The Pope’s Warnings About AI Were AI-Generated, a Detection Tool Claims
…But according to AI detection software developed by Pangram Labs—which claims an accuracy rate of 99.98 percent and a false positive rate of just one in 10,000—the original…
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What Microsoft Executives Really Thought About OpenAI in 2018
…said in the emails their visits to OpenAI did not indicate any imminent breakthroughs in developing artificial general intelligence. In 2017, much of OpenAI’s work was focused on building AI systems…
Even If You Hate AI, You Will Use Google AI Search
…I was among those who recoiled at the introduction of AI Overview in 2024. Now I acknowledge that Overview—and the deeper “AI Mode” that it encourages you to use—is simply…
Jeff Bezos Is Funding a Wild Hunt for the Brain’s ‘Core Algorithm’
…developing as near-term products on the path to a full reinvention of AI. The fuzziness of the proposal didn’t bother Jeff Bezos. After reading Williams’ two-pager, he chipped in…
Apple CEO Tim Cook Is Stepping Down
Cook’s departure had been speculated upon in recent months. In an era when every other Big Tech company has thrown significant resources at developing advanced AI, Apple is widely perceived as…
ChatGPT Has ‘Goblin’ Mania in the US. In China It Will ‘Catch You Steadily’
…Zeng Fanyu, a 20-year-old developer from Chongqing, China, tells WIRED the meme inspired him to develop an April Fools’ project called Jiezhu, or “catch” in Chinese. Jiezhu is an open…
Apple Still Plans to Sell iPhones When It Turns 100
…AI before we called it AI!” says Joswiak. “Every single great chatbot works great on our products.” Ternus argues that even if Apple didn't take the lead in developing AI technology…
Pentagon’s ‘Attempt to Cripple’ Anthropic Is Troubling, Judge Says
…The government slapped the label on Anthropic after it pushed for limitations on how its AI could be used by the military. Tuesday’s hearing came in a case filed in San…
SpaceX Listed Grok’s ‘Spicy’ Mode as a Risk in Its IPO Filing
…In the filing, SpaceX repeatedly claims that xAI’s mission is to develop “truth-seeking artificial intelligence.” In practice, that has often meant launching AI features with minimal guardrails. While Grok’s…
CUDA Proves Nvidia Is a Software Company
…He created a programming language called Brook, was hired by Nvidia, and, with John Nickolls, led the development of CUDA. If AI ushers in the age of a permanent white-collar underclass…