Tag: AI Platforms & Assistants
I used ChatGPT to envision my kid’s doodles as real animals, and they looked surprisingly lifelike
ChatGPT and other AI platforms can produce some amusing, disturbing, and even adorable (if often in a possibly copyright-infringing way) images. But, much like how the AI tends to default to an overly optimistic and encouraging tone in its written responses, there’s a tendency to soften or flatten image styles…
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‘Every Apple user needs to know about this nasty scam’: Fake warnings tell users their iCloud data will be deleted — but don’t fall for this devious phishing trick
Fake iCloud deletion emails are pressuring Apple users into dangerous clicks Poor grammar in iCloud alerts remains a clear sign of fraud Clicking fake iCloud upgrade links can expose banking and personal data A wave of deceptive emails is attempting to pressure Apple users into believing their iCloud data is…
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‘Makes it even more disappointing’: Microsoft backs fossil fuel big time with $7 billion deal in race for AI supremacy
Microsoft signs massive methane gas deals to sustain growing AI workloads AI expansion is driving hyperscalers toward faster fossil fuel power solutions Microsoft’s data center emissions are projected to rise sharply by 2028 Microsoft has signed a series of methane gas-powered AI data center deals totaling nearly 5 gigawatts of…
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‘Maybe it’s not science fiction’: Solar panels are causing rainwater to fall in one of the driest places on Earth
Dark solar panels turn desert heat into rain clouds, not just electricity A 20 square kilometer solar farm produces more rain than a year of cloud seeding The Persian Gulf’s moist winds are what the desert solar needs to make rain In the United Arab Emirates, where water is more…
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‘Piracy costs our clubs $800m’”: Soccer league home to Yamal and Mbappe to “skewer” free illegal football streams with AI in real time
Soccer piracy losses estimated between $700M and $800M annually Real-time AI detection cuts piracy rates across major matches Traditional blocking tools struggle against large-scale streaming networks Piracy of live football streams has grown into an industrial-scale problem, with Spanish clubs warning that illegal viewing is draining hundreds of millions of…
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‘Chatbots respond not just to what you ask, but how you ask it’: Report finds AI agents might be sucking up to you and not giving you proper answers — here’s how to fix it
Chatbots often mirror user opinions instead of challenging assumptions directly Confident wording significantly increases agreement levels in large language models Question-based prompts reduce sycophantic responses across tested AI systems A simple change in how you talk to an AI chatbot could be the difference between a balanced answer and one…
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