Among sermon writers, there is fascination – and unease – over the fast-expanding abilities of artificial-intelligence chatbots. For now, the evolving consensus among clergy is this: Yes, they can write a passably competent sermon. But no, they can’t replicate the passion of actual preaching. “It lacks a soul – I don’t know how else to say it,” said Hershael York, a pastor in Kentucky who … Continue reading Pastors’ view: Sermons written by ChatGPT will have no soul

Microsoft on Tuesday unveiled a new version of its Bing search engine that incorporates the language technology behind ChatGPT, an AI system for conversational and creative responses that marks the first big chance in years to get ahead of search king Google. Bing now is an “AI-powered co-pilot for the web,” the tech giant said, delivering search results infused with information from the large language … Continue reading Microsoft’s AI-Powered Bing Challenges Google Search

CEO Satya Nadella said Tuesday that search powered by artificial intelligence is the biggest thing to happen to his company in the nine years he’s been at the helm. “I have not seen something like this since I would say 2007-2008, when the cloud was just first coming out,” Nadella told CNBC’s Jon Fortt in an interview. Microsoft invited reporters to its headquarters in Redmond, Washington, … Continue reading Microsoft CEO Nadella calls A.I.-powered search biggest thing for company since cloud 15 years ago

Scientists have found a clever way to generate hydrogen straight from salty seawater. This could be another step towards a clean energy future, if renewables power the process. The new device makes a few chemical modifications to existing technologies, making it possible to extract hydrogen from untreated, unpurified seawater – which could alleviate concerns about using precious water supplies. “We have split natural seawater into … Continue reading New Prototype Device Generates Hydrogen From Untreated Seawater

On Monday Google announced they were launching their own artificial intelligence chatbot technology called Bard, and the company said it will begin unveiling the platform in the coming weeks. The announcement will peak the interest of another artificial intelligence service called OpenAI, whose rival ChatGPT will now directly compete with Google’s new version. The following is from CNN: Google on Monday unveiled a new chatbot … Continue reading Google unveils its ChatGPT rival, Bard AI

In the golden age of space exploration we live in, cosmic revelations seem to occur more frequently than ever before. This week, astronomers discovered a rarity: two stars that could one day collide and produce showers of gold. The possibility of finding celestial wonders such as this one, however, took years of innovation and good old-fashioned elbow grease. It raises the question of what will … Continue reading Cosmic seaplanes and self-growing bricks could help us explore other worlds

The world’s biggest commercial aircraft makers seem increasingly convinced that autonomous passenger flight is a question of when, not if. Flying today’s high-tech passenger jets is often a matter of setting up and overseeing their autopilot and other automated systems — but we’re not yet at a point where computer systems can entirely replace human pilots. “Autonomy is going to come to all of the airplanes … Continue reading Fully autonomous passenger planes are inching closer to takeoff

This year, the U.S. justice system, including the Supreme Court, will take on cases that will help determine the bounds of free expression on the internet in ways that could force the hand of Musk and other platform owners who determine what messages get distributed widely. The boundaries they will consider include the extent of platforms’ responsibility to remove terrorist content and prevent their algorithms … Continue reading How the Supreme Court could soon change free speech on the internet

HUMANS in the next 100 years could be part-machine, part-flesh creatures with brain chips and bionic limbs and organs in a vision of “cyborgs” once described by Elon Musk. Men and women born around 2100 could live in a world very different to ours as humans may be totally connected to the internet and meshed together with artificial intelligence. Mobile phones would no longer be … Continue reading Humans in 2100 could be ageless bionic hybrids

Elon Musk’s Neuralink, a medical device company, is under federal investigation for potential animal-welfare violations amid internal staff complaints that its animal testing is being rushed, causing needless suffering and deaths, according to documents reviewed by Reuters and sources familiar with the investigation and company operations. Neuralink Corp is developing a brain implant it hopes will help paralyzed people walk again and cure other neurological … Continue reading Musk’s Neuralink faces federal probe, employee backlash over animal tests

Hackers linked to the Chinese government stole at least $20 million in U.S. Covid relief benefits, including Small Business Administration loans and unemployment insurance funds in over a dozen states, according to the Secret Service. The theft of taxpayer funds by the Chengdu-based hacking group known as APT41 is the first instance of pandemic fraud tied to foreign, state-sponsored cybercriminals that the U.S. government has … Continue reading Hackers linked to Chinese government stole millions in Covid benefits, Secret Service says

Supervisors in San Francisco voted Tuesday to give city police the ability to use potentially lethal, remote-controlled robots in emergency situations — following an emotionally charged debate that reflected divisions on the politically liberal board over support for law enforcement. The vote was 8-3, with the majority agreeing to grant police the option despite strong objections from civil liberties and other police oversight groups. Opponents … Continue reading San Francisco will allow police to deploy robots that kill

Elon Musk‘s neuroscience startup Neuralink Corp. is expected to give a progress report on its brain-implant technology in a highly anticipated streamed event Wednesday night.  In a tweet last week, the company teased a demo for the event, which begins at 9 p.m. New York time, with a short video that slowly spelled out the message “please join us for a show and tell.” Some … Continue reading Elon Musk’s Neuralink Set to ‘Show and Tell’ Latest Brain-Computer Advances at Event

The thawing of ancient permafrost due to climate change may pose a new threat to humans, according to researchers who revived nearly two dozen viruses – including one frozen under a lake more than 48,500 years ago. European researchers examined ancient samples collected from permafrost in the Siberia region of Russia. They revived and characterized 13 new pathogens, what they termed “zombie viruses,” and found … Continue reading Scientists Revive 48,500-Year-Old ‘Zombie Virus’ Buried In Permafrost

After the thawing of ancient permafrost, researchers who revived nearly two dozen viruses – including one frozen under a lake more than 48,500 years ago. Continue reading Scientists Revive 48,500-Year-Old ‘Zombie Virus’ Buried In Ice 

The new owner of the social media platform Twitter announced on Thursday that will grant “amnesty” for suspended accounts. Continue reading Elon Musk says he will grant ‘amnesty’ to suspended Twitter accounts

The United States is banning the sale of communications equipment manufactured by Chinese companies Huawei and ZTE and is restricting the use of some Chinese made video surveillance systems, citing an “unacceptable risk” to national security. Continue reading U.S. bans imports of Chinese tech from Huawei, ZTE

Naver — a soup-to-nuts internet conglomerate in South Korea — has been experimenting with integrating robots into office life for several months. Inside a futuristic, starkly industrial, 36-story high-rise on the outskirts of Seoul, a fleet of about 100 robots cruise around on their own, moving from floor to floor on robot-only elevators and sometimes next to humans, rolling through security gates and entering meeting … Continue reading Invasion of the office robots!