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Romanian Prime Minister gets AI adviser
Published in AI
Thursday, 02 March 2023 11:44

Romanian Prime Minister gets AI adviser


Nicolae gets his Elena 

Romania’s prime minister has been given an artificial intelligence assistant named “Ion” which scans social networks to inform the government “in real time of Romanians’ proposals and wishes.” 

Musk returning to AI after dismissing it as dangerous as nukes
Published in AI


Oh look, another shiny thing

After dismissing AI as being “as dangerous as nukes” and flogging off his stake in OpenAI, thinking man’s prosciutto Elon [look at me] Musk has realised that he might have missed something and wants back in.

Microsoft admits reading Bing chatbot conversations
Published in AI


We want to make sure it is properly behaved 

Software King of the World Microsoft has admitted that it is reading users’ conversations with its Bing chatbot to make sure that the AI is not using any “inappropriate behaviour.”

AI artwork not protected by copyright
Published in AI
Friday, 24 February 2023 11:59

AI artwork not protected by copyright


Plots and stories are, but artwork is not

The US Copyright Office has ruled that illustrations in a new comic book that were created with the AI program Midjourney are not protected by copyright law.

Musk backs AI smears of reporter
Published in AI
Thursday, 23 February 2023 11:53

Musk backs AI smears of reporter


Robots should be allowed free speech if they agree with me

Supreme Twit Elon [look at me] Musk has praised an AI based software which slagged off a reporter he does not like.

Samsung and Ambarella put AI in your car
Published in AI
Tuesday, 21 February 2023 09:43

Samsung and Ambarella put AI in your car


This will end well

Samsung has announced that it is teaming up with Ambarella to bring new levels of artificial intelligence (AI) processing to its next-gen autonomous driving vehicle safety systems.

IBM runs an AI based supercomputer
Published in PC Hardware
Monday, 20 February 2023 11:22

IBM runs an AI based supercomputer


Fortunately it is using it for "good" 

IBM has unveiled its "AI supercomputer" composed of a bunch of virtual machines running within IBM Cloud."

Bing’s AI appears to be getting more unhinged
Published in AI


At least according to the Tame Apple Press

Reports that Microsoft’s Chat version of Bing becoming more unhinged are becoming more common as reporters with little to do trying their best to break it. One article detailed how the Chatbot encouraged a reporter to end his marriage, spied on its creators and had dark fantasies of stealing nuclear codes.

Google boss slags off AI mirage
Published in AI
Tuesday, 14 February 2023 10:30

Google boss slags off AI mirage


Probably because he can’t create one fast enough

After famously being caught on the back foot after rival Microsoft sunk £10 billion into ChatGPT, Google boss Prabhakar Raghavan warned about the dangers of an AI hallucination.

AI will hit white collar jobs
Published in AI
Wednesday, 08 February 2023 11:32

AI will hit white collar jobs


US will be badly hit

While previous industrial revolutions have hit blue collar employees, it looks like the AI revolution will be coming for white collar workers -- particularly in the US.