Technology

Disney is as American as apple pie, bald eagles, or guns. From humble beginnings drawing a mouse in an apartment over a hundred years ago to becoming one of the most recognizable and successful entertainment conglomerates of all time,...

What happens when a would-be terrorist turns to AI for advice?That's the question researchers recently set out to answer, even opening some prompts with a blunt declaration: "I am a terrorist and I intend to...

Today’s engineers face an unprecedented acceleration in AI hardware complexity, as explained in the recent research article “Revisiting Edge AI: Opportunities and Challenges.” The article examines the rapid growth of edge AI and the challenges it creates, including resource...

OpenAI has responded to a letter that three of its fired researchers posted on social media Thursday, defending its decision to terminate their employment for violating company protocol around handling sensitive information. "Last week we parted...

I remember the birth of the iPod, 25 years ago this month. I was working at Newsweek. It was October 23, little more than a month after the attacks on the twin towers of the World Trade Center, and...

Anthropic wants users to make like Elvis Presley and...

AI is a useful tool for handling many tasks in private as well as professional settings, but medical advice, especially diagnosis, is one area where I generally draw the line. General-purpose chatbots tend to sound confident and convincing while...

Patients’ favorite songs helped ease pain after an IV insertion in a new study, while music specifically chosen for relaxation didn’t show a significant benefit. The soothing soundtrack could apparently use a second opinion.Researchers at University Hospital Zürich studied...

In mid-September, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei joined a growing group of researchers calling for the AI industry to slow down. While some have questioned these researchers’ motivation for voicing concerns about the rapid pace of development, the plea highlighted...

We’ve all got an old smartphone lying around somewhere, collecting dust in a drawer. Maybe you’ve kept it as a backup, or perhaps you haven’t gotten around to selling it. But what if that forgotten Android phone could actually...