For months, OpenAI has been losing employees who care deeply about making sure AI is safe. Now, the company is positively hemorrhaging them. Ilya Sutskever and Jan Leike announced their departures from OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, on Tuesday. They were the leaders of the company’s superalignment team — the team tasked with ensuring that …
David Greelish’s love for what we now think of as retro computers began when the machines were quite new: In a 1975 trip to the University of North Florida computer lab, when he was in the fifth grade. He remembers the mainframe computer wasn’t visible to the students, but there were all those teletype printer …
Israel has reportedly been using AI to guide its war in Gaza — and treating its decisions almost as gospel. In fact, one of the AI systems being used is literally called “The Gospel.” According to a major investigation published last month by the Israeli outlet +972 Magazine, Israel has been relying on AI to …
How do Ouija Boards work? Here’s a scientific explanation … Learn how Ouija Boards work from a psychological perspective. Footage from the “Wonderful World of Ouija” exhibit showcased at Cornerstone Oct. 9. Jordan Kartholl, Muncie Star Press The claim: Image shows ‘My First Seance’ toy Ouija board An April 26 Facebook post (direct link, archive …
LANSING — Traffic lights that turn red or green in response to traffic flows, rather than a pre-programmed schedule. Systems that can scan signatures on absentee ballots and flag those that don’t seem authentic. Chatbots that can respond to residents’ questions at 3 a.m., when most state employees are asleep. Those are all potential uses …
One of the most fascinating and frightening incidents in computer security history started in 2022 with a few pushy emails to the mailing list for a small, one-person open source project. A user had submitted a complex bit of code that was now waiting for the maintainer to review. But a different user with the …
BRANCH COUNTY — County commissioners invited Frontier Northern communication executives back on April 18 to discuss holes in the countywide service internet plan. In a March presentation, Frontier service maps showed significant areas of Sherwood, Butler, Gilead, and Noble townships not receiving Frontier fiber service under the $22.4 million state Realizing Opportunity with Broadband Infrastructure …
The early days of 3 Body Problem’s mystery are centered where so many of us find ourselves these days: a video game. This one is, as Jack (John Bradley) describes to Jin (Jess Hong) in the show, light-years ahead of what we know: a VR world where you can really taste, smell, and feel the …
It’s hard to overstate the level of hype currently surrounding military drones. Just in the past week, former senior US military commanders have penned commentaries comparing drones, in terms of their revolutionary potential, to the development of the phalanx formation that helped make Alexander the Great’s conquest possible, and suggesting they may make the US …
From March 21-25, Pokémon Go has a ticket in the shop to unlock Special Research that rewards Zarude, the mythical monkey Pokémon. For $7.99, you can buy the “Rogue of the Jungle” ticket, which gives a five-step research set that does not expire. This ticketed research launched alongside the “Verdant Wonders” event. It can be …