[ad_1] Getty ImagesScarlett JohanssonHollywood star Scarlett Johansson has said she was left "shocked" and "angered" after OpenAI launched a chatbot with an "eerily similar" voice to her own. The actress said she had previously turned down an approach by the company to voice its new chatbot, which reads text aloud to users. When the new model debuted last week commentators were quick to draw comparisons between the chatbot's "Sky" voice
[ad_1] In 1994, Newsroom South East’s Jonathan Beale reported on the tactics used by criminals to steal and then sell on mobile phones.The boom in cellphones in the 1990s saw a new crime wave of phone thefts on the capital’s streets and even in people’s cars, while they were driving. Take a look at what was being done to clamp down on phone thieves in 90s London. Video from Newsroom
[ad_1] 21 May 2024Chris Baraniuk,Technology reporterGetty ImagesData centre electricity needs are forecast to double between 2022 and 2026There’s a big problem with generative AI, says Sasha Luccioni at Hugging Face, a machine-learning company. Generative AI is an energy hog.“Every time you query the model, the whole thing gets activated, so it’s wildly inefficient from a computational perspective,” she says.Take the Large Language Models (LLMs) at the heart of many Generative
[ad_1] 20 May 2024Tom Richardson,BBC NewsbeatNinja TheorySenua's Saga: Hellblade 2 is a sequel to the 2017 game praised for its depiction of psychosisVisit any video game developer a week before their latest big release and there will be questions hanging in the air.Will people like it? What will the reviews scores be?But when BBC Newsbeat visits Ninja Theory’s studio a week before Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 comes out, there’s another
[ad_1] BT has significantly delayed plans to force customers to switch from physical copper-based landlines to internet-based services following concerns from vulnerable people.The switch was paused at the end of last year after several incidents where telecare devices stopped working.Nearly two million people in the UK use personal alarms which rely on landlines.BT, which is also responsible for EE customers, has now abandoned the timeline of completing the national switchover
[ad_1] One of the most eagerly anticipated video game releases of recent times - the sixth edition of the Grand Theft Auto franchise - will take place in autumn 2025, its publisher says.Take-Two Interactive, parent company of developer Rockstar Games, made the announcement during its latest earnings call.Interest in GTA 6 is huge: the trailer for it has had more than 190m views on YouTube since it was released by
[ad_1] 17 May 2024Tom Richardson & Luke Wolstenholme,BBC NewsbeatSteel City Interactive"Who would win in a fight?" - Soon you won't have to fly to Saudi Arabia to find outIf you're looking to settle an argument over a fantasy match-up in your favourite sport, video games are a good way to do it.For football fans there's EA FC, basketball's got NBA 2K, and F1 games have been keeping petrolheads happy for
[ad_1] Shares in Reddit have jumped more than 10% after the firm said it had struck a partnership deal with artificial intelligence (AI) start-up OpenAI.Under the agreement, the company behind the ChatGPT chatbot will get access to Reddit content, while it will also bring AI-powered features to the social media platform.The announcement highlights Reddit's efforts to broaden its income sources away from advertising.The deal also comes as a growing number
[ad_1] 16 May 2024Joe Fay,Technology ReporterJon Collins"Fear and greed" is driving investment in AI says Jon CollinsThere’s no doubt we’re in an AI arms race says Jon Collins.He’s worked in IT for 35 years in various roles, including as a software programmer, systems manager and chief technology officer.He’s now an industry analyst for research firm Gigaom.The current arms race was spurred by the launch of ChatGPT at the end of
[ad_1] Pornhub's parent company Aylo has announced it has backed new standards of good practice for pornography sites on combating child abuse, drawn up by UK charity the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF).The IWF is a key part of the UK's fight against online child sexual abuse material (CSAM), enabling people and organisations to report suspected online child abuse content.It hopes the announcement will lead other porn websites to support the
