Tag: Tech

Google Curates Data for AI: Whistleblower

By curating the data that artificial intelligence (AI) uses to learn, tech companies like Google can bias the AI to censor information flowing on the internet, a Google whistleblower says. When Zach Vorhies was working for Google, he was concerned about how the company was curating data to generate AI biased with social justice or…


Dating Apps Being Weaponised by Criminals

Dating apps are being weaponised by criminals, including alarming rates of revenge porn and sexual extortion, with politicians and police joining forces to stamp it out. More than three million Australians use dating apps in the hopes of finding love but too often discover something much darker. eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant warns there are dangers…


Microsoft Announces ‘Multibillion-Dollar Investment’ in Artificial Intelligence ChatGPT Creator

Microsoft is investing billions in OpenAI, the creator of the artificial intelligence system ChatGPT, the tech giant has confirmed. In a blog post on Jan. 23, the company announced the third phase of its “long-term partnership with OpenAI” through a multiyear, multibillion-dollar investment aimed at accelerating “AI breakthroughs to ensure these benefits are broadly shared with the world.”…


US Supreme Court Seeks Biden Admin Input on Texas, Florida Social Media Laws

The Supreme Court has invited the Biden administration to give input on laws in Florida and Texas that allow users to sue large social media companies over censorship. NetChoice, a coalition of trade associations representing Twitter, Facebook, Google, and other social media and e-commerce companies, brought the case to challenge the states’ laws. Both state laws…


Australians Told to Beware of Fake ATO Social Media Accounts

Australians need to be vigilant against scammers on social media posing as customer service support agents for the Australian Taxation Office (ATO), the government warns. Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones said Australians were being tricked into giving out personal information and money to scammers posing as ATO workers on Twitter, Facebook, and other social media platforms….


Trudeau ‘Excited’ by Quantum Computing, Announces $40M Investment

The federal government will invest $40 million in a Toronto company to help it develop the “computer of the future,” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Jan. 23. “As many of you know, I get really excited by quantum computing,” Trudeau said while visiting the installations of Xanadu Quantum Technologies. The prime minister said the…


Mass Market Artificial Intelligence Passes Top Business School Exam

ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence system, passed a graduate-level business examination at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, according to a new research paper. Christian Terwiesch, a professor at Wharton, considered one of the most prestigious business schools in the United States, said he wanted to test growing concerns about the chatbot’s potential. It comes amid a…


Artificial Intelligence ChatGPT Passes Top Business School Exam

ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence system, passed a graduate-level business examination at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, according to a new research paper. Christian Terwiesch, a professor at Wharton, considered one of the most prestigious business schools in the United States, said he wanted to test growing concerns about the chatbot’s potential. It comes amid a…


A Big Change to COVID-19 Vaccine Strategy Could Be Coming Soon, FDA Documents Show

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Monday released briefing documents for a key advisory meeting to be held on Thursday that show the agency wants to simplify the current COVID-19 vaccination strategy to be more like an annual flu shot. The FDA’s proposal, as outlined in the documents, is to simplify COVID-19 vaccine composition and…


Big Change to COVID-19 Vaccine Strategy Might Be Coming Soon, FDA Documents Show

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) wants to simplify the current COVID-19 vaccination strategy to be more like an annual flu shot, according to briefing documents released on Jan. 23 ahead of a key advisory meeting to be held on Jan. 26. The FDA’s proposal, as outlined in the documents, is to simplify COVID-19 vaccine composition and…