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IBM to Stop Hiring for Jobs That AI Could Doupstart writes:Routine tasks like transferring employees between departments are likely to be fully automated:

upstart writes:It looks like Microsoft is gearing up for a long and difficult fight with regulators for its $68.7 billion deal:

upstart writes:A new system was able to capture exact words and phrases from the brain activity of someone listening to podcasts:

upstart writes:Software vendors and the EU weren’t interested, so giving it away became the best option:

upstart writes:Pornhub protests Utah age verification law by blocking the state's access:

The Morning After: the Godfather of AI Leaves Google Amid Ethical Concernsupstart writes:The Morning After: The Godfather of AI leaves Google amid ethical concerns:

Cops Raid Swedish VPN Provider Only to Find Out There's No 'There' Thereupstart writes:Cops Raid Swedish VPN Provider Only To Find Out There's No 'There' There:

upstart writes:Improvements to future versions of Python are set to speed it up, slim it down, and pave the way toward even better things:

upstart writes:The European Union is writing legislation that would hold accountable companies that create generative AI platforms:

upstart writes:Musk explained it exploded after a 40-second delay:I think that many people had already reached this conclusion but it is nice to have confirmation about the time delay.

upstart writes:UK chip giant Arm files for blockbuster US share listing:

upstart writes:The Kingdom Of Bhutan Has Been Quietly Mining Bitcoin For Years:

looorg writes:https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2218380120

upstart writes:World's encyclopedia warns draft law could boot it offline in UK:

SunTzuWarmaster writes:Hospital and university clinics have historically helped people post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and phobias using virtual reality to immerse them in simulations that help them reckon with the problem. It was the foundation of a US Army program called BraveMind ( https://medvr.ict.usc.edu/projects/bravemind.html ). It is a virtual version of the longstanding technique called exposure therapy, in which people confront memories or fears, such as fear of flying or confined spaces - done actively with a therapist. However, a limited number of virtual-reality scenarios are available, and many patients must go to a specialized clinic for such care. Last week in the Wall Street Journal, they covered that researchers are aiming to make immersive VR-based therapy more personal and bring it into people's homes.Full Story: https://www.wsj.com/articles/confronting-your-fears-in-virtual-reality-therapy-1b4200dThe future of this technology will certainly almost certainly involve home care, large language models, and generative content scaled to the users' appropriate level...Related: Inmates are Using VR to Learn Real-world SkillsOriginal SubmissionRead more of this story at SoylentNews.

upstart writes:Meta says about 10% of its global ad revenue at risk from EU data flows order:

upstart writes:The space agency is hoping that future astronauts can use this technology for longterm habitation on the Moon:

upstart writes:Snapdragon giant and others insist alleged data gathering is overblown:

fliptop writes:Dropbox announced Thursday it has laid off 500 employees, approximately 16% of its workforce, with company leaders seeing emerging challenges to its business model:

hubie writes:Want Better Kimchi? Make It Like the Ancients Did:

upstart writes:Hopes it might wake during the Martian solstice, but not with much confidence:

fliptop writes:Months before OpenAI released ChatGPT, Google engineer and AI ethicist Blake Lemoine went viral after going on record with The Washington Post to claim that LaMDA, Google's powerful large language model (LLM), had come to life, an act that cost him his job.Now that the dust has settled, Futurism has published an interview with Lemoine to talk about the state of the AI industry, what Google might still have in the vault, and whether society is actually ready for what AI may bring.Which begs the question, if AI is sentient, what kind of mind does it have?

upstart writes:The National Academies call for the US to be smart about new reactor designs:

upstart writes:Performing the famous double-slit experiment near a black hole will never work:

canopic jug writes:FedScoop has pointed out that industry vendors have until June 26 to comment on the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency's (CISA) draft attestation form for government software providers. The draft Secure Software Self-Attestation Common Form was published Thursday and the window for feedback is 60 days so comments will be accepted through June 26, 2023.

Many countries are celebrating a public holiday on 1 May. In view of this, the weekend/holiday posting rate (5 stories/day) will continue through the holiday, with the usual story posting rate restarting on Tuesday. I realise that for the USA this is NOT a holiday, but we will probably celebrate your own Labor Day with you later on this year.For those who are enjoying the holiday, I hope that you have a pleasant and relaxing time!Read more of this story at SoylentNews.

upstart writes:Various options are still available to nudge the important instrument:

upstart writes:A complete reimplementation of decades-old code is out the of the question:

upstart writes:Russia had previously threatened to leave the ISS by 2024:

hubie writes:An exploded star can pose more risks to nearby planets than previously thought:

upstart writes:This Active Camouflage Technology Could Change The Future Of Warfare - SlashGear:

fliptop writes:I recently finished reading Breath, The New Science of a Lost Art by James Nestor and the information has been a revelation to me. I've always wondered how other people can be "in to" meditating and now, after learning the proper breathing techniques, it's become clear to me. Starting off each day with a brief meditation and breathing session works wonders for preparing my mental and physical state for the day. So I suppose it's no surprise research has found that spending just 15 minutes in reflective solitude really helps your mood and your mind:

upstart writes:Studying the rare ability may shed light on how the animals learn:

upstart writes:Sports Direct owner defends live face-recognition camera use:

Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2023/04/unsolved-mysteries-tetris-creators-alexey-pajitnov-and-henk-rogers/

upstart writes:Corrections systems are using simulators to provide incarcerated individuals with more lifelike instruction:

upstart writes:The company divulged its supply chain emissions for the first time, and it’s the most polluting part of its business:

upstart writes:Brace Yourself for the 2024 Deepfake Election:

hubie writes:Scientists Think They've Finally Figured Out How a Maya Calendar Works:

owl writes:https://www.theverge.com/22684730/students-file-folder-directory-structure-education-gen-z

UK government blocks Microsoft's proposed Activision purchaseFreeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2023/04/uk-government-blocks-microsofts-proposed-activision-purchase/

upstart writes:New observations of the rock show its comet-like tail is not made of dust, possibly altering the origin story of the Geminid meteor shower:

upstart writes:An examination by security researchers finds an alarming flaw in the search giant's new feature, which syncs your Authenticator app across devices:

Freeman writes:https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/9/23631930/discord-openai-clyde-chatbot-automod-features-ai

upstart writes:Meet the startups trying to engineer a desktop fertility machine:

upstart writes:More public-private collab around this issue coming soon:

Self-driving truck startup Waabi may just be the first "AI" company to fully swallow their pride and ask some real experts for advice. According to https://www.autonomousvehicleinternational.com/news/trucks/waabi-launches-million-mile-driver-advisory-board.html the company will:

upstart writes:In the rush to commercialize LLMs, security got left behind:

hubie writes:Even worms get the munchies:

upstart writes:Bosch to acquire TSI Semiconductors for $1.5B to boost US chip production: