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Video shows firefighting drones used in China
In a video clip making the rounds online, three drones can be seen extinguishing a fire in a multi-story structure in China’s Shaanxi province.
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Meta’s answer to Twitter in doubt as users desert Threads
After a strong start that saw it attract more than 100 million users, Mark Zuckerberg’s Instagram spin-off has seen a sharp decline in returning custom.
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India in space race bid with third moon launch
The emerging Asian superpower is reaching for the stars with the launch of its Chandrayaan-3 rocket. If the spacecraft succeeds in its mission, India will become the fourth country after the US, Soviet Union, and China to accomplish a moon landing.
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Google’s Bard poses ransomware risk, say researchers
Google’s AI content generator Bard will readily compose phishing emails when asked to, and with the right prompting can even generate basic ransomware code. This puts it behind chief rival ChatGPT in terms of cybersecurity, says Check Point.
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Star Trek creator sent into orbit for first deep space burial
Nearly 200 separate remains, including those of the late Star Trek creator, his wife, and four other series cast members, will be part of an inaugural deep space mission to permanently orbit the Sun as their final resting place.
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Obsessed with chips, US overlooks its dependence on India
While Western democracies are committed to chip independence, they’re also growing increasingly reliant on cheap IT services from a single country.
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AI summit showcases human-like robots to aid UN mission
Dozens of humanoid-like robots will take center stage at the United Nations “AI For Good” Global Summit, showcasing how advancements in artificial intelligence can be used to support the UN mission for a connected, inclusive, and sustainable world.
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ChatGPT disables web browsing after reports that it bypassed paywalls
Browse with Bing, a beta feature available to ChatGPT Plus subscribers, was disabled after reports it could be used to navigate around paywalled articles.
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AI singularity: waking nightmare, fool’s dream, or an answer to prayers?
The singularity, or more specifically the technological singularity, is often thought of as a point in future history when artificial intelligence overtakes that of its human creators — essentially rendering homo sapiens obsolete and therefore ending our dominance of the planet.
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From chatbots to cash cows: monetizing AI-generated content
Let’s dive into the shadowy intersection of AI chatbots and digital advertising, where unsuspecting brands become entangled in a web of low-quality, AI-generated content. Witness how the silent puppet master of algorithmic governance is steering us towards a future teeming with AI-spun 'junk' websites.
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Viral Facebook posts increase polarization, study confirms
The faster a Facebook post goes viral, the more controversial it’s likely to be, regardless of the subject matter, a new study says.
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AI prompt engineer top new job – report
Artificial intelligence (AI) has powered the emergence of seven out of ten new professions in various sectors, analysis of thousands of job listings shows.
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NASA volunteers sealed inside Mars habitat for one-year mission
For the next year, four volunteer NASA crew members will live and work inside a man-made sandbox simulating the surface of Mars, isolated from the rest of the world.
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Baidu says its Ernie Bot is better than ChatGPT
A new version of Ernie Bot beats its OpenAI rival on several metrics, the Chinese search giant claims.
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Is the AI boom just another gold rush?
Is it too late to invest in NVIDIA? And who will benefit from the AI boom? I turned to an industry expert for help.
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China pushes ahead with its own vision of an AI-enhanced future
China sees great potential for artificial intelligence — in everything from local public services to warfare.
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Google DeepMind presents self-training RoboCat
A new AI model called RoboCat can teach itself new tasks without human supervision, potentially leading to a breakthrough in general-purpose robotics, DeepMind says.
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Video demonstrates world’s “fastest” robot boxer
The heavyweight QIBBOT was inspired by Real Steel, a science fiction flick that envisions a world where robots replace human boxers.
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US mulls measures to contain AI as analyst warns of rise in digital scams
The National Artificial Intelligence Advisory Committee (NAIAC) has delivered its first report to the US president and set up another body tasked with regulating the use of AI in policing. The development comes as fraud analysts warn of the technology’s increasing use by criminals to conduct phishing attacks.
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Governments urged to resist Big Tech efforts to weaken AI laws
Technology giants alone cannot be trusted to ensure safe and fair generative AI, a new report by the Norwegian Consumer Council warns.
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