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‘An AI Fukushima is inevitable’: scientists discuss technology’s immense potential and dangers
Experts are optimistic about energy and drug production breakthroughs but also fear its potential misuseWhen better to hold a conference on artificial intelligence and the countless ways it is advancing science than in those brief days between the first Nobel prizes being awarded in the field and the winners heading to Stockholm for the lavish white tie ceremony?It was fortuitous timing for Google DeepMind and the...
Published on: November 22, 2024 | Source:
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The Download: how OpenAI tests its models, and the ethics of uterus transplants
This is today’s edition ofThe Download,our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. How OpenAI stress-tests its large language models OpenAI has lifted the lid (just a crack) on its safety-testing processes. It has put out two papers describing how it stress-tests its powerful large language…
Published on: November 22, 2024 | Source:The World’s Biggest Maker of EVs Has the Worst Appraisal of Human Rights
Amnesty International has issued a report charting the supply chains and human rights due diligence policies of 13 major EV manufacturers. The results are a world away from the clean, safe future that electric vehicles promise.
Published on: November 22, 2024 | Source:The World’s Biggest EV Maker Has the Industry's Worst Human Rights Appraisal
Amnesty International has issued a report charting the supply chains and human rights due diligence policies of 13 major EV manufacturers. The results are a world away from the clean, safe future that electric vehicles promise.
Published on: November 22, 2024 | Source:The World’s Biggest EV Maker Has the Industry’s Worst Human Rights Appraisal
Amnesty International has issued a report charting the supply chains and human rights due diligence policies of 13 major EV manufacturers. The results are a world away from the clean, safe future that electric vehicles promise.
Published on: November 22, 2024 | Source:Who should get a uterus transplant? Experts aren’t sure.
This article first appeared in The Checkup,MIT Technology Review’sweekly biotech newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every Thursday, and read articles like this first,sign up here. Earlier this year, a boy in Sweden celebrated his 10th birthday. Reproductive scientists and doctors marked the occasion too. This little boy’s birth had been special. He was…
Published on: November 22, 2024 | Source:Social media ban for UK under-16s ‘not on the cards’ for now, says minister
Peter Kyle meets group of teenagers at NSPCC HQ who say imposing ban would reduce their social connectionsA social media ban for under-16s is “not on the cards at the moment”, a minister has said, as teenagers urged him to rethink plans to follow Australia’s lead and restrict access to sites such as TikTok, Instagram and Snapchat.Peter Kyle, the secretary of state for science and technology, is trying to convince...
Published on: November 22, 2024 | Source:New York Times Says OpenAI Erased Potential Lawsuit Evidence
As part of an ongoing copyright lawsuit, The New York Times says it spent 150 hours sifting through OpenAI’s training data looking for potential evidence—only for OpenAI to delete all of its work.
Published on: November 21, 2024 | Source:Deus in machina: Swiss church installs AI-powered Jesus
Peter’s chapel in Lucerne swaps out its priest to set up a computer and cables in confessional boothThe small, unadorned church has long ranked as the oldest in the Swiss city of Lucerne. But Peter’s chapel has become synonymous with all that is new after it installed an artificial intelligence-powered Jesus capable of dialoguing in 100 different languages.“It was really an experiment,” said Marco Schmid, a theologian...
Published on: November 21, 2024 | Source:How OpenAI stress-tests its large language models
OpenAI is once again lifting the lid (just a crack) on its safety-testing processes. Last month the company shared the results of an investigation that looked at how often ChatGPT produced a harmful gender or racial stereotype based on a user’s name. Now it has put out two papers describing how it stress-tests its powerful…
Published on: November 21, 2024 | Source:Elon Musk to ‘summon MPs to US to explain threats to American citizens’
World’s richest man responds to UK parliamentarians saying they will call him to testify about X’s role in spreading disinformation during riotsElon Musk has said UK MPs “will be summoned to the United States of America to explain their censorship and threats to American citizens” in a fresh escalation of tensions between the world’s richest man and Labour.Musk, who has been a fixture at the side of Donald Trump since...
Published on: November 21, 2024 | Source:Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl review – transfixing Ukrainian dystopia built on underlying tragedy
GSC Game World; PC, XboxExplore the starkly beautiful landscapes of the irradiated Zone in this foreboding and remorselessly challenging survival adventureWhen Ukrainian developer GSC Game World released the apocalyptic adventure Stalker in 2007, it was considered a bleakly improbable piece of speculative fiction. Heavily inspired by cult novel Roadside Picnic, it imagined an alternative timeline in which a scientific...
Published on: November 21, 2024 | Source:The Download: AI replicas, and China’s climate role
This is today’s edition ofThe Download,our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. AI can now create a replica of your personality Imagine sitting down with an AI model for a spoken two-hour interview. A friendly voice guides you through a conversation that ranges from your…
Published on: November 21, 2024 | Source:Is Silicon Valley Actually Libertarian?
WIRED takes a look at one of Silicon Valley’s most influential ideologies.
Published on: November 21, 2024 | Source:Google must sell Chrome to end search monopoly, says US justice department
Court filing comes after landmark ruling in August and judge will consider arguments from both sides next yearThe US Department of Justice has proposed a far-reaching overhaul of Google’s structure and business practices, including the sale of its Chrome browser, in a bid to end its monopoly on internet search.The DoJ proposals follow a landmark court ruling in August in which a federal judge ruled that Google...
Published on: November 21, 2024 | Source:China’s complicated role in climate change
This article is from The Spark, MIT Technology Review’s weekly climate newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every Wednesday, sign up here. “Well, what about China?” This is a comment I get all the time on the topic of climate change, both in conversations and on whatever social media site is currently en vogue.…
Published on: November 21, 2024 | Source:Microsoft at 50: An AI Giant. A Kinder Culture. And Still Hellbent on Domination
When Satya Nadella took over as CEO, the company was lumbering and uncool. He cleaned up a toxic culture, crafted the deal of the decade, and put Microsoft back on top.
Published on: November 21, 2024 | Source:Four ways to protect your art from AI
MIT Technology Review’s How To series helps you get things done. Since the start of the generative AI boom, artists have been worried about losing their livelihoods to AI tools. There have been plenty of examples of companies’ replacing human labor with computer programs. Most recently, Coca-Cola sparked controversy by creating a new Christmas ad…
Published on: November 21, 2024 | Source:The AI Reporter That Took My Old Job Just Got Fired
A local newspaper in Hawaii experimented with AI-generated presenters to engage and boost its readership. After two months, the bots have been shelved.
Published on: November 21, 2024 | Source:How an IRA spy named ‘Stakeknife’ got away with playing both sides
A new BBC Sounds show investigates the complicated case of Freddie Scappaticci. Plus: five of the best podcasts to switch off to• Don’t get Hear Here delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereThe Optimist Project with Yara Shahidi Widely available, episodes weekly Yara Shahidi is the award-winning actor of comedies Black-ish and Grown-ish, but she reckons she could factor optimism into her life more – so she’s decided to...
Published on: November 21, 2024 | Source:Apple Watch Series 10 review: thinner, lighter and basically the same
Tenth generation Apple smartwatch gets a bigger screen and body overhaul, but blink and you might miss itA larger screen and thinner body mark the biggest change to the Apple Watch in years, but you might have to squint to see it.That is because Apple has kept much the same design on the outside despite requiring significant changes on the inside to make the watch thinner and lighter. As a result, the Series 10 feels...
Published on: November 21, 2024 | Source:Google Selling Chrome Won’t Be Enough to End Its Search Monopoly
Despite shared concerns about Google’s power, critics of the company and former executives express little agreement on what, if anything, can really be done to increase competition.
Published on: November 21, 2024 | Source:Nvidia Says Its Blackwell Chip Is Fine, Nothing to See Here
Chip production delays and a rumored overheating issue haven’t slowed down Nvidia, which reported another quarter of blockbuster earnings and said Blackwells are now in the hands of Microsoft and OpenAI.
Published on: November 21, 2024 | Source:AI can now create a replica of your personality
Imagine sitting down with an AI model for a spoken two-hour interview. A friendly voice guides you through a conversation that ranges from your childhood, your formative memories, and your career to your thoughts on immigration policy. Not long after, a virtual replica of you is able to embody your values and preferences with stunning…
Published on: November 20, 2024 | Source:Nvidia earnings: AI chip leader shows no signs of stopping mammoth growth
World’s most valuable company delights investors as it reports $35bn of revenue in quarterly resultsThe AI chipmaker Nvidia, the world’s most valuable company and the engine of the artificial-intelligence boom, rolled out another set of quarterly results on Wednesday to investors’ delight.The company, whose value has soared by $2.2tn this year to $3.6tn on the back of near-doubling of chip sales, said it had revenue of...
Published on: November 20, 2024 | Source:Opt out: how to stop tech companies spying on your phone as Trump promises mass deportations
There are no federal privacy regulations to protect your information – here’s how you can do it yourselfWelcome to Opt Out, a semi-regular column in which we help you navigate your online privacy and show you how to say no to surveillance. The last column covered how to talk to your family about not posting your baby’s photos on the internet.President-elect Donald Trump has promised to execute the largest mass...
Published on: November 20, 2024 | Source:Join Us for the WIRED Big Interview Event
On December 3, WIRED will be sitting down with some of the biggest names in technology, business, science, and beyond for a full day packed with in-depth conversations.
Published on: November 20, 2024 | Source:The Man Behind Amazon’s Robot Army Wants Everyone to Have an AI-Powered Helper
Brad Porter helped Amazon deploy an army of warehouse robots. His new creation—Proxie—could help other companies embrace more automation.
Published on: November 20, 2024 | Source:From Astro Bot to Balatro, the 2024 ‘game of the year’ race is too close to call
In this week’s newsletter: The shortlist for December’s Game Awards is out, and the top contenders are neck and neck• Don’t get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereMuch like Christmas is a lot less enjoyable for the person who has to organise all the presents and cook the dinner, game-of-the-year season is rather intimidating for the people who have to put together the shortlists. Every November, I tot...
Published on: November 20, 2024 | Source:The Download: Clear’s identity ambitions, and the climate blame game
This is today’s edition ofThe Download,our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Inside Clear’s ambitions to manage your identity beyond the airport Clear Secure is the most visible biometric identity company in the United States. Best known for its line-jumping service in airports, it’s also…
Published on: November 20, 2024 | Source:Who’s to blame for climate change? It’s surprisingly complicated.
Once again, global greenhouse-gas emissions are projected to hit a new high in 2024. In this time of shifting political landscapes and ongoing international negotiations, many are quick to blame one country or another for an outsize role in causing climate change. But assigning responsibility is complicated. These three visualizations help explain why and provide…
Published on: November 20, 2024 | Source:Get in, Loser—We’re Chasing a Waymo Into the Future
Tailing a robotaxi for hours and hours is weird. And revelatory. And jealousy-inducing. But a driverless world is coming for all of us. So close the door and buckle up.
Published on: November 20, 2024 | Source:Flex your new visual super skills
We’ve all acquired new design smarts. Now it’s time to make the most of them Continue reading...
Published on: November 20, 2024 | Source:Can a fluffy robot really replace a cat or dog? My weird, emotional week with an AI pet
Casio says Moflin can develop its own personality and build a rapport with its owner – and it doesn’t need food, exercise or a litter tray. But is it essentially comforting or alienating?It looks faintly like one half of a small pair of very fluffy slippers. It squeaks and wriggles and nestles in the palm of my hand, black eyes hidden beneath amop of silvery-white fur. It weighs about the same as a tin of soup. Itdoesn...
Published on: November 20, 2024 | Source:Inside Clear’s ambitions to manage your identity beyond the airport
If you’ve ever been through a large US airport, you’re probably at least vaguely aware of Clear. Maybe your interest (or irritation) has been piqued by the pods before the security checkpoints, the attendants in navy blue vests who usher clients to the front of the security line (perhaps just ahead of you), and the…
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