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Today's reference article is about the book “Dark Wire,” written by Joseph Cox, a journalist and co-founder of 404 Media, one of the online titles we often refer to for texts presented in this section of the site. Imagine investing time, money and passion in writing a book, publishing it and putting it up for sale...

The right to repair is a somewhat token topic on U.S. soil, as machinery companies are not in the habit of allowing customers to repair machines they now own, indirectly forcing them to have to rely on the manufacturing company each time, having to wait for a trained technician to come out. This practice keeps the orig...

Since its release in 2022, ChatGPT has immediately established itself as a potentially revolutionary tool, especially considering the rapid growth of artificial intelligence models in recent years. The general public's opinion has been quite varied: younger people, especially those related to the arts or the environmen...

In recent years, the unpleasant practice of hacking in the medical sector has spread exponentially: digital extortion seems to be the order of the day for those working in health care. Hospitals, clinics, and private practitioners are increasingly being targeted, considering the vast amount of sensitive data they guard...

During the last week of February, a “silent album” was released as a protest against the British government's planned changes to the Copyright Act. According to the artists involved, whose number is around 1,000, the proposed changes to this law would make it easier for companies specializing in artificial intellig...

DBS, one of Singapore's largest banks, recently announced that it plans to lay off about 4,000 employees over the next three years, considering the spread of artificial intelligence within the professional sector. This change will not affect permanent employees, only and exclusively those in temporary positions. The r...

The use of artificial intelligence in professional environments is now inevitable, so the human role of controlling the information provided or compiled by the AI system relied upon becomes of paramount importance. This tool is not miraculous, it's not a magic spell that ensures correct and quality results every time -...

Deepseek, the Chinese artificial intelligence that has recently achieved a fair amount of success worldwide, has been removed from app stores in South Korea due to some privacy issues. The system in question enjoys a certain fame due to its completely free nature, an ever-appreciated feature that has allowed it to reac...

The concept of a “robotic assistant” has been around for years now; in most homes one can find at least one Alexa device, Roomba, or any other kind of product aimed at improving the user's convenience and quality of life. Most of the big names in the tech industry have already explored the possibility of devising ...

Cyclically, every year, there comes a time when TikTok returns to the spotlight. Following a series of disagreements with the U.S. government, during the third weekend of January, the platform was banned on U.S. soil. Those who owned the application on their phones received a message stating that the service was curren...

Artificial intelligence has become the preferred customer service manager for a number of companies, following its rapid rise in recent years. More and more employees have been ‘replaced’ by this cutting-edge technology, which is capable of performing simple and repetitive tasks. According to companies, this implem...

The world of publishing has gradually become more and more filled with literary works, making it quite complex to achieve a certain level of fame for most books - the number of novels and essays on offer is so great that it exceeds demand. Since artificial intelligence has made its way into the field in question, this ...

The USA appears to be feeling a certain fear towards China; the Eastern power has always been an American enemy, yet it would seem that the state's sinophobia is reaching unprecedented levels outside of wartime. Recently, legislation titled ‘Decoupling America's Artificial Intelligence Capabilities from China Act’ ...

The term ‘feminism’ takes on different nuances depending on the community using it; although the dictionary definition always carries the same meaning, the cultural environment within which it is used loads the word with different expectations. Nowadays, in Europe, claiming to be a feminist does not trigger any kin...

In order to feed the inexorable development of artificial intelligence, it is essential to have the right material to supply the models, so that they can improve day by day. Considering the constant advancement of this technology, the valuable content needed to ‘feed’ the various artificial intelligences is rapidly...

The use of artificial intelligence in everyday life is undoubtedly getting out of hand. As a result of this endless diffusion, several users seem to have lost the ability to write cohesive and coherent texts and to perform simple tasks requiring a minimum of brain effort. Within most of today's companies, the use of a...