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AI users suffer from a placebo effect
Published in AI
Monday, 09 October 2023 10:25

AI users suffer from a placebo effect


If we tell you it is good it will be wonderful

Humans will think an AI is good or bad depending on what a person in authority tells them about it.

SoftBank boss says real AI is only a decade away
Published in AI


It will be much brighter than you or me

SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son said he believes artificial general intelligence, artificial intelligence that surpasses human intelligence in almost all areas, will be realised within 10 years. 

Tom Hanks warns about AI video of himself
Published in AI
Tuesday, 03 October 2023 11:23

Tom Hanks warns about AI video of himself


I have nothing to do with it

Tom Hanks is warning fans not to trust a video of him circulating about a dental plan.

AMD might scrap entire gaming ranges
Published in PC Hardware
Friday, 15 September 2023 11:51

AMD might scrap entire gaming ranges


In favour of AI

The dark satanic rumour mill has manufactured a hell-on-earth yarn claiming that AMD is considering scrapping entire ranges of gaming chips to churn out AI gear.

Google DeepMind creates new watermarking tool
Published in AI
Wednesday, 30 August 2023 11:28

Google DeepMind creates new watermarking tool


Labels if image has been made using AI

Google DeepMind has launched a new watermarking tool that labels whether images have been generated with AI. 

AI hype is being used to push share prices up
Published in News
Wednesday, 23 August 2023 12:08

AI hype is being used to push share prices up


Technology not so much

If you believe corporate press releases, every company+dog has a plan to roll out AI projects. When a release is made the share price goes up, but when these same companies talk to regulators, they mysteriously forget to mention their AI plans.

MediaTek working with Meta on AI
Published in Mobiles
Wednesday, 23 August 2023 11:50

MediaTek working with Meta on AI


Dimensity platform 9300 works with Llama 2

MediaTek has announced that it is teaming up with Meta to bring on-device generative AI to its next Dimensity platform.

Nearly half the world will need to retrain
Published in News


Thanks to AI, old trains will be redundent 

The IBM Institute for Business Value claims that 40 per cent of the world’s workers will need to be retrained within the next three years to cope with the changes of AI to their workloads.

Microsoft says that AI is the new “tidal wave”
Published in AI


This is a repeat of 1995

Microsoft is repeating a memo that Sir William Gates III wrote about the internet in 1995 only this time it is talking about AI.

Microsoft has five new AI policies
Published in News
Thursday, 17 August 2023 11:50

Microsoft has five new AI policies


Terms and condition change

Software King of the World Microsoft is bringing in five new changes to its terms and conditions to handle AI.