Surgeon General Warns That Social Media May Harm Children and Adolescents
By New York Times Published May 23, 2023 The report by Dr. Vivek Murthy cited a “profound risk of harm” to adolescent mental health and urged families to set limits and governments to set tougher standards for use. Read More
Your DNA Can Now Be Pulled From Thin Air. Privacy Experts Are Worried.
By New York Times Published May 15, 2023 Environmental DNA research has aided conservation, but scientists say its ability to glean information about human populations and individuals poses dangers. Read More
Future of Work Roundtable Highlights
On March 29th, Creating Future Us hosted an investor roundtable with top global experts on the topic of the Future of Work. During this two-hour roundtable, we explored many of the key drivers of impacts from automation on the flow of work and workers. It was a landscape overview of key changes that are […]
AI makes non-invasive mind-reading possible by turning thoughts into text
Hannah Devlin 1 May 2023 An AI-based decoder that can translate brain activity into a continuous stream of text has been developed, in a breakthrough that allows a person’s thoughts to be read non-invasively for the first time. The decoder could reconstruct speech with uncanny accuracy while people listened to a story – […]
Deepfake porn could be a growing problem amid AI race
BY HALELUYA HADERO Published April 17, 2023 NEW YORK (AP) — Artificial intelligence imaging can be used to create art, try on clothes in virtual fitting rooms or help design advertising campaigns. But experts fear the darker side of the easily accessible tools could worsen something that primarily harms women: nonconsensual deepfake pornography. Deepfakes are videos and […]
RESEARCHERS LET 25 AI BOTS LOOSE INSIDE A VIRTUAL TOWN. THE RESULTS WERE FASCINATING.
By VICTOR TANGERMANN April 13, 2023 A team of researchers from Stanford University and Google let 25 AI-powered bots loose inside a virtual town — and they acted a lot more like humans than you might expect. As detailed in a recent, yet-to-be-peer-reviewed study, the researchers trained 25 different “generative agents,” using OpenAI’s GPT-3.5 […]
OH GOD… OPENAI IS WORKING ON A HUMANOID ROBOT
By FRANK LANDYMORE Published April 12, 2023 With all the runaway success it’s having with ChatGPT, OpenAI seemingly wants to give its versatile large language models a physical body — and is now throwing its money behind building a humanoid robot worker. As spotted by New Atlas, OpenAI has invested in Norwegian robotics […]
RoboCop? No, RoboDog: Robotic dog rejoins New York police
BY KAREN MATTHEWS Published April 12, 2023 NEW YORK (AP) — New York City officials unveiled three new high-tech policing devices Tuesday, including a robotic dog that critics called creepy when it first joined the police pack 2 1/2 years ago. The new devices, which also include a GPS tracker for stolen cars and […]
$388 in Sushi. Just a $20 Tip: The Brutal Math of Uber Eats and DoorDash
Delivery drivers were hailed as pandemic heroes. But they say the rise of contactless delivery has made customers less inclined to tip generously and gig work is becoming an even harder way to make a living. Read More