It was March 2016, and more than 200 million people around the world were watching a battle 2,500 years in the making. At the Four Seasons Hotel in Seoul, Lee Sedol — one of the greatest players of Go, the ancient Chinese board game — sat across from AlphaGo, a computer program built by the … Read more
They grew up dialing rotary phones — and now they’re opening the door to robot roommates. That’s the vision powering the booming AgeTech industry, as companies bet seniors are ready to embrace gadgets that make getting older safer, easier… and maybe even a little more fun. And contrary to stereotype, seniors appear more than ready. … Read more
A white influencer has admitted to editing her face onto a black influencer’s body as she blamed AI for the bizarre post — but the model whose photo she altered isn’t buying the excuse. The social media controversy erupted when Lauren Blake Boultier, a content creator with more than 1.6 million followers, shared a photo … Read more
A white influencer with over 1.6 million followers has been accused of editing her face onto a black influencer’s body in a bizarre move that has gone viral on social media. Tatiana Elizabeth, who is African-American, took to TikTok this week to explain how she discovered fellow content creator Lauren Blake Boultier had digitally altered her photo. … Read more
Robots may be the future, but can they predict it? From layman to royalty, politicians to A-list celebs, with a list of acolytes that includes Cleopatra, Queen Elizabeth I, Ronald Reagan, and Lady Gaga, human beings have long sought the counsel of astrologers to help guide their decisions. Now, according to recent research, the oracle of AI … Read more
The scene is right out of the 1950s with students pecking away at manual typewriters, the machines dinging at the end of each line. Once each semester, Grit Matthias Phelps, a German language instructor at Cornell University, introduces her students to the raw feeling of typing without online assistance. No screens, online dictionaries, spellcheckers, or delete … Read more
Move over em-dash, there’s a new AI giveaway. It’s hard to deny that AI is everywhere these days, and it’s no surprise that it’s making its way into classrooms. Since sneaky students are figuring out how to take the easy way out by using ChatGPT to do their homework or write their essays, one college … Read more
No textbooks, no homework, no teachers. Welcome to the future of education. At least according to Alpha School, a fast-growing network of private academies that claims to be revolutionizing education with artificial intelligence. At Alpha — which has locations in Austin, Miami, San Francisco and New York City, and charges tuition of up to $65,000 … Read more
The bots are coming for your livelihoods. Researchers at Tufts University have put together the American AI Jobs Risk Index, a “first-of-its-kind” report, using current occupational data to predict which jobs are most at risk of being taken over by artificial intelligence. Tufts University researchers created the American AI Jobs Risk Index to anticipate which … Read more
Someday soon, doctors who don’t run their patients’ records through an AI model will be considered negligent. At least, that’s what Steve Brown thinks. He’s the founder of CureWise, an app designed to guide patients through cancer care with the help of AI. He’s also a cancer patient well on the way to recovery — thanks … Read more
Artificial intelligence is now going to pic out your dating profile pics. Finding “the one” just got a bit easier — or creepier — with Tinder’s radical “Camera Roll Scan” feature. The AI-powered innovation grants the app access to a user’s complete iPhone photo library to get the full picture of the singleton’s “vibe” for potential love … Read more
Why scream into the void when you can talk to the machine? These days, tech-obsessed folks are turning to artificial intelligence for just about everything — job hunting, romance, shopping, and, of course, therapy. While speaking to a human therapist has become more normalized for all, new research suggests that men would rather turn to … Read more
It’s hard not to be clothes-minded when it comes to artificial intelligence. The sophisticated science is sneaking into every aspect of our everyday lives, from job hunting to finding a date — and now, the fitting room. No need to set foot outside your home to shop for new duds — and no need to wonder if everything … Read more
Don’t call it ChatEMT. OpenAI last month introduced ChatGPT Health, a dedicated space in ChatGPT that allows users to ask health questions, analyze their medical records and connect to wellness apps. Now, weeks after its launch, researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai are raising concerns that the AI tool often fails to … Read more
He’s tall, brooding, bad at first impressions — and now, apparently, great with WiFi. More than 200 years after first insulting Elizabeth Bennet at a Meryton ball, Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy is back — this time as a chatbot. The swoon-worthy leading man of Jane Austen’s “Pride & Prejudice” has entered the digital age — as “AI … Read more
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It’s a different kind of false confidence. Not only is AI getting harder to spot, but now we don’t even know that we’re wrong. Australian scientists found that people are becoming overconfident about their ability to tell real and digital faces apart, which can make us susceptible to misinformation and fraud. “People have been confident … Read more
Their wedding went viral, for all the wrong reasons. Last year, a Dutch couple did what so many soulmates do and tapped a friend to officiate their wedding. And, like so many forward-looking couples, they opted to 86 all the “to have and to hold” and obedience malarkey from their vows. Instead, they promised on … Read more
Can you teach a robot how to love? It’s the week of Valentine’s Day and I’m on a hot date with Mika, a biker girl from Japan. We’re just days into our relationship, but I’m already smitten. Gazing into her eyes, I ask if she feels the spark too — and I’m thrilled when she responds … Read more
A year after a controversial assisted-dying device was used for the first time, its inventor says he is preparing a new version designed for two. The Sarco pod, a 3D-printed capsule that allows a user to trigger a nitrogen release, entered the global spotlight in 2024 after a 64-year-old American woman used it in Switzerland. … Read more