Posts Tagged ‘AI’
New Nail Polish That Works On Touchscreens
A new chemistry breakthrough could allow people to use long fingernails on touchscreens, addressing a long-standing usability issue with modern devices. Why Fingernails Don’t Work On Touchscreens Most modern smartphones and tablets use capacitive touchscreens, which rely on tiny electrical fields across the surface of the display. When a conductive object, such as a fingertip,…
Read MoreOpenAI Shuts Down Sora App
OpenAI has closed its Sora video generation app just months after launch, highlighting a gap between technical capability and sustained user demand. What Happened? OpenAI has confirmed it is shutting down both the Sora consumer app and its associated web platform, bringing an end to its short-lived push into AI generated video as a social…
Read MoreGoogle Launches AI Dark Web Monitoring Tool
Google has introduced a Gemini-powered dark web intelligence service designed to help organisations identify real cyber threats faster by filtering vast volumes of online criminal activity into relevant, actionable insights. What’s Been The Problem With Dark Web Monitoring? Security teams have long relied on dark web monitoring tools to detect leaked data, stolen credentials and…
Read MoreWhy Some People Can Spot AI Images More Easily Than Others
New research suggests that the ability to detect AI-generated faces may depend less on intelligence or technical knowledge and more on a fundamental visual skill known as object recognition. A Surprising Predictor Of AI Detection As artificial intelligence tools become increasingly capable of generating realistic images, concerns about deepfakes and digital misinformation have grown rapidly.…
Read MoreAmazon Brings AI Health Assistant To Its Website And App
Amazon has launched a new AI-powered healthcare assistant called Health AI on its website and mobile app, marking a significant step in the company’s effort to use artificial intelligence to help people understand medical information and access care more easily. Why Amazon Is Expanding Into AI-Powered Healthcare Amazon’s entry into AI-driven healthcare builds on several…
Read MoreChatGPT Launches Interactive Visual Tools
OpenAI has introduced a new feature in ChatGPT that allows users to understand maths and science concepts through interactive visual explanations, turning formulas and equations into dynamic models that can be manipulated in real time. Why? This new capability reflects the growing role of ChatGPT as a learning tool rather than simply a conversational AI…
Read MoreMicrosoft Introduces Copilot Cowork For Agentic AI-Driven Work
Microsoft has introduced Copilot Cowork, a new artificial intelligence capability designed to move Copilot beyond answering questions and towards completing real tasks across Microsoft 365. Why Microsoft Wants AI To Do More Than Just Chat Since launching Copilot in late 2023, Microsoft has steadily expanded the role of AI inside its productivity tools, embedding AI…
Read MoreMedical Chatbot Hacked Into Giving Dangerous Advice
Security researchers have demonstrated that a healthcare AI chatbot used in a US medical pilot can be manipulated into producing dangerous advice and misleading clinical notes, raising new questions about how safely AI can operate inside real healthcare systems. What Happened? Doctronic is a US telehealth platform built around an AI medical assistant (a medical…
Read MoreWhy OpenAI Has Agreed To Deploy AI Inside Pentagon Systems
OpenAI has reached an agreement with the Pentagon to deploy its AI models inside classified US government systems, highlighting how rapidly artificial intelligence is becoming part of national security infrastructure. Department of Defense? Before getting any further into this new story, it should be noted that, in its public statements, OpenAI refers to the US…
Read MoreAI, Growth, and Jobs, Who Really Benefits?
People love a neat AI story. Either AI will take everyone’s job, or AI will make us all so productive we can retire early and become sourdough influencers. Reality is messier, and much more useful for leaders. A recent piece republished by ScienceAlert makes a strong point: the biggest risk is not mass unemployment, it…
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