It’s pretty remarkable what technically savvy people can accomplish. To wit: A modder posted a YouTube video showing how they got ChatGPT running on a TI-84 calculator. Now, how in the world could someone access an AI chatbot on a relatively analog machine designed to do calculations? Well, with a …
Read More »Why is this Michigan school district suing social media companies?
Anyone who has attended a K-12 school or has a child, friend, or loved one who has attended one in the past decade knows one thing for sure — teachers and administrators are not fond of social media. One school is so critical of social media that it is suing …
Read More »Michelle Khare on 'Challenge Accepted,' making episodic content, and YouTube's television era
At this year’sMade on YouTubeevent on Sept. 18, creators like Michelle Khare received exciting news: They will soon be able to organize their videos into seasons and episodes, much like traditional television shows. YouTube CEO Neal Mohan invited Khare on stage for a Q&A to discuss the announcement. Khare is …
Read More »No more TikTok FYP? California social media bill could totally reshape kids' online world
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill on Friday that could entirely reshape how kids in the state use social media. Among the potential changes: A requirement that could effectively reshape the TikTok “For You Page” as minors now know it. SEE ALSO: OpenAI supports California’s AI-watermarking bill The bill, …
Read More »Meet Pesto the penguin, an absolute unit, massive King Penguin chick in Australia
The Yao Ming of penguins has been born and is thriving in an Australian aquarium. You’ve got to see Pesto the penguin, a baby King Penguin at Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium. You are not prepared for the height and girth of this absolute unit. Feast your eyes like Pesto feasts …
Read More »Why we’re all in love with a little hippo named Moo Deng
The internet loves cute animals. (Shocking, I know.) But more than a fact of life, it’s practically a pillar supporting the weight of the online world’s entire infrastructure. Some of the earliest internet moments — Keyboard Cat, for instance — centered on critters. And that hasn’t changed, even as the …
Read More »Don't @ Me: Just close your browser tabs
I’m not normally a fan of idealizing the past — there are just as many horrors to be found in looking backwards as there are in looking ahead — but I can think of one good reason why life might have been a little bit better when computers were really …
Read More »Parents have no idea how teens are using AI, survey finds
A new survey found that parents significantly underestimate their teen’s use of generative artificial intelligence. The technology, popularized by the conversational platform ChatGPT, allows users to ask pretty much any question of an AI bot and receive a specific and detailed original response. The survey, conducted this spring by the …
Read More »YouTube announces new AI tools for its creators: Veo, Communities, auto-dubbing, and more
At Made on YouTube on Wednesday, Sept. 18, in New York, YouTube CEO Neal Mohan announced various new AI tools for creators on the platform. SEE ALSO: YouTube to add tools to detect AI-generated faces and voices The AI tools aim to “support creators at every step of the journey” …
Read More »SOPHIE honoured in beautiful Google Doodle
In an unexpectedly moving feature at the top of Google’s search platform, the company’s Doodle today honours the late artist Sophie Xeon, known as SOPHIE. Designed in collaboration with Sophie’s family, the Google Doodle marks the birthday of the visionary Scottish musician and producer celebrated for her experimental electronic hyperpop. …
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