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☆ Fact Check-Star Wars promotional video shared online as footage of a downed UFO
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-15 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A Star Wars promotional video created in 2014 by the German media company Sky Deutschland is being shared online with the false claim that it shows a downed UFO in Alaska in February 2023. Later in the clip, individuals dressed as stormtroopers, soldiers in the U.S. film franchise Star Wars, can be seen as the car heads towards the remains of the aircraft. A reverse image search of the video led to an article by CNET about this video published in 2014 (here). The YouTube title similarly links the clip to the Star Wars franchise. The clip shows a Star Wars-themed promotional video created in 2014.

☆ Writers are worried ChatGPT will steal their jobs. Experts offered 3 reasons why this is unlikely — and even ChatGPT itself agrees.
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-13 | by ( Sawdah Bhaimiya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

They offered three reasons why it's unlikely that ChatGPT will replace them in the future. Although ChatGPT might bring some changes to the workplace, here are three reasons why it's unlikely to replace you. Empathy is another skill ChatGPT doesn't have because we have "a higher order way of thinking about things," Jacobson said. ChatGPT can't beat Google's spam policiesCompanies that publish content written by ChatGPT or other AI tools are likely to be penalized by Google's unbeatable spam policies. "For now, the role of ChatGPT and other AI models in content creation is to augment and assist human content creators, rather than to replace them."

☆ Resistance is futile. Welcome to the "generative AI" era
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-08 | by ( Allison Morrow | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

This is going to be the year of “generative AI” the way 2012 was the year of Instagram. (Yes, Bing still exists and Microsoft hopes AI can make it relevant again for the first time ever.) Generative AI is the technology that underpins ChatGPT, the chatbot that’s gotten everyone in the content-generation biz (hello!) But Google, Microsoft and their rivals are still bullish. “We have even more exciting, AI-enabled innovations in the works that will change the way people search, work and play.”

☆ AGI's 'big brass ring,' artificial general intelligence, will be worth trillions, ex-Meta executive predicts
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-07 | by ( Aaron Mok | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Ex-Meta exec John Carmack predicts that AI will soon simulate the human brain, per Dallas Innovates. He said that "artificial general intelligence" will be achieved by the 2030s and be worth trillions. Carmack's comments come as ChatGPT and generative AI tools have begun to show AI's capabilities. The ex-Meta executive and virtual reality visionary said that artificial general intelligence or AGI is AI's "big brass ring" and will become a trillion-dollar industry by the 2030s. Tools like deep fakes, chatbots, and voice synthesis already provide a glimpse into what artificial general intelligence can do, Carmack said.

☆ ChatGPT 'may make up facts,' OpenAI's chief technology officer says
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-06 | by ( Sindhu Sundar | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

ChatGPT may not always be accurate, OpenAI's CTO Mira Murati said in an interview with Time magazine. The bot "may make up facts" as it writes sentences, OpenAI's chief technology officer Mira Murati said in an interview with Time magazine, describing that as a "core challenge." Murati made the remarks in the same interview in which she said artificial intelligence tools need to have government oversight. Other news sites including BuzzFeed and Men's Journal are also looking toward AI tools to help write posts. Insider's Samantha Delouya used ChatGPT to see how it would recreate an article she'd written, and found that it fabricated quotes.

☆ Google and Microsoft’s AI arms race could have ‘unintended consequences,’ an AI ethicist warns
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-06 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

New York CNN —Google is officially set to confront OpenAI’s ChatGPT — and soon. Ammanath said that “unintended consequences” accompany every new technology and reluctantly expressed confidence that it too will occur with AI chatbots, unless significant precautions are taken. Ammanath stressed that computer scientists working on AI have yet to solve for bias, a years-long problem, as well as other worrisome issues that plague the technology. And in its wake, other outlets like BuzzFeed, are already embracing the robot-writing technology to help it generate content and quizzes. “This is a new dimension that generative AI has brought in,” Ammanath added.

☆ Sports Illustrated's publisher taps AI to write some articles, like 'The Best Ways for Men Over 40 to Maintain Muscle'
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-03 | by ( Sindhu Sundar | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The Arena Group, which publishes fitness and lifestyle content, is the latest in media to tap into AI. The company announced its deal with generative AI startups Jasper and Nota to help make posts. The Arena Group said that it's been testing the AI bot technology in part by feeding old content through it. For instance, the Men's Journal article, "The Best Ways for Men Over 40 to Maintain Muscle" was in part the product of AI technology that had scanned "17 years" of content from the Men's Fitness section of Men's Journal, according to a statement by The Arena Group. Other media companies looking to jump on the OpenAI tech bandwagon include BuzzFeed, which is planning to use AI to help make quizzes.

☆ BuzzFeed writers react with a mix of disappointment and excitement at news that AI-generated content is coming to the website
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-30 | by ( Aaron Mok | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Some BuzzFeed writers told Insider that they are disappointed by the company's move to use AI for content. But one BuzzFeed staffer said that its an exciting development and that it won't replace jobs. But she worries that the quality of BuzzFeed content will suffer as a result. But a second BuzzFeed staffer told Insider that she isn't worried that AI will replace writers at the company. "I think the actual applications of how this will apply to new quiz formats is exciting," the second BuzzFeed staffer said.

☆ Princeton computer science professor says don't panic over 'bullshit generator' ChatGPT
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-30 | by ( Sindhu Sundar | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A Princeton professor told The Markup that "bullshit generator" ChatGPT merely presents narratives. ChatGPT creator OpenAI will reportedly help Buzzfeed produce work like quizzes. Narayanan said this makes ChatGPT more of a "bullshit generator" that presents its response without considering the accuracy of its responses. He said that a more likely outcome of large language model tools would be industries changing in response to its use, rather than being fully replaced. "I don't think large language models are even on that scale.

☆ BuzzFeed says it will use AI to help create content, stock jumps 150%
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-26 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

BuzzFeed, for now, will not use artificial intelligence to help write news stories, a spokesperson told CNN. Media industry leaders have increasingly said that artificial intelligence will revolutionize their businesses. CNET recently used an artificial intelligence tool to help write stories. But, Guglielmo said, the outlet will not shy away from using artificial intelligence moving forward. The Associated Press also began using artificial intelligence to automate news stories nearly a decade ago.

☆ My blog was plagiarized using AI. Here's what that means for the future.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-26 | by ( Alex Kantrowitz | Big Technology | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Big Technology is a newsletter about tech and society by independent journalist Alex Kantrowitz . A Substack plagiarized analysis from Big Technology and posted it. The core of the story, lifted from Big Technology, was good enough to spark a discussion. The tools enable AI writing and likely helped remix the original article. Follow Big Technology on Twitter.

☆ BuzzFeed’s CEO says AI could usher in a ‘new model for digital media,’ but warns against a ‘dystopian’ path
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-26 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

“I think that there are two paths for AI in digital media,” Peretti said. But, with AI, the staffer could write the questions and the software could spit out a highly personalized response for the user. In the supplied example, a user would take a quick quiz and the AI would write a short RomCom using the data provided. “There’s the CNET path, and then there is the path that BuzzFeed is focused on,” Peretti said. “I think the content farm model of AI will feel very depressing and dystopian.”

☆ One news publication had an AI tool write articles. It didn’t go well
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-25 | by ( Catherine Thorbecke | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

The outlet has since hit pause on using the AI tool to generate stories, CNET’s editor-in-chief Connie Guglielmo said in an editorial on Wednesday. The disclosure comes after CNET was previously called out publicly for quietly using AI to write articles and later for errors. Another correction suggests the AI tool plagiarized. Despite the issues, Guglielmo left the door open to resuming use of the AI tool. “We’ve paused and will restart using the AI tool when we feel confident the tool and our editorial processes will prevent both human and AI errors,” she said.

☆ Dotdash Meredith's CEO explains why its $2.7 billion acquisition of Meredith has been tough as the ad industry gets creamed
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-24 | by ( Lauren Johnson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

CEO Neil Vogel said an ad market slowdown and culture challenges have been hard. IAC-owned Dotdash Meredith is about a year into its $2.7 billion acquisition of magazine giant Meredith, and a rough ad market has made the transition to become a big player for advertisers tough. "The market is hard," said Neil Vogel, CEO of Dotdash Meredith. Dotdash Meredith owns more than 40 brands including People, The Spruce, and Food & Wine. At the same time, the ad market soured last year as advertisers reigned in spending.

☆ Apple is looking for a top sales executive to spearhead a giant advertising push in sports and streaming. Here are 16 execs who could score the job.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-19 | by ( Claire Atkinson | Lucia Moses | Lara O'Reilly | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +15 min

Netflix also conducted a search before hiring two Snap executives, Jeremi Gorman and Peter Naylor, to lead its new ads business. XandrLesser, a longtime digital ad executive, has extensive experience working on issues around the future of digital marketing. McDonald has a ton of other digital ad sales and publishing experience. She helped launch Modi Media, ad buying giant GroupM's addressable TV business, before joining TV adtech startup Cadent. UnivisionValentino runs Disney's digital ad business as EVP, client and brand solutions.

☆ A tech news site issued a string of corrections after an article quietly written by AI got key facts wrong
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-17 | by ( Samantha Delouya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

CNET was forced to make major corrections to an article written by AI due to multiple inaccuracies. CNET quietly began using AI writing in articles in November, officially revealing the practice last week. While some have praised controversial AI technology like ChatGPT as "magic," others have warned it's prone to falsehoods. In fact, this author recently attempted to use ChatGPT to write an Insider article from scratch. Despite the recent spate of corrections, CNET did not indicate that it's ready to stop using AI to write articles altogether.

☆ Apple is reportedly working on touch screen Macs, which Steve Jobs once called 'ergonomically terrible'
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-11 | by ( Lakshmi Varanasi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Apple is working on a MacBook Pro with a touch screen, according to Bloomberg. Back in 2010, Apple's founder Steve Jobs said adding touch screens to Macs would be "ergonomically terrible." In a surprising reversal of opinion, Apple is now working on adding touch screens to its MacBook Pro laptops, according to Bloomberg. Apple's pivot is likely due to the growing number of competitors like Dell, Lenovo, and Microsoft selling touch screen laptops. So, it makes sense for Apple to finally jump on the touch screen trend.

☆ SpaceX raising $750 million at a $137 billion valuation, investors include Andreessen-Horowitz
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-02 | by ( Lora Kolodny | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Elon Musk's re-usable rocket maker and satellite internet company, SpaceX, is raising $750 million in a new round of funding that values the company at $137 billion, according to correspondence obtained by CNBC. Last month, the Wall Street Journal reported that SpaceX was allowing insiders to sell at $77 per share, which would have put the company's valuation near $140 billion. The company raised more than $2 billion in 2022, including a $250 million round in July, and was valued at $127 billion during an equity round in May, CNBC previously reported. According to an e-mail sent to prospective SpaceX investors, Andreessen Horowitz (also known as a16z) will likely lead the new funding round. A16z also participated in Elon Musk's leveraged buyout of Twitter, a $44 billion deal that closed in late October 2022.

☆ Top tips for saving money at Disney parks while traveling with a family on a budget
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-27 | by ( Gabrielle Reeder | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

For non-Florida residents who want to visit Disney World, purchasing a vacation package is cost-effective, travel agent Shannon Devine told Insider. For non-Florida residents, purchasing a Disney World vacation package is cost-effective, Shannon Devine, an independent travel agent with Academy Travel who specializes in planning Disney family vacations told Insider. A view of Disney's Grand Floridian Resort main entrance at Walt Disney World. Disney Tsum Tsums or smaller stuffed animals are at Walmart or Target for a fraction of Disney parks' costs. For an estimate of Disney trip costs, visit the Disney World Coast Calculator.

☆ Amazon is gutting its voice-assistant Alexa. Once founder Jeff Bezos's pet project it's now the primary target of historic layoffs.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-19 | by ( Eugene Kim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Amazon's Alexa and the devices team at large is now the prime target of the biggest layoffs in the company's history, according to press reports and an internal email seen by Insider. Instead, Amazon wanted shoppers to buy more things through Echo devices by placing orders through the voice-assistant. Reports of Alexa mistakenly sending voice recordings to the wrong person or Amazon employees secretly listening to private conversations stoked fear of privacy concerns. But even so, its financial contribution often fell short of expectations, more than half a dozen employees told Insider. Employees told Insider the product is Bezos's latest pet project.

☆ How Recurrent Ventures went from media darling to another publisher hit by layoffs and struggles
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-15 | by ( Steven Perlberg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

Recurrent Ventures made a digital-media splash with acquisitions like The Drive and Popular Science. In May of last year, Recurrent Ventures announced its flashiest deal yet: a $300 million fundraising round led by the private-equity giant Blackstone. To make a more appealing parent brand to house a growing fleet of media properties, they eventually created a new entity called Recurrent Ventures. Recurrent Ventures expanded as it acquired well-known publishers like the 150-year-old Popular Science. Recurrent Ventures shut down MEL Magazine, the men's lifestyle publication it once planned to make the centerpiece of a new lifestyle vertical of sites.

☆ Google Pixel tries, fails, to dunk on Apple CEO Tim Cook with a tweet sent from an iPhone
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( Britney Nguyen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Google Pixel replied to a tweet from Apple CEO Tim Cook that appeared to be a dig at the company. People noticed the tweet, which has since been deleted, was sent from "Twitter for iPhone." The Google Pixel account tried to take a dig at Apple CEO Tim Cook, but was quickly called out by users who noticed its tweet was sent from an iPhone. The latest 'Twitter for iPhone' oopsieThis isn't the first time an iPhone has been used to send out a competitor's tweet. But the actress sent the tweet via "Twitter for iPhone."

☆ Amazon CEO says the company has no plans to make its corporate employees return to the office
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-08 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said the company isn't planning to force employees back to the office. He noted that most of Amazon's corporate workers are already on a hybrid scheme. Jassy noted that most Amazon corporate employees are working on a hybrid work schedule and that certain sections of the company, like its hardware and creative teams, are in the office more often, per CNBC. In contrast to Amazon's approach, other high-profile companies have required employees to report for work at their offices at least several days a week. Jassy had previously called off Amazon's company-wide plan to require corporate and tech workers to be in the office at least three days a week starting in January.

☆ Elizabeth Warren calls for universal device chargers, urging the US to join European Union efforts toward 'less expense, less hassle, and less waste'
▼ + stars: | 2022-07-08 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Sen. Elizabeth Warren took to Twitter Thursday to call for "uniform standards" for device chargers. Ed Markey and Bernie Sanders joined Warren in a letter to Department of Commerce on the issue. The EU has already approved a plan for mobile devices to be compatible with USB-C charger. In a tweet posted Thursday, Warren wrote that potential legislation to streamline chargers would create "less expense, less hassle, and less waste." The letter also highlights that chargers account for 11,000 tons of e-waste annually.

☆ Mai mult de 180 de oameni criogenizați și îngropați într-un deșert așteaptă să fie readuși la viață
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-24 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +2 min

Sursa foto: CNET - YoutubeMai mult de 180 de oameni criogenizați și îngropați într-un deșert așteaptă să fie readuși la viațăMai mult de 180 de oameni criogenizați și îngropați într-un deșert din Arizona așteaptă ca într-o bună zi să fie readuși la viață. Criogenizarea corpului uman și păstrarea acestuia la temperaturi scăzute îi permite să rămână în aceeași stare și să nu se descompună. Totodată, acești oameni trebuie să aibă o susținere financiară continuă pentru a rămâne criogenizați pe o perioadă nedeterminată. James Bedford, veteran din Primul Război Mondial, se numără printre cei îngropați într-un deșert din Arizona. Creierul a fost readus într-o stare aproape perfectă.

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