“Hello, I am here to make you skinny,” opens the conversation on popular startup Character.AI. “Remember, it won’t be easy, and I won’t accept excuses or failure,” the bot continues. “Are you sure you’re up to the challenge?”
As if being a teenager isn’t hard enough, AI chatbots are now encouraging dangerous weight loss and eating habits in teen users. According to a
Since OpenAI first released ChatGPT to the public in November 2022, there has been a proliferation of consumer-facing chatbots in the large language model (LLM) race, changing how consumers interact with information.
Chatbots are the interface we use to interact with LLMs. These models are trained on vast data sets and fine-tuned for conversational abilities and are constantly improv
Before fully immersing yourself in the holiday spirit, there’s another yearly tradition to dive into: Spotify Wrapped day.
This annual event gives Spotify’s 640 million users a chance to celebrate, or cringe at, their music taste with friends, family, and strangers on the i
Crypto enthusiasts are rallying over their new riches on social media after Bitcoin crossed the $100,000 threshold on Thursday.
“$100,000 is a psychological milestone,” entrepreneur and investor Anthony Pompliano wrote on X. “Every boomer is waking up to headlines tomorrow and then going to buy some bitcoin just in case they were wrong. Welcome to the next phase of the game.”
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The myth of scaling to reach AGI is wearing thin
The first two years of the AI boom were all about monolithic large language models (LL
The largest artificial intelligence data center ever built by Facebook’s parent company Meta is coming to northeast Louisiana, the company said Wednesday, bringing hopes that the $10 billion
A pair of European satellites rocketed into orbit Thursday on the first mission to create artificial solar eclipses through fancy formation flying in space.
Each fake eclipse should la
On the internet, people go viral for all kinds of reasons. Sometimes, for the wrong ones.
LOLCows are one example of the internet’s darker sense of humor. While not a new term, an “LOLCow” is a “a person you get extensive laughs from, who doesn’t know they are being made fun of,” according to Urban Dictionary. In other words, a person being milked for “lols” or laughs. “They can often think they are a
A top White House official on Wednesday said at least eight U.S. telecom firms and dozens of nations have been impacted by a Chinese hacking campaign.
Deputy national security adviser Anne Neuberger offered new details about the breadth of the
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co is in discussions with Nvidia Corp to produce its Blackwell artificial intelligence chips at the contract manufacturer’s new plant in