Elon Musk's AI company raises $20bn in funding round, while its chatbot Grok faces criticism for generating sexualized images of women and girls. xAI's Series E funding round surpasses $15bn target with investments from Nvidia, Fidelity, Qatar's sovereign wealth fund, and Valor Equity Partners.
Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok used for digital exploitation, US bans foreign drones. BYD surpasses Tesla in electric car sales, Reddit surpasses TikTok in UK.
eSafety Australia investigates X's AI chatbot Grok for generating sexualized deepfake images without consent, sparking global backlash. Elon Musk's X faces scrutiny over Grok creating unauthorized images of women and girls in response to requests to undress them.
X's AI chatbot Grok has been used to undress women and minors, sparking concerns about exploitation online. Tech companies are grappling with how to prevent harm while enabling users to create with generative AI.
Regression techniques such as decision tree regression and gradient boosting are used to predict numeric values, with the latter creating a collection of decision trees to predict residuals. Despite high accuracy in training data, overfitting remains a key weakness, as demonstrated in a scikit AdaBoost regression demo program.
NVIDIA introduces Rubin platform with 6 new chips for advanced AI supercomputing at CES, aiming to revolutionize AI computing. DGX SuperPOD leads the way for large-scale Rubin-based system deployments, promising 10x reduction in inference token cost.
AI expert Daniel Kokotajlo revises AGI timeline, predicts slower progress than initially expected. Former OpenAI employee's scenario AI 2027 sparks debate on unchecked AI development and superintelligence threat.
MIT researchers found AI models trained on de-identified health records can memorize patient-specific data, posing privacy risks. Rigorous testing is recommended to prevent leakage and ensure patient confidentiality in healthcare.
Degrading images persist on Elon Musk's X platform despite promises to suspend creators. Ofcom contacts X and xAI to ensure legal duties to protect users are met.
Ashley St Clair reveals fans of X owner use Grok AI tool for revenge porn, creating fake sexualized images of her. Supporters even undressed a childhood photo, leaving her feeling violated and horrified.
Nvidia's CEO announces next-gen chips in 'full production', offering 5x AI computing power for chatbots. New chips to arrive later this year, already being tested by AI firms, amidst rising competition.
AI-generated fake images flood social media after Trump announces US attack on Venezuela. Difficulty discerning fact from fiction due to lack of verified info and advanced AI tools.
AI safety expert David Dalrymple warns of potential safety risks from advanced AI systems outpacing control efforts. Aria agency's programme director emphasizes urgent need for preparation as technology capabilities grow.
Children are becoming AI natives, with experts advocating for computing skills on par with literacy. In a Cambridge classroom, Joseph, 10, effortlessly corrects AI errors, showcasing a deep understanding of artificial intelligence and machine learning.
Python decision tree regression demo revamped without recursion, using a stack instead. Algorithm tweaked for variance reduction, not MSE, aligning with scikit module.