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Can you feel sorry for a robot? Research indicates you can
A pitiful sound from tinny speakers, sad virtual eyes, trembling robot arms: It doesn't take much to feel sorry for a robot. This is the conclusion of a study by Marieke Wieringa, who will be defending her Ph.D. thesis at ...
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Storytelling study provides a window into the inner workings, ongoing limitations of generative AI tools like ChatGPT
Imagine you decide to write a short story about a protagonist who creates an artificial human and then falls in love with it. What gender is your protagonist? What about the artificial human? Would you write a moving love ...
Consumer & Gadgets
Oct 28, 2024
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More user control may help ease negative reactions to ads on voice assistants
Voice assistants (VAs) like Alexa and Siri continue to gain popularity in households and on personal devices. According to digital trends research company Emarketer, the number of VA users will surpass 150 million in 2025. ...
Consumer & Gadgets
Oct 25, 2024
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Microsoft pushes for gaming supremacy with 'Call of Duty' release
Microsoft's ambition to become the "Netflix of video games" faces a huge test this week with the release of "Call of Duty: Black Ops 6" on Friday.
Consumer & Gadgets
Oct 24, 2024
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Dangers of the metaverse and VR for US youth revealed in new research
The metaverse, a space where the lines between physical and digital realities blur, is rising among younger populations. As of March, 33% of teens own a virtual reality (VR) device and 13% use it weekly.
Consumer & Gadgets
Oct 22, 2024
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Study: People dislike stories they think were written by AI... even if they were written by humans
Stories written by the latest version of ChatGPT were nearly as good as those written by human authors, according to new research on the narrative skills of artificial intelligence.
Consumer & Gadgets
Oct 22, 2024
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Showing AI users diversity in training data can boost perceived fairness and trust
While artificial intelligence (AI) systems, such as home assistants, search engines or large language models like ChatGPT, may seem nearly omniscient, their outputs are only as good as the data on which they are trained. ...
Consumer & Gadgets
Oct 21, 2024
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DeepMind researchers find LLMs can serve as effective mediators
A team of AI researchers with Google's DeepMind London group has found that certain large language models (LLMs) can serve as effective mediators between groups of people with differing viewpoints regarding a given topic. ...
Humans sympathize with, and protect, AI bots from playtime exclusion, finds study
In an Imperial College London study, humans displayed sympathy towards and protected AI bots who were excluded from playtime. The researchers say the study, which used a virtual ball game, highlights humans' tendency to treat ...
Consumer & Gadgets
Oct 17, 2024
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Speakers, vacuums, doorbells and fridges—the government plans to make your 'smart things' more secure
The Australian government has introduced its first-ever standalone cyber security act. Along with two other cyber security bills, it's currently being reviewed by a parliamentary committee.
Consumer & Gadgets
Oct 15, 2024
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The AI sexbot industry is just getting started. It brings strange new questions—and risks
Artificial intelligence (AI) is getting personal. Chatbots are designed to imitate human interactions, and the rise of realistic voice chat is leading many users to form emotional attachments or laugh along with virtual podcast ...
Consumer & Gadgets
Oct 15, 2024
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New tool can detect malware on Android phones
Screen readers, voice-to-text, and other accessibility features have enabled people with disabilities to use smartphones. Yet these same features make the phones more accessible to hackers, too.
Consumer & Gadgets
Oct 14, 2024
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Exploring the hidden costs of free apps
Procrastination, sleep deprivation and reduced focus are part of the price we pay for free mobile apps. This is according to researchers at Linköping University and RISE, who have investigated the costs hidden behind the ...
Consumer & Gadgets
Oct 10, 2024
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Apple unveils Depth Pro, an AI app that can map the depth of a 2D image
A team of engineers at Apple has developed an AI-based model called Depth Pro that can map the depth of a 2D image. The team has written a paper describing the app and its capabilities and has posted it on the arXiv preprint ...
Q&A: Generative AI embraced faster than internet, PCs
ChatGPT's debut in November 2022 caused a near-instant sensation. It gave most users their first opportunity to try out a new type of artificial intelligence that uses existing data and published materials to create content ...
Consumer & Gadgets
Oct 4, 2024
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Will Meta's Orion smart glasses be the next 'iPhone moment'?
Meta supremo Mark Zuckerberg unveiled Orion smart glasses, a new augmented reality (AR) prototype, at the annual Meta Connect developer conference. Ten years in the making, and still not expected on high streets until 2027, ...
Consumer & Gadgets
Sep 30, 2024
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EV drivers more likely to be involved in at-fault road traffic crashes than petrol and diesel drivers, study reveals
Drivers of electric vehicles (EVs) are more likely to be involved in at-fault road traffic accidents than drivers of petrol and diesel cars, research by Lero, the Research Ireland Center for Software, at University of Limerick ...
Consumer & Gadgets
Sep 30, 2024
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Meta has launched the world's 'most advanced' glasses. Will they replace smartphones?
Humans are increasingly engaging with wearable technology as it becomes more adaptable and interactive. One of the most intimate ways gaining acceptance is through augmented reality (AR) glasses.
Consumer & Gadgets
Sep 30, 2024
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Your Google Wallet may soon be able to carry your passport
Globetrotters may soon be able to store their U.S. passport in a Google Wallet.
Consumer & Gadgets
Sep 30, 2024
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How the cost of living crisis and games industry turmoil could hurt Sony's PlayStation 5 Pro release
In late November 2020, I was one of those people standing in line—or rather, refreshing my browser—hoping to snag a PlayStation 5 during a restock. The pandemic was in full swing, and with most of the world locked indoors, ...
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Sep 28, 2024
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