The Download: how criminals use AI, and OpenAI’s Chinese data blunder
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AI models can outperform humans in tests to identify mental states
Humans are complicated beings. The ways we communicate are multilayered, and psychologists have devised many…
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A device that zaps the spinal cord gave paralyzed people better control of their hands
Fourteen years ago, a journalist named Melanie Reid attempted a jump on horseback and fell.…
The Download: how to test AI, and treating paralysis
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Five ways criminals are using AI
Artificial intelligence has brought a big boost in productivity—to the criminal underworld. Generative AI provides…
Astronomers are enlisting AI to prepare for a data downpour
In deserts across Australia and South Africa, astronomers are planting forests of metallic detectors that…
The Download: GPT-4o’s polluted Chinese training data, and astronomy’s AI challenge
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GPT-4o’s Chinese token-training data is polluted by spam and porn websites
Soon after OpenAI released GPT-4o on Monday, May 13, some Chinese speakers started to notice…
Unlocking the trillion-dollar potential of generative AI
Generative AI is poised to unlock trillions in annual economic value across industries. This rapidly…