The Last of Its Kind: Seeking a Mate for Wood’s Cycad
Introduction In the dense forests of South Africa, a unique and ancient plant, known as Encephalartos woodii or Wood’s cycad, faces a lonely existence. Discovered in 1895 by botanist John…
OpenAI Partners with Vox Media and The Atlantic to Use Their News Content
On Wednesday, OpenAI, a company specializing in artificial intelligence (AI), announced partnerships with Vox Media and The Atlantic. These deals allow OpenAI to use news articles from these publishers to…
Could A.I. Replace CEOs?
As artificial intelligence (A.I.) continues to reshape workplaces, one group of workers that might face significant disruption is chief executives. A.I. programs, known for making various jobs obsolete, could potentially…
The Commercial Use of AI-Generated Russian Women in China
Recently, Chinese social media has seen a surge in artificial intelligence (AI)-manipulated videos featuring young women who appear to be Russian. These videos aim to promote China-Russia relations, stoke patriotic…
The Potential Role of AI as the Great Filter in the Fermi Paradox
Michael Garrett, a distinguished radio astronomer at the University of Manchester and director of the Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics, presents a thought-provoking theory in a recent paper. He proposes…
Enterprise Over Ethics: Google’s Defense Contracts in Israel
According to a report by TIME, details have emerged about Google’s engagement with the Israeli Ministry of Defense, particularly during the ongoing conflict in Gaza. Google has been negotiating to…
A Big Brain Drain from Academia to Tech Giants in AI Development
In the grand ballroom of San Francisco’s Fairmont Hotel last June, Fei-Fei Li, often referred to as the “godmother of artificial intelligence,” made an impassioned request to President Joe Biden.…
Teaching AI to Forget: A New Path to Understanding Languages
Some very smart scientists have found a cool way to help artificial intelligence (AI) models understand languages better. They’ve developed a new type of machine learning that lets AI pick…
Being Nice Can Boost AI Performance
In a world where technology increasingly mirrors human interaction, a fascinating discovery has emerged: the way we talk to artificial intelligence (AI) matters. It turns out, just like with people,…