AI - ARTIFICIAL INTELLEGENCE

THE GROWING ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT OF GENERATIVE AI
BY: DAVID BERREBY ... Two months after its release in November 2022, OpenAI’s ChatGPT had 100 million active users, and suddenly tech corporations were racing to offer … continue reading

ROBOTS MADE FROM HUMAN CELLS CAN MOVE ON THEIR OWN & HEAL WOUNDS
BY: PHILIP BALL ... In 2020 biologist Michael Levin and his colleagues reported that they had made “biological robots” by shaping clusters of cells into tiny artificial forms that could “walk” around on surfaces … continue reading

AMAZON LAUNCHES GENERATIVE AI TO HELP SELLERS WRITE PRODUCT DESCRIPTIONS
BY: MARY BETH WESTMORELAND ... New AI capabilities make it easier for sellers to write engaging, effective product listings, and help shoppers find what they are looking for … continue reading

YOU'RE FIRED - CEO ROASTS HUMAN WORKERS HE FIRED & REPLACED WITH CHATGPT
BY: VICTOR TANGERMANN ... "IT WAS A NO-BRAINER FOR ME TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TEAM WITH A BOT." … continue reading

IN A WORLD OF INFINITE AI, THE NEW LUXURY ITEM WILL BE HUMANS
BY: ALISTAIR BARR ... Live experiences are the new luxury good," Kevin Hartz said in 2013 when Eventbrite , the ticketing startup he cofounded, got a big new funding round … continue reading

HOW SHOULD CHRISTIANS RESPOND TO AI? BIAS, DECISION-MAKING, AND DATA PROCESSING
BY: JAMES SPENCER - PRESIDENT OF THE D.L. MOODY CENTER ... The claim that AI’s unbiased and unemotional decision-making, combined with its ability to process massive amounts of data, will lead to … continue reading

ATHE HIDDEN WAVE OF EMPLOYEES USING AI ON THE SLY
BY: AKI ITO ... A lot of people are secretly using tools like ChatGPT to get ahead at work — even though their companies have banned AI. Arantza Pena Popo/Insider CheatGPT … continue reading

AMAZON TURNS TO AI TO WEED OUT DAMAGED GOODS
BY: LIZ YOUNG ... Company expects artificial intelligence to reduce the number of damaged items moving … continue reading

OPENAI OFFERS $1 MILLION IN GRANTS TO SHAPE ETHICAL AI, COMBAT MISINFORMATION
BY: CHRISTOPHER MCFADDEN ... In a blog post, OpenAI has officially declared its intentions to offer $100,000 grants … continue reading

DEEP FAKES: HOW ARTIFICIALLY GENERATED IMAGES GIVE THEMSELVES AWAY
BY: RUHR-UNIVERSITAET-BOCHUM ... All it takes is a simple text command: in no time at all, artificial intelligence can generate … continue reading

NEURALINK BRAIN IMPLANTS ARE READY FOR INJECTION INTO HUMANS, SAYS ELON MUSK
BY: ETHAN HUFF ... At his Neuralink Corp.’s Fremont, Calif., headquarters this week, billionaire electric vehicle … continue reading

AARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, REAL IGNORANCE, & OUR NEW IDOLATRY
BY: JARED BRIDGES ... Almost a decade ago, on a whim, I answered an unknown call to my cell phone … continue reading

AI ART IS HERE AND THE WORLD IS ALREADY DIFFERENT
BY: JOHN HERRMAN ... Recently, AI-powered tools have been making themselves known directly to the public, flooding our social feeds with bizarre … continue reading

A TRANSHUMAN BIOHACKER IMPLANTED OVER 50 CHIPS AND MAGNETS IN HER BODY
BY: DEENA THERESA ... On her blog, Lepht Anonym describes herself as "a faceless, genderless British biohacker. It lacks both gods and money … continue reading

WE INTERVIEWED META’S NEW AI CHATBOT ABOUT … ITSELF
BY: WILL KNIGHT ... Releasing a new artificial intelligence system that learns from people on the internet can be a risky proposition. Just ask Microsoft’s “teen” chatbot Tay—except you can’t, because Tay was taken down when it started reproducing … continue reading