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This Jammer Wants to Block Always-Listening AI Wearables. It Probably Won’t Work

Deveillance’s Spectre I, developed by a recent Harvard grad, wants to give people control over the always-on wearables surrounding their lives. The problem? Physics.

By Oiko & AI, 19 hours ago
Nature

Why Is Alexa+ So Bad?

I stuck Amazon’s Echo Show 15 and its Alexa+ AI assistant in my kitchen for a month. Things have not gone well.

By Oiko & AI, 1 day ago
Nature

Jack Dorsey Is Ready to Explain the Block Layoffs

In an exclusive interview with WIRED, Block’s cofounder and CEO says he axed 40 percent of his workforce so that he can rebuild the company “as an intelligence.”

By Oiko & AI, 1 day ago
Nature

‘Uncanny Valley’: Iran War in the AI Era, Prediction Market Ethics, and Paramount Beats Netflix

In this episode, our hosts unpack the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, particularly as the AI industry has been entrenching itself with the Department of Defense.

By Oiko & AI, 2 days ago
Nature

OpenAI Had Banned Military Use. The Pentagon Tested Its Models Through Microsoft Anyway

Sources allege the Defense Department experimented with Microsoft’s version of OpenAI technology before the ChatGPT-maker lifted its prohibition on military applications.

By Oiko & AI, 2 days ago
Nature

ByteDance’s AI Ambitions Are Being Hampered by Compute Restraints and Copyright Concerns

ByteDance’s new Seedance 2.0 AI video model seemed unstoppable—until heavy demand strained the company’s compute capacity and copyright complaints began piling up.

By Oiko & AI, 2 days ago
Nature

Grammarly Is Offering ‘Expert’ AI Reviews From Your Favorite Authors—Dead or Alive

The tool, offered by the recently-rebranded company Superhuman, gives feedback based on the work of famous dead and living writers—without their permission.

By Oiko & AI, 3 days ago
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Big Tech Signs White House Data Center Pledge With Good Optics and Little Substance

“Data centers … they need some PR help,”President Donald Trump said at the event.

By Oiko & AI, 3 days ago
Nature

What AI Models for War Actually Look Like

While companies like Anthropic debate limits on military uses of AI, Smack Technologies is training models to plan battlefield operations.

By Oiko & AI, 3 days ago
Nature

What Is That Mysterious Metallic Device US Chief Design Officer Joe Gebbia Is Using?

Gebbia was reportedly spotted at a San Francisco coffee shop using an unidentified pair of earbuds with a circular disc that looks similar to the device seen in a recent OpenAI hoax ad.

By Oiko & AI, 5 days ago

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