The Download: how to test AI, and the hidden victims of pig-butchering scams
In the past few years, multiple researchers claim to have shown that large language models can pass cognitive tests designed...
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Large language models aren’t people. Let’s stop testing them as if they were.
Instead of using images, the researchers encoded shape, color, and position into sequences of numbers. This ensures that the tests...
The involuntary criminals behind pig-butchering scams
But there are also other, far more dire consequences to these scams. And over the past few weeks, I’ve noticed...
Bed Bath & Beyond Stock Yo-Yos Ahead Of September Liquidation
Bed Bath & Beyond filed for Chapter 11 in AprilGettyKey takeaways Bed Bath & Beyond stock has phenomenally high trading...
Unlocking the value of supply chain data across industries
These identification and data capture standards work alongside others for information sharing, including master data, business transaction data, physical event...
The Download: watermarking AI images, and WorldCoin’s backlash
The news: Google DeepMind has launched a new watermarking tool which labels whether pictures have been generated with AI. The...
Google DeepMind has launched a watermarking tool for AI-generated images
In the past year, the huge popularity of generative AI models has also brought with it the proliferation of AI-generated...
Fed Still Has Their Hiking Boots On And Electric Vehicle Hype Appears To Be Fading – Forbes AI Newsletter August 26th
SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesTL;DR Fed Chairman Jerome Powell has given his speech at the annual conference in Jackson Hole,...
What Do Fed Chairman Jerome Powell’s Latest Comments Mean For Investors?
(Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)Getty ImagesKey Takeaways Jerome Powell has given his speech at the Fed’s annual conference in Jackson...
The DoJ Sues SpaceX For Allegedly Discriminatory Hiring Practices Against Refugees
Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)Getty ImagesKey takeaways SpaceX has come under fire from the DoJ regarding claims of deliberately excluding...
The Download: internet scams, and the ethics of brain implants
Both of the women can communicate without an implant. The first, Pat Bennett, who has ALS, also known as Lou...
The tricky ethics of brain implants and informed consent
The participant in the first study, Pat Bennett, lost her ability to speak as a result of ALS, also known...
Nvidia Earnings Smash Expectations Again, Send Tech Stocks Soaring
(Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)Getty ImagesKey takeaways Nvidia smashed every metric going on its earnings beat for the second quarter...
The Download: brain signals as speech, and faster-charging batteries
Brain implants helped create a digital avatar of a stroke survivor’s face The news: A woman who lost her ability...
Why getting more EVs on the road is all about charging
But a person can only eat so much fast food—if my journey had been much longer and I needed to...
Brain implants helped create a digital avatar of a stroke survivor’s face
The implant doesn’t record thoughts. Instead it captures the electrical signals that control the muscle movements of the lips, tongue,...
How new batteries could help your EV charge faster
To increase a battery’s total capacity, these anodes can be made with thicker layers of material, meaning there will be...
Arm IPO Filing: Chip Maker Files To Go Public In The U.S.
CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images)Future Publishing via Getty ImagesKey takeaways Semiconductor chip company Arm has filed for an IPO on...
The Download: introducing the Ethics issue
2 Meta released an AI model that can translate a ton of languagesThese sorts of tools are improving at a...
The fascinating evolution of typing Chinese characters
In August 1983, exactly 40 years ago, a Chinese engineer named Wang Yongmin developed the first popular way to input...