What Exactly Are the Dangers Posed by AI?
In late March, more than 1,000 technology leaders, researchers and other pundits working in and around artificial intelligence signed an open letter warning that A.I....
Backup Power: A Growing Need, if You Can Afford It
When frigid weather caused rolling blackouts on Christmas Eve across North Carolina, Eliana and David Mundula quickly grew worried about their 2½-week-old daughter, whom they...
Judge Dismisses F.T.C. Lawsuit Against Kochava, a Location Data Broker
A federal judge in Idaho on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit against Kochava, a major location data broker, brought last year by the Federal Trade Commission....
How Could AI Change War? U.S. Defense Experts Warn About New Tech
When President Biden announced sharp restrictions in October on selling the most advanced computer chips to China, he sold it in part as a way...
Bluesky Has the Juice, A.I. Jobs Apocalypse and Hard Questions
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‘Ron DeSoros’? Conspiracy Theorists Target Trump’s Rival.
To some, he is “Ron DeSoros,” a puppet of the Democratic megadonor George Soros. To others, he is “Ron DeSatan,” a vaccine-supporting evildoer. And to...
‘The Godfather of AI’ Quits Google and Warns of Danger Ahead
Geoffrey Hinton was an artificial intelligence pioneer. In 2012, Dr. Hinton and two of his graduate students at the University of Toronto created technology that...
Were You Misled By Fake Reviews Online?
Even though it is illegal to post fake reviews online, there is a big industry that helps companies do just that. Businesses that want to...
White House Unveils Initiatives to Reduce Risks of AI
The White House on Thursday pushed Silicon Valley chief executives to limit the risks of artificial intelligence, in the administration’s most visible effort to confront...
FTC Seeks ‘Blanket’ Ban on Meta’s Use of Young Users’ Data
The Federal Trade Commission escalated its fight with the tech industry’s biggest companies on Wednesday as it moved to impose what it called a “blanket prohibition”...
What Was Twitter, Anyway? – The New York Times
I thought about Maxwell’s Demon as I reconsidered the “Star Wars”-Le Creuset thing, and how clear it was that no one involved had even been...
Jack Dorsey Takes Aim at Elon Musk and Twitter on New Platform
Jack Dorsey has barely posted on Twitter, the social media platform he helped create, since January. In two of his last tweets, the billionaire entrepreneur...
How to Automatically Edit and Enhance Your Smartphone Photos
In today’s world of socially shared images, the urge to post a “perfect” photo, free of distractions and blemishes, is nothing new — the practice...
My Weekend With an Emotional Support A.I. Companion
For several hours on Friday evening, I ignored my husband and dog and allowed a chatbot named Pi to validate the heck out of me....