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**Turning ideas into executable code has never been easier. This is the story of how I created a small program that turns your photos into pixel art in less than half an hour – with a little help from my AI assistant.**  The program is called **PixelPotion**, and you …

**Looking for some scary tales to tell around the campfire (or perhaps a circle of blinking routers) this Halloween? We've got you covered. Here are three real horror stories from the world of tech and science that will make you wish humanity had never left the stone age.**  ## …

**Large Language Models (LLMs) can significantly improve your SEO success and at the same time lower your workload. Here are the Dos and Don'ts of using ChatGPT for SEO.**  What's the best way to integrate AI into keyword research? How to create engaging content with ChatGPT? And what other …

**OpenAI’s latest model boasts an IQ score of 120 and outperforms human experts at PhD level tasks. With the release of GPT-o1, it seems that large language models (LLMs) have reached the next milestone.** Just a year ago, we were mocking AI image generation tools for their inability to recreate …

**Technology has become a dominant force in how we interact and operate. Now more than ever, we need to be aware of the dangers of centralization – including the risks of overdependency.**  What do Facebook and North Korea have in common? They're both heavily centralized systems. The dangers of …

**The creators of an automated software engineer tout their AI's capability to independently tackle complete coding projects, including actual tasks from Upwork. While skepticism is warranted regarding Devin's authenticity, the risk of AI displacing professionals across numerous fields is undeniable.**  On Tuesday, Cognition Labs, based in San Francisco, unveiled …

**Are humanoid robots just around the corner or still mostly science fiction? Here’s my take on when you’ll finally get your robot servant.**  Since the [World Robot Conference](https://www.worldrobotconference.com/en) in Beijing (August 21-25), videos of robots [mimicking human expressions](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kX27lozxLJM&t=4s), alongside prototypes with [astonishingly agile movements](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kX27lozxLJM&t=4s), have grabbed a lot of …

**Almost two years into the AI hype, a looming market correction may soon separate true innovators from those who are trying to capitalize on the hype. The burst of the bubble could pave the way for a more mature phase of AI development.**  Amidst recent turmoil on the stock …

**Find out how the recent leak of Google’s internal documents affects SEO strategies: All key takeaways and the most important implications for optimizing your content in light of the leak.**  It’s been one week since news about leaked API documents providing insights into Google’s search algorithm surfaced, and the …

**A geeky multi-tool capable of hacking into Wi-Fi networks and [opening Tesla car charging ports](https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ZZXkQm4kgGM) has been making headlines recently. I've familiarized myself with Flipper Zero and performed basic penetration testing on my own network and system. In this post, I share the results.**  ## What is Flipper Zero? …

**A brand-new preprint investigates ChatGPT’s gender bias by presenting the LLM with various moral dilemmas. In this article, you’ll discover what the researchers found and the results of my own replication of the experiment with GPT-4o.**  ## Understanding & Replicating the Latest Study on Gender Bias in GPT ## …

**Warning: This article discusses theories concerning A.I. advancement that might be disturbing for some readers. Please only read if you are comfortable exploring potentially disquieting scenarios surrounding artificial superintelligence and its implications.**  *Roko’s Basilisk as imagined by DALL·E 3* Once upon a bleak midwinter, amidst the code-laden corridors of …

**In 2024, over half of all internet traffic is generated by bots. For human users, it is increasingly challenging to tell what's real and what's not. These developments breath new life into the Dead Internet Theory. Have we, in our quest for clicks, killed the web?**  If you've been …

**With the decline of industry and post-colonial exploitation, Europe should aim to become a global leader in the tech and service industry. But as the EU increasingly complicates the process for startups to thrive, the economic outlook appears bleak.** If you've missed recent AI news, **[Claude Opus now outperforms GPT-4 …

**Discover the world of AI scams and find out how you can shield yourself against the cunning deceptions of deepfakes.**  In an incident that underscores the alarming capabilities of artificial intelligence in the realm of fraud, a company in Hong Kong was [defrauded of $25 million](https://www.businessinsider.com/deepfake-coworkers-video-call-company-loses-millions-employee-ai-2024-2) earlier this year. …

**ChatGPT has had lazy days before, but this week’s performance marks an unprecedented low. Here’s why many ChatGPT Pro users are canceling their subscriptions – and even more might follow.**  Yes, complaints about ChatGPT being lazy have been around for as long as the LLM itself. I have written …

**From the White House's new AI strategy to Neuralink's latest brain chip breakthrough—explore mind-blowing developments in the world of tech and AI in the first month of 2024.**  In many ways, 2023 was the year of AI, marked by astonishing advancements and large-scale adoption. Now, 2024 is shaping up …

**Tracing AI-generated content in online news articles with corpus linguistics**  *A query in the 'News on the Web' Corpus reveals that the use of the word 'tapestry' in online articles has more than doubled last year – from 3,085 instances in 2022 to 7,891 instances in 2023* “Today, we …

**Find out how a lack of understanding and accountability in government spending could be burning your tax dollars in the rush to fund AI projects.**  Talking about AI is all over the place these days, and debates on risks, ethical concerns, and copyright issues are getting plenty of airtime. …

**OpenAI admits that ChatGPT has become less efficient. Can version 4.5 defeat the current slump and lead us to the edge of AGI?**  Last week, the AI community was stirred by a [leak](https://bgr.com/tech/chatgpts-gpt-4-5-update-might-have-just-leaked-heres-what-we-know/) suggesting the soon-to-be release of ChatGPT 4.5. Sam Altman later [revealed the leak to be fake](https://www.reddit.com/r/OpenAI/comments/18ip82l/gpt45_leak_is_fake_according_to_sam_altman/). …

**Who will win an Oscar? Who will be president? When will GPT-5 be released? And will humanity achieve AGI in 2024? Here are ChatGPT's 10 wildest speculations for the new year. **  "As a Large Language Model, I am not programmed to see into the future" – yes, we …

In the whirlwind of recent events at OpenAI, a host of unanswered questions has arisen, particularly surrounding the mysterious Q\* project. What secrets are hidden beneath the surface of the latest drama in the world of AI, and which unspoken discoveries might OpenAI have in stock?  The latest [leadership …

**Scared that AI will make your job obsolete? Discover five strategies to adapt, innovate, and thrive in a future where artificial intelligence reshapes the employment landscape.**  *Has AI rendered white-collar work obsolete? Image credit: Screenshot from ‘South Park: Joining the Panderverse’* ## The End of White-Collar Work? ## In …

**Yesterday, OpenAI's inaugural [DevDay](https://devday.openai.com/) conference in San Francisco unveiled a series of groundbreaking announcements, leaving the tech community humming with both excitement and a degree of uncertainty. The reveal of GPT-4 Turbo, a new wave of customizable AI through user-friendly APIs, and the promise to protect businesses from copyright infringement …

**Step into a future where every action has a price and algorithms decide your societal value: As technology evolves at an unprecedented pace, this dystopian vision postulates that our every move, preference, and even emotion could be quantified, analyzed, and commodified — prompting us to question if we're the users …

**AI is shown to significantly increase productivity among top-tier consultants. This performance boost holds the potential to reshape economic power structures—if we're willing to take the reins.** The [productivity explosion](https://jczeller.com/2023/05/04/singularity-loading-bar-1/) initiated by AI continues to take shape: A [new study](https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4573321) spearheaded by researchers from Harvard, Wharton, and MIT has shed …

Earlier this week, a Reddit account confirmed to belong to Sam Altman, OpenAI's CEO, [asserted in a comment](https://www.reddit.com/r/singularity/comments/16sdu6w/rip_jimmy_apples/k2aroaw/?context=3) that "AGI has been achieved internally." This announcement came after a similar statement by a cryptic insider named "Jimmy Apples" on X/Twitter (account now deleted), known for prior correct forecasts about OpenAI's …

The [AI 'arms race'](https://www.ft.com/content/21eb5996-89a3-11e8-bf9e-8771d5404543) between China and the U.S. is heating up. Forget nuclear weapons, the real power now lies in microchips that can outsmart entire nations at any game and predict their next move. This arms race is part of a larger cold war backdrop, which includes massive investments …

Overwhelming inboxes are a typical complaint in the modern day. It might be challenging to keep up with the constant stream of communications and choose the most crucial ones, which is why we have put together this guide on how to handle email overload. Constantly checking your inbox throughout the …

A technical mind isn’t wired like most other minds are. As an IT person, you generally tend to be fully immersed in your work, digging deeper into the why and how of things, instead of simply accepting what is. You thrive in dealing with complex data because therein lies a …