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Here's something you probably won't do today: install a large language model (LLM) chat application on your PC. That’s okay, I did it for you – in about 10 minutes. The results (which are awesome, BTW) are nothing compared to the unintended consequences. Continue Reading →

The next generation of the World Wide Web (web3) is being built on blockchains using tools and technologies similar to the ones that empower cryptocurrency, NFTs, smart contracts, and the world of DeFi. While there is no agreed-upon technical definition for web3, my favorite philosophical definition is: "A decentralized platform that empowers both users and creators to share in the value they create." It's a nice idea, but how would it actually work? Continue Reading →

If you really want to have some fun today, do a quick overview of what's happening in generative AI. Continue Reading →

Get ready for decentralized access to the decentralized web. Instead of typing https:// to access a Web3 site, you'll type web3:// to access ERC-4804-compatible sites designed designed to allow HTTP-style URLs to directly access on-chain Web3 content, including dApp front-ends and NFTs. Continue Reading →

GPT-4 has arrived. It is the successor to the GPT-3.x, the underlying technology for the wildly popular ChatGPT. In a word: wow! Continue Reading →

Pi Day is probably the least important thing you could possibly think about, which is exactly why I think it is important! So... Happy Pi Day! Every year, math geeks (like me) celebrate Pi Day on March 14th. (aka 3/14. Get it?) And, one more thing, today is Albert Einstein's birthday. So Happy Birthday, Albert! Continue Reading →

Shares of SVB Financial Group, also known as Silicon Valley Bank, experienced a second consecutive day of decline, causing negative effects on the overall banking sector. Continue Reading →

Microsoft's search engine Bing has surpassed 100 million daily active users after the launch of its chatbot AI, according to Yusuf Mehdi, Microsoft's VP for Modern Life, Search and Devices. Continue Reading →

Hello, AI advocates. Art Fern here with today's featured AI, but first: Are you sick of hearing about ChatGPT? Are you done with stories about Bing's version of the ChatBot coming unhinged? Do you long for the days before conversational AI was all anyone ever talked about? Continue Reading →

I watched a segment of 60 Minutes about generative AI on YouTube last night. It was nonsense. In the opening of the piece, Lesley Stahl (the on-camera talent) admits that she is scared of the technology. Then, for the rest of this (highly one-sided) view of generative AI, she does everything she can to push the idea that everyone should be as scared and as ignorant as she is. It was some of the worst reporting – if you can even call it that – I've ever seen. Continue Reading →