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Recent stories by Benj Edwards

1. OpenAI launches GPT-4o mini, which will replace GPT-3.5 in ChatGPT

   Lower-cost AI language model will be free for ChatGPT users.

   Benj Edwards – Jul 18, 2024 3:44 pm UTC

2. Trump allies want to “Make America First in AI” with sweeping executive order

   After repealing Biden's AI order, draft would create "Manhattan Projects" for military AI.

   Benj Edwards – Jul 17, 2024 2:44 pm UTC

3. Former OpenAI researcher’s new company will teach you how to build an LLM

   Karpathy's Eureka Labs will pair human-made curriculum with an AI-powered assistant.

   Benj Edwards – Jul 16, 2024 9:40 pm UTC

4. Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott thinks LLM “scaling laws” will hold despite criticism

   Will LLMs keep improving if we throw more compute at them? OpenAI dealmaker thinks so.

   Benj Edwards – Jul 15, 2024 5:03 pm UTC

5. OpenAI reportedly nears breakthrough with “reasoning” AI, reveals progress framework

   Five-level AI classification system probably best seen as a marketing exercise.

   Benj Edwards – Jul 12, 2024 9:58 pm UTC

6. First “Miss AI” contest sparks ire for pushing unrealistic beauty standards

   Influencer platform's controversial contest awarded prizes to three nonexistent people.

   Benj Edwards – Jul 11, 2024 9:45 pm UTC

7. Intuit’s AI gamble: Mass layoff of 1,800 paired with hiring spree

   Intuit CEO: "Companies that aren’t prepared to take advantage of [AI] will fall behind."

   Benj Edwards – Jul 11, 2024 3:37 pm UTC

8. OpenAI board shake-up: Microsoft out, Apple backs away amid AI partnership scrutiny

   Microsoft gives up non-voting observer board role; Apple rethinks a planned similar position.

   Benj Edwards – Jul 10, 2024 3:17 pm UTC

9. Why 1994’s Lair of Squid was the weirdest pack-in game of all time

   The HP 200LX included a mysterious maze game called Lair of Squid. We tracked down the author.

   Benj Edwards – Jul 9, 2024 3:05 pm UTC

10. Researchers craft smiling robot face from living human skin cells

    Human cells isolated from juvenile foreskin are flexible enough to grin when moved.

    Benj Edwards – Jun 28, 2024 3:14 pm UTC

11. OpenAI’s new “CriticGPT” model is trained to scrutinize GPT-4 outputs

    Research model catches bugs in AI-generated code, improving human oversight of AI.

    Benj Edwards – Jun 27, 2024 7:40 pm UTC

12. AI-generated Al Michaels to provide daily recaps during 2024 Summer Olympics

    AI voice clone will narrate daily Olympics video recaps; critics call it a "code-generated ghoul."

    Benj Edwards – Jun 27, 2024 3:30 pm UTC

13. Toys “R” Us riles critics with “first-ever” AI-generated commercial using Sora

    AI-generated commercials are here, and critics are displeased—but human work is still key.

    Benj Edwards – Jun 26, 2024 4:58 pm UTC

14. Researchers upend AI status quo by eliminating matrix multiplication in LLMs

    Running AI models without floating point matrix math could mean far less power consumption.

    Benj Edwards – Jun 25, 2024 10:27 pm UTC

15. Music industry giants allege mass copyright violation by AI firms

    Suno and Udio could face damages of up to $150,000 per song allegedly infringed.

    Benj Edwards – Jun 24, 2024 6:44 pm UTC

16. Anthropic introduces Claude 3.5 Sonnet, matching GPT-4o on benchmarks

    Claude 3.5 Sonnet is a speedy mid-sized entry in a new family of AI models.

    Benj Edwards – Jun 20, 2024 9:04 pm UTC

17. Ex-OpenAI star Sutskever shoots for superintelligent AI with new company

    Safe Superintelligence, Inc. seeks to build hypothetical AI far beyond human capability.

    Benj Edwards – Jun 20, 2024 2:06 pm UTC

18. Runway’s latest AI video generator brings giant cotton candy monsters to life

    New Gen-3 Alpha AI video generator can create detailed humans and surreal situations.

    Benj Edwards – Jun 18, 2024 9:41 pm UTC

19. Softbank plans to cancel out angry customer voices using AI

    Real-time voice modification tech seeks to reduce stress in call center staff.

    Benj Edwards – Jun 18, 2024 5:09 pm UTC

20. Retired engineer discovers 55-year-old bug in Lunar Lander computer game code

    A physics simulation flaw in text-based 1969 computer game went unnoticed until today.

    Benj Edwards – Jun 14, 2024 6:04 pm UTC

21. “Simulation of keyboard activity” leads to firing of Wells Fargo employees

    With worker surveillance on the rise, vendors sell devices to fake keyboard and mouse movement.

    Benj Edwards – Jun 13, 2024 8:51 pm UTC

22. Report: Apple isn’t paying OpenAI for ChatGPT integration into OSes

    Apple thinks pushing OpenAI’s brand to hundreds of millions is worth more than money.

    Benj Edwards – Jun 13, 2024 5:20 pm UTC

23. Turkish student creates custom AI device for cheating university exam, gets arrested

    Elaborate scheme involved hidden camera and an earpiece to hear answers.

    Benj Edwards – Jun 12, 2024 8:52 pm UTC

24. New Stable Diffusion 3 release excels at AI-generated body horror

    Users react to mangled SD3 generations and ask, "Is this release supposed to be a joke?"

    Benj Edwards – Jun 12, 2024 7:26 pm UTC

25. Apple and OpenAI currently have the most misunderstood partnership in tech

    Apple's AI moves are nothing new for a company that has integrated outside tech for decades.

    Benj Edwards – Jun 11, 2024 5:29 pm UTC

26. Apple unveils “Apple Intelligence” AI features for iOS, iPadOS, and macOS

    Apple debuts new catchall AI branding, generative features during WWDC 2024 keynote.

    Benj Edwards – Jun 10, 2024 7:15 pm UTC

27. DuckDuckGo offers “anonymous” access to AI chatbots through new service

    DDG offers LLMs from OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta, and Mistral for factually-iffy conversations.

    Benj Edwards – Jun 6, 2024 4:39 pm UTC

28. Ex-OpenAI staff call for “right to warn” about AI risks without retaliation

    Open letter argues for AI whistleblower provisions due to lack of government oversight.

    Benj Edwards – Jun 4, 2024 9:52 pm UTC

29. Zoom CEO envisions AI deepfakes attending meetings in your place

    Eric Yuan told The Verge that "digital twins" are the future of work.

    Benj Edwards – Jun 4, 2024 7:23 pm UTC

30. Nvidia jumps ahead of itself and reveals next-gen “Rubin” AI chips in keynote tease

    "I'm not sure yet whether I'm going to regret this," says CEO Jensen Huang at Computex 2024.

    Benj Edwards – Jun 3, 2024 5:13 pm UTC

31. Journalists “deeply troubled” by OpenAI’s content deals with Vox, The Atlantic

    "Alarmed" writers unions question transparency of AI training deals with ChatGPT maker.

    Benj Edwards and Ashley Belanger – May 31, 2024 9:56 pm UTC

32. Google’s AI Overview is flawed by design, and a new company blog post hints at why

    Google: "There are bound to be some oddities and errors" in system that told people to eat rocks.

    Benj Edwards – May 31, 2024 7:47 pm UTC

33. Tech giants form AI group to counter Nvidia with new interconnect standard

    "Ultra Accelerator Link" aims to connect high-performance GPUs and servers.

    Benj Edwards – May 30, 2024 8:42 pm UTC

34. OpenAI board first learned about ChatGPT from Twitter, according to former member

    Helen Toner, center of struggle with Altman, suggests CEO fostered "toxic atmosphere" at company.

    Benj Edwards – May 29, 2024 3:54 pm UTC

35. OpenAI training its next major AI model, forms new safety committee

    Amid criticism, OpenAI's new "safety" team includes CEO; GPT-5 may be farther off than expected.

    Benj Edwards – May 28, 2024 4:05 pm UTC

36. EmTech Digital 2024: A thoughtful look at AI’s pros and cons with minimal hype

    At MIT conference, experts explore AI's potential for "human flourishing" and the need for regulation.

    Benj Edwards – May 23, 2024 4:38 pm UTC