging AI-generated content
The icon will represent AI-generated content.
New Breakthrough in Energy Storage – MIT Engineers Create Supercapacitor out of Ancient Materials
Constructed from cement, carbon black, and water, the device holds the potential to offer affordable and scalable energy storage for renewable energy sources. Two of humanity's most ubiquitous historical materials, cement and carbon black (which resembles very fine charcoal), may form the basis for
Shining a Light on “Shadow Prompting”
We must resist normalizing opacity in the design of generative AI systems, says Eryk Salvaggio.
3D Gaussian Splatting from Hollywood Films!
Turning movie shots into 3D scenes using 3D Gaussian Splatting. We found movie clips online, converted scenes to image sequences, trained their GSPLATS, and brought them to UNREAL ENGINE 5.
3D Gaussian Splatting for Real-Time Radiance Field Rendering Paper:
https://repo-sam.inria.fr/fungraph/3d-gaussian-splatting/
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Instagram apologises for adding ‘terrorist’ to some Palestinian user profiles
Parent company Meta says bug caused ‘inappropriate’ auto-translations and was now fixed while employee says it pushed ‘a lot of people over the edge’
Adobe Presented Magical Animated Dress That Can Change Patterns
A new outfit every day.
Electric power emissions barely rose in H1
The globe could be "nearing the point of falling power sector emissions."
Microsoft is reportedly losing huge amounts of money on GitHub Copilot
Might GitHub Copilot become more expensive soon?
Deepfake audio of Sir Keir Starmer released on first day of Labour conference
The posting of the audio on the first day of Labour conference comes amid stark warnings of the threat AI poses to democracy.
The living things that feast on plastic
Scientists are scouring garbage sites around the world for bacteria, fungi and even insects that harbor enzymes that could be harnessed for breaking down various polymers. It’s early days, but if the efforts can be efficiently scaled-up, such biological recycling could put a dent in the plastic waste problem.
Lithium discovery in US volcano could be biggest deposit ever found
Find could point to new ways to prospect for material in high demand for batteries.
A.I. tools fueled a 34% spike in Microsoft’s water consumption, and one city with its data centers is concerned about the effect on residential supply
“They were pretty secretive on what they’re doing out there,” says a former mayor about Microsoft’s data center projects.
Microsoft’s Remarkably Big Bet on Carbon-Absorbing Rocks
Why the tech giant is so high on Heirloom Carbon
It's not just you — no one is posting on social media anymore
Social media is on the decline. Instagram is all ads. No one's posting on BeReal. TikTok is for influencers. The new place for sharing: group chats.
‘Don’t Put Your Head in the Sand’: Stars Are Quietly Inking Deals to License Their AI Doubles
In 2008, while working with Will Smith on the set of a film that never ended up getting made, Remington Scott had an epiphany. The visual effects director was watching Smith stand in a photogrammetry booth, with dozens of cameras capturing the actor’s facial features from every possible angle. “ ...
Federal judge rules that AI art can't be copyrighted
Stop trying to make AI copyrights happen. It is not going to happen.
A key feature of NFTs has completely broken
Artists were supposed to keep getting paid. OpenSea is done with that.
Buyers of Bored Ape NFTs sue after digital apes turn out to be bad investment
Lawsuit: Sotheby's $24M sale to FTX gave Bored Ape NFTs "an air of legitimacy."
Inside CounterCloud: A Fully Autonomous AI Disinformation System - The Debrief
CounterCloud, a totally autonomous AI disinformation system, gives a glimpse into how AI and disinformation will work together in the future.
Rules to keep AI in check: nations carve different paths for tech regulation
A guide to how China, the EU and the US are reining in artificial intelligence.
The Carbon Emissions of Writing and Illustrating Are Lower for AI than for Humans
As AI systems proliferate, their greenhouse gas emissions are an increasingly important concern for human societies. In this article, we present a comparative a
Nvidia H100 GPUs: Supply and Demand
This post is an exploration of the supply and demand of GPUs, particularly Nvidia H100s.
Google And Universal Music Group Negotiating AI-Generated Music Tool, Report Says
Users would be able to create deepfakes legitimately, sources told the Financial Times.
Supermarket AI meal planner app suggests recipe that would create chlorine gas
Pak ‘n’ Save’s Savey Meal-bot cheerfully created unappealing recipes when customers experimented with non-grocery household items
Two authors are suing OpenAI for training ChatGPT with their books. Could they win?
Mona Awad and Paul Tremblay’s lawsuit claims their books were used without their consent. But copyright protection doesn’t apply to ideas – they’ll need to demonstrate the likelihood of economic loss.
Zoom's Updated Terms of Service Permit Training AI on User Content Without Opt-Out
Zoom Video Communications, Inc. recently updated its Terms of Service to encompass what some critics are calling a significant invasion of user privacy.
India joins rush to renewables, but its rural solar systems fall off grid
A cautionary tale for a world racing into renewables: The large majority of mini-grids in India no longer work, an environmental group found.