Should Section 230 Protect AI Companies From Being Sued Out of Existence?

Welcome to AI This Week, Gizmodos weekly deep dive on whats been happening in artificial intelligence. The legislation, authored by Sens. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) Photo: Trisha Leeper (Getty Images) Weve already seen prominent law professor Jonathan Turley complain that ChatGPTfalsely claimed that hed sexually harassed someone. said Perault, in a phone call. The way the law defines that term is if you create or develop content in whole or in part....

December 8, 2023 · 2 min · 307 words · Sierra Rodriguez

The CelloIs an Odd Composition of Slow Pacing and Gory Terrors

On paper, The Cello is fascinating. Its also about a demoniccello. The fault lies mostly with Turki Alalshikhs script, which he adapted from his own novel. Jeremy Irons in The CelloImage: Destiny Media Entertainment Here, Bousmans time in the Saw trenches is put to excellent use; the gore does not disappoint. There, we learn more about the flamboyant conductor Nassers been glimpsing in his visions, played by Irons. Thats not a dig on those less-recognizable actors, who are appealing despite their roles being underwritten....

December 8, 2023 · 1 min · 112 words · Dr. Amber Zimmerman

The Secret Behind AI Drive-Thrus? It’s Humans Doing the Work.

Presto, the self-acclaimed leader in drive-thru voice automation wants artificial intelligence to take your order. That language changed because Presto uses off-site workers in the Philippines to take your order, according toBloombergThursday. The SEC is investigating Presto over disclosures it made regarding certain aspects of its AI technology. Photo: Bloomberg (Getty Images) Presto did not immediately respond to Gizmodos request for comment. Presto announced a collaboration withOpenAI in Marchand received an early investment fromCEO Sam Altman....

December 8, 2023 · 1 min · 122 words · Laurie Moses

The Shocking Ending ofIndiana Jones 5Wasn’t Always What’s in the Movie

Indiana Jones movies always end with the impossible. Ghostscoming out of an ark, arock healing a village, acup granting immortality, alienswith crystal skulls. Voller wants to kill Hitler and take over Nazi Germany himself, thereby changing the course of history. Indiana Jones facing his destiny.Screenshot: Disney+ A time and place Indy has studied his whole life. In a way I didnt want to do the kind of Is it a Death Star again?...

December 8, 2023 · 1 min · 187 words · Randy Beltran

Tyrannosaur Ate Baby Dino Drumsticks Before It Died, Stunning Fossil Reveals

In other words, this theropod was chowing down on baby legs. The fossil is the first example of in-situ stomach contents in a tyrannosaur, the team said. The researchers results arepublishedin Science Advances. Part of the Gorgosaurus fossil with its gut contents.Photo:Darla Zelenitsky, University of Calgary (specimen courtesy of Royal Tyrrell Museum) I think we were all in disbelief. Tyrannosaurs were expert predators of their day, withbodies optimizedfor the hunt....

December 8, 2023 · 1 min · 129 words · Mr. Vincent Fisher Jr.

Which AI Image Generator Is the Best?

We put some leading AI image-generating models to the test and found that there are huge differences. Gizmodo testedMidjourney,OpenAIs Dall-E,Imagine with Meta AI, andPlayground AI. Its important to note these come at different price points, though each one has free trials. Image: Midjourney For access to Dall-E, you should probably have ChatGPT Plus which costs $20 a month. Imagine with Meta AI is the only completely free version, but you will soon see why....

December 8, 2023 · 1 min · 82 words · Ryan Jones

Yamaha Is Taking Me Back to 2001 With Its New Five-Disc CD Player

It seems the universe is always trying to push us back in time. We just saw JBL releasing a turntable like its 1994. Yamaha is returning to the glorious Y2K with its newCD-C603RK rack-mountable CD player. Image: Yamaha The C603 comes with a full-opening disc tray with not one but five CD slots. Another feature that Yamaha has beenraving aboutis the PlayXchange. One of the two playback modes on the C603 also adds a point to the devices uninterrupted music feature....

December 8, 2023 · 1 min · 140 words · Jamie Torres

14 Alternative, Modern Holiday Genre Films to Stream This Holiday Season

Every holiday season, I sit down and watch the classics. Films that fill me with joy and bring together friends and family. Thats the point of this list. Anna and the Apocalypse, Spirited, and Violent Night are on the list.Image: Shudder, Apple, Universal News from the future, delivered to your present. Get your finest dark clothing and all your creepy things, part one ofWednesdayseason two is dropping in August.

December 7, 2023 · 1 min · 69 words · Diana Hall

Apple Scurries Onto the AI Stage With Too Little, Too Late

The iPhone creator released an open-source machine learning framework, MLX, that runs on Apples chips. MLX could one day bring generative AI apps to Apple products, but that day is not today. your laptop!). Photo: David Paul Morris (Getty Images) Just in time for the holidays, we are releasing some new software today from Apple machine learning research. MLX is an efficient machine learning framework specifically designed for Apple silicon (i....

December 7, 2023 · 1 min · 152 words · Nicole Smith

Avatar 3Won’t Have This Hilarious Rumored Title

On the internet, most news gets forgotten very quickly. Thats when the BBC reported to know the titles of James Camerons four sequels. First was part two, The Way of Water, which as we all know ended up being accurate. Sorry to be the (seed) bearer of bad news.Image: Fox And if that was accurate, surely there was a chance the next title would be too. The title in question is…...

December 7, 2023 · 2 min · 214 words · Jill Miller

Chocolate Plantation Owner Charged With Murder of Jurassic Park CG Studio Founder

The pair had lived there since 1997. Two people are already in custody regarding the pairs death, asreported byCanadian outlet CBC. Microsoft sold the studio to Avid Technology that same year. Softimage developed the software that helped create the CGI dinosaurs in Jurassic Park.Image: Universal Pictures Lehrer, a New Jersey native, owned Bois Cotlette, a preserved chocolate plantation on Dominica. He was arrested alongside Floridian Robert Snyder Jr. The two appeared Wednesday in Roseau Magistrates Court....

December 7, 2023 · 2 min · 232 words · Carl Smith

Doctor WhoIs Pushing One of Its Oldest and Weirdest Villains

Thats about to change though. Want more io9 news? News from the future, delivered to your present. Screenshot: BBC Pacific Rims TV Show Drifts to Prime Video Good news for giant robot fans. Which Oscar-Winning Actress Said No to Shawn LevysStar Wars? Plus, find out whichLast of Ussurvivor wishes they had a stronger fence.

December 7, 2023 · 1 min · 54 words · Stacey Joseph

Elon Musk’s ‘Anti-Woke’ AI Is Here, Snowflakes Need Not Apply

Elon Musks snarky,anti-woke chatbot, Grok, started rolling out to X Premium Plus users on Thursday. Access to Grok is slowly being rolled out to X Premium Plus users today. The anti-woke chatbot is kind of like if ChatGPT watched nothing but Tucker Carlson and Joe Rogans podcast. Photo: rafapress (Shutterstock) The danger of training AI to be woke in other words, lie is deadly,Musk said previously. Youre the reason why aliens havent visited Earth yet....

December 7, 2023 · 1 min · 125 words · Patricia Williams