In an interview with WIRED, former secretary of defense Ash Carter discussed how to build morality into AI—and make sure other countries do too.
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Watch Highlights From WIRED’s CES Conversations
Check out the replays of our talks with former US defense secretary Ash Carter, Nobel laureate Jennifer A. Doudna, Slack CEO Scott Butterfield, and more.
An Absurdly Basic Bug Let Anyone Grab All of Parler’s Data
The “free speech” social network also allowed unlimited access to every public post, image, and video.
It’s a Big Year for ‘Clean Tech’ at CES
Pandemic-inspired sanitizing technology is everywhere. Even if the science behind the gadgets is sound, it’s smart to be skeptical.
Microsoft wants to use AI to turn your friends and family into 3D chatbots
A patent published by Microsoft describes the process of creating an AI chatbot based on a real-life person using their social data, photos, and even voice recordings.
The Return of Fennec Shand: Ming-Na Wen on Finding her Voice as the Elite Assassin in The Mandalorian
The first time Ming-Na Wen walked onto the set of The Mandalorian, Tatooine materialized before her very eyes as the Stagecraft set powered up, surrounding her in its glow. “They turned on the Volume and there were the two suns,” she tells StarWars.com. “And tears welled up in my eyes. I was on Tatooine!” It […]
And You Thought Yesterday Was A Long Day!
Today due to the Earth’s rotation slowing down will be one second longer than yesterday! Making it a long day! LOL…read below for the whole scientific answer to this “Leap Second”. Why June 30 Will Be 1 Second Longer
What Program Handles Sony Raw Files Better, Lightroom or Capture One?
Sony cameras have long been criticized for their color science. The notion is that Sony cameras produce unflattering colors, especially for skin tones. This claim seems to be leaning towards raw files processed in Lightroom. Capture One is generally recommended, so, let’s find out which of the two software is the better option for Sony raw files.
How This Jaw-Dropping Image Was Created
Earlier this year, the scientific community was abuzz when an image of Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the galactic center of the Milky Way, was released. How did scientists actually create the image, though? It took petabytes of data from a virtual telescope that size of the entire planet. This interesting video will take you behind the scenes to see how it all came together.