AI assistants boost productivity but paradoxically risk human deskilling
AI assistants can boost productivity if used judiciously, but we must not implement the technology in ways that degrade human capabilities.Read More
Best Bed Frames (2023): Easy Assembly, Fabric, Wood, and Metal
Get that box spring off the floor with these WIRED-tested frames.
How AI can be a ‘multivitamin supplement’ for many industries
AI won’t replace humans, just as supplements don’t replace a healthy diet. But AI will strengthen operations and fill in critical gaps.Read More
Chinese Hackers Are Hiding in Routers in the US and Japan
Plus: Stolen US State Department emails, $20 million zero-day flaws, and controversy over the EU’s message-scanning law.
Meta quietly unveils Llama 2 Long AI that beats GPT-3.5 Turbo and Claude 2 on some tasks
It’s a big validation of Meta’s open source approach toward generative AI, and indicates that open source can compete with the closed source.Read More
New York Needs to Get Spongier—or Get Used to More Floods
Devastating deluges around the world point to the metropolis of tomorrow: the “sponge city.” Think more parks and fewer parking lots.
I Guess We’re All Talking to Our Glasses Now
This week, we cover the latest news from Meta: AI-enabled smart glasses, a VR headset, and an army of fresh chatbots.
Researchers unveil tool to help developers create augmented reality task assistants
Augmented reality (AR) technology has long fascinated both the scientific community and the general public, remaining a staple of modern science fiction for decades.
Sam Altman-backed Slope raises $30M for AI-powered B2B payments platform
Slope further offers financing for its customers’ customers, allowing those who can’t pay upfront to be granted credit options.Read More
Unleashing the power of AI to track animal behavior
Scientists have created a non-invasive movement tracking method called GlowTrack that uses fluorescent dye markers to train artificial intelligence to capture movement, from a single mouse digit to the human hand. GlowTrack has applications spanning biology, robotics, medicine, and beyond.