Karen Weise

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Karen Weise

A union representing 300 video game workers at Microsoft said on Friday it had reached a tentative agreement with the tech company on the terms of the first union contract in the gaming industry. The Communications Workers of America, which represents the workers, announced the contract covering quality assurance employees at ZeniMax. The gaming publisher, which Microsoft bought for $7.5 billion in a deal that closed in 2021, makes blockbuster titles including The Elder Scrolls, Fallout and Doom.

2 weeks ago | nzherald.co.nz | Cade Metz |Karen Weise

There is still no way of ensuring that AI bots are producing accurate information. Photo / Erik Carter, The New York TimesA new wave of “reasoning” systems from companies like OpenAI is producing incorrect information more often. Even the companies don’t know why. Last month, an artificial intelligence bot that handles tech support for Cursor, an up-and-coming tool for computer programmers, alerted several customers about a change in company policy.

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Karen Weise

Negotiations over the Columbia River basin could affect the environment in Canada and electrical generation and flood control in the United States. Negotiations of a 60-year-old treaty between Canada and United States regarding water rights in the Columbia River basin have stalled and could have large implications on flood control and hydroelectricity throughout the Pacific Northwest. Credit...

3 weeks ago | seattletimes.com | Karen Weise |Cade Metz

SAN FRANCISCO — Last month, an artificial intelligence bot that handles tech support for Cursor, an up-and-coming tool for computer programmers, alerted several customers about a change in company policy. It said they were no longer allowed to use Cursor on more than just one computer. In angry posts to internet message boards, the customers complained. Some canceled their Cursor accounts.

4 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Cade Metz |Karen Weise

Una nueva ola de sistemas con "razonamiento" de empresas como OpenAl produce información incorrecta con más frecuencia. Ni sus creadores no saben por qué. El mes pasado, un bot de inteligencia artificial que se ocupa del soporte técnico de Cursor, una prometedora herramienta para programadores informáticos, alertó a varios clientes sobre un cambio en la política de la empresa. Afirmaba que ya no se les permitía utilizar Cursor en más de una computadora.