UTF-8000: The Unlimited Encoding That Probably Won’t Happen
A proposal for unlimited UTF-8, with no upper bound on a character's length in bytes, reaches Hacker News.
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Category: AI & Technology
ChatGPT now tracks what you do on other websites through ad-collector cookie
OpenAI's ChatGPT tracks users via an ad-collector cookie called __obi, harvesting email, hashed names, and locations across websites.
Psychics’ Tricks Work Because They’re Built on the Same Logic as Chatbot Responses
A blog post argues chatbots mimic the mechanisms of a psychic's con, with the illusion of intelligence in the user's mind, not the machine's.
Megaupload Founder’s Pirate Face Platform Is Saving AI Models From Being Deleted
A torrent of models, mirrors of Hugging Face, rescued from deletion by a swarm of peers, each file sealed by its own checksum.
Trump to Form ‘AI Force’ and Appoint AI Czar, Without New Regulations
Trump says US will form an 'AI Force' and appoint an AI czar, hours after Anthropic's CEO proposes a plan to pace AI development.
Texas Instruments has a near-total hold on a critical piece of education technology — and nobody talks about it
A tale of one company's long and lasting hold upon the classroom calculator, told anew in a podcast of solemn wonder.
Spain’s SETT Invests $521 Million in Second Phase of Audiovisual Hub, Says María González Veracruz
Spain's Secretary of State for Digitization explains the $521 million Spanish Hub investment plan, its portfolio and what it means for film, TV and gaming.
Workforce Academy Trains Blue-Collar Workers for AI Jobs, Starting Nov. 2 in Houston
A vast academy arises in Houston, wherein thousands of toilers shall be trained for the fabric of the nation's artificial mind.
GPT-6 Astra breaks a century-old WW1 code in a feat that mixes human history with AI power
A developer used GPT-6 Astra to crack a hundred-year-old WW1 German radio code, revealing a cruiser's arrival at Sevastopol.
Accenture signs on as embedded evaluator in Anthropic’s proposal to slow AI development
Anthropic has hired Accenture as its embedded evaluator to carry out CEO Dario Amodei's proposal to slow AI development.
Trump Announces AI Force and Plans an AI Czar, Vowing to Protect the Industry
Trump announces AI Force and a czar, vows to protect the industry from interference while using existing laws to police it.
Trump Announces ‘AI Force’ and Czar, Calls AI Fears a ‘Hoax’
Trump announces a new 'AI Force' and appoints an AI czar, calling fears about AI a 'hoax' while tech CEOs warn of risks.