Microsoft Has No Idea How Stupid to Make Its AI

The company had a change of heart after “lobotomizing” its AI. Bing Em Out It’s only been a few days since Microsoft announced that it was majorly restricting its unhinged Bing artificial intelligence chatbot — but apparently, the tech giant is already having major second thoughts about its decision. In a statement issued yesterday, Microsoft… Continue reading Microsoft Has No Idea How Stupid to Make Its AI

The World’s Largest Four Day Work Week Trial a Huge Success

A massive four-day work week trial in the UK, which claims to be the world’s largest of its kind involving 61 employers, found compelling evidence in favor of the practice, the Associated Press reports. Key findings: working four days a week for the same pay is far better for employee health and stress levels —… Continue reading The World’s Largest Four Day Work Week Trial a Huge Success

Japan Puzzled When Large Metal Orb Appears on Beach

And it’s not the first time in recent years this has happened, either. Ball So Hard In a post-Chinese balloon world, officials on the other side of the pond were left perplexed when a huge, mysterious orb turned up on a beach in Japan. First reported by Japan’s Asahi News, this strange spherical object appeared… Continue reading Japan Puzzled When Large Metal Orb Appears on Beach

NSYNC’s Lance Bass Says When He Tried to Go to Space, Russian Agents Menaced Him

“They would put a gun to my head and be like, ‘Where’s the money? Where’s the money?’” Strings Attached In a wild new interview with Ars Technica, Lance Bass, a former member of the world-famous boy band NSYNC, recalled how he was held at gunpoint by Russian officials after trying to come up with $20… Continue reading NSYNC’s Lance Bass Says When He Tried to Go to Space, Russian Agents Menaced Him

Popular Instagram “Photographer” Admits His “Portraits” Are Generated by AI

“Frankly, I’m not entirely sure how to proceed.” Coming Clean A viral Instagram photographer has a huge secret: most of the people whose faces grace his work don’t exist, and were instead generated by artificial intelligence in what he says was meant to be a social experiment. As Ars Technica reports, artist Jos Avery decided to… Continue reading Popular Instagram “Photographer” Admits His “Portraits” Are Generated by AI

OpenAI CEO Says AI Will Give Medical Advice to People Too Poor to Afford Doctors

An “AI medical advisor”? What could go wrong? Altman’s Thoughts OpenAI’s ludicrously popular AI chatbot ChatGPT is prone to saying some stupid and outright made-up stuff a lot of the time. And if recent remarks are any indicator, so is the company’s CEO Sam Altman. From admitting he’s a doomsday prepper worried about an AI or… Continue reading OpenAI CEO Says AI Will Give Medical Advice to People Too Poor to Afford Doctors

Microsoft Seems To Have Quietly Tested Bing AI in India Months Ago, Ran Into Serious Problems

Huge if true! The Bing Ring While it’s been apparent basically from the jump that Microsoft’s Bing AI launched with some massive issues, new evidence suggests the tech giant may have been aware of those problems before rolling it out. As pointed out by cognitive scientist and Substacker Gary Marcus, it appears that Microsoft beta tested… Continue reading Microsoft Seems To Have Quietly Tested Bing AI in India Months Ago, Ran Into Serious Problems

Tesla Cofounder Rails Against Elon Musk’s “Crap” Autopilot Feature

As one might imagine, the Tesla cofounder that Elon Musk ousted back in 2007 has some choice words about what the company has been up to lately. In an interview with Insider, Tesla cofounder Martin Eberhard sought to set the record straight about the direction the company has taken since Musk pushed him out as CEO.… Continue reading Tesla Cofounder Rails Against Elon Musk’s “Crap” Autopilot Feature