This week on Uncanny Valley, Zoë Schiffer and Leah Feiger dive into how Elon Musk’s America PAC is spending millions on the most consequential Senate…
Category: Primers
These Researchers Made AI Drive a Toyota Corolla to Get In-N-Out
Aditya Ramabadran, Simon Mahns, and Tobias Gessler, three AI engineers at a startup called Axiom, recently fancied In-N-Out Burger for lunch. They weren’t about to…
The New ChatGPT Is More Show Than Tell
When you ask a chatbot a question, you’ll often get a wall of text back, maybe with an image or two pulled from the web.…
The Pentagon Hopes to Speed Up ‘Kill Chain’ AI Buys With 5-Minute Videos
An under-the-radar procurement program led by the Department of Defense has been granting special statuses to would-be defense contractors that make it easier for the…
OpenAI Wants Its New Agent to Run Your Life. Mine Said It Loved Me
I’m discussing replacement options for our broken couch with my partner when I get a bright idea: Use OpenAI’s recently announced AI agents, called Dots,…
Your Next Great Read Might Be Certified ‘Organic’
As scandals involving the use of artificial intelligence by professional authors pile up, a British startup has established a way for publishers to certify their…
‘Artificial’ Roasts AI’s Creators—and Sends a Dark Warning About Its Dangers
Artificial, the new comedy-drama about OpenAI and the artificial intelligence arms race, is a movie of weird walks. As OpenAI cofounder Ilya Sutskever, Russian actor…
OpenAI Is Pissing Off a Bunch of Mathematicians—Again
In August, OpenAI convened around 40 mathematicians to discuss what to do if AI outpaces human capabilities in the field. The company hinted that its…