• 'Thirsty' AI: Training ChatGPT Required Enough Water to Fill a Nuclear Reactor's Cooling Tower, Study Finds

    'Thirsty' AI: Training ChatGPT Required Enough Water to Fill a Nuclear Reactor's Cooling Tower, Study Finds
    Popular large language models (LLMs) like OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Bard are energy intensive, requiring massive server farms to provide enough data to train the powerful programs. Cooling those same data centers also makes the AI chatbots incredibly thirsty. New research suggests training for GPT-3 alone consumed…Read more...
  • ‘We have to move fast’: US looks to establish rules for artificial intelligence

    ‘We have to move fast’: US looks to establish rules for artificial intelligence
    The commerce department has requested public comment on AI accountability measures to ensure privacy and transparencyThe US government is taking its first tentative steps toward establishing rules for artificial intelligence tools, as the frenzy over generative AI and chatbots reach a fever pitch.The US commerce department on Tuesday announced it is officially requesting public comment on how to create accountability measures for AI, seeking help on how to advise US policymakers to approach the
  • Sul Sul: Study Mixes ChatGPT With 'The Sims' to Delightful Effect

    Sul Sul: Study Mixes ChatGPT With 'The Sims' to Delightful Effect
    At long last, researchers from Stanford University and Google teamed up to answer one of the most pressing questions about AI: Can we make ChatGPT play The Sims? The answer, thank god, is yes (sort of). In a new study, computer scientists whipped up a pixel-art game to test whether you can separate AIs will simulate…Read more...
  • In a few years’ time, football coaches may be using an AI assistant | Jason Stockwood

    In a few years’ time, football coaches may be using an AI assistant | Jason Stockwood
    Artificial intelligence could enhance insights in the game and has been part of the success at Brighton and BrentfordAs an entrepreneur and tech enthusiast, I have witnessed several overhyped technologies and businesses. These stretch from the first wave of the internet in the 1990s with Webvan and Pets.com, which both had multibillion-dollar valuations, to the recent Theranos scandal, where a $10bn blood testing business turned out to be a sham.Irrational exuberance has been the precursor to th
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  • AI generated news presenter debuts in Kuwait media

    AI generated news presenter debuts in Kuwait media
    Kuwait News introduced Fedha, promising that it could read online news in the futureA Kuwaiti media outlet has unveiled a virtual news presenter generated using artificial intelligence, with plans for it to read online bulletins.“Fedha” appeared on the Twitter account of the Kuwait News website on Saturday as an image of a woman, hair uncovered, wearing a black jacket and white T-shirt. Continue reading...