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HAL 9000 to ChatGPT: how AI went from fantasy to reality
Until ChatGPT made it clear that the AI revolution was finally just around the corner, fictional devices did the mind-bending necessary to convince us it was on its way.
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Why we need a cautious approach to the bio revolution
Planning for our planet's uncertain future has simplified many of the most complex problems we must collectively overcome as a global community. Are humans and big tech a part of the problem, or the solution?
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Skin-covered robot hand “feels” objects it’s about to pick
Cambridge University researchers have designed a robotic hand that learns not to drop the ball or hold a chopstick based on information provided by sensors in its human-like synthetic skin.
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Facebook and Instagram end NFT support
Meta is scrapping digital collectibles or non-fungible tokens (NFTs) from its social media platforms after less than a year of introducing them.
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Alibaba to roll out ChatGPT rival called Tongyi Qianwen
Tongyi Qianwen translates as "truth from a thousand questions" and is the latest chatbot to enter the global AI race.
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GM recalls 300 Cruise robo-taxis after hitting San Francisco bus
General Motors (GM) has recalled 300 Cruise robo-taxis to upgrade their autonomous self-driving software after one of the driverless units crashes into the back of a San Francisco transit city bus.
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The devaluation of the Twitter blue tick
Twitter is trending for all the wrong reasons, with the purge of verified blue ticks impacting high-profile users, and even the New York Times losing its verified status.
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MSCHF's dating sim will steal your heart and do your taxes
MSCHF, a Brooklyn-based art collective, takes on the "villainous" TurboTax and launches a free tax filing software that is also your girlfriend.
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Microsoft’s latest bug: how Bing nearly went bang
A stitch in time saves nine, they say – and that proved to be the case for Microsoft, which had to scramble to patch a flaw that could have put millions of Bing search engine users in jeopardy if left unchecked.
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Apple keeps old music alive with new app
In with the new, but not out with the old – the tech giant’s Apple Music Classical app will allow fans of Beethoven, Mozart, and the like to enjoy five million tracks by celebrated composers at the touch of their devices.
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CatGPT – a chatbot that meows everything
A new breed of feline-themed chatbots is a purr-fect break from the internet.
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UN expert sounds human rights warning over surveillance technology
The use of high-risk surveillance technologies in the name of counter-terrorism comes at an enormous cost to human rights, according to the UN special rapporteur.
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Apple's bid to shift digital reality as it strives to make headphones for the eyes
A leaked image by Twitter user MrWhite128 revealed what could be the internal components of Apple's much-anticipated mixed-reality headset. It was enough to whip Apple fans into a frenzy and for many to lose themselves in the hype. But what do we know so far, and how did we get here?
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OpenAI releases its next generation model ChatGPT-4
The Microsoft funded start-up OpenAI has released its next generation AI chatbot – meet the more powerful and, it is claimed, even more reliable ChatGPT-4.
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Is AI-washing the new greenwashing?
With AI the buzzword of the moment, the US Federal Trade Commission is warning firms to beware of making unsubstantiated claims.
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Reddit scraps Clubhouse-style chat feature
The world hardly seemed to notice as the popular social media platform announced the shutdown of its chatshow feature, Reddit Talk – and users that did pay any attention scarcely seemed to be in mourning.
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NASA fixes spacecraft with old-school reboot
NASA engineers performed an external reset of the Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) spacecraft to kick it back into life.
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ChatGPT, dude: viral chatbot makes it to 'South Park'
The long-running popular animated series, is diving head first into the AI debate as ChatGPT makes its way to the fictional Colorado town.
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ChatGPT is coming to Slack to make your work life easier
Slack joins the AI bandwagon with its own ChatGPT-inspired bot designed to help users streamline their work flow by answering emails, writing messages, and summarizing conversations.
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Survival of the fittest: who will win the war of wallets?
Many believe that identity wallets will save digital identity, but is this really the case?
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