The Future, This Week

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  Kai Riemer

  

  Sep 15

  DeepMind’s cofounder: Generative AI is just a phase. What’s next is interactive AI.

  MIT Technology Review - Will Douglas Heaven

  “This is a profound moment in the history of technology,” says Mustafa Suleyman. DeepMind cofounder Mustafa Suleyman wants to build a chatbot that …

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  Kai Riemer

  

  12 hours ago

  If you wouldn’t take advice from a parrot, don’t listen to ChatGPT: Putting the tool to the test

  VentureBeat - Zane Bond, Keeper Security

  ChatGPT has taken the world by storm since OpenAI revealed the beta version of its advanced chatbot. OpenAI also released a free ChatGPT app for iPhones and iPads, putting the tool directly in consumers’ hands. The chatbot and other generative AI tools flooding the tech scene have stunned and …

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  Kai Riemer

  

  19 hours ago

  NASA Needs To Solve One Critical Problem Before Humans Can Travel To Mars

  Inverse - The Conversation

  Spending time in space can cause harm to the human body. When 17 people were in orbit around the Earth all at the same time on May 30, 2023, it set a …

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  Kai Riemer

  

  17 hours ago

  Your AI personal assistant is almost here — assuming you actually want it

  Vox - Sara Morrison

  Google, Amazon, and Microsoft have a vision for generative AI. Will it work? We got a trio of generative AI announcements from three Big Tech companies this week. Google said on Tuesday that it is extending Bard to several of its apps, including Gmail and Docs. The next day, Amazon revealed that it …

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  Sandra Peter

  

  1 day ago

  How to assess “sustainable” products and your own impact as a consumer

  The Verge - Justine Calma

  These days, brands are all about selling you something more sustainable. In just the past week, we’ve seen Apple launch its first carbon-neutral products and Amazon start to share pollution reports for individual devices. GM sponsored a major hub for events during New York City’s Climate Week, …

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  Kai Riemer

  

  1 day ago

  How much energy does AI use compared to humans? Surprising study ignites controversy

  VentureBeat - Bryson Masse

  AI’s carbon footprint is no open-and-shut case, according to scientists from the University of California-Irvine and MIT, who published a paper earlier this year on the open access site arXiv.org that shakes up energy use assumptions of generative AI models, and which set off a debate among leading …