The electronic noses designed to prevent food poisoning

The electronic noses designed to prevent food poisoning

Common types of potentially deadly foodborne bacteria are salmonella and E. Coli. Both of these have their own “electronic personality”, says Prof Raz Jelinek, the co-developer of an e-nose called Sensifi, and a professor of chemistry at Ben Gurion University of the Negev, in Israel. “They have their own electrical signal.”

Five days of chaos: What just happened at OpenAI?

Five days of chaos: What just happened at OpenAI?

Nearly as quickly as he left, Sam Altman is back. Following his abrupt and still largely unexplained firing from the influential artificial intelligence developer OpenAI on Friday, the 38-year-old technology entrepreneur will now return to the firm behind ChatGPT and other popular AI programs. The once and future chief executive will answer to a different…

With OpenAI in chaos, the tech recruiting feeding frenzy is on

With OpenAI in chaos, the tech recruiting feeding frenzy is on

For OpenAI, which has become the face of the booming AI industry thanks to popular consumer products such as ChatGPT and DALL-E, the last few days have been a crisis with no clear end in sight. But for competitors in the frothy AI sector, it’s an opportunity. More than 700 employees at the artificial intelligence…

Bowling, that simple game of our youth, is being turned upside-down by technology

Bowling, that simple game of our youth, is being turned upside-down by technology

Something mysterious awaits Kevin Mills at the far end of the bowling lane, down there in the shadows. It doesn’t matter that his fingers find just the right grip on the ball. Or that he takes three careful strides on the way to a smooth throw, finishing in a classic bowler’s pose. Something is making…

Elon Musk’s X sues Media Matters over report on antisemitic content

Elon Musk’s X sues Media Matters over report on antisemitic content

The social media company X, formerly Twitter, sued media watchdog group Media Matters on Monday, alleging defamation after the group reported that the platform was placing ads for major brands next to pro-Hitler and white nationalist content. The complaint alleges that Media Matters “knowingly and maliciously manufactured side-by-side images” that showed X ads next to…

Column: OpenAI’s board had safety concerns. Big Tech obliterated them in 48 hours

Column: OpenAI’s board had safety concerns. Big Tech obliterated them in 48 hours

It’s not every day that the most talked-about company in the world sets itself on fire. Yet that seems to be what happened Friday, when OpenAI’s board announced that it had terminated its chief executive, Sam Altman, because he had not been “consistently candid in his communications with the board.” In corporate-speak, those are fighting…

Germany, France and Italy reach agreement on future AI regulation   | Reuters News Agency

Germany, France and Italy reach agreement on future AI regulation   | Reuters News Agency

GovernmentTechnology 20 November 2023, 2:44 pm 1 minute Reuters exclusively reported that France, Germany and Italy have reached an agreement on how artificial intelligence should be regulated.   Market Impact Germany’s Economy Ministry, which is in charge of the topic together with the Ministry of Digital Affairs, said laws and state control should not regulate AI…

Germany, France and Italy reach agreement on future AI regulation   | Reuters News Agency

Germany, France and Italy reach agreement on future AI regulation   | Reuters News Agency

GovernmentTechnology 20 November 2023, 2:44 pm 1 minute Reuters exclusively reported that France, Germany and Italy have reached an agreement on how artificial intelligence should be regulated.   Market Impact Germany’s Economy Ministry, which is in charge of the topic together with the Ministry of Digital Affairs, said laws and state control should not regulate AI…

Germany, France and Italy reach agreement on future AI regulation   | Reuters News Agency

Germany, France and Italy reach agreement on future AI regulation   | Reuters News Agency

GovernmentTechnology 20 November 2023, 2:44 pm 1 minute Reuters exclusively reported that France, Germany and Italy have reached an agreement on how artificial intelligence should be regulated.   Market Impact Germany’s Economy Ministry, which is in charge of the topic together with the Ministry of Digital Affairs, said laws and state control should not regulate AI…