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Bing AI makes errors and says “crazy things,” but this requires “you to provoke it quite a bit,” claims Gates.

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has expressed confidence in artificial intelligence (AI) and stated that it poses “no threat” to humans.

“The technology most people are playing with, it’s a generation old. It’s the version three compared to what’s integrated into Bing, which some journalists have and will be opened up more broadly,” he said in the interview.

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It’s a revolutionary step forward for soft robotics.

A team of scientists from Edinburgh has engineered smart electronic skin that could pave the way for soft, flexible robotic devices with a sense of touch, according to a press release by the institution published last week.

The technology could aid in breakthroughs in soft robotics introducing a range of applications, such as surgical tools, prosthetics, and devices to explore hazardous environments.

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Blake Lemoine, the Google engineer fired for violating the company’s confidentiality policy, has now expressed concerns about the risks associated with AI-driven chatbots like Microsoft’s Bing AI.

The latest AI models, according to him, are the most potent technological advancement since the atomic bomb and can alter the course of history fundamentally.

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AI-powered robots will be a bigger business than cars, says the business magnet.

Tesla CEO, Elon Musk, has announced the company’s latest development in AI-powered robots during Tesla’s Investor Day event. Musk said the company’s robot, known as “Optimus,” may outnumber humans in the future. This news has created a buzz in the tech community, as many are eager to see how Tesla’s latest innovation will shape the future of automation.

Musk revealed that Tesla is making significant progress in developing its AI-powered robots. The robots, which will be called Optimus, are set to be deployed in the coming years and will be designed to handle various tasks, such as manufacturing and transportation… More.

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Users can now pick if they want “creative” or “precise” responses.

Even as users make a beeline to get access to Microsoft’s artificial intelligence (AI) powered Bing chatbot, the company is adding on more features, such as giving the users the power to pick what personality type they would prefer to interact with.

Microsoft has partnered with ChatGPT-creator OpenAI to bring the conversational chatbot to its Bing search engine, among its other products. Given that the chatbot is still largely experimental, Microsoft is slowly making the service available to users. Yet, in a short span of time, it has amassed over a million users already.

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The Connected Car Data Initiative aims to reduce traffic congestion & CO2 emissions.

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT) is planning to commercialize its Connected Car Data Initiative to reduce traffic congestion & CO2 emissions. The initiative was developed by its subsidiary firm named NTT Data, which is a global digital and IT services provider based in Japan.

As a trusted global innovator, NTT DATA is leading the way for our retail and automotive clients to unlock the full potential of connected car data.

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The outlet claims to provide balanced reporting free of the “hidden agendas and biases” plaguing traditional news.

ChatGPT frenzy grows, following Buzzfeed and CNET, NewsGPT, the purportedly “world’s first” AI-generated “news channel,” has debuted.

NewsGPT aims to provide “unbiased” and “fact-based” news to viewers worldwide, with no reporters, according to Alan Levy, CEO of NewsGPT.

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Physicist Ronald Mallett believes that a spinning laser loop can bend time, leading to time travel. He even has a prototype to test the idea.

Ronald Mallett is on a mission to develop a real-life working time machine.

But it will be hard because, according to what we know about physics now, time travel is impossible, even though it is often shown in science fiction.

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That’s if no ‘significant actions’ are taken.

According to a recent report, if no significant actions are taken, half the world’s population will be obese or overweight by 2035. Globally, 38 percent of the Earth’s population— almost 2.6 billion people —are overweight or obese. If situations do not alter in the future, the rate is expected to rise to 51 percent in just twelve years’ time, as per new reports published by World Obesity Federation.

Furthermore, the obesity rate is particularly rising among children and countries with low-income rates.

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