Technology

Amos Zeeberg Science Mar 10, 2024 9:00 AM Selective Forgetting Can Help AI Learn Better Erasing key information during training allows machine learning models to learn new languages faster and more easily. Illustration: Valentin Tkach/Quanta The original version ofthis storyappeared inQuanta Magazine. A team of computer scientists has created a …

A new report commissioned by the U.S. State Department is warning governments are running out of time to implement comprehensive safeguards on the development and regulation of advanced artificial intelligence — and that the future of the human species could be at stake. AI researcher warns governments are running out …

Louise Matsakis Business Mar 10, 2024 5:30 AM The Influencers Getting Paid to Promote Designer Knockoffs From China Influencers on TikTok and Reddit earn a cut of the counterfeit goods trade by promoting high-quality “replicas” sourced from ecommerce sites in China. Illustration: WIRED Staff; Getty Images Eben Fox makes it …

Scientists found that young children's exposure to screen time is interfering with their opportunities to talk and interact with grownups in their home environment. Scientists call it 'technoference' when technology interferes with interactions between a parent and a child You may have seen the sight of a very young child …

In a new book titled Eat, Poop, Die: How Animals Make Our World, conservation biologist Joe Roman details all the ways that the biological activities of animals make and remake our world — and explores how protecting animals can help fix some of the damage humans have done. New book …

Even when times are tough, chimpanzee mothers will carve out time to play with their kids, new research has found. Study shows play is ‘so developmentally important’ for young chimps, it has to be a priority: researcher Even when times are tough, chimpanzee mothers will carve out time to play …

Paresh DaveSteven Levy Business Mar 8, 2024 5:51 PM Sam Altman Back on OpenAI's Board After He Is Cleared by Investigation OpenAI named Sam Altman, its fired-then-rehired CEO, to its board of directors on Friday. It also added three women with executive experience at Sony, Meta, and the Bill & …

Caroline Haskins Business Mar 8, 2024 11:35 AM Florida Middle Schoolers Arrested for Allegedly Creating Deepfake Nudes of Classmates In what appears to be the first criminal case of its kind, two teenage boys were charged under a 2022 Florida law for allegedly creating AI-generated images depicting middle school classmates. …

For some, it's travelling to remote locations that makes catching fleeting moments of daytime darkness special. Others say the experience is personal and spiritual. And there are those who crave a human connection while watching the moon slowly envelope the sun. But they all say it's worth it for the …

Morgan Meaker Business Mar 8, 2024 2:05 AM Apple Could Be the First Target of Europe’s Tough New Tech Law An architect of the EU’s tough new Digital Markets Acts says Apple would be a logical first candidate for investigation under the law, which aims to “break open” tech platforms. …