by John Macdonald | Dec 22, 2024 | AI, The250
Got a flip phone or — oh, the horror — a house phone on a landline? No problem, OpenAI has your back. You can call 1-800-CHATGPT and talk to ChatGPT for free for 15 minutes. I just did it. Asked it a couple of math problems (it was right) and then asked if... by John Macdonald | Dec 18, 2024 | AI, The250
No surprise, but AI is better than people at detecting early signs of breast cancer. Let’s hope this continues for other types of cancers and illnesses. (It will). AI is good at numbers. AI is good at pattern recognition. AI is good at very... by John Macdonald | Dec 17, 2024 | AI, The250
Ever have the support person ask you, “is it plugged in?”Ever have the support person ask for your phone number 5 times during the call?Ever have the support person ask the same question multiple times? Frustrating, right? This isn’t a person problem. They are... by John Macdonald | Nov 24, 2024 | AI, The250
Yesterday, I was talking on the phone about screwdrivers. Sure enough, my phone started serving me tool ads on social media. Creepy right? I’m sure you’ve had a similar experience. “I know it’s listening!” Well, it is, but not... by John Macdonald | Nov 10, 2024 | AI, The250
“Despite its impressive output, generative AI doesn’t have a coherent understanding of the world” MIT News Umm, how about a big, giant, 4th-grade, “No, duh!” Of course, generative AI doesn’t have a coherent... by John Macdonald | Nov 8, 2024 | AI, The250
“Our dream is to have a universal robot brain that you could download and use for your robot without any training at all.” CMU associate professor David Held The purpose of the universal robot brain (URB) is to ensure sameness,...