Monthly Archives: May 2023

Facial Recognition Powers ‘Automated Apartheid’ in Israel, Report Says

The Israeli government is using computer vision to monitor Palestinian travel across checkpoints, according to the report.

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‘The Godfather of AI’ Quits Google and Warns of Danger Ahead

For half a century, Geoffrey Hinton nurtured the technology at the heart of chatbots like ChatGPT. Now he worries it will cause serious harm.

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When AI Chatbots Hallucinate

Ensuring that chatbots aren’t serving false information to users has become one of the most important and tricky tasks in the tech industry.

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What Exactly Are the Dangers Posed by AI?

A recent letter calling for a moratorium on A.I development blends real threats with speculation. But concern is growing among experts.

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A.I. Is Getting Better at Mind-Reading

In a recent experiment, researchers used large language models to translate brain activity into words.

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Ryan Breslow’s Love health, wellness marketplace goes live

Ryan Breslow, the brazen founder and former CEO of Bolt, told TechCrunch in 2022 that he was leaving the one-click checkout company to start a new company in the health and wellness sector called Love. Well, today is not only … Continue reading

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Amazon debuts free, ad-supported streaming channels just for Fire TV

Amazon is doubling down on free, ad-supported content with today’s introduction of Fire TV Channels, its new, free and ad-supported (FAST) video experience coming to Fire TV devices this week. Though Fire TV had previously offered FAST content, Fire TV … Continue reading

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Daily Crunch: In United States’ second-largest bank failure, feds seize First Republic Bank and sell it to JPMorgan Chase

To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT, subscribe here. It’s a curious world we live in. Banks are a-collapsin’, and the world keeps on a-turnin’. And … Continue reading

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Max Q: Expect the worst, hope for the best

Hello and welcome back to Max Q! In this issue: ispace’s lunar lander presumed lost Update on Ursa Major News from Hydrosat and more ispace loses contact with lunar lander seconds before touchdown Japanese company ispace lost communication with its … Continue reading

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Wreak havoc on your favorite streamer’s game with Crowd Control

You’re streaming the Sims to your loyal Twitch followers, when suddenly, a fire ignites in the middle of your virtual home. As you scramble to put out the fire before the Sim firefighters arrive, another flame appears out of nowhere. … Continue reading

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