Can A.I. Detect Wildfires Faster Than Humans? California Is Trying to Find Out. (archive.is)
Firefighters are training a robot to scan the horizon for fires. It turns out a lot of things look like smoke.
Firefighters are training a robot to scan the horizon for fires. It turns out a lot of things look like smoke.
AI can generate clear, concise text—but people still need to learn how to write
An artificial intelligence from Google can predict floods even in regions with little data on water flow, and its predictions four days in advance are as accurate as conventional systems manage for the same day
Researchers have delved into molecular "de-extinction," studying ancient genomes for potential antibiotics. Their work unearthed antimicrobial molecules from Neanderthals and Denisovans, challenging traditional notions of protein functions and raising bioethical queries. “We need to think big in
When college administrator Lance Eaton created a working spreadsheet about the generative AI policies adopted by universities last spring, it was mostly filled with entries about how to ban tools like ChatGPT.
An announcement post has been made a week ago btw...
If a person says they believe an objectively false statement, AIs tend to agree with them – and the problem seems to get worse as models get bigger
The AP's Vice President for Standards and Inclusion estimates their AI committee could issue updates as often as every three months.
As AI-based tools become more commonly used, the DoD is looking into how the military could integrate it into its operations.
Mason City Iowa's school district is scrambling to ensure its library collection is ideologically pure enough for the state's new content restrictions ahead of the new school year and has turned to AI for help..
Effective regulation of AI needs grounded science that investigates real harms, not glorified press releases about existential risks
Restrictions don't apply to current OpenAI models, but will affect future versions.
The outcry over Zoom's tweak to its data policy shows how the race to build more powerful AI models creates new pressure to source training data—including by juicing it from users.
Pak ‘n’ Save’s Savey Meal-bot cheerfully created unappealing recipes when customers experimented with non-grocery household items
The program will dole out a total of $18.5 million to winners in different categories and will formally conclude at the Def Con hacker conference in Las Vegas in August 2025.
Porcha Woodruff was getting her two children ready for school when police officers presented her with an arrest warrant alleging robbery and carjacking, court documents show.
“One-size-fits-all” regulation will sideline medical and research benefits promised by the advent of artificial intelligence
Zoom Video Communications, Inc. recently updated its Terms of Service [https://explore.zoom.us/en/terms/] to encompass what some critics are calling a significant invasion of user privacy.
An AI that analyses live video from California’s statewide wildfire detection system could speedily focus human attention on possible wildfires
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Researchers found a simple way to make ChatGPT, Bard, and other chatbots misbehave, proving that AI is hard to tame.
An internet protocol called C2PA adds a “nutrition label” to images, video, and audio.
Curiously, dissolving salt in water weakens that electrical response. Now, a team of physicists has figured out exactly why this happens, using state-of-the-art computer simulations bolstered by artificial intelligence (AI).
As AI-generated content fills the Internet, it’s corrupting the training data for models to come. What happens when AI eats itself?
The robots might help you get a job if LinkedIn Coach is real.