Giannandrea said that Apple had focused on reducing hallucinations in its models partly by using curated data. “We have put considerable energy into training these models very carefully,” he said. “So we’re pretty confident that we’re applying this technology responsibly.” That training wheels approach to AI applies across Apple’s offering. If it works as promised,… Continue reading Apple’s Biggest AI Challenge? Making It Behave
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Ransomware Is ‘More Brutal’ Than Ever in 2024
Today, people around the world will head to school, doctor’s appointments, and pharmacies, only to be told, “Sorry, our computer systems are down.” The frequent culprit is a cybercrime gang operating on the other side of the world, demanding payment for system access or the safe return of stolen data. The ransomware epidemic shows no… Continue reading Ransomware Is ‘More Brutal’ Than Ever in 2024
Keychron Q1 HE Review: Hall Effect Goes Mainstream
Analog keyboards have been the “next big thing” for ages now in the world of mechanical keyboards. These have sensors inside that can much more precisely differentiate between a slight and full keypress. They’ve long promised to revolutionize gaming and typing, being faster, more customizable, and more reliable (supposedly). But they’ve never quite been compelling… Continue reading Keychron Q1 HE Review: Hall Effect Goes Mainstream
Raycon The Magic Power Bank 5-in-1 Review: My New Favorite Portable Charger
I’m picky when it comes to portable chargers. There are plenty of power banks out there with built-in cables and wall plugs, but in a crowded market, it takes a lot more than a 10,000-mAh capacity to catch my eye. That’s why I was shocked that Raycon’s Magic Power Bank not only did everything I… Continue reading Raycon The Magic Power Bank 5-in-1 Review: My New Favorite Portable Charger
Each of the Past 12 Months Broke Temperature Records
June 2023 did not seem like an exceptional month at the time. It was the warmest June in the instrumental temperature record, but monthly records haven’t exactly been unusual in a period where the top 10 warmest years on record all occurred in the past 15 years. And monthly records have often occurred in years… Continue reading Each of the Past 12 Months Broke Temperature Records
Microsoft’s Recall Feature Is Even More Hackable Than You Thought
Microsoft’s CEO Satya Nadella has hailed the company’s new Recall feature, which stores a history of your computer desktop and makes it available to AI for analysis, as “photographic memory” for your PC. Within the cybersecurity community, meanwhile, the notion of a tool that silently takes a screenshot of your desktop every five seconds has… Continue reading Microsoft’s Recall Feature Is Even More Hackable Than You Thought
OpenAI Offers a Peek Inside the Guts of ChatGPT
ChatGPT developer OpenAI’s approach to building artificial intelligence came under fire this week from former employees who accuse the company of taking unnecessary risks with technology that could become harmful. Today OpenAI released a new research paper apparently aimed at showing it is serious about tackling AI risk by making its models more explainable. In… Continue reading OpenAI Offers a Peek Inside the Guts of ChatGPT
Starship’s Successful Test Moves SpaceX One Step Closer to Mars
SpaceX has completed a mostly successful fourth test of its revolutionary new Starship rocket, a key step toward returning humans to the Moon and, maybe one day, landing on Mars. The flight, integrated flight test 4 (IFT-4), lifted off today from SpaceX’s Boca Chica test site in Texas at 7:50 am Central time. Standing 233… Continue reading Starship’s Successful Test Moves SpaceX One Step Closer to Mars
Marc Andreessen Once Called Online Safety Teams an Enemy. He Still Wants Walled Gardens for Kids
In his polarizing “Techno-Optimist Manifesto” last year, venture capitalist Marc Andreessen listed a number of enemies to technological progress. Among them were “tech ethics” and “trust and safety,” a term used for work on online content moderation, which he said had been used to subject humanity to “a mass demoralization campaign” against new technologies such… Continue reading Marc Andreessen Once Called Online Safety Teams an Enemy. He Still Wants Walled Gardens for Kids
2024 Ford Mustang Mach-E Rally First Drive: Price, Specs, Availability
Is there a more natural place for someone to really floor it for the first time in an electric car than the ballyhooed DirtFish Rally School outside Seattle, Washington? With the gravel wet from a day of cool, classic, spring Pacific Northwest rain? Surely there must be. And yet, here I am, behind the wheel… Continue reading 2024 Ford Mustang Mach-E Rally First Drive: Price, Specs, Availability