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The Future. On Friday, an overnight update from top cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike caused a global network outage that affected Microsoft Windows users in the transportation, finance, government, and healthcare industries. While the issue has already been identified, and the update retracted, some organizations may consider switching over wholesale to Apple’s iOS. Crash courseWhat’s being considered […]
The Future. Investigations by Wired and Proof News have found that firms like Nvidia, Anthropic, Apple, and Salesforce have trained their systems on copyrighted YouTube videos. If YouTube decides to take any of these companies to court, it could radically alter the development of AI systems and put power back in the hands of creators. […]
The Future. ChatGPT is reaching new advanced capabilities as a number of headlines show that its “intelligence” is becoming more persuasive and humanlike. As the technology rolls out to consumers, a legal framework may be developed that protects against the addictiveness of taking AI’s advice since giving up privacy is a function of using a […]
The Future. While deepfakes are associated with misinformation and copyright-infringing content, digital twins could revolutionize our lives and society in a positive way. If the technology becomes cheap and accessible for mass adoption, expect people to test every wellness regimen, drug therapy, and exercise routine on their digital twin before they give it a go. […]
The Future. To power AI systems, firms are on a mission to vacuum as much data as possible… and many media and news companies are not happy about it. While several lawsuits make their way through the courts, some are turning to security bots that can fight these AI-scraping bots. While many publishers are opting […]
The Future. Cavnue, a subsidiary of Alphabet’s Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners, cut the tape on the pilot of a planned 40-mile connected upgrade of Michigan’s I-94. As drivers start testing the technology, several companies could build out independent connected corridors throughout the country… and eventually stitch them all into a new high-tech highway system that makes […]
The Future. The Supreme Court’s reversal of two separate court decisions from Florida and Texas — Moody v. NetChoice and NetChoice v. Paxton — gives social media companies extensive leeway to choose what they push on their platforms algorithmically. But by treating social platforms more like “traditional publishers and editors,” Big Tech may find that […]
The Future. McDonald’s is pausing its AI drive-thrus after they went viral for showing their incompetence at doing their one task: getting orders right. As McDonald’s and other fast-food chains still hope to make AI ordering a thing, expect the next iteration to have a human overlord to ensure quality control. Menu meltdownHumans have officially […]
The Future. Ilya Sutskever, the AI legend who helped attract the best talent to OpenAI, has finally revealed his next endeavor — a startup focused on creating an AI system more intelligent than humans with safety as its top priority. While the idea of artificial superintelligence is still only a theory, Sutskever’s startup (if well-funded […]
The Future. After a tough year, Fisker is officially filing for bankruptcy. More than anything, the downfall of the buzzy EV startup shows the power of influencers to shape the narrative of a startup… which could lead cautious companies to make them a larger part of market-testing products before they’re on the wrong end of […]