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Any data on the Internet could become 'fuel' for artificial intelligence tools, be it an image, an audio file or a post on a social network: any content has the potential to become training material. According to an inside source at 404 Media, the site whose article we are referring to here, the company behind the Tum...

A branch of the Romance Writers of America association recently experienced a curious artificial intelligence-related event. The Coeur Du Bois subgroup, based in Idaho, organised a workshop on writing romance novels, to be held on Zoom's platform on 2 March 2024 - one day before the event, however, the meeting was canc...

During the pandemic, the catering industry was indirectly forced to modernise, finding ways to continue to satisfy its customers without endangering those involved. The ideal solution was found in home delivery, a practice that became more and more widespread as time went by. As of today, in 2024, some restaurateurs h...

'It is better to ask for forgiveness than to ask for permission' is a mindset that is particularly appreciated by the big companies currently at the apex of the artificial intelligence market. Between Microsoft and OpenAi, the concept of permission does not seem to be fundamentally clear, as both companies prefer to ac...

During the last week of January, an important hearing was held in the Senate. The main topic of the session concerned the safety of minors within the social media sector, and featured the parents of young people who had died as a result of conflicts in the mentioned area. Nevertheless, much of the discussion veered se...

Already mentioned in an article last week, the much rumoured 'OnlyFake' site is giving more and more reasons for concern. The service offered threatens to simplify bank fraud, money laundering and any other illegal practice to such an extent that it is accessible to anyone. By asking for the paltry sum of $15 and a fe...

'Memory' is the latest addition devised by OpenAi for ChatGPT, its artificial intelligence, which is now almost synonymous with the term itself. From now on, the service mentioned will have an added function: it will keep a memory of who the user is, how they work and what they like. The idea of a permanent memory, wi...

Artificial intelligence is, no doubt, an extremely valuable tool in human hands - but its role ends within this definition: it is a mere tool, nothing more. As such, it rightly cannot be a patent holder of any kind, just as it cannot be a copyright holder. Recently, the US patent office confirmed this clarification, e...

During November, the giant Airbnb acquired Gameplanner.IA, an artificial intelligence company created by the co-founder of Siri. Following this purchase, CEO Brian Chesky recently mentioned Airbnb's plans for the future, emphasising its intentions to focus on the application of AI within the company. The goal is to bu...

The Valentine's Day period may be particularly heavy for those who suffer from the lack of a sweetheart, but this does not mean that devoting one's emotional energies to an AI partner is a valid option. Artificial intelligence-controlled chatbots have proven to be quite harmful over and over again in the past - the sit...

Meta seems to be in a time of considerable prosperity after a significantreduction in costs and an increase in advertising on its platforms. In fact, Zuckerberg recently announced that the company's profits have tripled over the previous year. The CEO had already mentioned months ago his intention to enter the world o...

The universe of technology is developing faster and faster, leaving behind those unwilling (or reluctant) to follow the wave of innovation. Nowadays, however, it is indisputable that the majority of an individual's life is, in one way or another, stored on electronic devices. Recent years have seen an increase in tech...

Where deepfake technology is not needed, there is always artificial intelligence ready to help fraudsters and criminals. Recently, the site 'Onlyfake' came under the spotlight of the online world: for 15 dollars, it is now possible to generate identity documents that are so plausible that they pass the controls of the ...

The term 'predictive policing' refers to algorithms based on artificial intelligence, aimed at identifying in advance how a possible crime will unfold: who will commit it, where and when. This kind of technology began to develop as early as the first decade of the 2000s, peaking around 2017. Now, in 2024, Italy's most ...

Only a few days after the release of the 'Nightshade' software, its creator announces that it has already achieved more than 250,000 downloads. Ben Zhao, a professor of computer science at the University of Chicago, worked together with a team of researchers at the institute to create what is, to all intents and purpos...

Financial scams, or attempts at them, have always existed. The promise of money obtained free of charge would appeal to most people, the difference being in how one decides to act: there are those who dream of winning the lottery and those who decide to devote themselves to the art of fraud. Deepfake technology has ex...