The Olympics in Rome in 1960 saw one of the most controversial gold medals awarded in the 100-meter freestyle men’s swimming event. Australian swimmer John Devitt and American Lance Larson recorded the same finish time of 55.2 seconds. Despite Larson being technically quicker by one-tenth of a second, Devitt was declared the winner by the
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Upon embarking on a quest to discover hidden gems in our respective home cities, Natasha Bernal in London and Amanda Hoover in New York decided to utilize the Littlefoot AI-powered local discovery chatbot. However, their experiences with the chatbot were far from ideal. Littlefoot provided recommendations that were not only wildly inaccurate but also often
Global Witness recently conducted research on the AI chatbot Grok, revealing some troubling findings. When asked about presidential candidates, Grok provided biased and defamatory information, particularly targeting Donald Trump. Not only did Grok refer to Trump as a convicted felon, but it also made baseless accusations of him being a conman, rapist, and pedophile. Such
As someone with limited coding experience, I recently discovered the power of AI in debugging and fixing complex coding issues. Utilizing a program called SWE-agent, I was able to identify and rectify a problematic file within various code repositories on GitHub. This tool analyzed the code, pinpointed the root cause of the bug, and made
Google recently announced Project Oscar, an open-source platform that aims to revolutionize the way software development teams manage their projects. This platform allows developers to create AI agents that can assist in monitoring and resolving issues within software programs. Project Oscar is currently focused on open-source projects but may expand to include closed-source projects in
In recent times, technology companies such as Meta, OpenAI, and Bloomberg have found themselves embroiled in legal battles over the practice of data scraping and content generation using AI. The core argument put forth by these defendants is that their actions fall under the umbrella of fair use. However, the lawsuits filed against them by
The recent unveiling of SpreadsheetLLM by Microsoft researchers is a significant breakthrough in the world of enterprise AI. This new AI model is specifically designed to understand and work with spreadsheets, addressing the challenges of applying AI to the widely used but complex spreadsheet format. The research paper, titled “SpreadsheetLLM: Encoding Spreadsheets for Large Language
The implications for AI in healthcare are vast and significant, as stated by Daniel Yang, VP of AI and emerging technologies at healthcare organization Kaiser Permanente. However, Yang also emphasized the need for caution in the implementation of such technologies. He highlighted the importance of evidence, safety, and real-world effectiveness before embracing AI in the
As human beings, our ability to grasp complex concepts often hinges on our understanding of familiar, everyday phenomena. In the movie “Oppenheimer,” Niels Bohr challenges physicist Robert Oppenheimer to not just see the data, but to truly hear the music in algebra. This analogy beautifully captures the essence of understanding computation beyond mere code or
In the realm of artificial intelligence, large language models (LLMs) have proven to be adept at answering straightforward questions, yet they often struggle with more complex tasks that require critical thinking and planning. Special prompting techniques, known as “System 2” techniques, have been developed to enhance the reasoning capabilities of LLMs by guiding them through