Enlarge (credit: Celestino Arce/Getty Images) Amidst the tragic toll of Russia’s brutal and catastrophic invasion of Ukraine, the effects of the Kremlin’s long-running campaign of destructive cyberattacks against its neighbor have often—rightfully—been treated as an afterthought. But after a year of war, it’s becoming clear that the cyberwar Ukraine has endured for the past year...
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Inside Taiwanese Chip Giant, a U.S. Expansion Stokes Tensions
Employee doubts are rising about Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company’s $40 billion investment in an Arizona factory.
How Arizona Is Positioning Itself for $52 Billion to the Chips Industry
The state has become a hub for chip makers including Intel and TSMC, as the government prepares to release a gusher of funds for the strategic industry.
Generative AI is coming for the lawyers
Enlarge (credit: James Marshall / Getty Images) David Wakeling, head of London-based law firm Allen & Overy’s markets innovation group, first came across law-focused generative AI tool Harvey in September 2022. He approached OpenAI, the system’s developer, to run a small experiment. A handful of his firm’s lawyers would use the system to answer simple...
Supreme Court Weighs Tech Company Protections in Google Case
The case, concerning a law that gives websites immunity for suits based on their users’ posts, has the potential to alter the very structure of the internet.
Sci-fi becomes real as renowned magazine closes submissions due to AI writers
Enlarge / An AI-generated image of a robot eagerly writing a submission to Clarkesworld. (credit: Ars Technica) One side effect of unlimited content-creation machines—generative AI—is unlimited content. On Monday, the editor of the renowned sci-fi publication Clarkesworld Magazine announced that he had temporarily closed story submissions due to a massive increase in machine-generated stories sent...
Limited data sets a hurdle as China plays catch-up to ChatGPT
Enlarge / Baidu is leading the ChatGPT AI charge in China with plans to incorporate its Ernie chatbot into its search engine from next month. (credit: SOPA Images via Getty) China’s tech giants, including Baidu, Alibaba, and NetEase, are racing to match the West’s recent developments in artificial intelligence, touting projects that they hope will...
Viral Instagram photographer has a confession: His photos are AI-generated
Enlarge / Jos Avery uses Midjourney, an AI image synthesis model, to create images that he then retouches and posts on Instagram as “photos.” (credit: Avery Season Art) With over 26,000 followers and growing, Jos Avery’s Instagram account has a trick up its sleeve. While it may appear to showcase stunning photo portraits of people,...
Microsoft to Limit Length of Bing Chatbot Conversations
The new technology has gone down unusual, sometimes unnerving paths in lengthy conversations with some early users.
Facebook Parent Plans to Sell ‘Meta Verified’ Accounts
Meta announced that it would begin charging $11.99 a month for a blue badge on Facebook and Instagram.