From LLMs to hallucinations, here’s a simple guide to common AI terms

The rise of AI has brought an avalanche of new terms and slang. Here is a glossary with definitions of some of the most ...
Macworld

I switched from Apple Watch to a Whoop band. Here’s what I learned

Macworld explores switching from Apple Watch to Whoop band, a subscription-based fitness tracker focusing on Sleep, Recovery, ...
Digi Times

In-depth: Google TurboQuant cuts LLM memory 6x, resets AI inference cost curve

Google has introduced TurboQuant, a compression algorithm that reduces large language model (LLM) memory usage by at least 6x while boosting performance, targeting one of AI's most persistent ...
The New York Times

Your Suck-up Chatbot

We explain the implications of A.I. being so sycophantic. By Sam Sifton I am the host of The Morning. My colleague Tom was on the train home the other day, seated between two commuters focused on ...
TechSpot

Google's TurboQuant compression tech cuts LLM memory use by 6x with no accuracy loss

The big picture: Google has developed three AI compression algorithms – TurboQuant, PolarQuant, and Quantized Johnson-Lindenstrauss – designed to significantly reduce the memory footprint of large ...
Engadget

OpenAI drops plans to release an adult chatbot

OpenAI has indefinitely dropped plans to release an erotic chatbot (Steve Dent for Engadget) OpenAI has "indefinitely" abandoned plans to release an a erotic chatbot for adults following concerns from ...
The New York Times

Seeking a Sounding Board? Beware the Eager-to-Please Chatbot.

A new study of popular AI models shows that their feedback on social situations is far from impartial. By Teddy Rosenbluth For almost as long as A.I. chatbots have been publicly available, people have ...
KHQ

OpenAI shelves plans for erotic chatbot

OpenAI has put plans for a sexually explicit chatbot on hold indefinitely, the company said Thursday, amid mounting concerns about the societal and reputational risks of releasing such a product. The ...
Medical Xpress

There's now an osteoarthritis AI chatbot backed by real research

People living with osteoarthritis often have questions about their condition, but they do not always have easy access to clear and reliable answers. What causes osteoarthritis? Is exercise safe? What ...
The Daily Gazette

My child says an AI chatbot is their friend – what should I do?

LONDON — As AI becomes increasingly more entrenched into our everyday lives, a new survey in the UK has found that nearly a third of children using AI chatbots said that they would describe the ...