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The Future. Tourists are increasingly reporting that riding in a robotaxi is a key reason why they want to visit the city. Despite their controversial reputation with San Francisco residents, the rider boost from tourists could ensure that the city continues to support the technology’s public experimentation… and fuel expansion to new locations. Look, ma, no hands!These days, no […]
The Future. AI voice assistants are becoming more and more human-like and engaging every day. But the tech’s increasing sophistication raises questions about the emotional bonds people might form with them and the potential for addiction — blurring the lines between reality and science fiction. Her?Scarlett Johansson is not happy with OpenAI. After hearing “Sky,” she reported feeling […]
The Future. Bumble is acquiring meet-up platform Geneva to supercharge its shift to helping facilitate platonic friendships. As online dating declines, dating apps are scrambling to get engagement (and revenue) moving in the right direction again. With Geneva, Bumble could become the go-to platform for making hobbies the thing Gen Z falls in love with. Platonic programmingBumble is swiping right on group […]
The Future. OpenAI is reportedly shuttering its “superalignment” team — the safety team in charge of figuring out safeguards for future AI that’s more intelligent than humans. Considering OpenAI’s rapid expansion and quest to build artificial general intelligence, the news may put extra pressure on Congress to pass safety-focused AI regulations as soon as possible. Out […]
The Future. CAA has struck a deal with Irvine, California-based AI firm Veritone to act as its technology partner for its “CAAVault” service — the Hollywood talent agency’s one-stop-shop solution for helping clients enter the age of AI. Don’t be surprised if some clients start to book a lot of work by exploiting the creative […]
The Future. Virtual influencers — digital personas that sell products like human influencers — are growing more popular as the technology develops, and the influencer economy grows. If virtual influencers catch on, they’ll probably take a major chunk of revenue away from their human counterparts. Less than human Digital influencers have advantages — and drawbacks — […]
The Future. Surveying 31,000 people across 31 countries and data from Fortune 500 companies, LinkedIn and Microsoft discovered some surprising insights about the use of AI in the workplace — namely, it’s being used a lot, but no one’s really being honest about it. To attract the best talent, companies may start offering AI training […]
The Future. Some kids are opting to spend more time with their chatbot friends than their real ones. It’s a trend that’s helping some kids overcome loneliness and anxiety but also endangering them of only developing relationships with AI. If the trend continues, we may soon see a mental health crisis not about loneliness but […]
The Future. Musician, dancer, and actor FKA Twigs announced that she’s rolling out a deepfake of herself to handle her online presence, giving her more time to focus on what she actually wants to do — make music. If fans enjoy engaging with Twigs’ chatbot, expect deepfakes to soon be running nearly every celebrity’s social […]
The Future. Colorado is the first state to pass a law that ensures your biological and neural data receive the same protections as your fingerprint or biometric data, joining similar laws in countries like Spain and Mexico. With firms like Apple, Meta, and Neuralink already working on tech that could collect such data, Colorado’s law […]