How to Adjust to the End of Daylight Saving Time
We sprung forward and lost an hour of sleep — daylight saving time can have you feeling out of whack. Even one hour of change can mess with your productivity and energy levels, and cause sleep deprivation. Light and darkness play a huge role in dictating our circadian rhythm, the internal bodily process that signals when […]
Automakers Are Sharing Consumers’ Driving Behavior With Insurance Companies
Kenn Dahl says he has always been a careful driver. The owner of a software company near Seattle, he drives a leased Chevrolet Bolt. He’s never been responsible for an accident. So Mr. Dahl, 65, was surprised in 2022 when the cost of his car insurance jumped by 21 percent. Quotes from other insurance companies […]
The Quest to Give AI Chatbots a Hand—and an Arm
Peter Chen, CEO of the robot software company Covariant, sits in front of a chatbot interface resembling the one used to communicate with ChatGPT. “Show me the tote in front of you,” he types. In reply, a video feed appears, revealing a robot arm over a bin containing various items—a pair of socks, a tube […]
Was the economy better under Trump or Biden? A comparison in 8 charts.
American economic pessimism has been bafflingly persistent despite major indicators showing that the economy is actually strong. Unemployment is low, inflation is down (if sticky), wages are up, the stock market is hitting new all-time highs, and it looks like the Federal Reserve might be able to keep the US out of a recession. Surveys […]
Pres. Biden calls to ban AI voice impersonation in SOTU
Join leaders in Boston on March 27 for an exclusive night of networking, insights, and conversation. Request an invite here. There was a brief but important mention of artificial intelligence (AI) from President Joseph R. Biden in his annual State of the Union address before Congress and televised widely to the American people live last […]
AI skills acting as catalyst for higher salaries
A survey has found employees are willing to pay 44% more for workers skilled in artificial intelligence (AI) for the IT sector and 41% more for staff working in research and development. The study was conducted by Access Partnership on behalf of Amazon Web Services, with the key outcome being a scarcity of AI-skilled staff […]
Matrix multiplication breakthrough could lead to faster, more efficient AI models
Enlarge / When you do math on a computer, you fly through a numerical tunnel like this—figuratively, of course. Computer scientists have discovered a new way to multiply large matrices faster than ever before by eliminating a previously unknown inefficiency, reports Quanta Magazine. This could eventually accelerate AI models like ChatGPT, which rely heavily on […]