Microsoft AI chief on why it’s ‘dangerous’ to call AI ‘alive’
…These are big companies that control phone platforms. They love talking about how phone platforms will stay at the center. The argument I hear from so many is that, actually, AI is…
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Cybersecurity
…The hosting platform provided a new update on the recent compromise . It named Context.AI as the vector for the attack, found more customer data that had been stolen, and said it…
Google Assistant
…frustrating glimpse of the AI future Allison Johnson Feb 9, 2024 7 Verge Score JBL Authentics 300 smart speaker review: two assistants at once JBL is the first to make Amazon Alexa…
Can Patreon fight fire with social media fire?
…Now, there’s nonconsensual, AI-generated nudity. That was not a thing that platforms and payment processors had to worry about four years ago. Now, you have to worry about it, and…
Virtual Reality
…the first glimpse of what’s coming to the next computing platform,” with an “evening keynote” and “developer sessions where we’ll share the latest in VR, wearables, metaverse, and AI.” At…
What’s next for Microsoft’s Surface PCs?
…Microsoft launched its Maia 200 chip earlier this year, a successor to its first in-house AI chip. The Maia 200 is designed to handle large-scale AI workloads like Claude. * Windows…
Microsoft’s new Xbox chief starts making her mark
…Removing the superfluous Copilot branding is a good first step, but does a lightweight Notepad app really need AI writing features? * Microsoft finally lets Windows 11 testers unlock experimental features without ViVeTool…
BEWARE SOFTWARE BRAIN
…white-collar work — I worry that those things are going to be first augmented, but before long replaced by AI systems. We may indeed — it’s hard to predict the future — but…
How to win — and lose — Decoder
…Are we platforming people that don’t deserve a platform? Are we giving them free publicity to hawk their product, push AI hype, or whatever it is? I have a lot of…
Cryptocurrency
…A press release describes the site as a way for users to “generate a private, personal AI agent that doesn’t just answer questions, but actually operates on the user’s behalf…