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.
Albanese government's AI roadmap prioritizes economic benefits, plans to unlock vast datasets for training AI models. Focus on reskilling workers, boosting datacentre investment, and sharing productivity benefits across the economy.
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.
Apple's AI head John Giannandrea steps down, replaced by Amar Subramanya. Company aims to catch up with competitors in AI advancements.
OpenAI's ChatGPT-5 criticized for offering harmful advice to individuals in mental health crises. Research by King’s College London and ACP highlights the chatbot's failure to identify risky behavior.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Former 7.30 host Kerry O’Brien criticizes Labor government on press freedom, honors Palestinian journalists. Speech at Walkley awards emphasizes importance of independent media.
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.
OpenAI denies responsibility for California teen's suicide linked to ChatGPT, claims misuse of system not cause of death. Lawsuit filed against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman by family of Adam Raine.
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.
Condé Nast modernizes contract processing with Amazon Bedrock and Anthropic’s Claude, boosting efficiency and accuracy. AWS develops automated solution for parsing, comparison, and data visualization, enhancing rights analysis workstreams for the media giant.
Warner Music settles copyright lawsuit with Suno, signs licensing deal for AI song generator. Warner becomes first major label to partner with Suno, representing Coldplay and Ed Sheeran.