Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. Not quite that generous. NurPhoto The State of the Union is currently rather generous, some might say. There have been tax cuts for the American people and very big tax cuts for the country’s favorite people — corporations, that is. Employees …
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Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. A different view of these countries. Airbnb; YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET Silicon Valley and Donald Trump have rarely been snug bedfellows. Their respective views of the world don’t readily accommodate each other. So, as the US president makes his State of the Union address …
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Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. Hey, Google, I choose “Save Me!” Glenn Chapman/Getty Images This is personal. I’ve often feared a coming nightmare where far too many people, adults and children alike, are saying and shouting “OK, Google” into the ether. (“Hey, Google” is the only other current option.) During …
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If you’re going through a difficult time, Facebook wants to help. Its artificial intelligence software can now use pattern recognition to scan Facebook posts and live videos for suicidal thoughts. Once the technology has identified a problem post through what the company calls proactive detection, it alerts a team of human moderators who specialize in dealing with suicide and self …
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A pair of chatbots has recently done something children often do: create a secret language. Last month, researchers at Facebook found two bots developed in the social network’s AI division had been communicating with each other in an unexpected way. The bots, named Bob and Alice, had generated a language all on their own: Bob: “I can can I I everything …
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From the outside it appears Elon Musk leads a pretty sweet life, but what is it really like being a world-famous business magnate, engineer and inventor? In a series of tweets on Monday, Musk tweeted replies to questions by other Twitter users about his mental state, including some of the inner turmoil he struggles with. The reality is great highs, …
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For Elon Musk, X marks the spot. Or the domain. The CEO of Tesla and SpaceX confirmed in a tweet that he had purchased the X.com domain from PayPal. Musk said he didn’t have any plans for the domain, but that it had “great sentimental value to me.” The X.com domain name was originally a financial services company started by …
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The eight-year bromance between Barack Obama — who appointed the first chief technology officer for the US — and Silicon Valley is over. Now what? That’s the question the tech industry has been asking since a real estate mogul turned reality TV star, with a spotty reputation on technology, was voted in as 45th president of the United States. President …
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If you’re obsessed with “Westworld” or “Ex Machina,” you might be preparing for humankind’s impending doom. You know, the dawn of artificial intelligence. Facebook has this advice: Take a deep breath. The social network on Thursday launched a campaign aimed at demystifying AI by educating people on the basics of how it works. In a handful of short videos, Facebook …
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Microsoft has formed a partnership with OpenAI, an Elon Musk-backed company, to research artificial intelligence. The two companies will focus on “making significant contributions to advance the field of AI” and will work on their “mutual goal of using AI to tackle some of the world’s most challenging problems,” Microsoft said Tuesday in a blog post. Microsoft added that it …
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