“If we can save one life, I think that’s the right thing to do. I think we can save tens of thousands of lives.” Trigger Fingerprint There’s finally a smart gun on the market — but analysts warn that it’s hard to say whether firearm enthusiasts will actually buy it. As Bloomberg reports, the Biofire smart gun… Continue reading New Gun Won’t Fire Without Checking Owner’s Fingerprint
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Twitter Rips Into Elon Musk’s New Crypto “Ponzi Scheme”
“Oh you said you wanted them to fix the crypto spam? That’s cute.” Confidence Artist Elon Musk is moving forward with his plan to turn Twitter into an “everything app” by introducing stock and crypto trading options on the social network — and tons of the platform’s denizens are calling foul. Twitter is partnering with… Continue reading Twitter Rips Into Elon Musk’s New Crypto “Ponzi Scheme”
Major News Site Warns ChatGPT Is Inaccurate, Announces Plans to Use It Anyway
Insider has given its reporters the green light to use OpenAI’s ChatGPT for its reporting, as long as they don’t plagiarize or misconstrue any facts in the process — while acknowledging, strangely, that ChatGPT has been known to both plagiarize and fabricate. “AI at Insider: We can use it to make us faster and better,” reads… Continue reading Major News Site Warns ChatGPT Is Inaccurate, Announces Plans to Use It Anyway
Nick Bostrom Says AI Chatbots May Have Some Degree of Sentience
More and more people are saying this. It’s Alive! One of the world’s foremost philosophers of artificial intelligence is arguing that some chatbots might exhibit glimpses of sentience — but that doesn’t necessarily mean what you think it means. In an interview with the New York Times, Oxford academic Nick Bostrom said that rather than viewing… Continue reading Nick Bostrom Says AI Chatbots May Have Some Degree of Sentience
Murdered Tech CEO May Have Been Stabbed to Death by Tech Exec He Knew
Remember when everyone was blaming the homeless? Alleged Killer Bob Lee, a cofounder of Cash App and former Square executive, as well as more recently the chief product officer of cryptocurrency company MobileCoin, was stabbed to death last week in downtown San Francisco. Now, the San Francisco Police Department has arrested a suspect, local news publication… Continue reading Murdered Tech CEO May Have Been Stabbed to Death by Tech Exec He Knew
Scientists May Have Finally Figured Out Where Earth’s Water Came From
The discovery could lead to a “foolproof method for detecting signs of life on other worlds.” Primordial Accretion Scientists say they may have finally cracked the case on where the water on Earth — and other planets like it — came from billions of years ago. As detailed in a new paper published in the… Continue reading Scientists May Have Finally Figured Out Where Earth’s Water Came From
Finance Professor Claims ChatGPT Can Predict Stock Performance
We have some questions. AI Stock ChatGPT is a real jack of all trades. The AI chatbot can draft cover letters, tinker with code, and even breathe life into a Furby. And now, maybe OpenAI’s blockbuster tool could even make you rich — emphasis on the “maybe.” According to University of Florida finance professor Alejandro… Continue reading Finance Professor Claims ChatGPT Can Predict Stock Performance
The NYPD Is Bringing Back Its Widely Hated Robodog
“Digidog is out of the pound.” Jump Scare New York City Mayor Eric Adams has decided to unleash Digidog, a controversial robodog, into the hands of the NYPD. Yes, that Digidog, the one that was already shamed off of public steets due to mass public outrage. The Boston Dynamics-built Digidog — also known as Spot — was… Continue reading The NYPD Is Bringing Back Its Widely Hated Robodog
Elon Musk Whines That Buying Twitter Has Been Emotionally “Painful”
“I’ve been under constant attack.” Hot Blooded Twitter CEO Elon Musk is not one for granting regular interviews in any sense of the word — but when he does, he pulls no punches. In an unexpected and off-the-cuff interview with the BBC, the billionaire made multiple bizarre confessions, including that he’s experienced some emotional pain… Continue reading Elon Musk Whines That Buying Twitter Has Been Emotionally “Painful”
ChatGPT Is Consuming a Staggering Amount of Water
Talk about insatiable. Water Wars It’s no secret that training artificial intelligence algorithms requires insane amounts of energy — but, as a new paper reveals, it also uses up an absurd amount of water, too. Researchers from the University of Colorado Riverside and the University of Texas Arlington have shared a yet-to-be-peer-reviewed paper titled “Making… Continue reading ChatGPT Is Consuming a Staggering Amount of Water