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Would Large Language Models Be Better If They Weren’t So Large?

When it comes to artificial intelligence chatbots, bigger is typically better.Large language models like ChatGPT and Bard, which generate conversational, original text, improve as...

Elon Musk’s Event With Ron DeSantis Exposes Twitter’s Weaknesses

Hosting Florida’s governor, Ron DeSantis, in a Twitter audio event on Wednesday to announce his presidential run was supposed to be a triumphant moment...

Microsoft Calls for AI Rules to Minimize Risks

Microsoft endorsed a crop of regulations for artificial intelligence on Thursday, as the company navigates concerns from governments around the world about the risks...

Brain Implants Allow Paralyzed Man to Walk Using His Thoughts

Gert-Jan Oskam was living in China in 2011 when he was in a motorcycle accident that left him paralyzed from the hips down. Now,...

Minnesota Governor Vetoes Gig Worker Pay Bill

Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota on Thursday vetoed a bill that would have guaranteed a minimum wage and other protections for Uber and Lyft...

Chinese Malware Hits Systems on Guam. Is Taiwan the Real Target?

Around the time that the F.B.I. was examining the equipment recovered from the Chinese spy balloon shot down off the South Carolina coast in...

Google’s Photo App Still Can’t Find Gorillas. And Neither Can Apple’s.

Eight years after a controversy over Black people being mislabeled as gorillas by image analysis software — and despite big advances in computer vision...

TikTok Sues Montana Over State Ban

TikTok on Monday sued to block Montana from banning the popular video app, escalating its efforts to stop a prohibition that would be the...

China Bans Some Chip Sales of Micron, the US Company

Beijing on Sunday told Chinese companies that deal with critical information to stop purchasing products from Micron Technology, the U.S.-based manufacturer of memory chips...

Why Amazon’s Delivery Network Is Vulnerable to Labor Strife

Is there a more familiar sign of corporate dominance than the Amazon delivery van?As recently as four years ago, the blue-gray vehicle with the...

Another Side of the AI Boom: Detecting What AI Makes

Andrey Doronichev was alarmed last year when he saw a video on social media that appeared to show the president of Ukraine surrendering to...

TikTok Users Sue Montana, Calling State Ban Unconstitutional

A court battle over First Amendment rights kicked off in Montana on Thursday after a group of TikTok users challenged the state’s new TikTok...

Haven’t Checked Your Gmail in a While? Google May Delete Your Account.

Starting in December, Google will begin deleting accounts that have not been used in at least two years as part of an effort to...

Sam Altman, ChatGPT Creator and OpenAI CEO, Urges Senate for AI Regulation

The tone of congressional hearings featuring tech industry executives in recent years can best be described as antagonistic. Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos and other...

Your DNA Can Now Be Pulled From Thin Air. Privacy Experts Are Worried.

David Duffy, a wildlife geneticist at the University of Florida, just wanted a better way to track disease in sea turtles. Then he started...

Peloton Recalls 2 Million Exercise Bikes, Sending Its Shares Sliding

Peloton, the maker of home exercise equipment, said on Thursday that it was recalling more than two million exercise bikes, an announcement that sent...