In an absolutely delightful new experiment, a team of scientists was able to show that once taught how, pet parrots can and will FaceTime their parrot friends. While that may sound like a pointless endeavor on the surface, the new skill could solve a very real problem faced by millions of pet birds across the… Continue reading Lonely Parrots Love Video Chatting With Each Other, Study Finds
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Just Running ChatGPT Is Costing OpenAI a Staggering Sum Every Single Day
The company is burning through cash. Unbelievable Upkeep ChatGPT’s immense popularity and power make it eye-wateringly expensive to maintain, The Information reports, with OpenAI paying up to $700,000 a day to keep its beefy infrastructure running, based on figures from the research firm SemiAnalysis. “Most of this cost is based around the expensive servers they… Continue reading Just Running ChatGPT Is Costing OpenAI a Staggering Sum Every Single Day
Company Builds Facility That Lifts and Lowers 24-Ton Bricks to Store Energy
It’s a genius idea. Ups and Downs Switzerland-based startup Energy Vault has broken ground on two huge facilities in Texas and just north of Shanghai, CNET reports, to test whether we can store energy by raising and lowering hundreds of 24 metric-ton (53,000 pound) bricks made of compressed dirt. The idea is astonishingly simple. By… Continue reading Company Builds Facility That Lifts and Lowers 24-Ton Bricks to Store Energy
Furious Elon Musk Threatens to Sue Microsoft
“Lawsuit time.” Lawsuit Time Furious over Microsoft’s decision to cut off its advertising platform from Twitter, CEO Elon Musk has threatened to sue the tech giant for having the company’s partner OpenAI train its AI models “illegally using Twitter data,” he tweeted. “Lawsuit time,” the mercurial billionaire fumed. But whether Musk will actually make good… Continue reading Furious Elon Musk Threatens to Sue Microsoft
Scientists May Have Figured Out How to Regenerate Lost Hearing
Image by Getty / Futurism A team of Harvard Medical School scientists say they’ve come up with a new drug cocktail of molecules that they say can successfully regenerate the hair cells in the inner ear that enable hearing — a potentially groundbreaking treatment for hearing loss. As detailed in a new paper published in… Continue reading Scientists May Have Figured Out How to Regenerate Lost Hearing
A New Fear Is Spreading: AI Anxiety
“We’re all just hoping that our clients will recognize [our] value.” Relatable Anxious about AI taking your job? According to a new report from the BBC, you’re not alone. “I’m amazed at how quickly ChatGPT has become so sophisticated,” Claire, a 34-year-old PR worker who kept her last name private, told the BBC. “Give it… Continue reading A New Fear Is Spreading: AI Anxiety
Your Brain Will Melt When You Hear How This Author Is Using ChatGPT
It’s an absolutely terrible idea. Writing Hack You can sure count on AI-enamored humans to continue to find new and dubious ways of using OpenAI’s ChatGPT, the premier chatbot du jour. While we all admittedly could use a second pair of eyes to look over our work, young adult fiction writer Lauren Kay takes it… Continue reading Your Brain Will Melt When You Hear How This Author Is Using ChatGPT
Huge Blobs Headed Toward Florida
Also: they smell. Blob Dole PSA for anyone planning a trip to Florida: massive, smelly globs of seaweed and algae are currently headed toward the state’s Eastern and Gulf Coast shores. It’s called Sargassum, and per The New York Times, it’s not playing around. When Sargassum mats eventually wash ashore and start to decompose, they… Continue reading Huge Blobs Headed Toward Florida
Drake’s Label Is Still Absolutely Furious About That AI-Generated Song
It’s not giving up its crusade against AI music. Record label behemoth Universal Music Group (UMG) is not happy about a song that used AI-generated vocals to imitate Aubrey “Drake” Graham and Abel Makkonen “the Weeknd” Tesfaye — some of its biggest artists. UMG has forced the song called “Heart on My Sleeve” to be removed… Continue reading Drake’s Label Is Still Absolutely Furious About That AI-Generated Song
Red Cross Challenges Gamers Not to Commit Any War Crimes
“Even wars have rules — rules which protect humanity on battlefields IRL.” Fair and Square The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), is urging gamers not to commit any in-game war crimes. As Kotaku reports, the ICRC has partnered with a number of Twitch streamers to promote the effort dubbed “Play by the Rules,” which… Continue reading Red Cross Challenges Gamers Not to Commit Any War Crimes