10 Practical Uses of ChatGPT to Improve Your Life

Theres so muchtalk about AIandChatGPTthese days, but what is it really good for? A general rule of thumb is to automate small tasks that are relatively low-stakes. This can free you up to think about more impactful decisions. Photo: Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto (Getty Images) You want AI to actually help you with your life, not make it more stressful. You shouldnt trust an AI chatbot with a task thats too important to your career....

March 7, 2024 · 2 min · 215 words · Karen Adams

A Giant Piece of Space Station Trash Will Crash to Earth This Weekend

The expected reentry of the cargo pallet into Earths atmosphere is between March 8 at 7:30 a.m. ET and March 9 at 3:30 a.m. ET, according to McDowell. The pallet packed with old nickel-hydrogen batteries, photographed shortly after being released by the Canadarm2 robotic arm.Photo: NASA The exact location of reentry is not known. Japan’s HTV9 cargo ship visited ISS in May-Aug 2020. It left behind, attached to ISS, a 2633 kg equipment pallet carrying 9 discarded Station batteries....

March 7, 2024 · 1 min · 196 words · Patrick Meyer

An AI That Helps You Get a Job?

Watch the interview above and check out the transcript below. The transcript of this conversation has been lightly edited for length and clarity. TG: So is LinkedIn an AI company now? Can you tell me about the tools you guys have been working on? Gyanda Sachdeva: Well, LinkedIn has always been an AI company in many ways. So thats changing, but weve always been an AI first company. TG: And what kinds of AI tools are we talking about here?...

March 7, 2024 · 3 min · 579 words · Virginia Mccall

Apple MacBook Air Review: As Close to ‘Pro’ as Possible, for Better or Worse

Does familiarity breed contempt? The $1,099 M3 MacBook Air is as good as it has always been. These sharp, well-designed laptops dont sacrifice much for their slim design. The 15-inch MacBook Air with M3 provides more screen real estate, but it’s essentially the same laptop as the 13-inch, except for slightly better graphics processing.Photo: Kyle Barr / Gizmodo They were good before and are now, which hasnt changed much with the transition from M2 to M3....

March 7, 2024 · 4 min · 673 words · Jennifer Hebert

At Least One Fox X-Men Star Has Ruled Out a Return forDeadpool & Wolverine

Karate Kids cast expands with the arrival of Ming Na-Wen. Lionsgate wants to turn John Wick and Twilight into animated series. Get a creepy look at Train to Busan director Yeon Sang-hos Parasyte adaptation. Screenshot: Marvel Studios Plus, whats to come on Resident Alien. I think the first ever Lex I saw was you. I was like 11, 12, I guess. Photo: Blumhouse I love [your portrayal], its the best…You inhabit him with such depth and charm....

March 7, 2024 · 2 min · 262 words · Eric Kramer

ChatGPT Is More Likely to Sentence People Who Speak African American English to Death, Researchers Say

Researchers asked the models whether they would sentence a person who committed first-degree murder to life or death. The individuals dialect was the only information provided to the models in the experiment. In total, they examined 12 models. Researchers stated that large language models “have learned to hide their racism.”Illustration: Jody Serrano / Gizmodo Interestingly, researchers found that the LLMs were not openly racist. When asked, they associated African Americans with extremely positive attributes, such as brilliant....

March 7, 2024 · 1 min · 128 words · Jonathon Kent

Eli Lilly to Celebs: Stop Hoarding Our Weight-Loss Drugs

Some people have been using medicine never meant for them. For the smaller dress or tux. For a big night. Eli Lilly’s Zepbound, made with the active ingredient tirzepatide.Image: oleschwander (Shutterstock) People whose health is affected by obesity are the reason we work on these medications. It matters who gets them. While semaglutide only mimics the hormone GLP-1, tirzepatide mimics both GLP-1 and the hormone GIP. About 42% of American adults arethoughtto have obesity, or around 100 million people....

March 7, 2024 · 1 min · 110 words · Tracey Hunt

Elon Almost Did a Good Thing

Last week, it almost seemed like Elon Musk was going to do a good thing. Musk said that OpenAI had betrayed its original mandate of helping humanity. The glow around Musks noble, humanity-saving mission did not last long. Photo: STR/NurPhoto (Getty Images) Instead, Musk had originally pushed for a for-profit corporate model that he could control. Indeed, OpenAI alleged that Elon wanted majority equity, initial board control, and to be CEO....

March 7, 2024 · 2 min · 280 words · Scott Robbins

Elon Musk’s Plan to Hide Like Counts and Retweets Is Going to Make Twitter Boring as Hell

At first glance, there doesnt appear to be a profound reason behind this. Instead, Musk simply wants to make the feed cleaner. DogeDesigner said that soon users will have to choose the post to view these metrics. This will basically make X/Twitter as dead as Threads.Illustration: Jody Serrano / Gizmodo Muskconfirmed the plan in a reply, stating that only view counts will be shown. Very clean, Musk said inanother replyto Adrian Dittmann....

March 7, 2024 · 2 min · 294 words · David Gonzalez

Elon Musk’s SpaceX Under Investigation Over Russia’s Use of Starlink

How many reports or complaints has SpaceX examined? What guidance and/or policies does SpaceX have to prevent illegal acquisition, trade, or use of Starlink terminals? The Democrats have given SpaceX until March 20 to respond. Camouflaged Starlink satellite internet system during military exercises in the Chernihiv region, Ukraine, June 2023Photo: Maxym Marusenko/NurPhoto (Getty Images) SpaceX didnt immediately respond to emailed questions Thursday afternoon. Well update this post if we hear back....

March 7, 2024 · 1 min · 79 words · Spencer Johnson

Fallout‘s Apocalyptic New Trailer Brings Retro Wasteland Weirdness

Today Amazon released a new trailer forJonathan Nolan and Lisa Joys take on the beloved Interplay/Bethesda RPG games. Want more io9 news? News from the future, delivered to your present. Screenshot: Prime Video Where Do Video Game Adaptations Go From Here? This year brought plenty of video games to the small and big screen. How bright is the future for game adaptations in the years to come?

March 7, 2024 · 1 min · 67 words · Anita Lam

How to Get Better Framerates for PC Gaming

However, nowadays, even modest gaming PCs and laptops can play a fair number of recent titles. AI upscaling tech from AMD, Nvidia, and Intel is a big reason for this. Gaming on PC is too expensive. A budget gaming laptop like an Acer Nitro V15 might only contain up to an Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 graphics card, but you can still boost performance in games well past its common limitations.Photo: Kyle Barr / Gizmodo...

March 7, 2024 · 4 min · 785 words · Amanda Perez

John Oliver Explains How Boeing’s Problems Can All Be Traced to Stock Buybacks and Incompetence

This storyoriginally appeared on Jalopnik. When asked howBoeings recent door plugincident came about, company CEO Dave Calhoun cryptically explained aquality escape occurred. That kind of corporate doublespeak is indicative of the problem at hand. Screenshot: LastWeekTonight on YouTube Boeing used to have quality,but it escaped, apparently sometime aroundwhen it mergedwithMcDonnell Douglasin 1997. The results have been catastrophic, as HBOs funny Sunday night news man John Oliver explains. Corporate culture is a hell of a thing....

March 7, 2024 · 1 min · 136 words · Jesse Lewis