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AI: Friend or Foe?

AI's speed in completing tasks raises concerns about its impact on critical thinking. Madeleine Finlay and Sam Gilbert discuss AI's potential to change how we think.

James Cameron's Fear of AI Actors

Avatar director James Cameron criticizes generative AI actors, calling them "horrifying" and "an average". Cameron expresses disdain for AI technology in creating characters and performances, emphasizing the importance of human experience in filmmaking.

Revolutionizing American Battery Technology

GM's Kurt Kelty details next-gen battery tech advancements, focusing on affordability, performance, and supply chain localization. LMR batteries set to revolutionize EV market with cost-effective, high-range solution by 2028.

AI Bubble Burst: Navigating the Fallout

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AI watchdogs caution parents on smart toy dangers

Consumer advocates are battling the $16.7bn global smart-toy market over surveillance and lack of regulation, raising concerns about AI's impact on children's safety and development. Calls for increased testing and government oversight are mounting as the holiday season approaches.

Solving Matrix Inversion with SVD in C#

C# function computes Moore-Penrose pseudo-inverse of non-square matrices using singular value decomposition (SVD), making complex computations easier. Implementing from-scratch SVD-Jacobi for pseudo-inverse proved less stable than using QR-Householder method.

Amazon Workers Sound Alarm on AI Impact

Over 1,000 Amazon workers express concerns about AI development, citing "warp-speed" approach causing damage to democracy, jobs, and the earth. Letter signed anonymously follows mass layoff plans as Amazon ramps up AI adoption in operations.

Bypassing AI Safety with Poetry

Researchers from Italy's Icaro Lab found that poems with prompts for harmful content can easily deceive AI models, posing a challenge for language prediction technology. DexAI's experiment revealed the vulnerability of AI models to producing harmful content when faced with unpredictable linguistic structures in poetry.

Master Decision Tree Regression in C#

Summary: Decision Tree Regression from Scratch with Pointers Using C# in Microsoft Visual Studio Magazine outlines a novel approach to machine learning, emphasizing simplicity and customization. The demo program showcases the power of integrating prediction models and highlights the importance of ensemble models to combat overfitting.

Revolutionizing Document Processing with AWS AI Accelerator

Myriad Genetics partners with AWS to enhance healthcare document processing, reducing costs and improving speed with generative AI. Challenges with existing system addressed through Amazon Bedrock and Nova foundation models, optimizing document classification and key information extraction for high accuracy.

Immersive Theater with AWS AI at UCLA

UCLA's OARC and REMAP collaborated to create AI microservices for an immersive Xanadu musical production. AWS services supported real-time media creation by audience members using mobile phone gestures.

HP slashes 6,000 jobs in AI pivot

HP plans to cut up to 6,000 jobs worldwide in 3 years, using AI to accelerate product development and save $1bn annually. Lower profit outlook prompts HP to streamline operations, with layoffs expected to reach 6,000 by October 2028.