Rhiannon Williams

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Reporter at MIT Technology Review

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The Download: CRISPR in court, and the police’s ban-skirting AI

1 day ago | flipboard.com | Rhiannon Williams

1 day agoThe Real Frankenstein Experiments: When Scientists Crossed Animal and Human DNAImagine a laboratory where the boundaries between human and animal blur, where the secrets of life are rewritten strand by strand.
The Download: a new form of AI surveillance, and the US and China’s tariff deal

2 days ago | flipboard.com | Rhiannon Williams

6 hours agoThese unassuming dots could stop you from becoming nauseous on your next car ride. Looking at your phone while in a moving vehicle is often a recipe for nausea. Yet as unpleasant as motion sickness is, passenger princesses the world over remain determined to test the limits of their upchuck reflexes …
A new AI translation system for headphones clones multiple voices simultaneously

5 days ago | technologyreview.com | Rhiannon Williams

Spatial Speech Translation consists of two AI models, the first of which divides the space surrounding the person wearing the headphones into small regions and uses a neural network to search for potential speakers and pinpoint their direction. The second model then translates the speakers’ words from French, German, or Spanish into English text using publicly available data sets.
A new AI translation system for headphones clones multiple voices simultaneously

5 days ago | flipboard.com | Rhiannon Williams

18 hours agoThe Higher Education Policy Institute in the U.K. found that 92% of university students are using artificial intelligence in some form. I’m a writing professor who sees artificial intelligence as more of an opportunity for students, rather than a threat. That sets me apart from some of my colleagues, …
IA e a nova era dos ciberataques

1 week ago | mittechreview.com.br | Rhiannon Williams

Agentes são o assunto do momento na indústria de IA — eles são capazes de planejar, raciocinar e executar tarefas complexas como agendar reuniões, fazer compras ou até mesmo assumir o controle do seu computador para alterar configurações em seu nome. Mas as mesmas habilidades sofisticadas que tornam os agentes assistentes úteis também podem transformá-los em ferramentas poderosas para a realização de ciberataques.
This data set helps researchers spot harmful stereotypes in LLMs

2 weeks ago | technologyreview.com | Rhiannon Williams

AI models are riddled with culturally specific biases. A new data set, called SHADES, is designed to help developers combat the problem by spotting harmful stereotypes and other kinds of discrimination that emerge in AI chatbot responses across a wide range of languages.
The Download: The AI Hype Index, and "normal" AI

2 weeks ago | technologyreview.com | Rhiannon Williams

One more thing The terrible complexity of technological problemsThe philosopher Karl Popper once argued that there are two kinds of problems in the world: clock problems and cloud problems. As the metaphor suggests, clock problems obey a certain logic. The fix may not be easy, but it’s achievable. Cloud problems offer no such assurances. They are inherently complex and unpredictable, and they usually have social, psychological, or political dimensions.
The Download: how Trump’s tariffs will affect US manufacturing, and AI architecture

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Rhiannon Williams

5 hours agoLawrence O’Donnell Spots Major Sign Many Trump Voters Have 'Now Turned Against’ HimThe MSNBC host said the president is in trouble with his own voters after weeks of economic turmoil. MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell said the latest poll numbers are terrible news for President Donald Trump as he struggles with core economic issues.
Como o ChatGPT afeta nosso bem-estar emocional?

3 weeks ago | mittechreview.pt | Rhiannon Williams

A OpenAI afirma que mais de 400 milhões de pessoas usam o ChatGPT todas as semanas. Mas como a interação com ele nos afeta? Torna-nos mais ou menos solitários? Essas são algumas das perguntas que a OpenAI quer investigar, em parceria com o MIT Media Lab, num compilado de novos estudos. Eles descobriram que apenas uma pequena parte dos usuários acaba por se envolver emocionalmente com o ChatGPT.
What is vibe coding, exactly?

4 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Rhiannon Williams

12 hours agoAI might replace jobs, but it also has the potential to help start new companies. Big Tech companies may not say outright that AI is replacing people, but one tech investor is — and he says two professions, in particular, should watch out. "Big companies talk about, like, 'AI isn't replacing people, …

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