Will the nipple be freed? Battle Chest The group tasked with overseeing decisions at Facebook and Instagram is suggesting that Meta, those social networks’ parent company, take a long, hard look at its infamous rule banning the “female-presenting nipple.” In a statement, Meta’s Oversight Board said its suggestion for revision of the nipple rule stems… Continue reading Meta Board Trashes Facebook’s “Convoluted and Poorly Defined” Female Nipple Rule
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Conservatives Furious, Claiming ChatGPT Has “Gone Woke”
For years, artificial intelligence researchers have been working to combat the racism, misogyny, homophobia, and other harmful biases embedded into machine learning systems. Now, in the era of generative AI reaching market, guardrails against machine learning biases are more important than ever, especially when you consider how OpenAI’s text-generating ChatGPT chatbot could be used to… Continue reading Conservatives Furious, Claiming ChatGPT Has “Gone Woke”
AI Dreams Up 1980s “Matrix” Starring Jeff Goldblum as Morpheus
Not gonna lie, these are pretty amazing. Jodorowsky’s AI Imagine, if you will, an 80s version of “The Matrix” filmed by “El Topo” director Alejandro Jodorowsky and starring Jeff Goldblum as Morpheus, Viggo Mortensen as Neo, Tommy Lee Jones as Agent Smith, and Sharon Stone as Trinity. With the help of artificial intelligence, a team… Continue reading AI Dreams Up 1980s “Matrix” Starring Jeff Goldblum as Morpheus
Residents Annoyed by Crypto Mine That Emits Constant, Horrible Noise
A “small jet that never leaves.” Ceaseless Sound Cryptocurrency has gone from boom to bust, but in a small North Carolinian town called Murphy nested in the Blue Ridge mountains, it persists with a grating blare. That’s courtesy of a local crypto mine packed from end to end with towering arrays of computers and noisy… Continue reading Residents Annoyed by Crypto Mine That Emits Constant, Horrible Noise
Authorities Euthanize World’s Largest Toad
Justice for Toadzilla, may we forever stan. RIP Toadzilla A new amphibious critter, named “Toadzilla” by its discoverers, has been crowned as the world’s largest known toad, clocking in at roughly 6 pounds — that’s about six times the average for its species, the already-chonky cane toad. “I reached down and grabbed the cane toad… Continue reading Authorities Euthanize World’s Largest Toad
A New Scientific Paper Credits ChatGPT AI as a Coauthor
OpenAI’s viral text generator ChatGPT has made some serious waves over the last couple of months, offering the public access to a chatbot that’s arguably a vast improvement over its numerous and deeply flawed predecessors. In fact, one group of researchers is now so confident in its capabilities that they’ve included it as a coauthor in… Continue reading A New Scientific Paper Credits ChatGPT AI as a Coauthor
Stars Are Disappearing From the Night Sky, Scientists Warn
“… Light pollution is increasing, notwithstanding the countermeasures purportedly put in operation to limit it.” Night Light “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star,” could eventually become less of a lullaby and more of an elegy. Over the past 12 years, a team of researchers analyzed tens of thousands of observations by citizen scientists the world over. And… Continue reading Stars Are Disappearing From the Night Sky, Scientists Warn
Owner of Infamous Davos Bitcoin Car Gets Sensitive Over Crypto Criticism
“If someone made bad decisions and lost money, it’s their fault and not my car’s.” Mercedes-Bitcoin Earlier this week, attendees at the World Economic Forum spotted a mysterious Bitcoin-branded Mercedes sports car parked near the event in Davos, Switzerland, which immediately drew criticism for its flashy display of opulence in the wake of last year’s… Continue reading Owner of Infamous Davos Bitcoin Car Gets Sensitive Over Crypto Criticism
CNET and Bankrate Say They’re Pausing AI-Generated Articles Until Negative Headlines Stop
Last week, it emerged that CNET and its sister site Bankrate had been publishing AI-generated financial explainers. The program’s lack of a formal announcement — as well as the shoddy quality of the articles it generated and the general sense that it was a pilot program to put entry-level writers out of work — produced… Continue reading CNET and Bankrate Say They’re Pausing AI-Generated Articles Until Negative Headlines Stop
Desperate Twitter Auctioning Off Its Used Office Supplies
That’s… one way to do it. Going Once, Going Twice SpaceX, Tesla, and Twitter CEO Elon Musk, for whatever reason, seems to seriously have it out for office furniture. Last year, the serial founder — who notoriously hates remote work — demanded that Tesla workers get back into the office, only for those workers to… Continue reading Desperate Twitter Auctioning Off Its Used Office Supplies