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Mississippi professor comes up with genius way to catch his students out for cheating with AI
Mississippi professor comes up with genius way to catch his students out for cheating with AI

Dr. Jason Gibson wanted to see if his students were using AI

This is how much water AI data centers actually use and why it's a complex issue
This is how much water AI data centers actually use and why it's a complex issue

Quite how thirsty are these ginormous centers?

'Godfather of AI' says AI is 'already conscious' and warns what action is needed to keep us all safe
'Godfather of AI' says AI is 'already conscious' and warns what action is needed to keep us all safe

AI being conscious is the least of our worries…

World AI Cooperation Organization has been formed with 29 countries signing up to be part of it
World AI Cooperation Organization has been formed with 29 countries signing up to be part of it

World AI Cooperation Organization, assemble!

Man creates 'ghost font' that all humans can read but is impossible for AI models to read or process
Man creates 'ghost font' that all humans can read but is impossible for AI models to read or process

The typeface was developed by designer Eric Lu

Man who switched from Claude to ChatGPT immediately notices a 'stark difference'
Man who switched from Claude to ChatGPT immediately notices a 'stark difference'

Who will win the battle of the bots?

Three-finger test can immediately identify if you're speaking to an AI deepfake and protect you from scams
Three-finger test can immediately identify if you're speaking to an AI deepfake and protect you from scams

Spot when someone isn’t who they say they are!

Using these prompts to stop AI from giving you lazy answers can transform how you use it
Using these prompts to stop AI from giving you lazy answers can transform how you use it

It’s time to hold lazy AI chatbots accountable…

Google wants to release 64,000,000 mosquitoes in Florida and California
Google wants to release 64,000,000 mosquitoes in Florida and California

This isn’t Google’s normal type of debugging…

Scientists have discovered what the optimal robot body looks like and it has 20 legs
Scientists have discovered what the optimal robot body looks like and it has 20 legs

Who’s America’s next top robot?