Day: August 2, 2023

Researchers can’t say if they can fully remove AI hallucinations: ‘inherent’ part of ‘mismatch’ use

6:00 am August 2, 2023

Some researchers are increasingly convinced they will not be able to remove hallucinations from artificial intelligence (AI) models, which remain a considerable hurdle for large-scale public acceptance. “We currently do not understand a lot of the black box nature of how machine learning comes to its conclusions,” Kevin Kane, CEO of quantum encryption company American […]

AI will fuel disturbing ‘build-a-child’ industry

6:00 am August 2, 2023

AI’s latest product – Remini – allows users to upload photos of themselves and their partner to generate images of what their future child could look like. There are two sides to this. First, the app lets people envision themselves as parents – potentially encouraging people to pursue, rather than delay, parenthood. As one woman said, […]

Illinois Gov. Pritzker says DeSantis ‘isn’t smart enough to be president’

4:37 am August 2, 2023

Illinois Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker said on the social media platform X, formerly Twitter, that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was not “smart enough to be president” after the Republican criticized a new Illinois state law allowing non-citizens to serve as police officers. “This man isn’t smart enough to be president,” Pritzker said Tuesday of DeSantis, […]

Detroit family sues hospital after their daughter was abducted, murdered in her car

4:16 am August 2, 2023

A Detroit nurse’s family is suing a hospital for not protecting her after she was found dead in her car trunk after she was abducted at the end of her shift. Patrice Wilson, 29, was allegedly kidnapped by her ex-boyfriend Jamere Miller, 36, about 7:40 a.m. on Saturday, May 13 in the parking lot of […]

On this day in history, August 2, 1939, FDR signs the Hatch Act into law

4:02 am August 2, 2023

On this day in history, Aug. 2, 1939, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed the Hatch Act of 1939 — known formally as An Act to Prevent Pernicious Political Activities — into U.S. federal law, according to History.com. This legislation prohibits civil service employees in the executive branch of the federal government from engaging in some […]