For years — decades, even — a career in tech has been seen as a logical choice for people seeking a stable salary, and as a potential first step into the middle class for people from underprivileged backgrounds. But the field has also long been defined by gender imbalance: WomenContinue Reading
Two of the biggest artificial intelligence players — OpenAI and the open-source AI library platform Hugging Face — announced a new partnership this week to address a “security incident.” This is an unusual move — and an unusual incident. Over the previous weekend, one of OpenAI’s models found a vulnerabilityContinue Reading
A new tool from Google aims to help students learn across a range of modalities. Some may learn best through reading, while others respond to seeing work visually. Still others prefer learning via listening. But what happens when AI turns written works into one of these other mediums? Earlier thisContinue Reading
In the battle against extreme and hateful content, TikTok stands out as the most likely to take down top offenders, according to a report published this week by the Global Project Against Hate and Extremism. The organization found last month that white supremacist accounts were increasingly spreading on TikTok, YouTubeContinue Reading
When Instagram rolled out a new feature that allowed users to make AI “remixes” of other users’ images last week, the reaction was swift. Users didn’t like it. But the company’s walkback three days after the announcement might not have been as complete — or as user-focused — as itContinue Reading
An ominous stack of papers is followed by a gray hallway leading to a barred window. Thirty seconds later, a dingy room with warning signs on the walls and a hospital bed covered by a tattered sheet comes into view. This is how a new short-form video generator chose toContinue Reading
An ominous stack of papers is followed by a gray hallway leading to a barred window. Thirty seconds later, a dingy room with warning signs on the walls and a hospital bed covered by a tattered sheet comes into view. This is how a new short-form video generator chose toContinue Reading
Over the past several months, social media users in the U.K. have been inundated with unusual AI-generated images, including several of a British politician in a fight with the governor of the Bank of England. The strange images have spread widely and are linked to a scam involving a fakeContinue Reading
Medicare is testing the use of artificial intelligence to preapprove several healthcare services. Federal health officials say prior authorization can help reduce fraud and contain costs. But doctors and patients describe the trial as “horrendous” and full of red tape so far…Read MoreContinue Reading
Internet trends are hard to miss out on. Anyone who’s been online over the last two decades has probably forwarded an email to 10 people, tagged themselves in a Disney princess meme or thrown a bucket of ice water over their head. Since the 2020 pandemic-era boom in short-form scrollableContinue Reading