

Cade Metz
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Microsoft Says New AI Shows Signs of Human Reasoning
A provocative paper from researchers at Microsoft claims A.I. technology shows the ability to understand the way people do. Critics say those scientists are kidding...

‘The Godfather of A.I.’ Quits Google and Warns of Danger Ahead
For half a century, Geoffrey Hinton nurtured the technology at the heart of chatbots like ChatGPT. Now he worries it will cause serious harm.

Sam Altman, the ChatGPT King, Is Pretty Sure It’s All Going to Be OK
Sam Altman sees the pros and cons of totally changing the world as we know it. And if he does make human intelligence useless, he...

The Future of AI: What Comes Next and What to Expect
Where we’re heading tomorrow, next year and beyond.

Chatbot Start-Up Character.AI Valued at $1 Billion in New Funding Round
Founded by ex-Google employees, the Silicon Valley company is among the few start-ups poised to compete with OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT.

OpenAI Unveils GPT-4, Months After ChatGPT Stunned Silicon Valley
The company unveiled new technology called GPT-4 four months after its ChatGPT stunned Silicon Valley. The update is an improvement, but it carries some of...

Why Do A.I. Chatbots Tell Lies and Act Weird? Look in the Mirror.
One of the pioneers of artificial intelligence argues that chatbots are often prodded into producing strange results by the people who are using them.

Carmakers Are Pushing Autonomous Tech. This Engineer Wants Limits.
Missy Cummings, who spent more than a year at the federal auto safety agency, said that drivers were putting too much trust in systems like...

Self-Driving Car Services Want to Expand in San Francisco Despite Recent Hiccups
Waymo and Cruise hope to widen their projects to include more of the city. But local officials are increasingly concerned about breakdowns causing congestion.

How Smart Are the Robots Getting?
The Turing test used to be the gold standard for proving machine intelligence. This generation of bots is racing past it.