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Dr. Geoffrey Hinton first spoke about his concerns with the New York Times, saying—as a growing number of whistleblowers have also warned—it’s difficult to see “how you can prevent the bad actors from using [A.I.] for bad things.” Hinton, 75, has an extensive and almost impossible to summarize background in the larger world of academia, specifically […]
After Grimes gave her blessings to artists to use AI to replicate her voice in their future songs, the Canadian artist has now unveiled a new piece of software that will automatically convert people’s vocals into Grimes’. Grimes detailed how the program would work in a series of tweets titled “HOW TO MAKE MUSIC FEAT […]
Uber has published its annual Lost & Found Index, which lists an assortment of items that passengers of the ride-sharing app have left behind over the past year. The 2023 Uber Lost & Found Index is highlighted by 50 of the most unique items left in a vehicle, which includes personal belongings such as a Danny […]
There have been many variations and iterations of AI Drake these days. After the viral hit “Heart On My Sleeve” incorporated AI-generated vocals from Drake and The Weeknd, a new AI song spawned titled “Not A Game,” though this one wasn’t quite the same. According to The Verge, “Not A Game” has been around for […]
A Japanese lunar mission failed after a historic yet incomplete landing attempt. Startup company Ispace attempted the first private moon landing. In a statement, the company announced it lost communication with the uncrewed Hakuto-R lunar lander, ending a four-month-long mission. The lander was also carrying the Rashid rover, which the Guardian reports was the first Arab-built lunar spacecraft, constructed by Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre in […]
A new report by Forbes has shed more light on how videos go viral on TikTok, with employees of the company revealing they have the power to manually boost clips to give them a wider reach on the platform. According to six current and former employees of TikTok and its parent company ByteDance, a feature referred to internally […]
With everything that’s happened in the past few years and the increasingly central role that social media has played in it all, it’s hard not to feel as if an urgent change is needed, both in how these platforms work and how we use them. From the spread of misinformation to trolling and toxic online […]
Deliciousness-drenched donuts from a certain crafter of comforts will soon count robots among those responsible for their sultry sweetness. As Krispy Kreme CEO Mike Tattersfield recently revealed in an interview with Yahoo Finance Live, automation will be implemented in connection with various donut-related tasks in the coming year. “So probably within the next 18 months you’ll […]
A first-generation iPhone from 2007 sold for nearly $40,000 at an auction. A press release notes the pioneering smartphone, which would’ve cost $599 in 2007, was listed and sold at LCG Auctions for $39,339. Gizmodo notes that, going into Sunday, the top bid was merely $10,446, before a considerable climb for the highly regarded relic. “This factory sealed, first-release […]
Fresh off her career-making performance in Jordan Peele’s latest film Nope, Keke Palmer is launching a digital platform for creators to thrive and learn. Palmer took to Instagram on Friday to announce the news, sharing a video in which she explained what her new network KeyTV would be about. “I’ve been doing this for 20 years, but this […]
