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After a year of basking in global fame, the San Francisco company OpenAI is now confronting a multitude of challenges that could threaten its position at the vanguard of artificial intelligence research.Some of its conflicts stem from decisions made well before the debut of ChatGPT, particularly its unusual shift from an idealistic nonprofit to a big business backed by billions of dollars in investments. It's too early to tell if OpenAI and its attorneys will beat back a barrage of lawsuits from Elon Musk, The New York…

Physician and author Gabor Maté is known for his insights into the imprints that trauma leaves on the mind and body—and for his compassionate guidance on healing. In a series of best-selling books, he has argued that childhood adversities and other stressors may underlie addictions, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and other conditions. In Maté’s most recent work, The Myth of Normal, written with his son, Daniel Maté, he postulates that trauma—by which he means “wound,” as in the original Greek—is woven into the…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain In the face of rampant disinformation, Professor Ruth Mayo from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem delivers a fresh perspective on the cognitive mindsets influencing our susceptibility to false information. Her comprehensive review challenges the prevailing belief that trust or distrust alone is the answer in combating disinformation. …

In July 2023, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations officially opened a joint cyber security information sharing and research centre, or Cybersecurity and Information Centre of Excellence, in a bid to increase the region’s shared cyber threat defences. The centre is a response to a changing threat landscape. At the opening of the ACICE, Singapore’s Ministry of Defence said Singapore alone experienced a 174% increase in phishing attempts between 2021 and 2022, while Southeast Asia cyber crime had increased…

“The Book of Why” Chapters 3&4, a Read with Me seriesContinue reading on Towards Data Science » “The Book of Why” Chapters 3&4, a Read with Me seriesContinue reading on Towards Data Science » FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Techno Blender is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks belong to their rightful owners, all materials to their…

A surplus of extraneous information, or ‘noise,’ has been obscuring crucial features in AI’s analysis of DNA, a problem likened to encountering digital ‘dark matter.’ Now, scientists may have a way to fix this.Artificial intelligence has permeated our everyday existence. Initially, it was evident in ChatGPT, and currently, it’s visible in AI-generated pizza and beer advertisements. While AI might not be entirely reliable, it seems that at times, our own handling of AI is not entirely trustworthy either.Cold Spring Harbor…

Too Long; Didn't ReadThe US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) should expect to encounter potential threats and opportunities in monitoring user activity in the metaverse, according to a recent RAND perspective report. “Many of the things that happen in the physical world might happen in a metaverse” “DHS should undertake legal and ethical reviews of what information is collected and how it is managed” Too Long; Didn't ReadThe US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) should expect to encounter potential threats and…

A 26-year-old Home Depot employee in Pleasanton was fatally shot Tuesday when he confronted a shoplifter inside the hardware store, according to Alameda County officials. Blake Mohs, 26, who worked as a loss-prevention employee at the store, was shot in the chest as he tried to stop a woman from stealing a large yellow toolbox, the Pleasanton Police Department said. After shooting Mohs at point-blank range, the woman — later identified by authorities as Benicia Knapps, 32 — took the toolbox and ran outside to a waiting…

Crime and Punishment, by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series. Enjoy Part 4, Chapter 3 of this timeless classic. Read All Crime and Punishment, by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series. Enjoy Part 4, Chapter 3 of this timeless classic. Read All FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Techno Blender is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified.…

People on TikTok are getting emotional over an AR filter that makes you look like a teenager. Juxtaposed one beside the other, the filter shows you as you are, and then a version of you that has perfectly smooth skin and a strange youthful innocence. The filter has sparked a surprisingly wide range of emotions. “I had not seen her in a very long time,” wrote a TikToker in a post with over 500,000 views. “Yes… I cried.” In a video with 1 million views, another user wrote, “This filter gave me the ability to finally…