artificial intelligence intruders have found their way to the App Store. green letteran app that uses AI to write emails and manage people’s calendars, is set to release an update to its service that will use OpenAI’s popular app ChatGPT engine. Appleciting ChatGPT’s ability to generate nearly any type of text imaginable, Block BlueMail’s updates out of concern that it might produce offensive or inappropriate text for minors.
Apple hasn’t completely banned BlueMail from the App Store. It just prevents app makers from publishing updates without content restriction filters. However, the developer of BlueMail has opposed the move, saying that Apple is stifling its innovation efforts.
Apple’s move comes at a time when industries and organizations are dealing with the rapid changes AI is bringing to content creation tools. Some schools are Ban ChatGPTother people are curious attractive with it. Some press outfits are all but Employee replacement with AI, others are setting careful consideration, thoughtful boundaries about how to interact with technology. Businesses from science fiction magazine ARRIVE Company of law are braced for the chaos that AI might get in their way. The debate over how to use AI is likely to become even more contentious as big tech companies and publishers weigh in on decisions about where to restrict the technology and who is allowed to use it.
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Windows 11 Bingy Update
Speaking of general AI, Microsoft has added new AI-powered Bing search features to it Latest updates for your Windows 11 operating system.
Bing announced it was combine ChatGPT entered its internal search service last month, launched a search war with Google. Now, Microsoft is bringing BingAI directly to the Windows desktop taskbar. That’s a pretty obvious place to stick it, especially since Microsoft says the search bar is used by more than half a billion people every month.
Other updates to Windows 11 include enhanced accessibility and accessibility features and the ability to better link the phone to both Android and iPhone devices. In addition, Windows 8’s famous tiles have been removed again, as enhanced utilities in the boot menu. Thankfully, they are optional.
You can manually download the Windows 11 update now, or wait for the update to install automatically in the coming months.
Pixel Watch with fall detection
Google is late in the smartwatch game. The Pixel clock, released back in October 2022, is a few years behind the Apple, Samsung, and Garmin watches that are dominating the market. Undeterred, Google has been working on adding features to its smooth wearable disc. the latest is fall detection, aka the “I fell and couldn’t get up” feature. If the device detects that the user has fallen, an alarm will sound and a screen will pop up to let you know if it is a false alarm. If you don’t tap anything for a minute, Pixel Watch can automatically call 911 and negotiate a rescue on your behalf.
This kind of technology is convenient to have in a wearable, but it can easily lead to false results. After Apple updated the Apple Watch last year to detect crashes and falls, there were reports of emergency personnel being mistakenly called to “help” users. falls while skiing or unsafe ride on a roller coaster. The Pixel Watch doesn’t detect collisions, only falls, and Google says it can tell the difference between a fall you experience while exercising and a truly debilitating one. The company says the sensors in the Pixel Watch can study your body’s “instinctive responses and reactions” to determine if you’ve actually injured yourself or if you’ve fallen and can recover. or not.
Just for you
Nearly everywhere you go online, algorithms suggest what to do next. Next videos to watch, playlists to listen to, people to swipe up—all suggested by some company or another company’s data-driven recommendation engine. This can be great as it allows you to discover a new artist or creator to follow. It could be less awesome if it led someone down a dark rabbit hole in the internet or brought your giant company before Congress or the Supreme Court.
Jonathan Stray, a senior scientist at the Berkeley Center for Human-Compatible AI who studies online recommendation systems, joins WIRED’s utility laboratory podcast this week to talk about how people recommend content and how that can affect their beliefs.
