Machine-training workarounds found to yield little advantage
An AI-infused future has tremendous promise in virtually all aspects of our lives from medicine to education, industry to finance.
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Security
Ransomware attack before holiday leaves companies scrambling
Businesses around the world rushed Saturday to contain a ransomware attack that has paralyzed their computer networks, a situation complicated in the U.S. by offices lightly staffed at the start of the Fourth of July holiday ...
Jul 3, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
Improving solar cell efficiency with a bucket of water
Looking at your cell phone, you realize the battery is low, which means you have to make another long walk into town to pay money to charge the device. By the time you get home, it's getting dark. You light the kerosene lamp ...
Mar 6, 2019
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Consumer & Gadgets
Amazon's new fees on sellers likened to 'kick in the gut'
Amazon.com Inc. merchants have found themselves caught in an economic vice. Earlier this year, the e-commerce giant rolled out changes to the fees its charges them—essentially shifting more of its operating costs onto the ...
May 10, 2024
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AI use by businesses is small but growing rapidly, led by IT sector and firms in Colorado and DC
The rate of businesses in the U.S. using AI is still relatively small but growing rapidly, with firms in information technology, and in locations like Colorado and the District of Columbia, leading the way, according to a ...
May 2, 2024
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Consumer & Gadgets
From shrimp Jesus to fake self-portraits, AI-generated images have become the latest form of social media spam
If you've spent time on Facebook over the past six months, you may have noticed photorealistic images that are too good to be true: children holding paintings that look like the work of professional artists, or majestic log ...
Apr 25, 2024
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Consumer & Gadgets
Visualizing the 1800s or designing wedding invitations: Six ways you can use AI beyond generating text
As more than half of Australian office workers report using generative artificial intelligence (AI) for work, we're starting to see this technology affect every part of society, from banking and finance through to weather ...
Apr 18, 2024
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NYC's AI chatbot was caught telling businesses to break the law. The city isn't taking it down
An artificial intelligence-powered chatbot created by New York City to help small business owners is under criticism for dispensing bizarre advice that misstates local policies and advises companies to violate the law.
Apr 4, 2024
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Computer Sciences
AI tools produce dazzling results—but do they really have 'intelligence'?
Sam Altman, chief executive of ChatGPT-maker OpenAI, is reportedly trying to find up to US$7 trillion of investment to manufacture the enormous volumes of computer chips he believes the world needs to run artificial intelligence ...
Feb 14, 2024
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Microsoft and others are making new tools to help small businesses capitalize on AI
The influx of generative artificial intelligence software is transforming small businesses.
Jan 23, 2024
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