Technology

The Oxford University professor posits the emergence of ‘a new species’ stemming from algorithms

Apps like Replika, Intimate and Forever Voices allow for sophisticated conversations with customized avatars, but experts warn of the risks of these interactions perpetuating macho and controlling behaviors

The Catalan thinker spoke with EL PAÍS about how he dismantles the myth of innovation and relates it to neoliberal ideology

A posthumous selfie, the last WhatsApp message… Death leaves our digital identity in no man’s land. What becomes of it?

The company said the feature can help keep users safe from hackers, fraudsters and criminals. No one other than the sender and the recipient — not even Meta — will decipher people’s messages

The multinational company presents versions of the new platform for use in all areas of its surroundings, from Bard to telephones

Based on a demonstration of Gemini for a group of reporters, Google’s ‘Bard Advanced’ might be capable of unprecedented AI multitasking by simultaneously recognizing and understanding presentations involving text, photos and video

France, Italy and Germany believe that overly strict legislation will hinder innovation in artificial intelligence

The recent theft of profiles from the company 23andMe and its financial agreements with pharmaceutical companies is a reminder of the dangers of uploading the world’s DNA to the cloud

Europe is working to create a network infrastructure that can transmit information more securely

The ‘wedding’ will take place in Rotterdam next summer and feature a molecular banquet just right for humans and humanoids

A Porto Alegre council man asked OpenAI’s chatbot to craft a proposal to prevent the city from charging taxpayers to replace water consumption meters if they are stolen

Sam Altman has taken the helm of the artificial intelligence firm again: ‘Books are going to be written about this’

The accounts were used to reshare posts from X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, that were created by politicians, news outlets and others

Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta already has been blocking Canadian news since earlier this year

The announcement represents Amazon’s response to rivals who’ve rolled out chatbots that have captured the public’s attention, like ChatGPT

Projects like ‘Dracula Daily,’ a newsletter that emails Bram Stoker’s novel in chronological order and in real time, bring literature to a new generation of readers, who then comment about the works on social media

In a context in which technology is flooding the jobs market, the most competitive companies are getting ever more interested in employees with innate, more lasting qualities that cannot be learned, and which mark the difference between ordinariness and excellence

The company credited its inactive account update to security issues. Accounts that haven’t been used for a long time are more likely to be compromised, Google said

Some electric vehicles on the market can theoretically achieve an 870-mile range in one hour

One of the founders of Google’s Ethical Artificial Intelligence team, who was fired in 2021, warns of the lack of transparency

Employees and investors had powerful financial incentives to force Sam Altman’s return to the company that developed ChatGPT

The complaint, originally made public in redacted form, was the opening salvo in a lawsuit filed in late October by the attorneys general of 33 states

We’re seeing a recovery of the nostalgic, natural image