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Casey Newton: “I think that already the value of text feels lower than it did two years ago. My job is basically to analyze and synthesize the news for readers, and that is a skill that chatbots are ...
According to estimates by the American Pyrotechnics Association (APA), the average July 4th in the U.S. will see about 14,000 public fireworks displays. In 2021, the last year for which the APA ...
Audi is implementing AI across its factories to guide decision-making and production at scale. What makes Audi’s approach to AI stand out is how deeply it’s embedded.
Requiring five days at a desk is no longer just a question of management style; it is an environmental decision whose consequences swirl above city skylines and linger in the atmosphere for centuries.
Google’s Carolina Parada says Gemini has enabled huge robotics breakthroughs, like the new on-device AI.
Joanna Bryson, a professor of AI ethics at the Hertie School in Berlin, says the ruling is “absolutely not” a blanket win for tech companies. “First of all, it’s not the Supreme Court.
Utilities in the developed world are stressing over how to keep up with demand from data centres and artificial intelligence searches. But globally, keeping people cool is likely to be a much ...
As AI models become “smarter,” the environmental cost of using them may be rising. Your carbon footprint may come down to what questions you ask it.
Verizon's cryptic Project 624 flew under the radar until this week, when the carrier announced a new customer service program built on Google Gemini AI technology that's intended to resolve issues ...
While AI is not inherently political, the challenges and opportunities it presents are likely to drive popular demand for the kinds of collective solutions historically advocated by the left.
How AI and robot hives are lowering the risk of bee colony collapse in California Some of Beewise’s AI and Robotics-Powered BeeHomes in a California Bee Yard.
One 2015 study in the journal Atmospheric Environment found that levels of PM2.5 particles rose 42% at 315 firework sites surveyed nationwide during July 4th celebrations.