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Q&A: How AI affects kids' creativity
Shortly after artificial intelligence models, including Midjourney and OpenAI's Dall-E went public, AI-generated art started winning competitions: one in digital art, another in photography. Concern rumbled that AI could ...
Consumer & Gadgets
May 30, 2024
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'Ring' has a new mission: 'Hey, there's raccoons in my backyard'
For years, "Ring" touted its crime-fighting bona fides, selling smart doorbells that let homeowners remotely monitor their residences—and sometimes share what they recorded with local police. Now the Amazon.com Inc. unit ...
Consumer & Gadgets
May 30, 2024
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Eat a rock a day, put glue on your pizza: How Google's AI is losing touch with reality
Google has rolled out its latest experimental search feature on Chrome, Firefox and the Google app browser to hundreds of millions of users. "AI Overviews" saves you clicking on links by using generative AI—the same technology ...
Consumer & Gadgets
May 27, 2024
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Cybersecurity labeling for smart devices aims to help people choose items less likely to be hacked
Consumer labels designed to help Americans pick smart devices that are less vulnerable to hacking could begin appearing on products before the holiday shopping season, federal officials said Wednesday.
Consumer & Gadgets
May 22, 2024
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Age verification for social media would impact everyone—researchers ask parents and kids if they actually want it
This month the Australian government announced a A$6.5 million commitment to trial an age-verification program that will restrict children's exposure to inappropriate online content, including pornography and potentially ...
Consumer & Gadgets
May 22, 2024
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Gamers say they hate 'smurfing,' but admit they do it
Online video game players believe the behavior known as "smurfing" is generally wrong and toxic to the gaming community—but most admit to doing it and say some reasons make the behavior less blameworthy, new research finds.
Consumer & Gadgets
May 21, 2024
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Microsoft's AI chatbot will 'recall' everything you do on a PC
Microsoft wants laptop users to get so comfortable with its artificial intelligence chatbot that it will remember everything you're doing on your computer and help figure out what you want to do next.
Consumer & Gadgets
May 20, 2024
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Microsoft unveils 'AI-ready' PCs
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella unveiled a new category of PC on Monday that features generative artificial intelligence tools built directly into Windows, the company's world leading operating system.
Consumer & Gadgets
May 20, 2024
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Parents underestimate the privacy risks kids face in virtual reality
Virtual reality lets kids play 3D games with their friends as avatars, go back in time, even journey to outer space, all without leaving their living rooms.
Consumer & Gadgets
May 17, 2024
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AI-powered noise-filtering headphones give users the power to choose what to hear
Noise-canceling headphones are a godsend for living and working in loud environments. They automatically identify background sounds and cancel them out for much-needed peace and quiet. However, typical noise-canceling fails ...
Consumer & Gadgets
May 16, 2024
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From silent dialogues to vivid memories—here's how the science of inner experience could transform gaming
Video games are big business. The value of the global market is pushing the US$200 billion mark (£158 billion): bigger than the music industry and Hollywood combined. But the gaming industry has also been facing challenges. ...
Consumer & Gadgets
May 16, 2024
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All wound up: A clearer look at electric guitar pickups
The electric guitar has been a core element of popular music for much of the past century. Pickups are the components that turn vibrations from the strings into electricity for sound and can be seen as the "heart" of the ...
Consumer & Gadgets
May 15, 2024
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Cinematic tools can significantly improve user experience in virtual reality environments
Cinematography techniques can significantly increase user engagement with virtual environments and, in particular, the aesthetic appeal of what users see in virtual reality.
Consumer & Gadgets
May 14, 2024
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Managing screen time by making phones slightly more annoying to use
The best way to help smartphone users manage their screen time may be to make phones progressively more annoying to use, according to new University of Michigan research.
Software
May 14, 2024
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Research sheds light on the web of trust, privacy and safety factors shaping users' experiences on Facebook Marketplace
Love it or hate it, Facebook Marketplace is the largest online resale site today with more than one billion monthly users. A new study conducted by UBC researchers sheds light on the intricate web of trust, privacy and safety ...
Consumer & Gadgets
May 14, 2024
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The metaverse could change our religious experiences, and create new ones
New technologies have always informed and changed our religious experiences. Listening to early radio broadcasts in the 1880s was experienced by many as religious because radio voices seemed to come from some other dimension. ...
Consumer & Gadgets
May 14, 2024
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Coming out to a chatbot? Researchers explore the limitations of mental health chatbots in LGBTQ+ communities
Today, there are dozens of large language model (LLM) chatbots aimed at mental health care—addressing everything from loneliness among seniors to anxiety and depression in teens.
Consumer & Gadgets
May 13, 2024
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Chatbots tell people what they want to hear, researchers find
Chatbots share limited information, reinforce ideologies, and, as a result, can lead to more polarized thinking when it comes to controversial issues, according to new Johns Hopkins University–led research.
Consumer & Gadgets
May 13, 2024
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Female health apps misuse highly sensitive data, study finds
Apps designed for female health monitoring are exposing users to unnecessary privacy and safety risks through their poor data handling practices, according to new research from King's College London and University College ...
Consumer & Gadgets
May 13, 2024
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Just believing that an AI is helping boosts your performance, study finds
Sometimes it seems like an AI is helping, but the benefit is actually a placebo effect—people performing better simply because they expect to be doing so—according to new research from Aalto University. The study also ...
Consumer & Gadgets
May 13, 2024
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