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FSF: Chrome’s JPEG XL killing shows how the web works under browser hegemony
Enlarge / When Google, whose Chromium/Chrome-related browsers make up 80% of browser share, says that something has “not enough interest…
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Hype grows over “autonomous” AI agents that loop GPT-4 outputs
Enlarge / An AI-generated image of a “self-improving robot.” (credit: Midjourney) Since the launch of OpenAI’s GPT-4 API last month…
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“A really big deal”—Dolly is a free, open source, ChatGPT-style AI model
Enlarge (credit: Databricks) On Wednesday, Databricks released Dolly 2.0, reportedly the first open source, instruction-following large language model (LLM) for…
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Generative AI comes to Amazon Web Services
Enlarge / An AI generated image of a “colorful data center.” (credit: Midjourney) On Thursday, Amazon released a new suite…
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Elon Musk reportedly purchases thousands of GPUs for generative AI project at Twitter
Enlarge / An AI-generated image of “a cyborg Twitter bird logo composed of thousands of computer chips.” (credit: Midjourney) Despite…
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Meet PassGAN, the supposedly “terrifying” AI password cracker that’s mostly hype
Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) By now, you’ve probably heard about a new AI-based password cracker that can…
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UMG tells Apple and Spotify to block AI lyric, melody scraping
Enlarge (credit: SOPA Images via Getty) Universal Music Group has told streaming platforms, including Spotify and Apple, to block artificial…
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Developer creates “self-healing” programs that fix themselves thanks to AI
Enlarge / An AI-generated and human composited image of “Wolverine programming on a computer.” (credit: Benj Edwards / Midjourney) Debugging…
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Surprising things happen when you put 25 AI agents together in an RPG town
Enlarge / A screenshot of the “Generative Agents” demo where 25 AI-controlled characters live out life in a town called…
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China slaps security reviews on AI products as Alibaba unveils ChatGPT challenger
Enlarge (credit: NurPhoto via Getty Images) China proposed new checks on artificial intelligence chatbots on Tuesday, in an effort to…
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