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AI Learns To Write Computer Code In ‘Stunning’ Advance
DeepMind’s new artificial intelligence system called AlphaCode was able to “achieve approximately human-level performance” in a programming competition. The findings have been published in the journal Science. AlphaCode’s creators focused on solving those difficult problems. Like the Codex researchers, they started by feeding a large language model many gigabytes of Read more…
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Google Must Delete Search Results About You If They’re Fake, EU Court Rules
People in Europe can get Google to delete search results about them if they prove the information is “manifestly inaccurate,” the EU’s top court has ruled. The case kicked off when two investment managers requested Google to dereference results of a search made on the basis of their names, which Read more…
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Pacific Island Nation of Vanuatu Has Been Knocked Offline For More Than a Month
The newly elected government in Pacific island nation of Vanuatu encountered a serious problem from the very first day of its term on Nov. 6 — no one could use their government email accounts. But then the situation got worse. Much worse. Officials could not use any government computer services, Read more…
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Should CS Be Required for a High School Degree?
When it comes to the official requirements for graduating from a U.S. high school, there’s a push for changes. Making computer science courses ‘count’ would not require schools to offer computer science or students to study it,” Code.org CEO Hadi Partovi emphasized to lawmakers in his 2014 Congressional testimony following Read more…
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AI-Generated Answers Temporarily Banned on Coding Site Stack Overflow
Stack Overflow, the go-to question-and-answer site for programmers, has temporarily banned users from sharing responses generated by AI chatbot ChatGPT. The site’s mods said that the ban was temporary and that a final ruling would be made some time in the future after consultation with its community. But, as the Read more…
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Apple Now Calling AR/VR Headset Operating System ‘xrOS’
Apple has decided to call the software that will run on its upcoming AR/VR headset “xrOS,” an update from the original “RealityOS or “rOS” naming the company was planning on, according to Bloomberg. The name change comes as Apple begins to prepare for the launch of the headset, which is Read more…