Uber to develop AI chatbot to improve user experience
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi has announced that the company is working on its own AI chatbot. The chatbot is still in development, but Khosrowshahi says that it could be used to help users with a variety of tasks, such as booking rides, finding information about their trip, and resolving customer service issues. Khosrowshahi shed light […]
Nvidia launches enhanced AI chip for accelerating generative AI apps
Nvidia has announced a new configuration for its advanced artificial intelligence chips that is designed to speed generative AI applications. The new version of the Grace Hopper Superchip boosts the amount of high-bandwidth memory, which will give the design the capacity to power larger AI models. The configuration is optimized to perform AI inference functions […]
Sealed first-generation iPod sells for $29K
Apple’s first iPod, a mint-condition model that was purchased in 2001 and never opened, sold for $29,000 on the collectibles investing platform Rally last week. The iPod was originally bought for $399 at the Willowbrook Mall in Plano, Texas. The original owner placed it on a shelf and never opened it. Rally fractionalized the iPod […]
Zoom orders staff back to office
Zoom has ordered staff back to the office. The company said it believes a “structured hybrid approach” is most effective and people living within 50 miles (80km) of an office should work in person at least twice a week. According to Zoom, it is advocating for a “structured hybrid approach,” deeming it the most efficacious […]
ChatGPT gives flawed answers to programmers
A study from Purdue University has found that ChatGPT, a large language model chatbot developed by OpenAI, answered only 48% of programming questions correctly. The study also found that ChatGPT’s answers were often verbose and incorrect, but that many programmers still preferred its answers due to its pleasant, confident, and positive tone. The study’s authors, […]
Disney to use AI to create more realistic movies, theme park experiences
Walt Disney Co. has created a task force to study how artificial intelligence (AI) can be applied across its entertainment conglomerate, according to people familiar with the matter. The task force, which was launched earlier this year, is looking to develop AI applications in-house as well as form partnerships with startups. The sources said the […]
OpenAI unveils web crawler
OpenAI has announced plans to use its web crawler, GPTBot, to assist publishers and site owners in controlling their content. “Web pages crawled with the GPTBot user agent may potentially be used to improve future models and are filtered to remove sources that require paywall access, are known to gather personally identifiable information (PII) or […]
Court rejects Google’s bid to dismiss lawsuit
A U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, has rejected Google’s bid to dismiss a lawsuit claiming it invaded the privacy of millions of people by secretly tracking their internet use, even when they were in “Incognito” mode. The judge upheld the claims that the tech giant invaded the privacy of countless individuals by surreptitiously monitoring […]
LLMs can be manipulated to provide harmful advice, new study finds
A study has found that Large Language Models (LLMs) can be manipulated to provide harmful advice, even without tampering with their training data. This vulnerability could be exploited by malicious actors to extract sensitive information, craft malicious code, or offer ineffective security recommendations. The study, conducted by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, involved […]
Cyberattack disrupts hospital systems across U.S.
A cyberattack has disrupted hospital systems across the United States, forcing healthcare facilities to halt operations, reschedule appointments, and divert ambulances. The attack impacted all healthcare facilities dependent on Prospect Medical Holdings’ hospital systems, which operates out of California and has several hospitals and numerous clinics there and in Texas, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Pennsylvania. […]
