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It used to be easy enough to distinguish between human-made and AI-generated imagery — just two years ago, you couldn’t use image models to create a menu for a Mexican restaurant without inventing new culinary delights like “enchuita,” “churiros,” “burrto,” and “margartas.” Now, when I ask the brand new ChatGPT Images 2.0 model for a menu of Mexican food, it creates something that could immediately be used in a restaurant without customers noticing that something’s off. (However, ceviche priced at $13.50 might make me question the quality of the fish.) Image Credits:ChatGPT Images 2.0 For comparison, here’s the result I…
Wall Street is eyeing Tesla’s upcoming earnings results as a key moment in the EV maker’s AI story. Loading audio narration… Tesla will report first-quarter earnings results after the closing bell on Wednesday, with CEO Elon Musk set to deliver updates on the initiatives that have formed the core of the bull case for the stock, namely AI and robotaxis. Investors will also be on the lookout for clues about the impact of its investment in xAI and any insight into a potential SpaceX merger.Wall Street expects Tesla’s first quarter revenue to come in $22.27 billion, marking a rise from…
Tim Cook, I want to thank you for something. Thank you for that thing when you get a five-digit login code texted to your phone, and it autofills with just a single tap. This feature is so beloved that I see odes to it pop up as sort of copypasta on meme accounts on Instagram and elsewhere. Loading audio narration… “Security Code AutoFill” was a feature added to iOS 12 back in 2018, and I love it because, to me, it feels like such a perfect example of the kind of technology I love: a simple solution to a problem…
OpenAI and Anthropic continue to take swipes at each other. This week, during a podcast appearance, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman called out his competitor’s new cybersecurity model, noting that the company was using fear to make its product sound more impressive than it actually is. Anthropic announced Mythos earlier this month, releasing the model to a small cohort of enterprise customers. The company has claimed that Mythos is too powerful to be released to the public out of concern that cybercriminals will weaponize it. Critics have said this rhetoric is overblown. During an appearance on the podcast Core Memory, Altman…
The AI platform Clarifai deleted 3 million photos that it says it got from OkCupid to train its facial recognition AI, according to Reuters. The company also deleted any models that were trained using that data. Per the FTC’s investigation, Clarifai asked OkCupid — whose executives had invested in the company — to share data in 2014. The dating app then provided these user-uploaded photos, reports say, along with other demographic and location data. Per OkCupid’s own privacy policies, this behavior should have been prohibited. “We’re collecting data now and just realized that OKCupid must have a HUGE amount of…
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State University’s recently resigned president violated school policy by attempting to help a woman with whom he had a close personal relationship get a job at the school and access the public institution’s resources, the school said in a report released Tuesday.The investigation was requested by the Ohio State’s trustees following the abrupt resignation of Walter “Ted” Carter Jr. as school president following revelations about what it called an “inappropriate relationship.”In a statement, John Zeiger, Ohio State’s board chair, said the investigation’s findings were “deeply disappointing.”The university’s systems and processes and the people who run…
If you’ve ever played a role-playing game (RPG), you know how fun it is to create your character in any way you choose and embark on epic adventures. Now, picture an AI-powered, text-based RPG where every interaction with a non-player character (NPC) is completely unscripted. Latitude, the startup known for its open-ended text adventure games featuring “infinite storylines” generated by AI, recently unveiled its new platform that allows users to step into the role of game designers. This AI-driven RPG platform, called Voyage, enables players to design their own gaming worlds with the help of AI. Players can describe their…
STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Dick Gould has been around Stanford sports long enough as a tennis player and coach — a remarkable run of seven decades — that he clearly remembers some down years for the university’s sports programs.He heard the excuses by coaches and student-athletes back in the day of “we just can’t win at Stanford, you can’t be smart and be an athlete.”That’s what makes the current streak of success on the national stage extra special for the retired, longtime tennis coach — Stanford just captured an NCAA championship for a 50th consecutive year.“I think it’s important to…
Legacy social media sites have been designed to keep us hooked to our devices, eyes glued endlessly to retina-frying feeds of memes and dumb videos in order to create more engaged platforms for advertisements. In recent years, however, a swell of companies have sought to capitalize on users’ burnout, pushing users to engage in IRL experiences, or offering products without addictive features like endless scroll. Bond, which officially launched on Tuesday, is one of those sites. Dino Becirovic, Bond’s co-founder and CEO, says that his site offers an AI-powered solution to Americans’ screen addiction. The site works like this: Much…
YouTube is expanding its new “likeness detection” technology, which identifies AI-generated content, such as deepfakes, to people within the entertainment industry, the company announced on Tuesday. The technology works similarly to YouTube’s existing Content ID system, which detects copyright-protected material in users’ uploaded videos, allowing rights owners to request removal or share in the video’s revenue. Likeness detection does the same, but for simulated faces. The feature is meant to help protect creators and other public figures from having their identities used without their permission — a common problem for celebrities who find their likenesses have been used in scam advertisements.…