Month: July 2023

Microsoft, Alphabet and OpenAI agree eight measures in effort to encourage responsible practices around fast-moving technology Top players in the development of artificial intelligence, including Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft and OPenAI, will announce new safeguards for the fast-moving technology at the White House on Friday. Among the guidelines brokered by the Biden administration are watermarks …

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So how does the post-Fifa branded game hold up? Surprisingly well, thanks to new motion innovations and more inclusivity The world of football is strange and unpredictable. Leicester City’s 2016 Premier League win. Diego Maradona’s Hand of God. Sylvester Stallone playing in goal in Escape to Victory. And then, in May 2022, Electronic Arts lost …

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‘Very strong parallels’ between J Robert Oppenheimer’s views and those who want AI reined in, film’s director says The Oppenheimer director, Christopher Nolan, has highlighted the difficulties of applying nuclear weapons-style regulation to artificial intelligence, as he warned that the United Nations had become a “very diminished” force. Nolan told the Guardian J Robert Oppenheimer’s …

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Beyond the expected fashion designing and beach parties, Barbie games have explored her more adventurous side – from jungle adventurer to swashbuckling heroine Barbie (1984, Commodore 64) The first official Barbie game was effectively a simulator for getting ready to go out, in which Ken invited Barbie on a series of dates – to the …

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Written recipes have become too formulaic. Computing can help restore the fun and the fusion of the oral tradition Over the past few weeks I have been using GPT-4 to help me cook. Need a substitute for an ingredient you forgot to buy? GPT can suggest an alternative. Time to clear out the cupboards? Simply …

Meaty, chewy, sticky: how AI’s listening kitchen can redefine the art of cooking | Philip Maughan Read More »

Nicholas Burns’ emails reportedly accessed in hack that exploited flaw in Microsoft system and took Washington by surprise The US ambassador to Beijing, Nicholas Burns, was reportedly one of the American officials whose emails were accessed in a recent Chinese hacking attack which took Washington by surprise with its sophistication. Another target was Daniel Kritenbrink, …

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Episodes can feature a character based on user’s own looks and voice – but tool won’t be released to public A US company says it has cracked the formula for making an episode of South Park using artificial intelligence – and it allows users to be the star of the show. Fable Simulation has created …

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US tech firm says giving government oversight of security changes could endanger encrypted products Apple has warned that planned changes to UK surveillance laws could affect iPhone users’ privacy by forcing it to withdraw security features, which could ultimately lead to the closure of services like FaceTime and iMessage in the country. The US tech …

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Tool is said to have been pitched to several US news outlets as an aid for journalists rather than a replacement Google is testing an artificial intelligence tool that can write news articles, in the latest evidence that the technology has the potential to transform white-collar professions. The product, known as Genesis, uses AI technology …

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Fireplace Games’ debut has comedic sword-fighting and an appealing anti-authoritarian vibe From Assassin’s Creed to Rocksteady’s Batman trilogy, from Absolver to For Honor, games never tire of coming up with interesting permutations of combat duels to fulfil the power fantasy of being a suave fighter. And then there’s En Garde!, a game determined to let …

Fun, flamboyant, fabulous: En Garde! is the ultimate swashbuckling fantasy Read More »