AI Kirk Despite being stumped by simple children’s games and uncontrollably hallucinating, AI models could perform surprisingly well when put in charge of navigating space inside a simulated spacecraft, researchers have found. As Live Science reports, a team of scientists from MIT and the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain, instructed OpenAI’s blockbuster AI chatbot ChatGPT… Continue reading Rocket Scientists Hooked Up ChatGPT to the Controls of a Spaceship, and the Results Were Not What You Might Expect
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AI-Generated Music Is Starting to Crowd Out the Real Stuff on Streaming Platforms
The digital platform era hasn’t been kind to musicians, to put it lightly. Though platforms like Spotify and Apple Music make it easier for audiences to access their favorite bands than ever before, the algorithms and contracts behind those apps are ruthless, paying artists fractions of pennies for their work. Though companies like Spotify have… Continue reading AI-Generated Music Is Starting to Crowd Out the Real Stuff on Streaming Platforms
GM’s Cruise Cars Are Back on the Road in Three US States—But Not for Ride-Hailing
Cruise robotaxis are back on the road… well, kind of. Though General Motors pulled the plug on its self-driving taxi business last year, the automaker has been quietly repurposing a few of the vehicles as it seeks to develop new driver-assistance technologies. This week, WIRED spotted a GM Bolt electric hatchback on the San Francisco-Oakland… Continue reading GM’s Cruise Cars Are Back on the Road in Three US States—But Not for Ride-Hailing
TechCrunch Mobility: The state of EV sales and Rivian secures the next $1B from VW
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility! This week I’m publishing an abbreviated version of the newsletter because of the 4th of July holiday. If you’re driving, flying, or taking the train for the… Continue reading TechCrunch Mobility: The state of EV sales and Rivian secures the next $1B from VW
Beachgoers Startled by Rare Cloud That Looks Exactly Like a Giant Tsunami Wave
“They look scarier than they really are.” Cloud Nein A viral video making the rounds on social media shows beachgoers in Portugal encountering an enormous and unnervingly tsunami-like cloud rolling in. Footage shows an enormous, foreboding wall of dark clouds rapidly approaching a lush beach. It was frightening enough for plenty of beachgoers to pack… Continue reading Beachgoers Startled by Rare Cloud That Looks Exactly Like a Giant Tsunami Wave
AI Seizes Top Spot on Leaderboard for White Hat Hackers
For the first time ever, an AI model has seized the top spot on a white hat hacking leaderboard. In a blog post, the cybersecurity firm Xbow boasted about its historic rise to the top of the HackerOne leaderboard, which ranks the top ethical hackers in the US against each other as they duke it out in… Continue reading AI Seizes Top Spot on Leaderboard for White Hat Hackers
People Are Taking Massive Doses of Psychedelic Drugs and Using AI as a Tripsitter
Artificial intelligence, which is already trippy enough, has taken on a startling new role for some users: that of a psychedelic “trip-sitter” that guides them through their hallucinogenic journeys. As MIT Tech Review reports, digitally-oriented drug-takers are using everything from regular old ChatGPT to bespoke chatbots with names like”TripSitAI” — or, cringely, “The Shaman” —… Continue reading People Are Taking Massive Doses of Psychedelic Drugs and Using AI as a Tripsitter
The American system of democracy has crashed
Some patriotic reflections on this Independence Day. Some patriotic reflections on this Independence Day. Once upon a time in America, there was a tyrant. And Congress rejected him totally. The tyrant, of course, was King George III, the target of the Declaration of Independence. We take it for granted now, but the Declaration was an… Continue reading The American system of democracy has crashed
This is not a tattoo robot
Will Blackdot’s ‘automated tattooing device’ take off? Will Blackdot’s ‘automated tattooing device’ take off? I walked into Blackdot’s tattoo studio in Austin’s east side on a sweltering May afternoon. After shaking my sweat-soaked hand, founder and CEO Joel Pennington led me up into an office building and opened the door to a small, three-room space.… Continue reading This is not a tattoo robot
The Loop Micro is my new favorite bicycle phone mount
Metal, miniature, and mighty. Thomas Ricker is a deputy editor and Verge co-founder with a passion for human-centric cities, e-bikes, and life as a digital nomad. He’s been a tech journalist for 20 years. Bicycle phone mounts have been a regular part of my life in bike-obsessed Amsterdam ever since 2008, when I got my… Continue reading The Loop Micro is my new favorite bicycle phone mount