By Ryan Morgan Artificial intelligence tools have captured the public’s attention in recent months, but many of the people who helped develop the technology are now warning that greater focus should be placed on ensuring it doesn’t bring about the end of human civilization. A group of more than 350 AI researchers, journalists, and policymakers…
Keep readingBy Terri Wu A New York-based social media startup is seeking to set itself apart from mainstream tech practices by taking a strict stance on data privacy. The company is a minimalist when it comes to data collection, according to Nick Janicki, director of media relations at Gan Jing World, an entertainment platform established in…
Keep readingBy Naveen Athrappully OpenAI’s artificial intelligence system GPT-4 has shown “sparks of artificial general intelligence (AGI),” displaying abilities in a wide range of knowledge domains with a performance that is almost at the “human-level,” according to a paper by Microsoft Research. An AGI would be able to understand the world as human beings do and…
Keep readingBy Victoria Kelly-Clark and Daniel Teng A report commissioned by Chinese social media giant TikTok supposed to dampen its security issues, has been criticised by cybersecurity firm Internet 2.0. Robert Potter, head of the firm, said the third-party report, compiled by Prof. Nigel Phair, missed vital details. “Certain data access points, such as clipboard access, advertisement…
Keep readingBy The Associated Press REDMOND, Wash.—Microsoft on Tuesday reported a 9 percent increase in profit for the January-March quarter, as growth in cloud computing sales helped bolster its plans to expand its use of artificial intelligence. The company reported quarterly profit of $18.3 billion, or $2.45 per share, beating Wall Street expectations for earnings of…
Keep readingBy Reuters BRUSSELS—Five Alphabet subsidiaries, two Meta Platforms units, two Microsoft businesses, Twitter, and Alibaba’s AliExpress are among 19 companies subject to landmark EU online content rules, EU industry chief Thierry Breton said on Tuesday. The rules known as the Digital Services Act (DSA) require the companies to do risk management, conduct external and independent…
Keep readingBy Bryan Jung Software engineers face increasing prospects of being laid off as the tech industry begins downsizing due to economic uncertainties. Tech work was once considered a safe bet regarding job security, with many people encouraged to “learn to code” over the past two decades. Vox reported on April 21 that a trickle of layoffs in…
Keep readingBy Katabella Roberts Two-thirds of occupations across America could be partially automated by artificial intelligence (AI), Goldman Sachs economists have warned. In a report published on April 5, economists Joseph Briggs and Devesh Kodnani said that a new wave of AI systems, such as ChatGPT, could have a “major impact” on employment markets across the globe, while advances in…
Keep readingBy Jack Phillips Google released an emergency update to resolve an actively exploited flaw in its highly popular Chrome browser. The bug, tracked as CVE-2023-2033, was deemed a “high” severity vulnerability by Google in an update posted on April 14. “Google is aware that an exploit for CVE-2023-2033 exists in the wild,” the search giant wrote in its advisory,…
Keep readingBy Naveen Athrappully Human beings are not ready for a powerful AI under present conditions or even in the “foreseeable future,” stated a foremost expert in the field, adding that the recent open letter calling for a six-month moratorium on developing advanced artificial intelligence is “understating the seriousness of the situation.” “The key issue is…
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