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21 Aug

Stadiums Are Embracing Face Recognition. Privacy Advocates Say They Should Stick to Sports

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Thousands of people lined up outside Citi Field in Queens, New York, on Wednesday to watch the Mets face off with the Orioles. But outside the ticketing booth, a handful of protesters handed out flyers. They were there to protest a recent Major League Baseball program, one that’s increasingly common in professional sports: using facial recognition on fans.Facial recognition companies and their customers argue that these systems save time, and therefore money, by shortening lines at stadium entrances. However, skeptics argue that the surveillance tools are never totally secure, make it easier for police to get information about fans, and…

21 Aug

The US Government Wants You—Yes, You—to Hunt Down Generative AI Flaws

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At the 2023 Defcon hacker conference in Las Vegas, prominent AI tech companies partnered with algorithmic integrity and transparency groups to sic thousands of attendees on generative AI platforms and find weaknesses in these critical systems. This “red-teaming” exercise, which also had support from the US government, took a step in opening these increasingly influential yet opaque systems to scrutiny. Now, the ethical AI and algorithmic assessment nonprofit Humane Intelligence is taking this model one step further. On Wednesday, the group announced a call for participation with the US National Institute of Standards and Technology, inviting any US resident to…

21 Aug

An ‘AI Scientist’ Is Inventing and Running Its Own Experiments

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At first glance, a recent batch of research papers produced by a prominent artificial intelligence lab at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver might not seem that notable. Featuring incremental improvements on existing algorithms and ideas, they read like the contents of a middling AI conference or journal.But the research is, in fact, remarkable. That’s because it’s entirely the work of an “AI scientist” developed at the UBC lab together with researchers from the University of Oxford and a startup called Sakana AI.The project demonstrates an early step toward what might prove a revolutionary trick: letting AI learn by…

20 Aug

Condé Nast Signs Deal With OpenAI

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Condé Nast and OpenAI have struck a multi-year deal that will allow the AI giant to use content from the media giant’s roster of properties—which includes the New Yorker, Vogue, Vanity Fair, Bon Appetit, and, yes, WIRED. The deal will allow OpenAI to surface stories from these outlets in both ChatGPT and the new SearchGPT prototype.“It’s crucial that we meet audiences where they are and embrace new technologies while also ensuring proper attribution and compensation for use of our intellectual property,” Condé Nast CEO Roger Lynch wrote in a company-wide email. Lynch pointed to ongoing turmoil within the publishing industry…

19 Aug

Trump Shares AI-Generated Images Claiming Swifties Are Supporting Him

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Former president Donald Trump has shared AI-generated images that falsely claim Taylor Swift fans are supporting his campaign.In a post on Truth Social, Trump shared screenshots of four posts on X that purport to show a number of young women all wearing “Swifties for Trump” T-shirts in a variety of styles. One of the screenshots claimed that Swifties are supporting Trump now after Taylor Swift canceled her concert in Vienna due to security concerns. Another image included the phrase “Taylor wants you to vote for Donald Trump.”“I accept!” Trump captioned his post.However, Trump’s post appears to contain a mixture of…

19 Aug

As Tech Stocks Rebound, High Hedging Costs Indicate Skepticism

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The recent rebound in US tech stocks isn’t convincing options traders just yet. While the shares have led market gains since a meltdown earlier this month, the cost of contracts hedging against volatility in the largest exchange-traded fund tracking the Nasdaq 100 Index remains high relative to contracts on the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust. Source link lol

18 Aug

Four Experts Explain How AI Will Change Hollywood

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Good afternoon from 35,000 feet. I am en route to Cape Town for an extended break. The newsletter will continue in my absence; my colleagues are going to pitch in for the next couple of weeks. (If you insist on breaking news in the dead of August, please text me first.)Before I disappear, some additions to this year’s Screentime conference: Source link lol

18 Aug

Apple Is Playing the Long Game With Switch From Qualcomm Modems

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Apple’s move to drop Qualcomm modem chips won’t have a payoff at the outset, but it could set the stage for bigger things later. Also: The company pushes ahead with a tabletop robot; Google’s new Pixel devices show how far ahead it is in AI; and the iPhone payment chip will be opened up to third parties. Source link lol

17 Aug

Asia’s Utility Stocks Have Never Had It So Good in Two Decades

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Utilities stocks have emerged as an unlikely favorite of investors in Asia, and bets are growing that their standout rally this year has further to go.Powering the sector’s boom after two years of losses are supportive local policies and the frenzy surrounding artificial intelligence, which is causing a dramatic increase in electricity demand in many parts of the world. As concerns grow about a potential global economic slowdown and rising geopolitical tensions, utilities firms’ high dividend payouts and the defensive nature of their stocks are also being touted as tailwinds. Source link lol

16 Aug

OpenAI Shuts Down Iranian Influence Operation Targeting US Election

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OpenAI removed a network of Iranian accounts that used its ChatGPT chatbot to try to wage a foreign influence campaign targeting the US presidential election by generating longform articles and social media comments, the company said Friday. The accounts created content that appeared to be from liberal and conservative-leaning users, including posts suggesting that former President Donald Trump was being censored on social media and was prepared to declare himself king of the US. Another described Vice President Kamala Harris’ selection of Tim Walz for her running mate as a “calculated choice for unity.” Source link lol