X enthusiast and Reddit shareholder Sam Altman had an epiphany on Monday: Bots have made it impossible to determine whether social media posts are really written by humans, he posted. The realization came while reading (and sharing) some posts from the r/Claudecode subreddit, which were praising OpenAI Codex. OpenAI launched the software programming service that…
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So-called AI slop, meaning LLM-generated low-quality images, videos, and text, has taken over the internet in the last couple of years, polluting websites, social media platforms, at least one newspaper, and even real-world events. The world of cybersecurity is not immune to this problem, either. In the last year, people across the cybersecurity industry have…
When the sun is out, you’ll most likely find me hiding under a parasol with a hat on my head. As much as I love summer, the shade is my happy place, which means I often rely on one of the best fake tans in order to get that golden glow. However, as someone who…
The High Court of England and Wales says lawyers need to take stronger steps to prevent the misuse of artificial intelligence in their work. In a ruling tying together two recent cases, Judge Victoria Sharp wrote that generative AI tools like ChatGPT “are not capable of conducting reliable legal research.” “Such tools can produce apparently…
Even after more than a decade without a champion in the four major sports, nobody outside of New York ever wants to hear how tough the Big Apple’s sports fans have it. But really, it’s not easy being a Knicks fan. Even the wins — such as Sunday night’s season-saving 106-100 victory over the Indiana…
