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Try Being Nice To Your AI

by admin February 28, 2024 in AI Comments are Disabled

With some research indicating that ‘emotive prompts’ to generative AI chatbots can deliver better outputs, we look at whether ‘being nice’ to a chatbot really does improve its performance.

Exploring E-Signatures

by admin February 27, 2024 in Tech Insight Comments are Disabled

In this tech-insight, we look at what e-signatures are, their benefits plus some of the main e-signature providers, as well as what to consider when choosing an e-signature service.

Google Pauses Gemini AI Over ‘Historical Inaccuracies’

by admin February 26, 2024 in Google Comments are Disabled

Only a month after its launch, Google has paused its text-to-image AI tool following “inaccuracies” in some of the historical depictions of people produced by the model.

What Are ‘Virtual’ Credit Cards?

by admin February 21, 2024 in Tech Insight Comments are Disabled

In this tech-insight, we take a look at the world of virtual cards, who offers them, their benefits, and other secure payment alternatives.

Google Waits On Hold For You Until A Human Answers

by admin February 20, 2024 in Google Comments are Disabled

Google’s new “Talk to a Live Representative” feature will call a business for you, wait on hold for you, and call you when a human representative is available.

OpenAI Videos Gamechanger

by admin February 19, 2024 in AI Comments are Disabled

OpenAI’s new ‘Sora’ AI-powered text-to-video tool is so good that its outputs could easily be mistaken for real videos, prompting deepfake fears in a year of important global elections.

Google’s AI Saves Your Conversations For 3 Years

by admin February 14, 2024 in Google Comments are Disabled

If you’ve ever been concerned about the privacy aspects of AI, you may be very surprised to learn that conversations you have with Google’s new Gemini AI apps are “retained for up to 3 years” by default.

Promising Lithium Breakthrough For EV Market

by admin February 13, 2024 in Sustainability In Tech Comments are Disabled

Stanford researchers have discovered a simple way to boost the range of lithium metal batteries to twice the range of conventional lithium-ion batteries which could provide a massive boost to the EV market.

Robo-Calls Now Illegal In The US

by admin February 12, 2024 in AI Comments are Disabled

The US The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has announced that robocalls using AI-generated voices are now illegal.

AI Can Learn To Be Bad. And Stay Bad.

by admin February 7, 2024 in AI Comments are Disabled

In a recent experiment where AI was taught to behave maliciously and then taught to stop, the bad behaviour continued despite efforts to stop it, giving a chilling reminder of the potential threats of AI.