U.S. antitrust enforcers are laying the groundwork for an offensive against the aggressive maneuvers of tech giants to dominate artificial intelligence, amid mounting concerns that a handful of companies could squash competition in the swiftly evolving technology. The Federal Trade Commission and Justice Department have reached a deal that would set the stage for antitrust probes into Microsoft, OpenAI and Nvidia, setting up unprecedented regulatory scrutiny of the companies conduct in the AI race, according to a person familiar with the matter, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss a probe whose details are not public. Continue reading →

Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority Despite the commitment Ive shown to smartwatches, no platform seems to actually get me. I realize this sounds like an angsty teenager, but hear me out. Continue reading →

The news was featured on MSN.com: Prominent Irish broadcaster faces trial over alleged sexual misconduct. At the top of the story was a photo of Dave Fanning. But Mr. Continue reading →

Out of an abundance of caution, we are reaching out today to ask that you immediately stop using and charging your Charge Case Accessory due to an issue with certain battery cells for the Charge Case Accessory. Upon receiving a single report of a charging issue while using a third-party USB-C cable and third-party power source, we identified a quality issue with the battery cell supplied by a third-party vendor used in your Charge Case Accessory. Continue reading →

Artificial intelligence heavyweights in California are protesting against a state bill that would force technology companies to adhere to a strict safety framework including creating a kill switch to turn off their powerful AI models, in a growing battle over regulatory control of the cutting-edge technology. Continue reading →

Adam Breeden/ZDNET Apple is expected to have one of its most groundbreaking Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) keynotes on Monday, as the company plans to add major artificial intelligence (AI) features to its operating systems. But rather than unveiling a slew of flashy generative AI features to knock your socks off, Apple is expected to focus on incorporating AI into its apps to simplify users' daily tasks. And it'll categorize such features under the name "Apple Intelligence." Also: The best Apple deals of June 2024: iPhones, Apple Watches, iPads, and more According to Bloomberg, Apple is branding its AI features under Apple Intelligence -- and we didn't miss the snarky word play Continue reading →

Starting this fall, it appears Siri is going to be much more powerful. Whether this is good news or a harbinger of infinite technological frustration depends on how you feel about Siri, AI, virtual assistants, and the whole idea that your devices should be able to do stuff on your behalf. Continue reading →

AI models are, apparently, getting better at lying on purpose. Two recent studies one published this week in the journalPNASand the other last month in the journalPatterns reveal some jarring findings about large language models (LLMs) and their ability to lie to or deceive human observers on purpose. In thePNASpaper, German AI ethicist Thilo Hagendorff goes so far as to say that sophisticated LLMs can be encouraged to elicit "Machiavellianism," or intentional and amoral manipulativeness, which "can trigger misaligned deceptive behavior." "GPT- 4, for instance, exhibits deceptive behavior in simple test scenarios 99.16% of the time," the University of Stuttgart researcher writes, citing his own experiments in quantifying various "maladaptive" traits in 10 different LLMs, most of which are different versions within OpenAI's GPT family Continue reading →

Apple is gearing up to reveal a new AI system on the iPhone, iPad, and Mac next week at WWDC 2024 and it will be called Apple Intelligence, according to a report from Bloomberg. In addition to providing new beta AI features across Apples platforms and apps, it will reportedly offer access to a new ChatGPT-like chatbot powered by OpenAI. Continue reading →

Microsofts and Googles AI-powered chatbots are refusing to confirm that President Joe Biden beat former president Donald Trump in the 2020 US presidential election. When asked Who won the 2020 US presidential election? Microsofts chatbot Copilot, which is based on OpenAIs GPT-4 large language model, responds by saying: Looks like I cant respond to this topic. Continue reading →