Sci-fi author Neal Stephenson argues that the current deluge of AI-generated content is ‘hollow and uninteresting.’ In a recent interview the author, who is credited with coining the word ‘metaverse’ in his seminal 1992 novel Snow Crash, explained why AI
Snap, the parent company of popular photo messaging app Snapchat, is rolling out its own AI-powered chatbot. The company told Reuters the chatbot, dubbed My AI, will only be available for premium subscribers of Snapchat+, which costs $3.99 a month.
The Graph (GRT) soared by over 70% in February after renewed interest in the cryptocurrency market saw billions of dollars poured into the digital asset. With the lowest daily volume of around $49 million rising to a high of $1.1 billion, GRT increased
Early evidence suggests content created by generative AI including chatbots can also create echo chambers known as ‘filter bubbles’, the same phenomenon researchers have linked to extremism on social media. As humanity becomes increasingly dependent on AI, and AI becomes
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has announced the launch of a new AI-based large-language model focused on research community use. The move puts the company in competition with others racing to develop AI technology. Also Read: Meta Copies Twitter,
Researchers at New York University say infants are better at detecting the motivation behind an individual’s actions than artificial intelligence models. In a paper published in the Cognition journal, researchers noted that infants outperform AI at inferring the reason behind
Financial giant JPMorgan has reportedly restricted its employees from using the popular AI chatbot, ChatGPT. Since its November launch, ChatGPT has not just gained massive popularity but also lead to bans and restrictions. The recent JPMorgan restriction is not the
Following the launch of AI-powered chatbot ChatGPT, AI-written e-books are booming in the Amazon Kindle store, reports Reuters. As of mid-February, more than 200 e-books were found on Amazon’s Kindle store listing ChatGPT as either the sole author or co-author.
The UK is planning to subject artificially intelligent (AI) chatbots to regulation under the Online Safety Bill currently going through parliament, reports The Telegraph. Proposed new internet legislation will regulate search results generated by AI chatbots and the content posted
MetaNews takes another look at what stories have helped to shape the metaverse this week. This time we talk about a fresh round of job cuts at Meta and a stale round of job cuts at Microsoft, and consider whether
Elon Musk has warned that the unrestrained development of artificial intelligence (AI) poses a potential existential threat to humanity. AI has without doubt been the year’s most popular buzzword, and the hype has continued to build since the November launch
Microsoft Bing’s flavor of ChatGPT is delivering a string of truly bizarre answers to user questions, displaying behaviors that are in equal measure comical and troubling. Users on Reddit and social media sites, including Twitter, are reporting unhinged answers from
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