How tech companies are working to help detect AI-generated images
New York — For a short second final month, a picture purporting to present an explosion close to the Pentagon unfold on social media, inflicting panic and a market sell-off.…
Y2K aesthetics are back, along with the era’s existential dread
Editor’s Note: The previous 12 months was stuffed with uncertainty over politics, the financial system and the ongoing pandemic. In the face of massive adjustments, folks discovered themselves eager for…
A twisted tale of celebrity promotion, opaque transactions and allegations of racist tropes
Sitting throughout from Jimmy Fallon on “The Tonight Show,” Paris Hilton, carrying a glowing neon inexperienced turtleneck costume and a excessive ponytail, checked out an image of a glum cartoon…
Microsoft is bringing ChatGPT technology to Word, Excel and Outlook
NCS — Microsoft on Thursday outlined its plans to deliver synthetic intelligence to its most recognizable productiveness instruments, together with Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel and Word, with the promise of adjusting…
Why we’re nostalgic for retro technology
Editor’s Note: The previous 12 months was full of uncertainty over politics, the economic system and the continuing pandemic. In the face of huge adjustments, individuals discovered themselves longing for…
How the technology behind ChatGPT could make mind-reading a reality
NCS — On a current Sunday morning, I discovered myself in a pair of ill-fitting scrubs, mendacity flat on my again in the claustrophobic confines of an fMRI machine at…
Pirelli: Italy ties China’s hands over fears about chip technology
LondonNCS — Italy has imposed a number of curbs on Pirelli’s largest shareholder, Sinochem, in a transfer geared toward blocking the Chinese authorities’s entry to sensitive chip technology. The Italian…
Tech layoffs raise new alarms about how platforms protect users
New YorkNCS — In the wake of the 2016 presidential election, as on-line platforms started going through larger scrutiny for his or her impacts on users, elections and society, many…
From diversity to accessibility, can technology change the way we think about beauty for the better?
NCS — When Bold Glamour launched on TikTok earlier this yr, it began a storm on social media. The viral beautifying filter makes use of machine studying technology to edit…
AI chip exports: US escalates tech battle by cutting China off from more semiconductors
Editor’s Note: Sign up for NCS’s Meanwhile in China newsletter which explores what you need to know about the country’s rise and how it impacts the world. Hong Kong/WashingtonNCS —…