Scientists say their new method could be “revolutionary” in determining whether samples contain evidence of extraterrestrial life. Artificial intelligence (AI) is being put to countless uses these days – and soon it might also be used for finding evidence of life on other planets. ADVERTISEMENT Scientists from the Carnegie Institution for Science in Washington DC,…
A number of companies are facing lawsuits over alleged copyright infringement due to how their AI models were trained. The rise of generative artificial intelligence (AI) models in the past year has led to a host of tools for text, image, and audio generation – but a number of companies are facing legal ramifications for…
OpenAI announced major upgrades to its popular ChatGPT app, and other tech giants are using the company’s technology to bolster their own offerings too. ChatGPT is about to get a big upgrade with paid users soon able to access two-way voice conversations with the tool. ADVERTISEMENT OpenAI also announced that the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot,…
Anthropic is the company behind an AI assistant called Claude. Amazon will invest up to $4 billion (€3.76 billion) in Anthropic, taking a minority stake in the artificial intelligence (AI) company, the e-commerce giant announced on Monday. ADVERTISEMENT Anthropic is the US company behind the AI assistant Claude, a large language model that rivals OpenAI’s…
More than 20 girls in Spain reported receiving AI-generated naked images of themselves. But can deepfakes be legally punished? When they returned to school after the summer holidays, more than twenty girls from Almendralejo, a town in southern Spain, received naked photos of themselves on their mobile phones. ADVERTISEMENT None of them had taken the…
The sporting event is the first since the militant group took power again in Afghanistan in 2021, lessening the rights of women under their rule. This year’s Asian Games marks the first iteration of the event since the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan – and two teams of athletes are arriving in the Chinese city…
On Friday, the French Interior Minister, Gérald Darmanin, sent a letter of support to the police and gendarmes. He also sent a telegram to local officials, calling on them to “exercise particular vigilance regarding these gatherings.” Saturday saw thousands take to the streets in several French cities to protest against police violence and institutional racism. …
Ireland will become the first country in the world to impose health labels on alcoholic drinks and it may prompt many European states to follow. As a population the Irish are some of the heaviest drinkers in Europe, drinking 12.7 litres of alcohol in 2019, according to the latest data. Italians by comparison drink eight…
Over 60,000 people gathered in Marseille’s velodrome stadium in France, to listen to the pontiff give mass. Many faithful came from across French regions to see the pope, who last visited the country almost a decade ago. ADVERTISEMENT The pope’s visit to the city in southern France, which drew an estimated 150,000 well-wishers Saturday, comes…
On day two of the Heydar Aliyev Baku Grand Slam, the anticipation was electric with the National Gymnastics Arena full of young fans eager to cheer on their national heroes. The local federation honored their champions as they entered into their next chapters of life. ADVERTISEMENT The finals started with the 63 kilo category, with…