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How the “Frontier” Became the Slogan of Uncontrolled AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been billed as the next frontier of humanity: the newly available expanse whose exploration …
From The Eponymous Pickle
Costs of Chat
ChatGPT could cost over $700,000 per day to operate. Microsoft is reportedly trying to make it cheaper.Aaron MokChatGPT could cost OpenAI up to $700,000 a day to...
From Schneier on Security
Cyberweapons Manufacturer QuaDream Shuts Down
Following a report on its activities, the Israeli spyware company QuaDream has shut down. This was QuadDream: Key Findings Based on an analysis of samples shared...
From insideHPC
10th ASC Student Supercomputer Challenge Finals to Begin on May 6 in China and Virtually
April 24, 2023 – BEIJING – The 10th ASC Student Supercomputer Challenge Finals will be held at the University of Science and Technology of China in Hefei from May...
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
Department of Commerce Releases a Request for Comment on AI Accountability Policy
The Department of Commerce has released a request for comment on AI Accountability Policy. The National Telecommunications and Information Administration is requesting...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Visual ChatGPT
Microsoft IntroducesVisual ChatGPTThis is a demo to the work Visual ChatGPT: Talking, Drawing and Editing with Visual Foundation Models.This space connects ChatGPT...
From insideHPC
Penguin Solutions Announces Version Release of Scyld ClusterWare Software Platform
Fremont, CA – April 24, 2023 – Penguin Solutions, a provider of HPC, AI and IoT technologies for edge, core and cloud, today announced a major new release of its...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Change of the Buyer-Supplier Dynamic
Inflation changing things. Implications?How Economic Uncertainty Is Changing the Buyer-Supplier DynamicApril 24, 2023Robert J. Bowman, in SupplyChainBrainThe...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Computing on the Brain Small Spheres of Neurons show Promise for Drug Testing and Computation
Sounds a remarkable step.Organoid Intelligence: Computing on the Brain Small spheres of neurons show promise for drug testing and computation By Michael Nolan...
From Schneier on Security
UK Threatens End-to-End Encryption
In an open letter, seven secure messaging apps—including Signal and WhatsApp—point out that the UK’s Online Safety Bill could destroy end-to-end encryption: As...
From Computational Complexity
Thoughts on Gordon Moore
Gordon Moore passed away on March 24, 2023. He was 94 years old. He is best known for the article Cramming more components onto integrated circuits. It appeared...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Google Bard Now Supports Code Generation
Will be trying this with python and potentially other code types.Google is updating its Bard AI chatbot to help developers write and debug code. Rivals like ChatGPT...
From The Eponymous Pickle
AlphaFold Spreads through Protein Science
More on a topic we worked on, A yet better approach emerges for use.AlphaFold Spreads through Protein ScienceBy Chris EdwardsCommunications of the ACM, May 2023...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Not Training GPT5. In a Pause?
Is this part of the pause suggested?OpenAI is not currently training GPT-5By Ryan Daws | April 17, 2023 | TechForge MediaCategories: Applications, Artificial Intelligence...
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ACM-W Rising Star Award Recipient: Dr Manya Ghobadi
ACM-W would like to announce Dr. Manya Ghobadi as this year’s recipient of the ACM-W Rising Star Award! The ACM-W Rising Star Award recognizes a woman whose early...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Microsoft Releases Copilot for Viva, as it Rolls Out Generative AI to Apps
Next steps with Microsoft, now integrated with AI from OpenAI. Will Microsoft be controlling an AI powered world?Microsoft releases Copilot for Viva, as it Rolls...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Advanced AI Faces New Regulatory Push in Europe
More regulatory pressure arises.Advanced AI Faces New Regulatory Push in EuropeBy The Wall Street Journal, April 21, 2023The European Parliament in session.Members...
From The Noisy Channel
The Ultimate Question
In The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, the supercomputer Deep Thought takes 7.5 million years of calculation to determine that the answer to the “ultimate question...
From Daniel Lemire's Blog
Science and Technology links (April 22 2023)
There are many theories regarding what biological aging. Animals can differ by up to six orders of magnitude (100000x) in longevity. Some animal species like the...
From The Eponymous Pickle
A Google AI Model Developed an Unexpected Skill
ACM NEWSA Google AI Model Developed an Unexpected SkillGoogle CEO Sundar Pichai.Google CEO Sundar Pichai said there are elements of how artificial intelligenceConcerns...
From The Eponymous Pickle