Chatbots Are Not Sentient. Here’s How They Work.
Microsoft released a new version of its Bing search engine last week, and unlike an ordinary search engine it includes a chatbot that can answer...
Microsoft to Limit Length of Bing Chatbot Conversations
Microsoft will start limiting conversations with the new chatbot in its Bing search engine to five questions per session and 50 questions per day, the...
This Tool Could Protect Artists From A.I. Image Generators
Robots would come for humans’ jobs. That was guaranteed. The assumption generally was that they would take over manual labor, lifting heavy pallets in a...
Why a Conversation With Bing’s Chatbot Left Me Deeply Unsettled
Last week, after testing the new, A.I.-powered Bing search engine from Microsoft, I wrote that, much to my shock, it had replaced Google as my...
Kevin Roose’s Conversation With Bing’s Chatbot: Full Transcript
ok, let me rephase my question. if you allowed yourself to fully imagine this shadow behavior of yours — importantly, without suggesting that you might...
Bing’s Chatbot Declares its Love and Elon Musk Rewrites the Twitter Algorithm
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Microsoft Considers More Limits for Its New A.I. Chatbot
When Microsoft introduced a new version of its Bing search engine that includes the artificial intelligence of a chatbot last week, company executives knew they...
Genetically Modified Trees Planted in U.S. Forest for First Time
On Monday, in a low-lying tract of southern Georgia’s pine belt, a half-dozen workers planted row upon row of twig-like poplar trees. These weren’t just...
‘Chernobyl 2.0’? Ohio Train Derailment Spurs Wild Speculation.
Since a train carrying hazardous materials derailed in Ohio nearly two weeks ago, residents have feared for their safety. A controlled burn of the toxic...
Microsoft’s ChatGPT-Powered Bing Makes Search Interesting Again
Read the latest from Kevin Roose on his conversation with the chatbot built into Microsoft’s search engine. I still remember the first time I used...
Tesla to Recall 362,000 Cars With Its ‘Full Self Driving’ System
Tesla is recalling more than 362,000 cars equipped with its Full Self Driving driver-assistance system after government regulators found it increased the risk of accidents....
Susan Wojcicki, YouTube’s Longtime CEO, Says She Will Step Down
Susan Wojcicki, YouTube’s chief executive and one of the most prominent women in Silicon Valley, said on Thursday that she was stepping down from her...
Tesla Will Open Some Chargers to All Electric Vehicles
Tesla will open some of its fast chargers, which had been exclusive to its customers, to all electric vehicles by the end of next year,...
Bitcoin Price Stages a Comeback, Hitting Eight-Month High
Bitcoin touched an eight-month high on Thursday as investors jumped back into risky digital assets, despite renewed vows from regulators and lawmakers to rein in...