ChatGPT uses far less energy than thought
Published in AI
Thursday, 13 February 2025 11:45

ChatGPT uses far less energy than thought


Epoch boffins find

A team of boffins from Epoch AI have emerged from their smoke filled labs having discovered that concerns over ChatGPT’s energy consumption may have been overstated.

AI, big data and cloud dominate hiring trends
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Wednesday, 12 February 2025 09:23

AI, big data and cloud dominate hiring trends


GlobalData data report

According to the latest beancounters at GlobalData, the global job market experienced a 1.4 per cent year-over-year (YoY) growth in 2024, with AI, big data, and cloud computing emerging as key drivers of hiring trends.

Musk leads $97.4 billion takeover bid for OpenAI
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Altman offers to take Twitter off Musk’s hands

A consortium of investors led by Swasticar maker Elon [Roman Salute] Musk has submitted a $97.4 billion offer to take over OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT.

Italy bans DeepSeek
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Friday, 31 January 2025 11:53

Italy bans DeepSeek


You give our data to the Chinese you sleep with the fishes

Italy’s data protection authority has blocked access to the Chinese artificial intelligence model DeepSeek, citing insufficient information about its handling of personal data.

Great unwashed spent a fortune on AI apps
Published in Mobiles
Thursday, 23 January 2025 09:34

Great unwashed spent a fortune on AI apps


$150 Billion globally in 2024

Demand for generative AI drove consumer spending on mobile apps to $150 billion globally in 2024 -- a 13 per cent increase from the previous year.

OpenAI engineer and whistleblower dead
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Sunday, 22 December 2024 21:57

OpenAI engineer and whistleblower dead


Apparent suicide

OpenAI engineer turned whistleblower Suchir Balaji has died at the age of 26. His death, confirmed as a suicide by San Francisco officials. 

Half of LinkedIn posts AI-Generated
Published in AI
Thursday, 28 November 2024 09:15

Half of LinkedIn posts AI-Generated


Nothing is real, and nothing to get hung about

More than half of the posts on LinkedIn, the Microsoft-owned social media platform for business professionals, are likely generated by artificial intelligence.

Apple shows AI aversion in App Awards
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Tuesday, 26 November 2024 09:42

Apple shows AI aversion in App Awards


So much for being at the forefront

While the Tame Apple Press claims that the fruity cargo cult is at the bleeding edge of AI with its late and lacklustre Apple Intelligence, the reality can be seen in the company’s App of the Year awards.

LLM-driven robots easy to jailbreak
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Monday, 25 November 2024 10:13

LLM-driven robots easy to jailbreak


Bake a file in a cake

A study has revealed an automated method to breach large language model (LLM)-driven robots with "100 per cent success" which can jail break a robot to turn it into a killing machine. 

New Siri will take two years
Published in AI
Friday, 22 November 2024 09:43

New Siri will take two years


Jobs’ Mob scrambles to play catch-up

The Tame Apple Press is reporting a rumour that Apple will have a new version of Siri out of the box to match the large language models that its rivals have had for ages—there is just one snag.