AI models get more election questions wrong when asked in Spanish, study shows

Posted on October 30, 2024 by Techme101

AI models are struggling to accurately answer election-related questions in Spanish. That’s according to a new study from the AI Democracy Projects, a collaboration between Proof News, fact-checking service Factchequeado and the Institute for Advanced Study in San Francisco. The study found a sharp disparity between the factuality of English- and Spanish-language responses produced by five […]
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FTX’s Nishad Singh gets no jail time, 3 years supervised release for role in crypto fraud

Posted on October 30, 2024 by Techme101

Nishad Singh was the fourth former FTX executive to be handed a punishment tied to the collapse of the crypto exchange in late 2022.

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Meta’s Reality Labs posts $4.4 billion loss in third quarter

Posted on October 30, 2024 by Techme101

Meta’s Reality Labs unit, which develops augmented and virtual reality technologies, logged an operating loss of $4.4 billion in the third quarter.

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monday.com: Working to Simplify AI Adoption and Trust

Posted on October 30, 2024 by Techme101

Simple pre-packaged AI actions and user AI training are part of monday.com’s plan.

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Zoox co-founder on Tesla self-driving: ‘they don’t have technology that works’

Posted on October 30, 2024 by Techme101

Zoox co-founder and CTO Jesse Levinson doesn’t believe Tesla will launch a robotaxi ride-hailing service in California (or anywhere else) next year despite what Elon Musk recently claimed. The “fundamental issue is they don’t have technology that works,” Levinson said Wednesday at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024. “And by works, I want to differentiate between a driver […]
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How to Sync Outlook Contacts with Your iPhone Easily

Posted on October 30, 2024 by Techme101

Discover how to sync Outlook contacts with your iPhone seamlessly. Follow our step-by-step guide for hassle-free contact management!

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Clashing approaches to combat AI’s ‘perpetual bulls**t machine’

Posted on October 30, 2024 by Techme101

The AI stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 got off to a fiery but constructive start on a panel about combating disinformation. But in a spirited exchange of views tempered by expressions of respect and agreement, all three panelists had harsh words for social media and generative AI. None was harsher, though, than Imran Ahmed, CEO […]
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Matt Mullenweg talks about Automattic’s staffing issues and financials at TechCrunch Disrupt

Posted on October 30, 2024 by Techme101

WordPress co-creator and Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg talked about his fight with WP Engine, Automattic’s staffing issues, and the company’s financials at TechCrunch Disrupt on Wednesday. Mullenweg repeated a lot of stuff from the past month about the trademark fight, WP Engine not contributing to the community, and misleading customers to believe it was associated with […]
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Elon Musk’s Criticism of ‘Woke AI’ Suggests ChatGPT Could Be a Trump Administration Target

Posted on October 30, 2024 by Techme101

If you think the United States is politically divided now, just wait for the AI culture wars.

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Google Cloud Expands AI Infrastructure Domain With Sixth-Gen TPUs

Posted on October 30, 2024 by Techme101

The sixth-generation Trillium was first announced in May. Google Cloud pairs it with infrastructure services compatible with NVIDIA’s upcoming Blackwell chip.

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