Software & IT

Meet Your New Corporate Office Mate: A ‘Brainless’ Robot

New York Times: The new workers zipped around the office completing mundane tasks like fetching coffee, delivering meals and handing off packages. They did not get in anyone’s way or violate personal space. They waited unobtrusively for elevators with unfailing politeness. And,…

Why Meta’s latest large language model survived only three days online

Technology Review: On November 15 Meta unveiled a new large language model called Galactica, designed to assist scientists. But instead of landing with the big bang Meta hoped for, Galactica…

The Reason for Meta’s Massive Layoffs? Ghosts in the Machine

Wired UK: Remember Libra, Meta’s ambitious plan to enter the cryptocurrency market? Or Lasso, Meta’s ambitious attempt to outdo TikTok? Alongside projects like Shops, Meta’s ambitious plan to turn Instagram and Facebook into e-commerce giants; its podcast plans; Facebook Portal and…

Responsible AI has a burnout problem

Technology Review: Margaret Mitchell had been working at Google for two years before she realized she needed a break. “I started having regular breakdowns,” says Mitchell, who founded and co-led the company’s Ethical AI team. “That was not something that I had ever experienced before.” Only after she spoke with…