Fury as Magazine Uses AI to Generate Fake Interview With Michael Schumacher

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

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

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