No, Google's AI is not sentient
CNN
Tech companies are constantly hyping the capabilities of their ever-improving artificial intelligence. But Google was quick to shut down claims that one of its programs had advanced so much that it had become sentient.
According to an eye-opening tale in the Washington Post on Saturday, one Google engineer said that after hundreds of interactions with a cutting edge, unreleased AI system called LaMDA, he believed the program had achieved a level of consciousness.
The US National Institutes of Health is lowering the maximum “indirect cost rate” that research institutions can charge the government, the agency said late Friday – a move that scientists said could be devastating for the nation’s position as a research leader.
See all the best fashion from the Barker Hangar in LA, where the stars gathered for the twice-postponed Critics Choice Awards.
A measles outbreak is growing in a rural area of West Texas where vaccination rates are well below the recommended level.
The explosive rise of run clubs has made fashionable clothing and community engagement a key area of focus for brands.
German fashion designer Kasia Kucharska uses 3D-printed latex to reimagine lace. Her fantastical designs were on show at Berlin Fashion Week and have been worn by celebrities including Julia Fox and Chloe Bailey.
Six dairy herds in Nevada have tested positive for a newer strain of the H5N1 bird flu virus that’s been associated with severe infections in humans, according to the Nevada Department of Agriculture.
The United States is seeing a second peak in flu cases this season. After doctor’s office visits for flu dipped early this year, they jumped past the previous season peak at the end of last month, with a 30% test positivity rate — and there are still months to go.
Here is what we know about polio as a disease, its vaccines and the likely number of lives saved through inoculation.
The Australian model’s risqué approach to dressing in public reached new heights on Sunday, with a controversial barely-there look that stoked controversy.
Haute couture week in Paris showcased extraordinary designs and had plenty of celebratory moments.
The president is taking optics more seriously. Now it seems the first lady has taken a leaf out of her husband’s book.
Several US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention websites and datasets related to HIV, LGBTQ people, youth health behaviors and more have been removed after the agency was directed to comply with executive orders from President Donald Trump.