Algorithms Allegedly Penalized Black Renters. The US Government Is Watching
[ad_1] Two years ago, Mary Louis submitted an application to rent an apartment at Granada Highlands in Malden, Massachusetts. She liked that the unit had two full bathrooms and that…
ChatGPT Has Investors Drooling—but Can It Bring Home the Bacon?
[ad_1] When ChatGPT—the ingenious, garrulous, and occasionally unhinged chatbot from OpenAI—was asked this week how much the company behind it is worth, its responses included: “It is likely that its worth is…
Machine Learning Could Create the Perfect Game Bosses
[ad_1] Camping at the location of orbs is a solid strategy: The player must pick up orbs to win (imagine if Pac-Man’s ghosts merely lingered near the entrances to each…
The Spawn of ChatGPT Will Try to Sell You Things
[ad_1] Browder of DoNotPay is not the only person who sees ChatGPT and the technology behind it as a way to automate persuasion. One doctor posted a video on Twitter showing…
3 Ways to Tame ChatGPT
[ad_1] This year, we’ve seen the introduction of powerful generative AI systems that have the ability to create images and text on demand. At the same time, regulators are on…
ChatGPT’s Most Charming Trick Is Also Its Biggest Flaw
[ad_1] Like many other people over the past week, Bindu Reddy recently fell under the spell of ChatGPT, a free chatbot that can answer all manner of questions with stunning and…
Apple Music Sing Adds ‘Karaoke Mode’ to Streaming Songs
[ad_1] When it comes to advanced technical features and seamless compatibility with iOS devices, Apple Music has Spotify well and truly beaten. The Swedish streaming giant has essentially the same…
This Copyright Lawsuit Could Shape the Future of Generative AI
[ad_1] The tech industry might be reeling from a wave of layoffs, a dramatic crypto-crash, and ongoing turmoil at Twitter, but despite those clouds some investors and entrepreneurs are already eyeing a new boom—built…
Amazon’s New Robot Sparrow Can Handle Most Items in the Everything Store
[ad_1] Amazon built an ecommerce empire by automating much of the work needed to move goods and pack orders in its warehouses. There is still plenty of work for humans…
Algorithms Quietly Run the City of Washington, DC—and Maybe Your Hometown
[ad_1] Washington, DC, is the home base of the most powerful government on earth. It’s also home to 690,000 people—and 29 obscure algorithms that shape their lives. City agencies use…
AI’s New Creative Streak Sparks a Silicon Valley Gold Rush
[ad_1] In the years since, a wave of investment from companies large and small has spread face recognition around the world, has installed always-listening virtual assistants into homes, and has…
US Chip Sanctions ‘Kneecap’ China’s Tech Industry
[ad_1] Baidu, the leading Chinese web search provider and a key player in cloud AI services and autonomous driving, also uses Nvidia chips extensively in its data centers. Last October…
Self-Taught AI May Have a Lot in Common With the Human Brain
[ad_1] For a decade now, many of the most impressive artificial intelligence systems have been taught using a huge inventory of labeled data. An image might be labeled “tabby cat”…
Bot Hunting Is All About the Vibes
[ad_1] Christopher Bouzy is trying to stay ahead of the bots. As the person behind Bot Sentinel, a popular bot-detection system, he and his team continuously update their machine learning…
The Joy and Dread of AI Image Generators Without Limits
[ad_1] Image generators like Stable Diffusion can create what look like real photographs or hand-crafted illustrations depicting just about anything a person can imagine. This is possible thanks to algorithms…
How to Stop Robots From Becoming Racist
[ad_1] In 2017, Holliday contributed to a RAND report warning that resolving bias in machine learning requires hiring diverse teams and cannot be fixed through technical means alone. In 2020,…
AI Art Is Challenging the Boundaries of Curation
[ad_1] In just a few years, the number of artworks produced by self-described AI artists has dramatically increased. Some of these works have been sold by large auction houses for…