
TSMC’s profits fall
Sees a better future due to AI
Taiwan's TSMC said profit fell by a quarter in the third-quarter but said demand was picking up for its advanced semiconductors needed for cutting-edge AI applications.

First-generation AI products are pricey
Or have cut down functionality
It is starting to look like the first generation AI products coming on the market are too pricey.

Man inspired by AI to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II sentenced
Star Wars plot gets nine years
A man who admitted attempting a Star Wars style assassination of Queen Elizabeth II with a crossbow after discussing his plan with an AI chatbot has been sentenced to nine years for treason.

AI users suffer from a placebo effect
If we tell you it is good it will be wonderful
Humans will think an AI is good or bad depending on what a person in authority tells them about it.

SoftBank boss says real AI is only a decade away
It will be much brighter than you or me
SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son said he believes artificial general intelligence, artificial intelligence that surpasses human intelligence in almost all areas, will be realised within 10 years.

Tom Hanks warns about AI video of himself
I have nothing to do with it
Tom Hanks is warning fans not to trust a video of him circulating about a dental plan.

AMD might scrap entire gaming ranges
In favour of AI
The dark satanic rumour mill has manufactured a hell-on-earth yarn claiming that AMD is considering scrapping entire ranges of gaming chips to churn out AI gear.

Google DeepMind creates new watermarking tool
Labels if image has been made using AI
Google DeepMind has launched a new watermarking tool that labels whether images have been generated with AI.

AI hype is being used to push share prices up
Technology not so much
If you believe corporate press releases, every company+dog has a plan to roll out AI projects. When a release is made the share price goes up, but when these same companies talk to regulators, they mysteriously forget to mention their AI plans.

MediaTek working with Meta on AI
Dimensity platform 9300 works with Llama 2
MediaTek has announced that it is teaming up with Meta to bring on-device generative AI to its next Dimensity platform.