Tech

How you should use AI in your job hunt, according to recruiters and career coaches

Human

How you should use AI in your job hunt, according to recruiters and career coaches

HR pros say job seekers don't need to hide their AI usage, as long as they can back up the claims they make.

2 days ago

tech

The CEO of the unicorn AI accounting startup, Rillet, says AI is changing who consulting firms hire

Human

The CEO of the unicorn AI accounting startup, Rillet, says AI is changing who consulting firms hire

Rillet, the AI-powered accounting unicorn, is riding the AI boom and the accountant shortage. CEO Nicolas Kopp says it could change consulting, too.

2 days ago

tech

A struggling Brooklyn bakery was months from closing. Then a Meta engineer made it go viral.

Human

A struggling Brooklyn bakery was months from closing. Then a Meta engineer made it go viral.

Shuayb Qureshi, a software engineer at Meta, said he lost a lot of his "social flow." Now the 31-year-old Manhattan resident is getting it back.

2 days ago

tech

Humanoid robots smash Usain Bolt's 100-meter record

Human

Humanoid robots smash Usain Bolt's 100-meter record

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.

2 days ago

tech

Why Silicon Valley’s Vision of the AI Future Should Worry You

Human

Why Silicon Valley’s Vision of the AI Future Should Worry You

Everyone has a vision of the ultimate future, some picture of what the world looks like at its best (or worst), and whether that future is even reachable. In religious studies, we call this an “eschatology.”

2 days ago

tech

Kids outlearn AI—and we still don’t know why

Human

Kids outlearn AI—and we still don’t know why

LLMs need vastly more data than children to learn language. Understanding why could help us create more efficient models—and reveal more about developing minds.

2 days ago

tech

Google can track exactly how your agent spends your money — but it's no help when it buys something you didn't approve

Human

Google can track exactly how your agent spends your money — but it's no help when it buys something you didn't approve

You tell an artificial intelligence agent, an AI capable of autonomous reasoning and multistep actions, “Find me a shirt for less than $30, but do not buy it.” The agent finds one – and places the order anyway.

2 days ago

tech

The Chinese internet is looking to the country's weirdest viral movie for hints at Ox Alpha's origins

Human

The Chinese internet is looking to the country's weirdest viral movie for hints at Ox Alpha's origins

Some people on the Chinese internet think the model's name is a dead giveaway about its origins.

2 days ago

tech

Why treating AIs as conscious is dangerous

Human

Why treating AIs as conscious is dangerous

Some researchers have started to treat their AI models like minds. This sets a worrying trap for the human species.

2 days ago

tech

The Internet of Slop
1
1

Human

The Internet of Slop

The open web is rife with AI-generated text, according to new data from Pew Research. Older English-language webpages show fewer signs of AI authorship, but over one-third of pages published after ChatGPT was released on November 22nd, 2022, “were likely written or substantially edited by AI.”

2 days ago

tech

AI is coming for your glasses

Human

AI is coming for your glasses

Big Tech thinks wearables are the gateway to artificial intelligence. Critics call it cringe stalkerware

2 days ago

tech

UK statistics agency turns to AI to cut costs and improve data

Human

UK statistics agency turns to AI to cut costs and improve data

ONS says technology will help save thousands of hours a year as it seeks to strengthen core output

2 days ago

tech