Can chatbots write inspirational and wise sermons?
When several hundred Lutherans in Bavaria, Germany, attended a service on June 9, 2023, designed by ChatGPT, the program not only selected hymns and prayers, but also composed and delivered a sermon, delivered by an avatar on a big screen......»»
How a chatbot encouraged a man who wanted to kill the Queen
The case of Jaswant Singh Chail raises questions about the safety of AI-powered chatbots......»»
Windsor crossbow case: What are the dangers of AI chatbots?
The case of Jaswant Singh Chail raises questions about the safety of AI-powered chatbots......»»
Researchers see a future for agricultural solar parks, but also challenges
Solar parks and agriculture do not have to be placed on separate fields. It is possible to combine both functions on the same field, researchers from Wageningen University & Research and Renergize Consultancy write in their position paper "Producing.....»»
Meta launches consumer AI chatbots with celebrity avatars in its social apps
WhatsApp, Instagram add animated AI chat avatars, including Snoop Dogg as dungeon master. Enlarge / Meta's AI characters feature Snoop Dogg playing a dungeon master that dispenses gaming advice. (credit: Meta) On Wednesd.....»»
Meta announces AI chatbots with "personality"
At Meta's first in-person event since before the pandemic, Mark Zuckerberg announced his AI plans......»»
macOS 14 Sonoma: The Ars Technica review
If at first you don't create usable desktop widgets, try, try again. Enlarge I was preparing to write an intro calling macOS Sonoma—version 14.0 of Apple's desktop operating system, for those of you who can't keep the.....»»
iPhone Diary: For one video project, my iPhone was the perfect camera
I may have just taken delivery of my shiny new iPhone 15 Pro Max, but I do get to write one last diary post about its predecessor, before it gets unceremoniously packaged up to be sent back to Apple. Not content with one time-consuming hobby – A.....»»
Making contact: Researchers wire up individual graphene nanoribbons
Researchers have developed a method of "wiring up" graphene nanoribbons (GNRs), a class of one-dimensional materials that are of interest in the scaling of microelectronic devices. Using a direct-write scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) based proces.....»»
World is failing on Sustainable Development Goals, say scientists
An independent group of scientists appointed by the United Nations' Secretary General, including from the University of Sydney, write in Nature that scientists and policymakers must urgently join forces to overcome obstacles to achieving sustainable.....»»
The app teaching Somalis to read and write
The technology means that learning is taken out of school to where many Somalilanders live and work......»»
CTERA Vault safeguards against risks related to data tampering
CTERA unveiled CTERA Vault, Write Once, Read Many (WORM) protection technology which provides regulatory compliant storage for the CTERA Enterprise Files Services Platform. CTERA Vault aids enterprises in guaranteeing the preservation and tamperproof.....»»
Scientists figured out how to write in water
German physicists used an ion-exchange microbead as a very tiny "pen." Enlarge / A selection of images drawn in water (linear scales: 250 µm) using an ion-exchange bead as a "pen." (credit: Thomas Palberg, Benno Liebchen/CC BY-N.....»»
Housing should be prioritized to support re-entry following incarceration, study suggests
Policymakers and re-entry programs need to prioritize housing to support formerly incarcerated people and reduce recidivism, researchers from the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies at Georgia State University write in a new study......»»
11 Best Drafting Pencils Right Now Reviewed
From the time we first learned to write to the experts that we’ve grown to become, the pencil remains one of our favorite stationery. And it’s the go-to tool for giving shape to an artist’s brilliant ideas! The art of drafting schematics an.....»»
Why Today’s Chatbots Are Weird, Argumentative, and Wrong
Long before most people began playing around with generative AI models like ChatGPT and DALL-E, Janelle Shane started documenting AI oddities. An optics researcher by training, she’s also held a long fascination in testing AIs’ ability to be, we.....»»
Gannett to pause AI experiment after botched high school sports articles
Newspaper chain Gannett has paused the use of an artificial intelligence tool to write high school sports dispatches after the technology made several major flubs in articles in at least one of its papers......»»
lifetime license to Microsoft Office for under £40
TL;DR: A lifetime license for Microsoft Office Home and Business for Mac 2021 or Microsoft Office Professional 2021 for Windows is on sale for 77% off.Microsoft Office has long been ingrained in our day-to-day work lives. Need to write up a huge docu.....»»
Ivanti Sentry zero-day vulnerability exploited, patch ASAP! (CVE-2023-38035)
Ivanti is urging administrators of Ivanti Sentry (formerly MobileIron Sentry) gateways to patch a newly discovered vulnerability (CVE-2023-38035) that could be exploited to change configuration, run system commands, or write files onto the vulnerable.....»»
Ivanti Sentry zero-day vulnerability fixed, patch ASAP! (CVE-2023-38035)
Ivanti is urging administrators of Ivanti Sentry (formerly MobileIron Sentry) gateways to patch a newly discovered vulnerability (CVE-2023-38035) that could be exploited to change configuration, run system commands, or write files onto the vulnerable.....»»
Paper Exams, Chatbot Bans: Colleges Seek to ‘ChatGPT-Proof’ Assignments
Educators are rethinking how to teach courses after ChatGPT and other AI chatbots have become the go-to source for cheating in college. When philosophy professor Darren Hick came across another case of cheating in his classroom at.....»»