Tag: ai

The Oscars bans generative AI in acting and writing categories

The Oscars bans generative…

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences—probably better known to the world as the Oscars folks—have drawn a…
Gabe Newell was an enthusiastic supporter of OpenAI in 2018, donating $20 million and even acting as the sole member of an ‘informal advisory board’

Gabe Newell was an…

The ongoing Musk v. Altman lawsuit has seen the release of various internal emails relating to OpenAI, which for…
So, 47% of PC Gamer readers say they don’t use AI at all, but I wonder…

So, 47% of PC…

There are many different facets to the collection of technologies that come under the banner of ‘AI’, and many…
‘Where the goblins came from’: OpenAI’s strange but not entirely surprising story of little critters infesting ChatGPT’s output

‘Where the goblins came…

Anyone with even passing experience of using the latest LLMs knows to expect the unexpected. They can spit out…
The Elon Musk vs

The Elon Musk vs.…

Opening arguments began on Tuesday in the case of Musk v. Altman, the Tesla CEO’s lawsuit against Sam Altman…
Here we go again: AI deletes entire company database and all backups in 9 seconds, then cheerfully admits ‘I violated every principle I was given’

Here we go again:…

The founder of PocketOS, a B2B company that handles reservations and payments for car rental businesses, has bemoaned the…
Grok 4

Grok 4.1 ‘instructed the…

Most Large Language Models (LLMs) can be simply understood as ‘yes, and’ machines—an example of machine learning that is…
The deflating realization that a neat little game was AI all along

The deflating realization that…

MORGAN PARK, STAFF WRITER (Image credit: Future) Last week: Finally finished my replay of Metal Gear Solid 3 and…
FTC targets Google, Meta, X, and others with inquiry into AI chatbot safety: ‘Protecting kids online is a top priority’

FTC targets Google, Meta,…

The US Federal Trade Commission has launched an inquiry into “AI chatbots acting as companions,” seeking to determine how…
Gas power projects for just 11 US data center ‘campuses’ could emit more greenhouse gases than entire countries, according to report

Gas power projects for…

While nuclear energy is often presented as the potential ‘clean’ solution for powering the vast number of US data…