Top AI researchers ask OpenAI, Meta and more to allow independent research
More than 100 top artificial intelligence researchers have signed an open letter calling on generative AI companies to allow investigators access to their systems, arguing that opaque company rules are preventing them from safety-testing tools being used by millions of consumers. The researchers say strict protocols designed to keep bad actors from abusing AI systems […]
Best Solar Panel Installation Companies in Oregon
Solar panels may produce a small amount of Oregon’s electricity right now, but that figure is expected to grow substantially in the coming years. Should your rooftop be part of that growth? Residents of the Beaver State pay some of the lowest electricity bills in the country. Oregon’s residential energy rates are normally lower than […]
Anyware Robotics’ Pixmo Takes Unique Approach to Trailer Unloading
You’ve seen this before: a truck unloading robot that’s made up of a mobile base with an arm on it that drives up into the back of a trailer and then uses suction to grab stacked boxes and put them onto a conveyor belt. We’ve written about a couple of the companies doing this, and there […]
How to Turn Off Facebook’s Two-Factor Authentication Change
Meta changed how two-factor authentication works for Facebook and Instagram last year. You might have received notifications about this, but it was easy to miss in the platform’s sea of red alerts. OK, so what’s different? “Any devices you’ve frequently used Facebook on in the past two years will be automatically trusted,” reads Meta’s updated […]
Selling abortion meds in US drugstores makes them easier to prescribe. Here’s why.
On March 1, the New York Times reported that over the following few weeks, some retail pharmacies owned by Walgreens and CVS will begin dispensing mifepristone, a key drug used in medication abortions. It’s a big change: Before the pandemic, people could only obtain the drug in-person at the office or clinic of the health […]
Accenture partners with Cohere to bring generative AI to enterprises
Join leaders in Boston on March 27 for an exclusive night of networking, insights, and conversation. Request an invite here. Accenture, the global consulting giant, has partnered with leading enterprise AI startup Cohere to bring its language models and search capabilities to businesses worldwide. The collaboration, announced today, aims to provide enterprise clients with tailored […]
OpenAI’s ChatGPT now has multilingual read out loud feature
OpenAI has announced that its ChatGPT program can now read aloud to its users. The function with the same name can recite the responses in one of five voice options. Read Aloud can be accessed through the web version of ChatGPT as well as the ChatGPT apps for iOS and Android. ChatGPT can now read […]