Tag: ai

UK police apologise to parliament after admitting a major and controversial policy decision was based on AI making stuff up

UK police apologise to…

The Chief Constable of West Midlands Police in the United Kingdom has apologised to members of parliament after admitting…
Meta is closing 3 VR studios and laying off roughly 10% of Reality Labs as it shifts focus from the metaverse to AI wearables, it’s next sure-fire, can’t-miss idea

Meta is closing 3…

Meta chief technology officer Andrew “Boz” Bosworth said early in 2025 that the metaverse could be a “legendary misadventure”…
OpenAI has bought the URL of what used to be an adult video chat website for more than $15,500,000

OpenAI has bought the…

Head over to chat.com and you’ll notice you’re redirected to chatgpt.com, where you can talk with one of OpenAI’s…
Games Workshop says its senior managers aren’t excited about AI, prohibits its use and laments that it’s ‘included on our phones or laptops whether we like it or not’

Games Workshop says its…

Warhammer company Games Workshop says that it does not allow generative AI in its products, and although some of…
Microsoft’s building data centres out of wood hoping we’ll forget AI’s made its carbon emissions 29% higher than when it pledged to go ‘carbon negative’ in 2020

Microsoft’s building data centres…

Traditional data centre buildings are standard industrial constructions, with steel and concrete being the main materials. In a bid…
An AI-generated website convinced thousands of people to show up to a fake Halloween parade in Ireland, showing how unprepared we are for AI misinformation

An AI-generated website convinced…

Dublin. Filled to the brim with gigs, events, and nightlife, I often get a ping of nostalgia just looking…
AI-generated Minecraft unveiled, showcasing AI’s unlimited ability to copy things but worse

AI-generated Minecraft unveiled, showcasing…

AI has been up to some funny things in the last few years. People have declared the supposed merits…
Actors’ union SAG-AFTRA’s agreement with AI service aims to safeguard performers

Actors’ union SAG-AFTRA’s agreement…

SAG-AFTRA, the US actors’ union, has signed an agreement with AI service Ethovox in a continued bid to safeguard…
UK prime minister reckons new laws will help publishers fight back against unapproved AI data scraping

UK prime minister reckons…

Almost since the World Wide Web became a household technology, print media companies have been fighting a somewhat one-sided…
A new AI image generator has popped up without a named creator or any explanation, and it’s seemingly already surpassing its competition

A new AI image…

I'm already quite sceptical of AI image generation. I'm cautious of the way it seems to flippantly skirt around…