Nvidia on Monday showed a new artificial intelligence model for generating music and audio that can modify voices and generate novel sounds — technology aimed at the producers of music, films and video games.
For the large language models (LLMs) that power apps like ChatGPT, Anthopic’s Claude, and Google’s Gemini to be good conversational partners and assistants, they need to be trained by humans with plenty of examples of appropriate answers.
AI companies often use techniques like reinforcement learning with human feedback (RLHF), where humans provide examples of good answers to AI systems or evaluate and score t
This could not be happening. Five years after becoming the first students to launch a rocket into space, the University of Southern California Rocket Propulsion Lab (USCRPL) was readying a redesigned model, Aftershock II, for an even higher ascent from Nevada’s Black Rock Desert. But after months of prepping, the weekend before liftoff rolled around with an ominous threat of rain. Even a tenth of an inch could turn the dusty expanse into the sam
With the holiday shopping season approaching, many of us are thinking about buying the latest, most cutting-edge tech gadgets for our loved ones. I’d suggest another direction: Shopping for devices that help reduce stress and cognitive load. Let me explain what I mean.
Think about how much of our technology is designed not to be calm. Your car probably has a touchscreen on the dashboard—even though it’s incredibly dangerous and stressful to use while drivi
The kids are back in school, the year is winding down, and maybe—just maybe—you’re finding yourself with a teeny, tiny bit of extra time on your hands.
Instead of plopping down in front of the TV or running your phone’s battery dry on social media, why not expand your educational horizons?
Whether you’re looking to learn a new skill, advance your career, or simply satisfy your curiosity, these four platforms offer some of the best free online courses available.
As the legislative election in France approached this summer, a research team decided to reach out to hundreds of citizens to interview them about their views on key issues. But the interviewer asking the questions wasn’t a human researcher — it was an AI chatbot.
To prepare ChatGPT to take on this role, the researchers started by prompting the AI bot to behave as it has observed professors communicating in its training data. The specific prompt, according to
For many, video games are loud, violent, and competitive. But for some they are the opposite: quiet, soft, and low-stakes. Welcome to the world of cozy gaming.
In our world of relentless headlines, many find solace in these comforting digital realms, where the gravest mistake you can make is forgetting to hit save. Following the election cycle, cozy gaming is “reassuring during turbulent times,” as one gamer said in a recent interview with
To read this text and its propositions, the reader must accept two inferences as true:
The first is that using AI involves the application of statistical methods to identify patterns, propose hypotheses (predictive, generative AI), simulate, and ultimately stimulate scenarios. In other words, it aims to solve significant problems through rigid or incremental innovation.
The second is that most collective issues share the common need for the state’s role in regulating, med
If you’ve never heard the term “skibidi” or “sigma,” congratulations, your brain is not yet rotted. Brainrot is a term used to describe low-quality internet content and the effects of spending too much time consuming it. Otherwise known as, being terminally online. However, several AI-based study tools are putting it to good use.
The “PDF to brainrot” sees the
From tariffs and big tech, to impacts on the free market—everyone wants to know what Trump’s return to office means for the business world. To cut through the noise, political scientist Ian Bremmer offers his insights. Bremmer, the founder and president of the global political risk firm, The Eurasia Group, reveals his thoughts on which industries are poised to thrive under a second Trump term, and what Elon Musk’s position means for U.S. capitalism.
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