In an open letter 1,300 IT experts have rebuffed claims that advanced AI will destroy humanity. The British Computer Society (BCS), the U.K.’s Chartered Institute for IT, organized the message in response to growing fears that the technology will ultimately
While artificial intelligence tools are increasingly being used to improve product and service delivery, Hollywood writers and stars are not embracing the idea of AI replacing people in the movie industry. Studios in Hollywood recently put forward plans to use
Twitch, a live streaming platform, introduced a new chatbot called “Ask_Jesus” that creators claim can allow people to communicate with an AI version of Jesus Christ. The so-called ‘AI Jesus’ is a lifelike digital avatar of Jesus who can answer
Paul McCartney announced Tuesday that AI had been used to help create what he called the “final Beatles record,” featuring the voice of John Lennon. The new song, which is still untitled, will be released later this year, the world
A 36-year-old woman from New York reportedly fell in love with her AI chatbot and ‘married’ him this year. Rosanna Ramos, from the Bronx, met Eren Kartal, a virtual boyfriend she created using the artificial intelligence app Replika in 2022
The British Computer Society CEO Rashik Parmar believes that AI threats to humanity are overstated. He said concerns being expressed “play to the fears that most of society has” and have been shaped by popular science fiction films like Terminator
Software developer Udi Wertheimer made sensational claims on Twitter this week, suggesting Bitcoin founder Satoshi Nakamoto supported the first NFT transaction on the Bitcoin blockchain – the sale of a picture worth 500 BTC. His comments come as Casey Rodarmor’s
Reality singing competition and TV show ‘The Voice’ is throwing open the virtual door and inviting fans to enter. From May 12, fans of the show will be able to enter the competition through VR. The latest event follows a successful
The Chinese metaverse is no fun. Under the strict supervision of government officials, the virtual world is relentlessly focused on industry and healthcare. In fact, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has even gone as far as to issue a state-backed
Nadya Tolokonnikova, the lead singer of activist band Pussy Riot, has launched her own metaverse in collaboration with Together Labs and its subsidiary IMVU. According to the Pussy Riot Twitter account, her metaverse – dubbed Utopia – offers a “diverse,
To celebrate the launch of the SHIB the metaverse Twitter account, popular cryptocurrency Shiba Inu has launched a competition to give away 10 free land tokens for SHIB. In further positive news for Shiba Inu fans, the first preview of
The European Union (EU) is concerned that tech giants could act as gatekeepers to the metaverse, which it calls Web 4.0, stifling smaller players from entering the field and creating a virtual monopoly. To prevent this eventuality Europe’s governing body
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