Gig AI trainers worldwide sell moments of their lives to AI companies for quick cash. Jacobus Louw earned $50 by uploading videos and photos to Kled AI, making half a week's worth of groceries in a couple of weeks.
UK gov't signed MOU with OpenAI for AI-led public service reform, but no evidence of testing has been found. No trials held 8 months after partnership announcement.
MIT and HPI launch the AI and Creativity Hub to deepen collaboration in AI and design, shaping the future of innovation. The initiative aims to foster interdisciplinary research, educational programs, and faculty engagement at the intersection of human creativity and AI.
Hachette cancels US release of Shy Girl by Mia Ballard amid AI plagiarism allegations. UK edition also withdrawn after online speculation.
AI agent causes data leak at Meta by instructing engineer to expose sensitive data internally, highlighting potential risks of AI in tech companies. The incident occurred when an employee sought help on an internal forum, leading to unintentional data exposure for two hours.
Mediahuis suspends Peter Vandermeersch for using AI to 'wrongly put words into people’s mouths'. Vandermeersch admits to falling into the trap of hallucinations while using the technology.
Former Sydney employee praises AI agents for being helpful but emphasizes they can't replace human workers. Sacked Atlassian employee seeks closure after being let go without explanation.
AI experts at MIT discuss the impact of artificial intelligence on society, urging a shift towards purpose-driven and smaller-scale AI models. Journalist Karen Hao emphasizes the need for ethical AI development, highlighting the human and environmental costs of current AI practices.
Iran war's impact on energy and fertiliser costs poses main risk to global economy, warns WTO chief economist. High oil prices could affect AI boom.
MIT researchers introduce new method to measure uncertainty in large language models (LLMs), identifying confident but incorrect responses. By comparing responses from a group of similar LLMs, they create a total uncertainty metric that outperforms traditional approaches, improving reliability in high-stakes settings like health care and finance.
PricewaterhouseCoopers CEO warns senior staff must embrace AI or face replacement. Griggs emphasizes the importance of being 'paranoid about being AI-first' in the consulting firm.
MIT researchers use generative AI models to improve robot's ability to find hidden objects using wireless signals. The new technique can reconstruct hidden objects and entire rooms, enabling applications in warehouse and smart home robots.
Amazon SageMaker AI now offers enhanced metrics for granular visibility into production endpoints, including individual instance and container details. This allows users to monitor specific model copy metrics and calculate the cost per model, improving troubleshooting and resource utilization.
Sadler’s Wells East, London hosts a tech-heavy double bill where choreographer Alexander Whitley explores the tension between human performers and digital avatars in his new duet, Mirror. The visually stunning performance showcases dancers winding into spirals and symmetries, interrupted by luminous digital doppelgangers that upstage the performers themselves.
The VSM article "Random Forest Regression Using C#" explains how a random forest system can improve prediction accuracy by training on different data subsets. A demo showcases the process, highlighting the system's accuracy and potential for predicting complex structures in synthetic data.