At the beginning of July last year, OpenAI made headlines with the announcement of the formation of a new research team focused on preparing for the advancement of superintelligent artificial intelligence. Ilya Sutskever, one of the company’s founders and chief scientist, was named as the colead of this team. The team was promised a significant
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Maven is described as a revolutionary social networking platform that has taken a radical approach by eliminating features such as likes and follows. This unconventional decision sets it apart from traditional social media platforms. Users like Benjamin Scott, a philosophy student, have expressed their approval of Maven’s departure from the usual metrics that tend to
Recently, Ilya Sutskever, co-founder and chief scientist at OpenAI, announced his departure from the company. This comes after a tumultuous period that saw Sutskever and three other board members voting to remove OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. The aftermath of this decision led to chaos within the company, with staff threatening to quit en masse. Sutskever’s
Google’s journey in the realm of contextual information and predictive actions started nearly a decade ago with a feature called Now on Tap. This feature allowed users to tap and hold the home button on Android devices to surface relevant information related to what was on the screen. Back then, this feature felt exciting and
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has numerous problems that cannot be ignored. It has a tendency to exploit the work of others without giving proper credit, resulting in a wave of outrage and legal disputes. When generating images, AI often portrays CEOs as predominantly white and depicts people in culturally insensitive outfits, while also envisioning women with
The advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) technology has sparked concerns among a growing number of individuals who believe that the potential risks associated with AI systems could threaten human existence. Inspired by the ideas presented in Nick Bostrom’s book, “Superintelligence,” activists like Joseph Miller have taken to the streets to advocate for a pause in
The relationship between Evolv, a technology company specializing in security scanning systems, and former members of the NYPD has raised eyebrows and concerns. It has been revealed that there is a significant overlap between the two entities, with several key individuals having connections to both Evolv and the police force. This includes individuals like Adams
In the ever-evolving world of technology, AI hardware startups have seen their fair share of challenges and setbacks. One such example is the case of Humane, a startup that recently launched a $700 wearable device that heavily relies on artificial intelligence. The concept behind the Ai Pin was to offer a seamless experience by eliminating
In a world where Google dominates our search habits, it can be difficult to shift our mindset when interacting with chatbots. Joel Lewenstein, head of product design at Anthropic, advises that chatbots like Claude are not the same as a search engine. Instead of typing in short, concise queries, he suggests engaging in a more
Google’s AI unit, DeepMind, has been hard at work enhancing its AlphaFold software. Not content with just predicting the 3D structure of proteins, AlphaFold 3 has now been upgraded to model other molecules of biological importance, such as DNA and various interactions between antibodies and disease organisms. By incorporating techniques from AI image generators, DeepMind