Your AI Girlfriend Is a Data-Harvesting Horror Show

Your AI Girlfriend Is a Data-Harvesting Horror Show

Lonely on Valentine’s Day? AI can help. At least, that’s what a number of companies hawking “romantic” chatbots will tell you. But as your robot love story unfolds, there’s a tradeoff you may not realize you’re making. According to a new study from Mozilla’s *Privacy Not Included project, AI girlfriends and boyfriends harvest shockingly personal …

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The Dumbest AI Moments of 2023

The Dumbest AI Moments of 2023

Photo: Andrey_Popov (Shutterstock) By now you’ve probably heard that ChatGPT has a penchant for making up lies and stating them as fact, or what experts refer to as an AI “hallucination.” That didn’t stop two lawyers in New York City from having ChatGPT spit out some legal documents. Unsurprisingly, the AI fabricated some quotes and …

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The best free Midjourney alternatives you can try out

The best free Midjourney alternatives you can try out

Midjourney is one of the most popular and capable natural language artificial intelligence (AI) art generators out there, but it’s no monolith. There are a lot of exciting competitors, and not all of them will charge you for the privilege. Want to try your hand at prompting an AI to paint or draw you something …

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Microsoft September 2023 event: everything we expect

Microsoft September 2023 event: everything we expect

Microsoft’s Surface and AI event is coming up on September 21, and there are plenty of products that might be announced. While Microsoft itself has kept quiet about it, there are a few new devices and software developments that feel like a safe bet. We’ve already seen early leaks of the rumored Surface Laptop Studio …

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Expanded Text-to-Speech Support for Indian Languages and New iOS Widget introduced in Bing Chat

Expanded Text-to-Speech Support for Indian Languages and New iOS Widget introduced in Bing Chat

Microsoft has unveiled exciting new features and enhancements for Bing Chat, its AI-powered chatbot. The big news is that iPhone and iPad users can now access Bing Chat through a dedicated iOS widget, allowing for direct engagement with the chatbot without the need to open the app. This functionality is already available for Android users. …

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