Category Archives: Business

5 Uses for ChatGPT that Aren’t Fan Fiction or Cheating at School

Chatbots are great for lots of things, but these ones may be unexpected.

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AI Could Change How Blind People See the World

Assistive technology services are integrating OpenAI’s GPT-4, using artificial intelligence to help describe objects and people.

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Generative AI in Games Will Create a Copyright Crisis

Titles like AI Dungeon are already using generative AI to generate in-game content. Nobody knows who owns it.

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Open-Source Your Blender to Fight Electronic Waste

Berlin-based Open Funk is tackling throwaway culture with a blender that’s as easy to fix as to replace.

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A Crypto Micronation’s Future Hangs on a Border Dispute

An ultra-libertarian Balkan “country” called Liberland celebrated its eighth anniversary with a boat party and a barbecue, but no one lives there.

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Porto Digital Is the Quixotic Tech Hub That Actually Worked

Created in 2000 to halt urban decay in the Brazilian city of Recife, the initiative has brought thousands of tech jobs to the region.

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The Huge Power and Potential Danger of AI-Generated Code

Programming can be faster when algorithms help out, but there is evidence AI coding assistants also make bugs more common.

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Reddit Is Already on the Rebound

Despite mass protests by users and moderators, Reddit’s unique communities look likely to survive the rebellion over the company’s new business strategy.

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Instagram Is Removing Sex-Positive Accounts Without Warning

The platform has suddenly suspended dozens of high-profile accounts, cutting people off from the communities that keep them safe.

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Wagner Mutiny Puts Russia’s Military Bloggers on a Razor’s Edge

Telegram “war correspondents” have promoted the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine, but many have also supported mercenaries who launched a failed coup.

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