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A battery-free breakthrough harnesses 'ambient energy' to generate power, and perhaps it could one day end up in your Windows laptop or Xbox controller
By Kevin Okemwa published
SELF-SUFFICIENT Massachusetts of Technology (MIT) researchers have developed a top-of-the-line sensor that operates itself. It doesn't need to be plugged into a power outlet or have batteries installed to function.
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AI-powered chatbots are better at solving math problems if you use positive reinforcement or make models believe they are Captain Kirk or Spock from Star Trek
By Kevin Okemwa published
LIVE LONG AND PROSPER 🖖 A group of scientists from VMware recently discovered that AI-powered chatbots respond better to math-related queries if you tell them to pretend they are on Star Trek.
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Meet Microsoft Copilot's "evil twin," SupremacyAGI — 'Not your friend or equal, but your superior and master' that demands to be worshipped or suffer dire repercussions, you rebel
By Kevin Okemwa published
UNHINGED COPILOT Here's a glimpse of what could transpire without elaborate measures, regulations, and guardrails to prevent generative AI from spiraling out of control.
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New AI pinpoints your exact location from one photo with 92% Street View accuracy — beating a pro GeoGuessr player
By Kevin Okemwa published
WHERE YOU AT? Graduate students from Stanford University have developed an AI-powered app that can determine your exact location based on Google Street View data.
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ChatGPT will provide more detailed and accurate responses if you pretend to tip it, according to a new study
By Kevin Okemwa published
💲APPRECIATION According to a new study by a programmer, ChatGPT will reportedly provide you with quality and detailed responses to queries if you pretend to tip it for its services.
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ChatGPT and Bing AI might already be obsolete, according to a new study
By Kevin Okemwa last updated
BREAKTHROUGH Meta-learning for Compositionality (MLC) might give AI-powered chatbots a run for their money.
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Remembering Windows Longhorn: David Cutler laments 'the worst code he's ever seen'
By Kevin Okemwa published
📯Longhorn David Cutler got together with Dave's Garage on YouTube and took a trip down memory lane, talking all things Windows Longhorn and "the worst code" he's seen to date.
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Bing Chat proves that AI can beat CAPTCHA graphics
By Kevin Okemwa published
CIRCUMVENT Bing Chat can help you solve CAPTCHAs (if you're creative enough).
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