The recent announcement of John Schulman’s departure from the Microsoft-backed company, OpenAI, to join Anthropic, an AI startup funded by Amazon, has stirred up discussions within the tech community. Schulman, who had been a key figure in OpenAI’s AI alignment efforts, cited his desire to deepen his focus on AI alignment and return to hands-on
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Recently, five secretaries of state took a stand against Elon Musk’s social media platform X, specifically calling out the artificial intelligence search assistant, Grok, for allegedly disseminating false information regarding the 2024 presidential election. The secretaries expressed concerns in a letter to Musk, claiming that Grok misled users about ballot deadlines in a number of
Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, has recently welcomed its first class of medical students at the Thomas F. Frist, Jr. College of Medicine. This partnership with U.S. healthcare giant HCA Healthcare marks a significant milestone in medical education in the region. The inaugural class consists of 50 students who received their white coats last week
It has been revealed that Jenna Ortega is currently in the final stages of negotiations to star in a highly anticipated, yet secretive project by renowned filmmaker JJ Abrams. The project, which is being kept tightly under wraps, is set to be produced by Abrams’ production company, Bad Robot, at Warner Bros. Rising Star Jenna
Recently, a preview of Apple Intelligence features was rolled out with the iOS 18.1 Developer Beta 1 update, along with similar updates for iPadOS and macOS Sequoia. One user who had access to the artificial intelligence (AI) features posted a demo showcasing the Writing Tools. The demo highlighted the AI’s ability to proofread a 2,203-word
In recent years, JPMorgan Chase has been making significant moves to expand its reach across the United States, particularly targeting smaller cities and towns with less population density. With the goal of ensuring that half of the population in the lower 48 states is within an “accessible drive time” of their branches, the bank has
The recent statement made by the prime minister’s spokesman warning those who incite violence online to face the full force of the law comes after days of rioting in the UK and Elon Musk’s alarming comment that “civil war is inevitable”. This highlights the growing concern over the spread of violence and disinformation through online
Delta Air Lines faced a massive outage last month, leading to thousands of flight cancellations that cost the company an estimated $500 million in losses. Despite the severity of the situation, Delta CEO Ed Bastian revealed that the airline had rejected onsite help from CrowdStrike, a cybersecurity company. This decision could have potentially prevented or
The creation of a super-black wood-based material that absorbs over 99% of light was a serendipitous discovery by researchers working on water-repelling technologies for wood at the University of British Columbia. The high-energy plasma gas used in the process turned the ends of wood cells black, leading to the identification of the new material with
Noah Lyles has been adamant about claiming the title of the “world’s fastest man” for some time now, and he solidified that claim on Sunday night at the Stade de France. In a nail-biting 100-meter final, Lyles clocked a personal-best time of 9.784 seconds to win his first Olympic gold medal. He narrowly edged out