The Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit that runs Wikipedia, says that shifts in how people search for information online are cutting into its human traffic. In a blog post published today, Marshall Miller, the foundation’s senior director of product, said Wikipedia’s human visits are down about 8% over the past few months compared to the same […]
Microsoft Desperately Wants Users To Talk to Their Windows PCs
The next version of Windows will be stuffed to the gills with AI. You may be asking, “Even more than before?” Yes, and Microsoft hopes to train you to quit using your keyboard and mouse to handle your PC. The company hopes you’ll use your voice to command your PC, like you’re some domineering captain […]
The Electric Bill is Too Damn High, and Both Sides Agree: It’s the Local Data Center’s Fault
The data center industry is exploding, and server farms are popping up all over the world. As you might’ve guessed, much of the industry’s boom is built around the blossoming generative AI industry, which requires massive amounts of electricity to do stuff like make a picture of Mickey Mouse committing the 9/11 terrorist attacks. What […]
The Destruction in Gaza Is What the Future of AI Warfare Looks Like
In 2021, Israel used “the Gospel” for the first time. That was the codename for an AI tool deployed in the 11-day war against Gaza that the IDF has since deemed the first artificial intelligence war. The conclusion of that war didn’t end the conflict between Israel and Palestine, but it was a sign of […]
Microsoft Backs Off New Data Center After Small Wisconsin Town Backlash
Despite Big Tech pouring billions into AI infrastructure projects, not everyone wants a massive data center in their backyard. Microsoft has ditched plans for a data center in Caledonia, Wisconsin, after facing pushback from the local community. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported Wednesday that the tech giant canceled its application for the current site but […]
TrumpRx Is a Narcissistic, AI-Generated Nightmare
Donald Trump, the convicted felon and current President of the United States, officially launched a new government website dubbed TrumpRx during a press conference at the White House on Friday. It’s very Trumpy. And we mean that in the worst way possible. You can’t actually do anything yet on the website, which is hosted at […]
Fake Protest Videos Are the Latest AI Slop to Go Viral in MAGA World
Last week, OpenAI released Sora 2, the latest version of its AI video creator, along with a new Sora app for making and sharing those videos. The new tool has led to an explosion in realistic AI videos on social media, including plenty of fresh discussion about intellectual property rights. But one of the oddest […]
Bank of England Warns of an AI Bubble Burst
The central bank of the United Kingdom is worried about an AI bubble burst. “On a number of measures, equity market valuations appear stretched, particularly for technology companies focused on Artificial Intelligence (AI),” the bank’s financial policy committee said, according to a record of its latest meeting. “This, when combined with increasing concentration within market […]
Jeff Bezos Has a Plan to Curb AI’s Carbon Footprint: Send Data Centers to Space
Jeff Bezos believes that for artificial intelligence to keep expanding, data centers will eventually need to move off the Earth and into space. Speaking at the Italian Tech Week in Turin last week, the Amazon and Blue Origin founder said that the best way to reduce the environmental impact of these facilities was to move […]
OpenAI Gives Us a Glimpse of How It Monitors for Misuse on ChatGPT
OpenAI’s latest report on malicious AI use underscores the tightrope that AI companies are walking between preventing misuse of their chatbots and reassuring users that their privacy is respected. The report, which dropped today, highlights several cases where OpenAI investigated and disrupted harmful activity involving its models, focusing on scams, cyberattacks, and government-linked influence campaigns. […]