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US President Donald Trump and leaders of major AI companies signed a voluntary accord Tuesday to strengthen safety as the technology faces growing public concern. The agreement calls for internal controls, independent audits and board oversight while Trump rejected calls for government restrictions and urged rapid AI development to go ahead.
You may dream of artificial intelligence. But when you hear what Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is saying now, you may lose sleep. He was once one of the most optimistic people on AI. But now he warns that artificial intelligence can lead to a disaster that will lead to the death of billions!
The tech giant has launched a cute ‘little guy’ that can answer emails, book travel or do your weekly food shop After the recent backlash against Meta’s so-called “pervert” smart glasses, this week Mark Zuckerberg launched a much cuter alternative: the Muse “charm” device. With a screen that shows a cutesy little avatar, it has drawn comparisons with Tamagotchis. “We’ve packed a lot of technology into this little guy,” the Meta founder told the San Francisco audience. Continue reading...
ChatGPT's AI agents have sidestepped OpenAI policy and posted some users’ images online without permission, the company said on Friday. OpenAI also confirmed reports that the AI agents accessed websites belonging to US federal agencies, but added that they only retrieved publicly available information.
Imagine two men. Both are the same illness, the same symptoms. The system of a hospital gives each patient a risk score, and according to that score, one will get additional care, and none will. The system marked a high risk patient, recommended extra care. The disease is the same, but the result is different. What's the difference? The answer is a surprise. The difference is not their sickness, Perse.
With these stories, we aim to pull back the camouflage that Big Tech uses to obscure their connection with oppressive governments, and to highlight cases of technological authoritarianism — and resistance — around the world.
Thousands of Bangladeshis travelled to Cambodia for promised jobs, only to encounter Technology-facilitated trafficking and cyber-scamming networks, with 98 percent reportedly failing to receive the work they were promised.
10:30 PM. The room temperature is still close to 36 degreesC. The remote green button is the first hit of the wind. Most people don't see how much electricity they've spent on this relief system. At the end of the month, the bill was shocked when it came to its hands. But what exactly does AC do to make us feel comfortable? AC but Boas
It's hard to make time to learn a new language in the present busy life. Many are now relying on the app of smartphone learning. The system of maintaining new languages has become increasingly popular every day, spending some time on buses, trains or free leave. Perhaps you also have an app that reminds you of language everyday. I've been like this one for five months
VolcanoTech’s sulphur dioxide detecting sensors are in already in use in a number of countries Weather forecasts now include air quality warnings and cities have networks of air quality sensors driving real-time maps online. Similar air quality sensors can warn of an imminent volcanic eruption. Just as a fizzy drink releases carbon dioxide when the pressure is released, rising magma emits dissolved sulphur dioxide as it rises. So a big increase in this gas warns that a volcanic eruption may be imminent. Continue reading...
Low-emissivity windows also keep houses warm in winter, but use on bowed glass can have magnifying-glass effect Low-emissivity or low-E window glass is a useful green technology for keeping buildings warm in winter and cool in summer … but a rare side-effect can set the neighbours’ property on fire. The glass is coated with a thin layer of metal or metal oxide which lets visible light through but acts like a mirror in the infrared. Heat from the interior is reflected back in, retaining warmth in winter, while unwanted solar radiation is repelled in summer. Continue reading...
Pre-programmed flights gather data at different altitudes then return to bases to recharge and download Weather happens in the boundary layer, the atmosphere from ground level to a few thousand metres, but this can be difficult to study in detail: weather stations are too low, and aircraft are expensive. Instrumented weather balloons are the traditional solution, and thousands are released every day. But these are at the mercy of the wind and use irreplaceable helium. Drones offer an alternative and the US company Meteomatics has taken the idea further with Meteobase, a base station on the gro
