Workers taking crisis hotline calls at the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) unionized — and just four days later, according to an NPR report, NEDA told its hotline staff that they would be fired and replaced by a chatbot. Per NPR, the hotline is hugely active. NEDA is the largest eating disorder-focused nonprofit in the… Continue reading Eating Disorder Hotline Fires Entire Staff and Replaces Them with a Chatbot
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Noel Gallagher Disgusted by AI-Generated Oasis Album
“F***ing embarrassing.” Look Back in Anger A second Gallagher brother has spoken out about AI-generated versions of his former band’s music — and because one brother loved it, the other, of course, had to hate it. In an interview with Spin magazine, Noel Gallagher — the crabbier of the two warring brothers who made up the… Continue reading Noel Gallagher Disgusted by AI-Generated Oasis Album
This AI Generates Video From Brain Signals
Trippy. Monkey See Researchers from the National University of Singapore and The Chinese University of Hong Kong claim to have created an AI that can reconstruct “high-quality” video from brain signals. As the researchers explain in a yet-to-be-peer-reviewed paper, the AI model dubbed MinD-Video is “co-trained” on publicly available data from fMRI readings — specifically, data… Continue reading This AI Generates Video From Brain Signals
In Bid to Become a Comical Hellscape, Florida Considers Roads Paved With Radioactive Byproduct
This is a new low… even for Florida. Florida Man Recycling radioactive waste is one thing, but this proposal from Florida lawmakers is, in classic Floridian fashion, taking things way too far. As CBS News reports, the Florida Senate has passed a bill that would allow new roads to be paved with a mining waste that… Continue reading In Bid to Become a Comical Hellscape, Florida Considers Roads Paved With Radioactive Byproduct
James Cameron Working on New “Terminator” Script Inspired by Rise of Actual AI
It kinda makes sense. Judgment Day Famed director James Cameron has revealed that he’s working on a script for the next “Terminator” installment — and it’ll be inspired, this time, by the rise of actual artificial intelligence in the real world, like OpenAI’s ChatGPT. Cameron, who created the franchise in 1984, says he has some lingering… Continue reading James Cameron Working on New “Terminator” Script Inspired by Rise of Actual AI
Android App Busted Secretly Recording Users’ Lives
This kind of malware has a sordid history. Secret Surveillance An Android app that was supposed to be used to do screen recordings has been caught secretly recording audio and sending it somewhere shady — but the story behind the debacle goes even deeper. As the WeLiveSecurity blog reports, the app named “iRecorder – Screen Recorder”… Continue reading Android App Busted Secretly Recording Users’ Lives
Former Google CEO Says AI Can’t Destroy Humankind If We Do It First
Don’t worry, it’ll all work itself out in the end. No Future Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt warned audiences at The Wall Street Journal’s CEO Council Summit in London this week that AI is an “existential risk” that could lead to “many, many, many, many people” being “harmed or killed.” But before a rogue AI… Continue reading Former Google CEO Says AI Can’t Destroy Humankind If We Do It First
OpenAI CEO Freaks Out, Threatens to Leave EU Over New AI Regulations
“If we can comply, we will, and if we can’t, we’ll cease operating.” Land Grab As the European Union readies its new artificial intelligence rules, the head of OpenAI is already preparing his counter-attack. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told a British audience in a recent appearance at University College London that although he his firm… Continue reading OpenAI CEO Freaks Out, Threatens to Leave EU Over New AI Regulations
BuzzFeed AI Struggles to Recommend Recipe for Laid-Off Journalists
“Hmm, it seems like you might be feeling a bit down. How about I recommend a meal that will lift your spirits?” Fresh on the heels of announcing that he would be using AI to replace static content — and thus, re-engineer BuzzFeed-owned sites into a new kind of automated content farm — BuzzFeed CEO… Continue reading BuzzFeed AI Struggles to Recommend Recipe for Laid-Off Journalists
Former Google CEO Warns AI Could Lead to People Being “Harmed or Killed”
“Now, this is fiction today, but its reasoning is likely to be true.” Four Too Many Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, who just last week said that AI companies should be left to regulate themselves, warned the crowd at The Wall Street Journal’s CEO Council Summit in London on Wednesday that AI tech poses an… Continue reading Former Google CEO Warns AI Could Lead to People Being “Harmed or Killed”