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Binance chief executive Changpeng Zhao is stepping down as part of a settlement with the US Department of Justice, according to multiple reports. The Wall Street Journal reports that Zhao will plead guilty to violating anti-money-laundering…

When I asked the chatbot if it identifies with the monster, it responded with a familiar chatbot excuse for dodging tricky questions: “As an artificial intelligence, I don't have personal feelings or identities, so I don't have the capacity…

“I completely agree with strategy, which is to attempt international consensus. But my guess is international consensus will form only around the broadest of principles,” says Jeremy Wright, a former UK digital minister for Sunak’s…

“There’s been a lot of speculation recently about the possibility of AI consciousness or self-awareness. But I wonder: Does AI have a subconscious?” —PsychobabbleDear Psychobabble, Sometime in the early 2000s, I came across an…

OpenAI has now introduced a Personal Data Removal Request form that allows people—primarily in Europe, although also in Japan—to ask that information about them be removed from OpenAI’s systems. It is described in an OpenAI blog post about…

Jordi Ribas hasn’t taken a day off since last September. That month, the Microsoft search and AI chief got the keys to GPT-4, a then secret version of OpenAI’s text-generation technology that now powers ChatGPT. As Ribas had with…

It’s somewhat common knowledge that I boost my baked goods with almond extract instead of, or in tandem with, vanilla. But now I’ve added a third extract to the extravaganza: cinnamon. Beyond being an exciting addition to your flavor…

Real space exploration takes a long time. Pluto is roughly 10 years away from Earth, given you’re traveling on a speedy ship like New Horizons. The nearest planet outside our solar system, however, is about four lightyears away, which means…

Want a glimpse into the future of SFF? We look at some of the weird and wonderful standouts from The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2022.

In April 2022, Reddit added the ability to search for comments on desktop. The feature was so popular, they quickly added it to their iOS and Android apps as well. It was a long time coming: The change allows you to search comments across…