3+ week, 6+ day ago   (378+ words) The U.K.'s Financial Times slapped a disclaimer on a column by Prof. Ricardo Hausmann OTTAWA — Apparently even professors from America’s finest universities can’t be trusted to do their own homework. Ricardo Hausmann, a prominent economist and professor at Harvard’s Kennedy…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (554+ words) When it comes to old tech you have lying around your home, you likely know about the three R’s: Resell, Recycle, or perhaps, Regift. But there’s one more: Repurpose. Before you ditch or donate that unwanted tech this summer, know…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (537+ words) New survey found that 41% of respondants had used artificial intelligience to end romantic relationships Something weird happened to me recently. A new survey from Wingmate found that 41% of young adults had used AI to initiate a breakup, while 57% said they…...

2+ mon, 3+ day ago   (469+ words) There's been privacy concerns after the AI features were turned on by default without the user knowing If you’re doom-scrolling on Instagram and you see your face on an AI-generated image, you might want to change your privacy settings. Muse…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (254+ words) London (AFP) — Wikipedia does not trust artificial intelligence enough to let it play a direct role in editing articles on its platform, cofounder Jimmy Wales told AFP on Monday. The problem of AI “hallucinations” — in which fabricated output is confidently…...

3+ mon, 6+ day ago   (261+ words) Artificial intelligence is only as powerful as the data behind it. For our food economy, without better data, AI is just an expensive calculator. Ottawa’s new national artificial intelligence strategy has generated considerable excitement. The federal government promises stronger productivity,…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1063+ words) Launching your own show is easier – and cheaper – than you think Along with the usual tech questions I receive from readers – “Is the new iPhone worth it?,” “How much RAM do I need in my next laptop?” and for 30 years…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago   (894+ words) Many internet users are rightfully questioning how secure their private info really is. After all, consider recent and high-profile data breaches that have exposed tens of millions of accounts, from the likes of Under Armour and SoundCloud, and Canadian companies,…...

7+ mon, 4+ week ago   (256+ words) Users of ChatGPT reported the artificial intelligence chatbot that generates text, code, and images based on prompts went down Tuesday afternoon. OpenAI, the research company that created the AI technology, confirmed it is currently experiencing issues after higher than normal…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago   (584+ words) Artificial intelligence is so good that pretty much anything can be created on a laptop these days We live in the age of the death of truth. In 1938, Orson Welles produced a radio play called War of the Worlds, a…...