• Spam, junk … slop? The latest wave of AI behind the ‘zombie internet’

    Spam, junk … slop? The latest wave of AI behind the ‘zombie internet’
    Tech experts hope new term for carelessly automated AI webpages and images can illuminate its damaging impactYour email inbox is full of spam. Your letterbox is full of junk mail. Now, your web browser has its own affliction: slop.“Slop” is what you get when you shove artificial intelligence-generated material up on the web for anyone to view. Continue reading...
  • Machine Learning vs. Deep Learning: What's the Difference?

    Machine Learning vs. Deep Learning: What's the Difference?
    Artificial intelligence is everywhere these days, but the fundamentals of how this influential new technology works can be confusing. Two of the most important fields in AI development are “machine learning” and its sub-field, “deep learning.” Here’s a quick explanation of what these two important disciplines are, and…Read more...
  • Google remains focused on its long quest for your eyeballs

    Google remains focused on its long quest for your eyeballs
    AI Overviews, announced this week, are the culmination of a long line of products dedicated to keeping you on Google.comGoogle announced this week that it would begin the international rollout of its new artificial intelligence-powered search feature, called AI Overviews. When billions of people search a range of topics from news to recipes to general knowledge questions, what they see first will now be an AI-generated summary.Google touted AI Overviews at its annual I/O developer conference as