Sam Altman also said AI could already diagnose better than doctors, as his company expands into Washington During his latest trip to Washington, OpenAI’s chief executive, Sam Altman, painted a sweeping vision of an AI-dominated future in which entire job categories disappear, presidents follow ChatGPT’s recommendations and hostile nations wield artificial intelligence as a weapon …
Super-slim frame, improved display, enhanced camera and plenty of power give the pricey phone-tablet hybrid a major upgrade Samsung’s latest flagship folding phone looks like it has been put on a diet. The result is a transformation into one of the thinnest and lightest devices available and radically changes how it handles, for the better. …
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Select committee chair says public need to be reassured about the use of their data after ‘major failures’ in the past Ministers are facing calls for greater transparency about public data that may be shared with the US tech company OpenAI after the government signed a wide-ranging agreement with the $300m (£222m) company that critics …
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Trial of technology comes as official report warns existing system has been failing for at least a decade Officials are to start using artificial intelligence to help estimate the age of asylum seekers who say they are children. Angela Eagle, the immigration minister, said on Tuesday the government would test technology that judges a person’s …
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Big tech is offering athlete-level pay to lure AI researchers in a high-stakes race for dominance The tech industry is in a high-flying war over who can dole out more millions to attract artificial intelligence specialists. Individual researchers, most equipped with PhDs in computer science, are commanding giant salaries and mammoth signing bonuses in hiring …
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Not all electric kettles are created equal. We boiled litres of water to find the best, from hard-water heroes to vintage-style, repairable and wi-fi connected models • The best air fryers, tried and tested for crisp and crunch Despite the march of progress, the humble kettle remains a kitchen staple. It’s what we turn to …
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Wide-ranging agreement with artificial intelligence firm behind ChatGPT comes after similar UK deal with Google Sam Altman, leader of one of the world’s biggest artificial intelligence companies, has signed a deal with the British government to explore the deployment of advanced AI models in areas including justice, security and education. The chief executive of OpenAI, …
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Cigarettes and vapes are being smuggled into virtual spaces beyond the reach of regulation, creating a new battleground for health campaigners In the image, a group of friends is standing in a bar, smoke winding upwards from the cigarettes in their hands. More lie in an open packet on the table between them. This is …
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Report finds that wealth divide widened in Silicon Valley at double the rate of the whole US over the past decade Economic inequality has reached a staggering milestone in Silicon Valley: just nine households hold 15% of the region’s wealth, according to new research from San Jose State University. A mere 0.1% of residents hold …
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Two-thirds of UK under-30s have used a microwave to make a cuppa, and one in six say they do it every day … Name: Kettles. Age: 132. First featured in a catalogue in 1893. Continue reading… Two-thirds of UK under-30s have used a microwave to make a cuppa, and one in six say they do …
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