Image by Getty / Futurism A team of Harvard Medical School scientists say they’ve come up with a new drug cocktail of molecules that they say can successfully regenerate the hair cells in the inner ear that enable hearing — a potentially groundbreaking treatment for hearing loss. As detailed in a new paper published in… Continue reading Scientists May Have Figured Out How to Regenerate Lost Hearing
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A New Fear Is Spreading: AI Anxiety
“We’re all just hoping that our clients will recognize [our] value.” Relatable Anxious about AI taking your job? According to a new report from the BBC, you’re not alone. “I’m amazed at how quickly ChatGPT has become so sophisticated,” Claire, a 34-year-old PR worker who kept her last name private, told the BBC. “Give it… Continue reading A New Fear Is Spreading: AI Anxiety
Your Brain Will Melt When You Hear How This Author Is Using ChatGPT
It’s an absolutely terrible idea. Writing Hack You can sure count on AI-enamored humans to continue to find new and dubious ways of using OpenAI’s ChatGPT, the premier chatbot du jour. While we all admittedly could use a second pair of eyes to look over our work, young adult fiction writer Lauren Kay takes it… Continue reading Your Brain Will Melt When You Hear How This Author Is Using ChatGPT
Huge Blobs Headed Toward Florida
Also: they smell. Blob Dole PSA for anyone planning a trip to Florida: massive, smelly globs of seaweed and algae are currently headed toward the state’s Eastern and Gulf Coast shores. It’s called Sargassum, and per The New York Times, it’s not playing around. When Sargassum mats eventually wash ashore and start to decompose, they… Continue reading Huge Blobs Headed Toward Florida
Drake’s Label Is Still Absolutely Furious About That AI-Generated Song
It’s not giving up its crusade against AI music. Record label behemoth Universal Music Group (UMG) is not happy about a song that used AI-generated vocals to imitate Aubrey “Drake” Graham and Abel Makkonen “the Weeknd” Tesfaye — some of its biggest artists. UMG has forced the song called “Heart on My Sleeve” to be removed… Continue reading Drake’s Label Is Still Absolutely Furious About That AI-Generated Song
Red Cross Challenges Gamers Not to Commit Any War Crimes
“Even wars have rules — rules which protect humanity on battlefields IRL.” Fair and Square The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), is urging gamers not to commit any in-game war crimes. As Kotaku reports, the ICRC has partnered with a number of Twitch streamers to promote the effort dubbed “Play by the Rules,” which… Continue reading Red Cross Challenges Gamers Not to Commit Any War Crimes
Woman Confined to Cave for 500 Days Says She Had a Nice Time
“In fact, I didn’t want to come out.” Under a Rock Accounts of being trapped in caves tend to be tales of horror and despair — but for one Spanish woman, her experience sounds more akin to some long term R & R. As part of an ambitious scientific experiment, Beatriz Flamini, an experienced mountaineer… Continue reading Woman Confined to Cave for 500 Days Says She Had a Nice Time
Meta’s Head of AI Has Some Interesting Beliefs About Dominance and Submission
Yikes. Thanks For Sharing Yann LeCun — Meta-formerly-Facebook’s outspoken chief AI scientist — kept things extremely normal this weekend when he took to Twitter to announce that humanity is but an endless struggle over evolution-ordained domination and submission. “Most people have no problem leading groups of people who are smarter than themselves,” tweeted LeCun, who’s… Continue reading Meta’s Head of AI Has Some Interesting Beliefs About Dominance and Submission
Media CEO Says Writers Should Be Using AI to Churn Out “30-50 Times” More Content
“We must grow and we must adapt — even Darwin style, as a business is the ultimate survival of the fittest.” Boss Baby New World’s Worst CEO just dropped. Meet James Clarke, the chief exec behind the tech-meets-media publisher Clearlink who, in a viral leaked video, told his content-writing staff that they should be using… Continue reading Media CEO Says Writers Should Be Using AI to Churn Out “30-50 Times” More Content
$75,000 FDNY Robodog Goes to Work, Falls Over Almost Immediately
“That didn’t work out for the dog so well.” Timber A parking garage in Manhattan collapsed on Tuesday afternoon, killing one person and injuring five more. Among the New York Fire Department’s first responders was a Dalmatian-spotted robodog, which unfortunately had a hell of a time while surveying the area. In a video posted on… Continue reading $75,000 FDNY Robodog Goes to Work, Falls Over Almost Immediately