Economy

April 12, 2023
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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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April 12, 2023
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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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April 11, 2023
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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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April 11, 2023
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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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April 11, 2023
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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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April 10, 2023
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Apple releases last week’s security patches for older iPhones, iPads, and Macs

Enlarge / iPhones running iOS 15. (credit: Apple) Last week, Apple released iOS and iPadOS 16.4.1 and macOS Ventura 13.3.1…
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April 10, 2023
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Analysts say Mac sales are down 40% as post-pandemic PC sales slump continues

Enlarge / Apple’s M2 Pro Mac mini. (credit: Andrew Cunningham) The analysts at IDC have released their worldwide PC sales…
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April 7, 2023
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Artists astound with AI-generated film stills from a parallel universe

Enlarge / An AI-generated image from an #aicinema still series called “Vinyl Vengeance” by Julie Wieland, created using Midjourney. (credit:…
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April 7, 2023
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There’s a new form of keyless car theft that works in under 2 minutes

Enlarge / Infrared image of a person jimmying open a vehicle. (credit: Getty Images) When a London man discovered the…
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April 6, 2023
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Why ChatGPT and Bing Chat are so good at making things up

Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) Over the past few months, AI chatbots like ChatGPT have captured the world’s…
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