If you’re an Old Trekkie like me, this will be interesting. MIT has created a chip-based optical tractor beam that can focus a penetrating beam of light over 5 millimeters away from the surface of the chip itself. That might not sound like much, but it's a game-changer compared to previous integrated "optical tweezers" that could only work within a few microns of the chip. Those older approaches had to remove cells from their sterile glass containers (commonly used for biological experiments)
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When most people hear about cybersecurity hacks they envision frozen monitors, ransomware demands, and DDoS attacks that compromise connectivity for a few hours or even days. Some experts, though, are worried that with the arrival of widespread artificial intelligence in the hands of hackers, both lone wolves and nation-states, we may be entering the era of the "cyber-physical attack."
In fact, last month the FBI warned Congress that Chinese hackers have burrowed deep into the United States' cy
A new tool allows artists to add invisible changes to the pixels in their art before they upload it online so that if it is scraped into an AI training set, it can cause the resulting model to break in chaotic and unpredictable ways. The tool, called Nightshade, is intended to fight against AI companies that use artists’ work to train their models without the creator’s permission. Using it to “poison” this training data could damage future iterations of image-generating AI models, such as DALL
This year millions of people have tried and been wowed by artificial-intelligence systems. That is in no small part thanks to OpenAI’s chatbot ChatGPT. When it launched last year, the chatbot became an instant hit among students, many of whom embraced it as a tool to write essays and finish homework. Some media outlets went as far as to declare that the college essay is dead. Alarmed by an influx of AI-generated essays, schools around the world moved swiftly to ban the use of the technology.
According to various investigating agencies, thousands are believed to have lost their savings after investing in a cryptocurrency trading app called iEarn Bot https://www.iearnbot.com. DO NOT VISIT THIS WEBSITE; IT IS A SCAM. Experts investigating the company say it could be one of the largest crypto scandals. Cryptocurrency trading has become popular, with people often promising large rewards over short periods. But law enforcement agencies warn of many scams and recommend investors cond
Google has launched Bard, yes Bard, the search giant’s answer to OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Microsoft’s Bing Chat. Unlike Bing Chat, Bard does not look up search results, all the information it returns is generated by the model itself. But it is still designed to help users brainstorm and answer queries. Google wants Bard to become an integral part of the Google Search experience.
In a recent live demo, Google demonstrated that Bard came up with ideas for a child’s bunny-themed birthday party and g
