Relief From Decision Fatigue Decisions I would normally agonize over, like travel logistics or whether to scuttle dinner plans because my mother-in-law wants to visit, A.I. took care of in seconds. And it made good decisions, such as advising me to be nice to my mother-in-law and accept her offer to cook for us. I’d…
Welcome to the TikTok election. Every week, people post tens of thousands of videos on the app that mention Vice President Kamala Harris or former President Donald J. Trump, including election updates, conspiracy theories and dance routines. Those posts attract hundreds of millions of views — on par with the interest in hit shows like…
Leer en español Artificial intelligence tools can create picture-perfect faces, realistic photographs and now lifelike videos. While A.I. video technology is not yet as sophisticated as tools that create images and audio, it is rapidly advancing. The most convincing examples often manipulate real videos, adding realistic A.I. elements. Can you tell the difference? Take our…
In places like San Francisco, Phoenix and Las Vegas, robot taxis are navigating city streets, each without a driver behind the steering wheel. Some don’t even have steering wheels: But cars like this one in Las Vegas are sometimes guided by someone sitting here: This is a command center in Foster City, Calif., operated by…
By Aatish Bhatia Aatish Bhatia interviewed A.I. researchers, studied research papers and fed an A.I. system its own output. Aug. 25, 2024 The internet is becoming awash in words and images generated by artificial intelligence. Sam Altman, OpenAI’s chief executive, wrote in February that the company generated about 100 billion words per day — a…
All Steve Beauchamp wanted was money for his family. And he thought Elon Musk could help. Mr. Beauchamp, an 82-year-old retiree, saw a video late last year of Mr. Musk endorsing a radical investment opportunity that promised rapid returns. He contacted the company behind the pitch and opened an account for $248. Through a series…
On New Year’s Day, a Telegram user in Portugal posted an ominous message that the wait was over. This was the year to stop the “Population Replacement” — a conspiracy theory that immigrants of color are taking over. On New Year’s Day, a Telegram user in Portugal posted an ominous message that the wait was…
The National Hurricane Center (American) 5-day, ECMWF (European), and GraphCast models from July 1, 2024 at 8 p.m. Eastern. All times on the map are Eastern. By William B. Davis In early July, as Hurricane Beryl churned through the Caribbean, a top European weather agency predicted a range of final landfalls, warning that that Mexico…
In a small apartment outside Madrid on Jan. 11, 2022, an argument over household chores turned violent when Lobna Hemid’s husband smashed a wooden shoe rack and used one of the broken pieces to beat her. Her screams were heard by neighbors. Their four children, ages 6 to 12, were also home. Ms. Hemid’s husband…
The Biden administration said on Tuesday that it would direct up to $1.6 billion in funding toward developing new technology for packaging computer chips, a major thrust in U.S. efforts to stay ahead of China in creating components needed for applications like artificial intelligence. The proposed funding, part of the money authorized under the 2022…
