A Netflix standup show was ‘written by bots’. A TV writer has scripted joke software. And now artificial intelligence is taking on improv I’ve seen some bad comedy acts over the years – but not, until now, one that is part of an existential threat to humanity. One of artificial intelligence’s pre-eminent boffins, Geoffrey Hinton, …
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Shares of Apple, which is also the world’s most valuable listed company, were up 1.3% at $191.99 in morning trading Apple market capitalization on Friday breached the $3tn mark for the first time since January last year, as investors bet on the iPhone maker’s ability to grow its revenue even as it explores new markets …
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The parents of the home computer gamers of the 1980s presumably hoped we’d become programmers or accountants, but instead their kids ended up like me I had one of those ads pop up on Twitter recently. You know the ones. Not the weirdly suggestive ones trying to get you to download some crap free-to-play mobile …
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2020’s Tell Me Why from French studio Don’t Nod remains the best trans story in games – and we could use more of them Now is the perfect time to play 2020’s story-driven adventure game Tell Me Why: in honour of Pride month, it’s currently free to download. Developer Don’t Nod’s tale follows a trans …
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This week in artificial intelligence Artificial intelligence is either going to save humanity or finish it off, depending on who you speak to. Either way, every week there are new developments and breakthroughs. Here are just some of the AI stories that have emerged in recent days: • The US company behind the ChatGPT chatbot, …
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Changes to the online safety bill will order platforms such as TikTok to protect young users from harm or injury Social media firms will be ordered to protect children from encountering dangerous stunts and challenges on their platforms under changes to the online safety bill. The legislation will explicitly refer to content that “encourages, promotes …
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Online News Act, which was passed last week, stipulates tech giant must negotiate deals with publishers for their content Google has announced that it will make good on its threat to remove news links from search results and its other products in Canada once a law that requires tech firms to negotiate deals to pay …
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As Pride month ends, the editor of Gayming magazine assesses the state of play for LGBTQ+ depictions in video games One of the falsehoods perpetuated among the more toxic sections of the gaming community is that LGBTQ+ representation and community in video games is something new: an agenda developers and publishers are pushing, at the …
Board overturns decision to leave up Facebook video of Hun Sen threatening opponents with violence Meta’s content moderation board has ordered the social media company to take down a video of the Cambodian prime minister threatening his political opponents with violence, and urged it to suspend his Facebook and Instagram accounts. The oversight board, whose …
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Will artificial intelligence destroy humanity? That remains to be seen. For now, gen up on the dangers and delights with this selection of movies Forget the more recent TV show, which ended up so frustratingly opaque as to render it pointless. The most fun version of Westworld is Michael Crichton’s original movie. A robot cowboy …
