Does speech recognition have a future in business tech?
Speech recognition technology has come a long way since sitting in front of a 1990s PC, wearing a single padded earphone with a long stick microphone attached, speaking words into…
Artificial Intelligence: Generative AI’s Environmental and Human Effects
What GAO Found Generative artificial intelligence (AI) could revolutionize entire industries. In the nearer term, it may dramatically increase productivity and transform daily tasks in many sectors. However, both its…
Blaine investigates network security incident
A city spokesperson says investigators are trying to determine if any residents’ private information is affected. BLAINE, Minn. — City officials in Blaine are investigating a “network security incident” that…
Obama says AI writes better code than 60 to 70% of programmers
With the emergence of generative AI and its rapid adoption across the world, job security is becoming a major concern among most professionals. Over the past few years, tech industry…
I Moved to the Bay Area to Find a Tech Job but the System Is Broken
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Phil Stafford, a 45-year-old cybersecurity professional who lives in Oakland, California. It’s been edited for length and clarity. After I struggled…
Artificial intelligence could end disease, lead to “radical abundance,” Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis says
When Demis Hassabis won the Nobel Prize last year, he celebrated by playing poker with a world champion of chess. Hassabis loves a game, which is how he became a…