Artificial Intelligence

Announcing a new OpenAI feature for developers on Azure 

We are thrilled to announce the launch of OpenAI’s latest model, GPT-4o Next. We are thrilled to announce the launch of OpenAI’s latest model...

The Download: AIDS denialism, and AI safety mechanisms

Several million people were listening in February when Joe Rogan falsely declared that “party drugs” were an “important factor in AIDS.” His...

What to know about China’s push for hydrogen-powered transportation

So when I learned that in parts of China, companies are putting hydrogen-powered bikes on the road for anyone to ride, it...

AI “godfather” Yoshua Bengio joins UK project to prevent AI catastrophes

Safeguarded AI’s goal is to build AI systems that can offer quantitative guarantees, such as a risk score, about their effect on...

AI for mental health screening may carry biases based on gender, race

Some artificial intelligence tools for health care may get confused by the ways people of different genders and races talk, according to a...

Google is finally taking action to curb non-consensual deepfakes

Though terrible, Swift’s deepfakes did perhaps more than anything else to raise awareness about the risks and seem to have galvanized tech...

The Download: Climate-friendlier air conditioners, and fighting explicit deepfakes

Cooling represents 20% of global electricity demand in buildings, a share that’s expected to rise as the planet warms and more of...

Your future air conditioner might act like a battery

As temperatures climb on hot days, many of us are quick to crank up our fans or air conditioners. These cooling systems can...

The allure of AI companions is hard to resist. Here’s how innovation in regulation can help protect people.

Once we understand the psychological dimensions of AI companionship, we can design effective policy interventions. It has been shown that redirecting people’s...

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