Formula 1 legend Michael Schumacher hasn’t made a public appearance in almost a decade, since he suffered a near-fatal brain injury while skiing back in December 2013. But that hasn’t stopped German tabloid rag Die Aktuelle from advertising “the first interview” — a “world sensation!” — with Schumacher since his accident, boldly plastering his face… Continue reading Fury as Magazine Uses AI to Generate Fake Interview With Michael Schumacher
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Furious Record Label Gets AI-Generated Drake Song Deleted
AI’s most fearsome opponent yet? The lawyer-powered music industry. Drake Equation Major record label Universal Music Group (UMG) has forced a song that uses the AI-generated vocals of Aubrey “Drake” Graham and Abel Makkonen “the Weeknd” Tesfaye to be taken offline, Billboard reports, calling it out as being “infringing content.” The song, dubbed “Heart on… Continue reading Furious Record Label Gets AI-Generated Drake Song Deleted
Twitter Says It’s Okay to Harass Trans People Now
The decline of Twitter continues. Moving Backwards In a quiet new rule change, Twitter has rolled back its prior protections for transgender users amid an international anti-trans movement on both sides of the pond, a worrying step backward for the Elon Musk-led company. In a statement, LGBTQ advocacy group GLAAD noted that Twitter has removed a… Continue reading Twitter Says It’s Okay to Harass Trans People Now
Guy Admits That His Prize-Winning “Photo” Was Actually Generated Using AI
“AI is not photography. Therefore I will not accept the award.” German artist Boris Eldagsen, who recently won a prestigious photography competition with a stunning black and white portrait, is now refusing the award after admitting the image was created using an AI image generator, The Guardian reports. In a statement on his personal website,… Continue reading Guy Admits That His Prize-Winning “Photo” Was Actually Generated Using AI
Google CEO Warns Earthlings to Brace for AI Impact
“It can be very harmful if deployed wrongly… So does that keep me up at night? Absolutely.” Workers of the World Google CEO Sundar Pichai is warning that our feeble civilization at large will be massively affected by the advancement of AI — and that we should all brace for impact. “We need to adapt… Continue reading Google CEO Warns Earthlings to Brace for AI Impact
New Car Has No Rear Window, Just a Camera
“It creates a cocoon.” No Rear Window EV maker Polestar just showed off its fourth passenger vehicle, the Polestar 4, a compact SUV that literally has no rear windshield. Instead of letting drives physically see out of the back of the car — who would possibly want to do that? — the Swedish brand opted… Continue reading New Car Has No Rear Window, Just a Camera
Facebook Is Giving Away Free Money, Y’all
Here’s how to get in on the action. Done Goofed Facebook is sending eligibile users money in a class action lawsuit settlement — and if you used the site basically at any point in the last 15 years, you can get in on the acti0n too. The FAQ for the settlement specifies that the company now… Continue reading Facebook Is Giving Away Free Money, Y’all
CEO of OpenAI Says Making Models Bigger Is Already Played Out
“We are not here to jerk ourselves off about parameter count.” Big News Large language models (LLMs) like OpenAI’s are getting bigger and better with each new iteration. Last month, the company unveiled its long awaited GPT-4, a beefy and substantially larger upgrade to its chatbot’s underlying LLM that’s so impressive it immediately inspired a… Continue reading CEO of OpenAI Says Making Models Bigger Is Already Played Out
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch Is Teeming With Trash Life, Scientists Find
Life finds a way. True Life Scientists have found that the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is absolutely teeming with life. Even coastal species have made it their new home despite the fact that the patch is located in the middle of the Pacific. A new study published in the journal Nature Ecology & Evolution reveals… Continue reading The Great Pacific Garbage Patch Is Teeming With Trash Life, Scientists Find
Google DeepMind CEO Says AI May Become Self-Aware
“I think there’s a possibility…” So Self-Conscious We can now apparently add the CEO of the Google-owned DeepMind to the list of machine learning researchers who think artificial intelligence might come to gain self-awareness. In a bombastic interview with CBS’ 60 Minutes, DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis admitted that AI may be headed in that direction. “Philosophers… Continue reading Google DeepMind CEO Says AI May Become Self-Aware