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The CEO of OpenAI, the startup behind ChatGPT, told the US Senate he is concerned about the use of artificial intelligence to interfere with election integrity. Speaking before Congress for the first time, Sam Altman suggested that the US government should consider licensing and testing requirements for development of AI models. The White House has convened top technology CEOs for a hearing to discuss the future of artificial intelligence. Industry experts including Altman, called on lawmakers t

We want to hear about how the development of AI is impacting young people’s ideas about work Many workers fear AI could replace them, and with good reason: earlier this year, investment bank Goldman Sachs claimed that AI could replace the equivalent of 300 million full-time jobs in US and Europe, though it suggested losses could be offset by the creation of new occupations.We want to hear about how these developments are affecting how young people view their future job prospects. Continue

We’ve been keeping track of Sanctuary AI for quite a while, mainly through the company’s YouTube videos that show the upper half of a dexterous humanoid performing a huge variety of complicated manipulation tasks thanks to the teleoperation skills of a remote human pilot. Despite a recent successful commercial deployment of the teleoperated system at a store in Canada (where it was able to complete 110 retail-related tasks), Sanctuary’s end goal is way, way past telepresence. T

Sam Altman says before Senate judiciary committee that he supports guardrails for technology to minimize harmsThe CEO of OpenAI, the company responsible for creating artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT and image generator Dall-E 2, said “regulation of AI is essential” on Tuesday as he testified in front of a Senate judiciary committee panel.In his first appearance in front of Congress, Sam Altman said he supported regulatory guardrails for the technology that would enable the ben

Sam Altman says before Senate judiciary committee that he supports guardrails for technology to minimize harmsThe CEO of OpenAI, the company responsible for creating artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT and image generator Dall-E 2, said “regulation of AI is essential” on Tuesday as he testified in front of a Senate judiciary committee panel.In his first appearance in front of Congress, Sam Altman said he supported regulatory guardrails for the technology that would enable the ben

Being seen and heard | Pet Shop Boys | U3A courses | Summoning SatanJoanne Harris’s article (I used to hide behind my hair. But cancer gave me a buzzcut and helped me find my voice, 15 May) resonated profoundly with me. Having been brought up with the same phrase about being seen and not heard, I am now embracing my super-short hairstyle six months after finishing breast cancer treatment. Rather than being diminished by the debilitating effects of the treatments, which linger on, this is a

An octopus-like soft robot can unfurl itself inside the skull on top of the brain, a new study finds. The novel gadget may lead to minimally invasive ways to investigate the brain and implant brain-computer interfaces, researchers say. In order to analyze the brain after traumatic injuries, help treat disorders such as seizures, and embed brain-computer interfaces, scientists at times lay grids of electrodes onto the surface of the brain. These electrocorticography grids can capture higher-quali

An octopus-like soft robot can unfurl itself inside the skull on top of the brain, a new study finds. The novel gadget may lead to minimally invasive ways to investigate the brain and implant brain-computer interfaces, researchers say.
In order to analyze the brain after traumatic injuries, help treat disorders such as seizures, and embed brain-computer interfaces, scientists at times lay grids of electrodes onto the surface of the brain. These electrocorticography grids can capture higher-quali

Some in the book industry have already begun exploring automation of its pitches to readers. We took this functionality for a test drive“Blurb writing is a mini art form,” Iris Murdoch once wrote in a letter to former Penguin blurb writer Elizabeth Buchan. And like many other art forms, companies have been experimenting with the idea that it could be created without an artist.A German company that provides digital book distribution and marketing services to publishers has announced i

AI could help overcome writer’s block, suggests musician amid industry move to stop perceived threat of fake songsNeil Tennant of Pet Shop Boys has suggested artificial intelligence (AI) could be a useful tool in a songwriter’s kit amid fears over the impact of the technology on the music industry.In an interview with Radio Times, Tennant, who founded the synthpop duo more than 40 years ago, suggested AI could be used to help musicians overcome writers’ block and finish songs.