Stories by rntn

Stem faculty are hired predominantly for research expertise, not teaching skill

Language AIs in 2024: Size, guardrails and steps toward AI agents

The Destructive Legacy of Failed Aquaculture

Collective Dynamics Behind Success

Biden's antitrust crackdown on tech M&As may linger into Trump's reign

Where Will All of Big Tech's Nuclear Waste Go?

Startup set to brick $800 kids robot is trying to open source it first

Workers in Saudi Arabia say Amazon failed to compensate them for labor abuses

Carlos Ghosn Says Nissan Is 'Desperate' Amid Merger Talks with Honda

The extent and fate of fossil carbon accumulation in our technosphere

Why AI language models choke on too much text

AI Chatbots Can Be Jailbroken to Answer Any Question Using Simple Loopholes

Signs of consciousness in AI: Can GPT-3 tell how smart it is?

The Automattic vs. WP Engine WordPress wars are getting annoying

UK museums' copyright claims over digital reproductions of public domain works

Infosec experts divided on AI's potential to assist red teams

Feds Warn SMS Authentication Unsafe After 'Worst Hack in Our Nation's History'

Coverage of 'ultra processed' is overly broad, arbitrary, and wildly misleading

Exploring Human Reproduction in Space: A Potential Area for Future Research

Million GPU clusters, gigawatts of power – the scale of AI defies logic