Latest from Daniel Shin

• Jun 12, 2023

  Costs of AI spur quest for a cheaper chatbot

  

  It’s expensive to train and maintain generative AI chatbots. That could solidify the power of the big players and divide the market between low-end and high-quality, according to Will Oremus at The Washington Post.

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• Jun 9, 2023

  Are brain implants a privacy issue?

  

  Brain-computer interface technology can benefit people with disabilities by restoring mobility and communication. The University of Washington’s Sara Goering says it also allows potentially monetizable access to the center of our thoughts and feelings.

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• Jun 8, 2023

  Tinder’s relationship with AI

  

  Rory Kozoll, senior vice president of product integrity at Tinder, is comfortable with people using the new tech if it helps them express themselves and form connections.

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• Jun 7, 2023

  AI’s sense of humor is no laughing matter

  

  So far, artificial intelligence isn’t known for its wit, but some researchers think of its evolving ability to comprehend comedy as the final frontier of development. University College Dublin’s Tony Veale explains why.

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• Jun 6, 2023

  Regulating generative AI will be challenging

  

  Alex Engler of the Brookings Institution says the U.S. might consider regulating how artificial intelligence is used rather than the technology as a whole.

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• Jun 5, 2023

  FTC doubles down on data privacy enforcement with Amazon settlements

  

  Amazon has agreed to pay more than $30 million in fines and take corrective measures over allegations that its Ring and Alexa devices collected and misused user data.

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• Jun 2, 2023

  How an algorithm helps convert empty offices into housing

  

  In the wake of the shift to working at home, many cities want to transform depopulated buildings into residences. Steven Paynter of Gensler is helping to automate the assessment of each property’s livability and cost-effectiveness.

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• Jun 1, 2023

  AI is already taking jobs from some voice actors

  

  Artists like Remie Michelle Clarke rely on small jobs. The AI boom is making it easier for companies to outsource that work to machines.

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• May 31, 2023

  What we know about social media’s effects on kids

  

  After the surgeon general’s advisory, Mitch Prinstein of the American Psychological Association discusses social media’s far-reaching effects on young people’s identity, relationships, sleep and more. There are numerous risks, but the connectedness it offers can also provide support.

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• May 30, 2023

  AI could boost productivity, and also inequality

  

  Generative artificial intelligence may help some people work better and faster, but possibly not enough to compete with the technology itself. “If we produce these machines of mind,” economist Anton Korinek asks, “will there be something left that only humans can do?”

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