5 big takeaways from Nvidia’s GTC conference
Nvidia’s GTC conference has become a central point in the calendar for the ever-expanding AI industry. The Super Bowl of tech was held this week in San Jose, drawing audiences from around the world to marvel at advancements across the industry that were showcased during Nvidia’s annual GTC conference. While Nvidia has hosted GTC —…
How do you get ChatGPT to create malware strong enough to breach Google’s password manager? Just play pretend.
Cybersecurity researchers bypassed ChatGPT’s security features by role-playing with it, ultimately getting the chatbot to write password-stealing malware. Cybersecurity researchers found it’s easier than you’d think to get around the safety features preventing ChatGPT and other LLM chatbots from writing malware — you just have to play a game of make-believe. By role-playing with ChatGPT…
ChatGPT is confident and Gemini avoids conflict. Here’s what a workplace personality test reveals about leading AI models.
AI models can have distinct personalities, according to a leading personality test. OpenAI’s ChatGPT is confident and positive, but when pushed to the extreme, it can be manipulative. Google’s Gemini is a good listener but might need a bit of encouragement to say what it really thinks. That’s according to DISC, a popular workplace personality…
Ex-Waymo CEO shares why he still thinks Tesla can’t compete with Waymo’s robotaxis
Former Waymo CEO John Krafcik told B-17 that Waymo has no competitors in the robotaxi space that matches the company’s scale, safety, and performance. In 2021, when John Krafcik was approaching the tail-end of his career leading Alphabet’s Waymo, the chief executive blew off Tesla as a serious competitor in the robotaxi race, dismissing Elon…
Airbus’ rarest plane is about to fly to more places — here’s where you can catch it
Airbus’ ultra-rare A330-800neo only flies a few dozen routes worldwide. Airbus has a strong aircraft portfolio, and its deliveries consistently outpace Boeing’s. But one of its planes has proven to be a commercial flop: the Airbus A330-800neo. The jet flies further than its A330-900neo sister, but it has a higher per-seat fuel burn while carrying…
I’m an American mom in Italy. When I couldn’t help my daughter with her homework, I realized how isolated I felt.
I sometimes wonder what it would be like raising my children in America. My 6-year-old daughter recently asked me to help with her homework, but it involved some words in Italian that I didn’t know, so I didn’t understand the assignment. My daughter, bless her heart, tried to explain it to me, but I didn’t…
My 15-year-old son just got his first college mail, and I’m not quite ready for what it means
The author has taken her sons to visit UVA but isn’t ready to think about what sending her oldest to college might really mean. When I had my kids, I daydreamed about the usual milestones — first words, first steps, kindergarten. But college? That felt too distant to even imagine what it would look or…
I won’t allow my daughter to become a ‘Sephora kid’ because I don’t want her self-worth tied to the beauty industry
The author refuses to let her daughter become a teenager obsessed with skincare and makeup. I love skincare. I love how it makes me feel in the morning before I start my day or in the evening as a special treat. I love it so much that I co-founded a beauty brand once sold at…
I was thrilled when my daughter was accepted to her dream school. I was crushed when weeks later I had to tell her we couldn’t afford it.
Telling my daughter (not pictured) that she couldn’t attend the school that I pushed her to apply to was one of the hardest conversations I’ve ever had. I sat anxiously across the table from my 17-year-old daughter, iPhone camera unsteadily in hand, leg shaking, ready to film as she opened the email on her laptop.…
