OpenAI proposes a new way to use GPT-4 for content moderation
OpenAI claims that it’s developed a way to use GPT-4, its flagship generative AI model, for content moderation — lightening the burden on human teams. Detailed in a post published to the official OpenAI blog, the technique relies on prompting GPT-4 with a policy that guides the model in making
Read moreThe tech jobs market is as strong as it ever was
After the big companies conducted mega layoffs at the beginning of this year, it would be natural to think that the tech unemployment rate would skyrocket. If we think about tech jobs as purely IT, engineering and developer kinds of roles, then those jobs are definitely still in demand and
Read moreWorldcoin ignored initial order to stop iris scans in Kenya, records show
Months before Kenya finally banned iris scans by Sam Altman’s crypto startup Worldcoin, the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) had ordered its parent company, Tools for Humanity, to stop collecting personal data. The ODPC had in May this year instructed the crypto startup to stop iris scans and
Read moreA Guide to Optimizing JavaScript Files
Learn practical JavaScript file optimization techniques, how to deal with performance issues, and tools to help the optimization process. Continue reading A Guide to Optimizing JavaScript Files on SitePoint.
Read moreElon Musk keeps getting creepier
Elon Musk. | Illustration by Lille Allen / The Verge This is Platformer, a newsletter on the intersection of Silicon Valley and democracy from Casey Newton and Zoë Schiffer. Sign up here. I. Today let’s talk — for the last time, I hope — about the derailed martial arts bout
Read moreGoogle’s AI search experience adds AI-powered summaries, definitions and coding improvements
Google today is rolling out a few new updates to its nearly three-month-old Search Generative Experience (SGE), the company’s AI-powered conversational mode in Search, with a goal of helping users better learn and more sense of the information they discover on the web. The features include tools to see definitions
Read moreYouTube Music is adding a TikTok-style ‘Samples’ short-form video feed
YouTube Music is launching a new TikTok-style short-form personalized video feed called “Samples,” the company announced on Monday. Each clip in the feed offers a glimpse into the artist, music video and feel of a song recommended to you. As with TikTok and other copycat short-form video feeds, users can
Read moreApple’s Animation APIs: Through the Ages
Try out real code from NeXTSTEP to Mac OS X to SwiftUIContinue reading on Better Programming »
Read moreElectraMeccanica to merge with electric truck startup Tevva
ElectraMeccanica, the maker of the tiny three-wheeled Solo electric vehicle, will merge with UK-based truck manufacturer Tevva in a bid to grow their combined market share for electric trucks, the companies said Tuesday. The merger represents a pivot for ElectraMeccanica, which struggled to produce its small electric vehicle profitably. After
Read moreStop Calling Kotlin Flows Hot and Cold
Asynchronous data streams don’t need coroutine thermodynamics, just good old-fashioned encapsulationContinue reading on Better Programming »
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