The UK’s new Online Safety Act, aimed at protecting children from harmful content online, has sparked significant controversy and immediate user responses, particularly since its enforcement ramped up on July 25. Social media platform X (formerly Twitter) has openly criticized the Act, claiming it amounts to government “overreach” and threatens free speech under the guise … Read more
An old Chinese idiom says “water can carry a boat or overturn it” (“水能载舟，亦能覆舟” ). This might be the best description for a thousand plus artificial intelligence experts, including Alon Musk, calling to stop the development of powerful AI systems. What are they afraid of? Artificial Intelligence aims to create machines and software that can … Read more
To train machine learning models, tech companies are hiring a Germany-based service provider to buy selfies and pictures of ID cards from underpaid gig workers, whose rights are often disregarded. Author: Josephine Lulamae M. was looking for a side hustle to support her family, when she found Clickworker. She was offered a task of sending … Read more
Artificial Intelligence has been a discussion for a decade, and following the release of GPT-3, the spotlight of AI-generated content once again captures the media headlines. There is no doubt that as technology evolves, it has changed how we communicate, interact, and consume information. AI-generated content, be it articles, audio, or videos, is becoming increasingly … Read more
A research team using new methods to analyze data from NASA’s Curiosity rover and its neutron spectrometer Dynamic Albedo of Neutrons, or DAN, on Mars was able to independently verify that fracture halos contained water-rich opal, potentially serving as an important resource for human exploration. The study finds that the vast subsurface fracture networks would have provided water-rich and … Read more
Imagine walking into a room at night, turning out all the lights and closing the shades. Yet an eerie glow comes from the walls, ceiling, and floor. The faint light is barely enough to see your hands before your face, but it persists. Sounds like a scene out of “Ghost Hunters?” No, for astronomers this … Read more
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