
Smithsonian - 7 hours 16 min ago
It took Richard Wagner a quarter-century to complete the four-part opera. The new production, called "10010110," uses generative artificial intelligence to explore the artwork's evolution...

The Guardian - 16 hours 18 min ago
Partnership between American Federation of Teachers, one of the largest labor unions in the US, and AI firms has stirred controversy Darius Saczuk, a high school teacher, views artificial intelligence as his enemy. Earlier this year, he and several dozen New York City teachers spent the day inside a windowless conference room in downtown Manhattan to learn how to use AI and prevent students from outsourcing their thinking to it. As Saczuk sees it, he needs to understand his enemy in order to beat...

TechRadar - 19 hours 24 min ago
We've been sold a comforting idea about artificial intelligence : that it's making us dramatically more productive. Faster outputs, smarter tools, less effort. A quiet revolution in how we work. But step back for a moment and ask yourself a simple question. Do you actually feel more productive? Not faster. Not busier. Productive. Because for most professionals I speak to, the answer is no. Work feels quicker, yes. But also more fragmented, more reactive, and oddly more exhausting. The promise...

The Guardian - 21 hours 19 min ago
We need an enlightened US president to make the case for global AI regulation. Donald Trump is the exact opposite of what is needed When I am woken by the sound of my dog whining, I understand that she is hungry and wants me to get up. When my alarm clock goes off, I don't consider its needs. It is following an instruction to rouse me at a certain time but it doesn't care if I stay in bed. It doesn't try to get me up by other means. The dog, on the other hand, will go to plan B. She...