ChatGPT Advanced Voice Mode First Impressions: Fun, and Just a Bit Creepy
The new voice feature from OpenAI for ChatGPT is often entertaining and will even do a Trump impression. It likely rolls out to all paid users this fall.
Delivery robots’ green credentials make them more attractive to consumers
The smaller carbon footprint, or wheel print, of automatic delivery robots can encourage consumers to use them when ordering food, according to a new study. The suitcase-sized, self-driving electric vehicles are much greener than many traditional food delivery methods because they have low, or even zero, carbon emissions. In this study, participants who had more …
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Researchers use large language models to flag problems in complex systems
Identifying one faulty turbine in a wind farm, which can involve looking at hundreds of signals and millions of data points, is akin to finding a needle in a haystack.
He Made a Movie About Humans Rising Up Against AI. Now He’s Doing the Real Thing
Mike Rianda’s The Mitchells vs. the Machines is a sci-fi comedy about a family fighting back against Silicon Valley tech. As animators gear up to battle Hollywood studios, it’s becoming a fable.
New method for orchestrating successful collaboration among robots
New research shows that programming robots to create their own teams and voluntarily wait for their teammates results in faster task completion, with the potential to improve manufacturing, agriculture and warehouse automation.
Are emergent abilities in large language models just in-context learning?
According to a new study led by TU Darmstadt, AI models such as ChatGPT are apparently less capable of learning independently than previously assumed.
29 Great Gifts for Mom: Ideas for the Mother in Your Life (2024)
There are many kinds of mothers, but these are our favorite picks for the WIRED mom in your life.
Artificial compound eye to revolutionize robotic vision at lower cost but higher sensitivity
A research team has recently developed a novel artificial compound eye system that is not only more cost-effective, but demonstrates a sensitivity at least twice that of existing market products in small areas. The system promises to revolutionize robotic vision, enhance robots’ abilities in navigation, perception and decision-making, while promoting commercial application and further development …
LLM progress is slowing — what will it mean for AI?
It’s easy to forget how much has happened since the launch of ChatGPT. Now, for the first time, there are signs that pace might be slowing.Read More
Thousands of Corporate Secrets Were Left Exposed. This Guy Found Them All
Security researcher Bill Demirkapi found more than 15,000 hardcoded secrets and 66,000 vulnerable websites—all by searching overlooked data sources.