AI large language models (LLMs) become «more covertly racist» after human intervention

News Science and space 03-13-2024 at 13:41 comment
From the very beginning, it was clear that large-scale language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT absorb racist messages from the millions of Internet pages they are trained on. Developers have responded to this by trying to make them less toxic. But new research shows that these efforts, especially as the models get bigger, only serve to stifle racist…

Researchers can «repair» Internet connections using 3D chips for Wi-Fi

News Technologies 03-12-2024 at 11:09 comment
Wi-Fi networks slow down when more people or devices use them. The same thing happens with large systems. If too many people gather in one place, cell towers cannot handle the influx. As the number of connected devices grows exponentially, and the coming wave of artificial intelligence could further exacerbate the problem, big «data congestion»…

HDMI Forum does not allow AMD to open source HDMI 2.1 driver code

News Devices 03-01-2024 at 12:19 comment
The HDMI Forum, the licensing group that oversees the HDMI standard, has notified AMD that it does not allow open source implementations of the HDMI 2.1 (or HDMI 2.1+) specification, blocking tools such as AMD’s FreeSync from working over HDMI connections at resolution/frequency combinations such as 4K at 120Hz or 5K at 240Hz.

Microsoft is working with Nvidia, AMD, and Intel to improve upscaling in PC games. The joint project is called DirectSR

News Games 02-29-2024 at 14:38 comment
Microsoft has introduced a new Windows API designed to enable game developers to seamlessly integrate AI-powered ultra-high-resolution scaling features from Nvidia, AMD, and Intel.

A significant update to iMessage (two forms of end-to-end encryption) puts it on par with Signal

News Software 02-22-2024 at 15:48 comment
iMessage is undergoing significant changes, making it one of the two messaging apps best prepared for the upcoming advent of quantum computing, along with Signal or perhaps even more resilient.

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