There’s nothing like trying to sneak in a story at the end of the day on Friday in hopes that no one will notice! Cortana, the beloved character from the Halo game franchise, was at one time Microsoft’s big bet as the future of a smart assistant on Windows. The company launched the assistant on…
ChatGPT needs no introduction after the last six months. It’s one of the most important technologies launched in the past few years, as ChatGPT brings an advanced AI assistant to your fingerprints, no matter what computing platform you rely on. I’ve just used ChatGPT to buy new running shoes that would meet a few specific…
We’re three days away from the WWDC keynote. With the possible announcement of the Reality Pro headset, we have yet another hint at this upcoming device. This time, Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman notes a job listing posted by Apple. The company is seeking people interested in “Conversational and Generative AI,” and it seems to imply there…
Now that advanced AI like ChatGPT and Bard exist, we’re starting to worry about what it means for humanity. Some are concerned that AI will eventually eradicate humanity, asking researchers to temper their work. I already explained that putting the ChatGPT generative AI genie back in the bottle is practically impossible. It’s only a matter…
Review: DreameBot D10s Plus With strong suction and intelligent navigation, the DreameBot D10s Plus tackles hard floors and carpets well, but the mopping feature is not very impressive. Not to be confused with the DreameBot D10 Plus, a different model with less remarkable features, the DreameBot D10s Plus is more affordable than other models on…
HSBC is running quantum computing projects to assess the technology’s potential in areas including cyber security, fraud detection and natural language processing in the banking sector. Working with quantum computing specialist Quantinuum, the bank will explore opportunities to use quantum computers in near and long term. HSBC and Quantinuum will initially explore the use of…
The Metropolitan Police Services’ (MPS) director of intelligence has defended the force’s use of facial-recognition technology to a Parliamentary committee, as part of its inquiry into the UK’s governance of artificial intelligence (AI) technology. The session follows reports that policing minister Chris Philp, in closed-door meetings with the biometrics commissioner of England and Wales, has…
Without much fanfare, Biostar has introduced its first graphics card based on Intel Arc graphics processors. The add-in-board is aimed at entry-level gaming PCs, and is admittedly not very remarkable itself. But the fact that Intel has a new AIB partner, and that Biostar now has graphics cards powered by GPUs from all three major…
The ways that artificial intelligence (AI) will impact upon our lives are being determined by governments and corporations, with little input from ordinary people, says AI expert Dan McQuillan, who is calling for social changes to resolve this uneven power dynamic and in turn reshape how the technology is approached in the first place. A…
After announcing its new AI-powered Magic Compose feature for the Messages app at Google I/O 2023, Google began sending invites for the beta this week. As intriguing as the feature might be, you should know that some of your texts will be sent to Google’s servers if you turn on Magic Compose. That will likely…
