The music industry is suing 2 hot AI startups. They’ve invoked Taylor Swift in their defense
When the buzzy music startup Suno first launched its AI-based music-creation tool a few months ago — one that allows users to turn simple text …
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A robot just performed fully autonomous surgery on a live patient for the first time
We’re in the early years of the AI revolution, but we’re not completely appreciative of these nascent technologies. Some people fear that AI will eventually …
New pillow uses AI to stop snoring
A new AI pillow could help people with snoring problems. The “next-generation anti-snore pillow” is designed by HOOTI, and it’s currently available on Kickstarter, where …
Meta’s new AI model can track any object in a picture or video
One reason I’ve been underwhelmed by AI is that companies consistently frame it as a solution to every problem under the sun. That’s why Meta’s …
Astronomers can spot fake AI photos using tools meant to measure galaxies
Scientists have found a way to use proven galaxy-measuring techniques to spot fake AI images of celebrities. The technique adapts tools used by the Royal …
From the Trump shooting to Kamala’s campaign, AI chatbots struggle to keep up with the news
President Biden is still running for re-election, President Trump hasn’t been shot, and no, Kamala Harris is not a contender for the Democratic Party presidential …
These companies use AI to ‘resurrect’ your dead family members
An AI company may have gone too far this time. Silicon Intelligence has now created an AI capable of “resurrecting” your dead loved ones. At …
These glitchy AI-generated videos are pure nightmare fuel, and I’m obsessed
We’ve seen a lot of promising advances in AI over the past couple of years. OpenAI’s ChatGPT has accomplished some pretty incredible things in terms …
In this bizarre new social media app, every user other than you is AI
Over the past few years, you might have noticed that an increasingly worrying number of social media users are actually bots imitating humans. They’re usually …
Everyone in the US can now try Amazon’s AI shopping assistant
After introducing its AI shopping assistant Rufus in the Amazon Shopping app earlier this year, Amazon is now rolling the feature out to all customers …
TerifAI is a terrifying AI chatbot that steals your voice while you talk to it
Generative AI products are getting so good that they can clone your voice with just a few samples. OpenAI has already produced such a tool, …
Crazy new AI can read your mind to recreate what you’re looking at
AI could one day be out of control. At least, that seems to be the general idea behind many doomsayers about artificial intelligence. While some …
Breakthrough use of camera footage and AI might help detect drunk drivers and prevent accidents
Researchers from Edith Cowan University (ECU) in Australia might have developed a game-changing technology that could help save lives on the road. They created a …
Researchers made an algorithm that can tell when AI is hallucinating
Despite how impressive AI like ChatGPT, Claude, and even Gemini might be, these large language models all have one big problem in common: they hallucinate …
Student arrested for using homemade AI gadget to whisper test answers in his ear
A student in Turkey is facing jail time after using a homebrew AI device to cheat on a test. The student was caught using the …
OpenAI CTO thinks AI will kill some jobs that shouldn’t have existed in the first place
For all its high and mighty talk about working to build a computer superintelligence that ends up benefitting humanity, OpenAI frequently makes unforced errors and …
New AI system can identify people likely to suffer a heart attack 10 years in the future
A group of scientists at Oxford University have devised a new AI heart attack scan that can detect if someone will suffer a heart attack …
Chinese scientists create the first AI military commander the world has ever seen
China may forbid the use of AI to lead armed forces, but that hasn’t stopped Chinese scientists from creating an AI military commander to take …
Tech giant SoftBank built emotion-canceling AI for its employees
Customer service is a tough business. No matter what industry you’re in, there’s always a possibility that you’ll end up with someone on the other …
No, Apple isn’t limiting AI availability to get you to buy a new iPhone
When Apple announced Apple Intelligence, the company’s new artificial intelligence technology that gives Siri a boost and powers a number of new features across the …
Trump discovered that AI can rewrite his speeches: ‘It’s so incredible’
I think it’s probably safe to say that none of our 2024 bingo cards had President Trump going on Logan Paul’s podcast and raving about …
Scientists used AI to learn elephants may have a language and names like humans
Elephant communication may more complex than we previously thought. That’s because new evidence suggests that elephants likely have unique names for each other, which they …
Movies may soon use AI to change the story each time you rewatch
What if each time you watched a movie, it played out differently? That’s the idea behind generative film, a new genre that some filmmakers are …
Researchers claim GPT-4 passed the Turing test
OpenAI’s GPT-4 has become the first AI to pass the Turing Test. At least, that’s what a group of researchers claim in a new study. …
People are losing their minds over Luma’s Dream Machine AI video maker
As intrigued as we were by OpenAI’s Sora text-to-video AI model, we couldn’t actually try it out ourselves. That’s not the case for Luma’s new …
Researchers are using AI to monitor malaria-spreading mosquitos in Africa
Researchers with the University of South Florida plan to leverage AI to revolutionize the monitoring and current state of mosquito control and combat the spread …
Tim Cook isn’t confident Apple can stop AI hallucinations
Apple made waves this Monday at its 2024 Worldwide Developers Conference by joining the AI trend in a major way. Apple Intelligence is coming to …
This Redditor made a camera that turns photos into AI-generated images
A Reddit user created a homemade AI camera that can take photos of the world around them. It then creates descriptions of the images and …
Countdown to the robot uprising begins with the first humanoid AI butlers
There’s a lot of talk about how AI will overthrow humanity. Whether you believe in the doom and gloom of AI and robots or not, …
Microsoft’s changes AI Recall feature after intense criticism
When Microsoft pulled back the curtain on Copilot Plus PCs in May, one announcement caught the eye of many cautious Windows users. One of the …
