OpenAI doesn’t want its chatbot to sing, but sometimes the ability slips through. [[{“value”:” Enlarge / A screen capture of AJ Smith doing his Eleanor Rigby duet with OpenAI’s Advanced Voice Mode through the ChatGPT app. (credit: AJ Smith / Getty Images) OpenAI’s new Advanced Voice Mode (AVM) of its ChatGPT AI assistant rolled out …
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We came, we saw, we talked, we schmoozed, we toured the Computer History Museum! [[{“value”:” Enlarge / Dr. John Timmer, Jeff Ball, Joanna Wong, and Lee Hutchinson discussing infrastructure and the environment. (credit: Kimberly White/Getty Images) Last week, Ars Technica Editor-in-Chief Ken Fisher and I made the westerly trek to sunny San Jose to kick …
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The organizations have worked closely together over the years. [[{“value”:” Enlarge (credit: The Tor Project) The Tor Project, the nonprofit that maintains software for the Tor anonymity network, is joining forces with Tails, the maker of a portable operating system that uses Tor. Both organizations seek to pool resources, lower overhead, and collaborate more closely …
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Hugging Face cites community-driven customization as fuel for diverse AI model boom. [[{“value”:” Enlarge (credit: Hugging Face / anucha sirivisansuwan via Getty Images) On Thursday, AI hosting platform Hugging Face surpassed 1 million AI model listings for the first time, marking a milestone in the rapidly expanding field of machine learning. An AI model is …
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Under plans that have attracted criticism, shift may give Altman 7% equity in the firm. [[{“value”:” Enlarge (credit: Benj Edwards / OpenAI) On Wednesday, Reuters reported that OpenAI is working on a plan to restructure its core business into a for-profit benefit corporation, moving away from control by its nonprofit board. The shift marks a …
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Proposed guidelines aim to inject badly needed common sense into password hygiene. [[{“value”:” Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the federal body that sets technology standards for governmental agencies, standards organizations, and private companies, has proposed barring some of the most vexing and nonsensical password requirements. Chief among them: …
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OpenAI CTO’s resignation coincides with news about the company’s planned restructuring. [[{“value”:” Enlarge / Mira Murati, Chief Technology Officer of OpenAI, speaks during The Wall Street Journal’s WSJ Tech Live Conference in Laguna Beach, California on October 17, 2023. (credit: PATRICK T. FALLON via Getty Images) On Wednesday, OpenAI Chief Technical Officer Mira Murati announced …
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Emails, documents, and other untrusted content can plant malicious memories. [[{“value”:” Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) When security researcher Johann Rehberger recently reported a vulnerability in ChatGPT that allowed attackers to store false information and malicious instructions in a user’s long-term memory settings, OpenAI summarily closed the inquiry, labeling the flaw a safety issue, not, technically …
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Famed sci-fi director joins board of embattled Stability AI, creator of Stable Diffusion. [[{“value”:” Enlarge / Filmmaker James Cameron. (credit: James Cameron / Stability AI) On Tuesday, Stability AI announced that renowned filmmaker James Cameron—of Terminator and Skynet fame—has joined its board of directors. Stability is best known for its pioneering but highly controversial Stable …
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Broadcom defends against renewal, citing “End of Availability” provision. [[{“value”:” Enlarge (credit: Getty) Broadcom is accusing AT&T of trying to “rewind the clock and force” Broadcom “to sell support services for perpetual software licenses … that VMware has discontinued from its product line and to which AT&T has no contractual right to purchase.” The statement …
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