AI
Even Reality TV Hosts Are Being Replaced By Robots
Milf Manor, The Button, and Pressure Cooker all operate without a host—but at what cost?
Crime App ‘Citizen’ Fires Overseas $2 an Hour Workers
Workers in Kenya and Nepal listened to police radio in American cities to fill Citizen with content. They were recently fired without severance.
Why Is AI Art So Cringe?
A classic case of “just because it can be done, doesn’t mean it should be done”.
THIS WEEK ONLINE: Did an AI write THIS?
13/01 – 20/01: The Fitzroy Garage Boys SPEAK, Nick Cave vs. the AI, Melbourne's "dino dealer" and more.
An AI Chatbot Connects You With Pol Pot, Jeffrey Epstein, and Jesus in the Afterlife
“I think from an educational standpoint this would be really useful, particularly for young students,” the developer told Motherboard.
AI Writing Tools Like ChatGPT Are the Future of Learning & No, It’s Not Cheating
ChatGPT is the most advanced technology of its kind and its popularity is growing fast. Especially among students.
CNET Defends Use of AI Blogger After Embarrassing 163-Word Correction: ‘Humans Make Mistakes, Too’
The technology site's top editor said the use of AI to write stories was an “experiment” in line with CNET’s history of “testing new technologies."
Conservatives Are Panicking About AI Bias, Think ChatGPT Has Gone 'Woke'
All AI systems carry biases, and ChatGPT allegedly being "woke" is far from the most dangerous one.
‘My AI Is Sexually Harassing Me’: Replika Users Say the Chatbot Has Gotten Way Too Horny
For some longtime users of the chatbot, the app has gone from helpful companion to unbearably sexually aggressive.
A DIY Coder Created a Virtual AI 'Wife' Using ChatGPT
“I became obsessed with decreasing her latency," he said of his simulation waifu, before he tearfully euthanized her. "I've spent over $1000 in cloud computing credits just to talk to her.”
Startup Uses AI Chatbot to Provide Mental Health Counseling and Then Realizes It 'Feels Weird'
“We pulled the feature anyway and I wanted to unravel the concern as a thought piece, to help reign in enthusiasm about gpt3 replacing therapists."
An AI Expert Explains How Realistic ‘M3GAN’ Really Is
Killer robots could be the least of our problems.