AI chatbots ‘think’ in English, research finds
The large-language-models (LLMs) behind AI chatbots ‘think’ in English, even when being asked questions in other languages, new research shows. To investigate this phenomenon, researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne looked at three versions of these AI chatbot models: opening them up to see the various “layers” that make up these […]
Florida middle-schoolers charged with making deepfake nudes of classmates
Jacqui VanLiew; Getty Images Two teenage boys from Miami, Florida, were arrested in December for allegedly creating and sharing AI-generated nude images of male and female classmates without consent, according to police reports obtained by WIRED via public record request. The arrest reports say the boys, aged 13 and 14, created the images of the […]
Why does every startup want to help you get paid?
Welcome to TechCrunch Fintech (formerly The Interchange)! This week, we’re looking at the piping hot global payroll space, neobank Dave’s financial results and related stock boost, and more! To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important fintech stories delivered to your inbox every Sunday at 7:30 a.m. PT, subscribe here. The big story […]
Silicon Valley is pricing academics out of AI research
Fei-Fei Li, the “godmother of artificial intelligence,” delivered an urgent plea to President Biden in the glittering ballroom of San Francisco’s Fairmont Hotel last June. The Stanford professor asked Biden to fund a national warehouse of computing power and data sets — part of a “moonshot investment” allowing the country’s top AI researchers to keep […]
Best AirPods Deals: Save Up to $70 on Beats, AirPods 2 and AirPods Max
Apple is known for making some of the best earbuds (and over-ear headphones) on the market. But those products are quite expensive. There are a few deals to take advantage of, and we’ve collected some of our favorites below. Scroll down to check out all the best prices we could find across all of the major retailers. […]
Workers at Microsoft-Owned Activision Vote to Unionize
About 600 workers at Activision Publishing, the video game maker owned by Microsoft, are unionizing, forming the largest video game workers’ union in the United States, the Communications Workers of America said on Friday. Microsoft recognized the union after the vote count was finalized. The employees work in quality assurance, testing Activision’s games for bugs, […]
14 Best Noise-Canceling Headphones (2024): Over-Ears, Wireless Earbuds, Workout
Now that the majority of new headphones and earbuds offer at least a modicum of noise canceling, it’d be impossible (and unproductive) to list everything we like above. But if you haven’t yet found your fit, here are some more favorites worth considering. Bowers & Wilkins Px7 for $218: It’s no surprise that the Bowers […]