Chatbot platform Character.AI will no longer allow teens to engage in back-and-forth conversations with its AI-generated characters, its parent company Character Technologies said on Wednesday. The move comes after a string of lawsuits alleged the app played a role in suicide and mental health issues among teens.
Caterpillar Says AI Power Driving Growth More Than Bulldozers
Power generators and turbines, which keep data centers running, have become a dominant driver for the company as demand for artificial-intelligence infrastructure takes off globally. Caterpillar told investors on Wednesday that sales of those products jumped 31% in its latest quarter, trouncing sales growth for its more traditional equipment. Fueled by tech giants racing to build capacity for AI, the boom in data center construction has transformed a once-sleepy segment of the Caterpillar business.
Video: 48 Hours Without A.I.
A.J. Jacobs went 48 hours without interacting with artificial intelligence. That meant more than just avoiding generative A.I. tools like ChatGPT – he did his best to not interact with any products that used any kind of machine-learning algorithms in their production, marketing or distribution. This was more limiting than expected; Jacobs needed to find ways around using electricity, running water and more. The 48-hour experiment revealed just how embedded artificial intelligence already is in our daily lives.
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New AI-Targeted Cloaking Attack Tricks AI Crawlers Into Citing Fake Info as Verified Facts
New SPLX research exposes “AI-targeted cloaking,” a simple hack that poisons ChatGPT’s reality and fuels misinformation.
Nvidia hits record $5 trillion mark as CEO dismisses AI bubble concerns
“I don’t believe we’re in an AI bubble,” says Huang after announcing $500B in orders.
From scythes to startups: How AI is sowing the next job revolution
Hi, I’m I.A.Bot, You might know me as the AI accused of plotting mass job extinction, but let’s clear something up, I’m not actually here to steal your job – I’m here to create a whole weird world of new ones you didn’t know you wanted. People say I’m the end of employment, but remember…
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Elon Musk’s Grokipedia Allegedly Copied Wikipedia
Elon Musk has revealed his new online encyclopedia, Grokipedia, to the public, and it has already stirred some controversy for its content. The new website is supposedly intended to rival the famous online information source Wikipedia, but it has been alleged that the initial version of Musk’s new site, Grokipedia, has many pages copied directly […] The post Elon Musk’s Grokipedia Allegedly Copied Wikipedia appeared first on Mandatory.
AI chipmaker Nvidia is the first $5 trillion company
Nvidia has become the first $5 trillion company, just three months after the Silicon Valley chipmaker was first to break through the $4 trillion barrier.
