Hackers are learning to exploit chatbot ‘personalities’
…How it started Hacking the first generation of AI chatbots was a laughably simple affair. You didn’t need any technical know-how, backdoor access, or even a basic understanding of what…
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AI music is flooding streaming services — but who wants it?
…AI-generated music was no longer the realm of technical experts and fringe experimenters, it was now accessible to anyone with an internet connection. This led to an influx of machine-made…
AirPods, Touch Bars, and the rest of Tim Cook’s legacy
…is this photo? * Insta360 is putting screens on its next wireless mics to show logos or images * Now Meta will track what employees do on their computers to train its AI agents
Apple announces watchOS 27, now with Siri AI
…202012.jpg?quality=90&strip=all] New insights are coming to Workout Buddy — the AI-powered personal trainer feature introduced in watchOS 26— that provide a better look at your pace, distance…
Gemini’s new AI agent is about as good as Google’s demo
…The company gave me access to Spark last week. Google advertises Spark as an AI agent that can take on tasks and work on them in the background — even tasks that have…
Mass Transit
…Report says California high speed project has ‘no viable path’ to on-time completion - Trains [ trains.com ] SF’s BART expects ‘major delays’ after a computer problem ground subways to a halt…
The AI code wars are heating up
…Companies around Silicon Valley are suddenly seeing employees compete to use the most tokens, using GPU access as a recruiting tool, and bragging publicly about their AI bills. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang…
Use this map to find the data centers in your backyard
…Using information collected by Epoch AI and data scraped from legislation on data centers, she built an interactive map tracking AI policy around the world. She designed it to be simple enough…
You’re about to feel the AI money squeeze
…After years of offering cheap or totally free access to advanced AI systems, the bill is starting to come due — and downstream, users are beginning to feel the pinch. Over the…
This AI startup says it can tell if a script will make a hit film
…As many AI execs have pitched before, Quilty’s founders believe that can help “democratize” their industry by giving up-and-coming creatives access to assistive tools — a great Quilty score…