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“Meaningful harm” from AI necessary before regulation, says Microsoft exec

"Did anybody suffer at least a thousand dollars' worth of damage" because of AI?

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/05/meaningful-harm-from-ai-necessary-before-regulation-says-microsoft-exec/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Google’s top AI model, PaLM 2, hopes to upstage GPT-4 in generative mastery

PaLM 2 can code, translate, and "reason" in ways that best GPT-4, says Google.

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/05/googles-top-ai-model-palm-2-hopes-to-upstage-gpt-4-in-generative-mastery/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Sony’s $1,400 Xperia 1 V hits the US with a 4K display, textured glass back

The glass has a diamond plate texture, and there's raised ribbing along the edges.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/05/sonys-1400-xperia-1-v-hits-the-us-with-a-4k-display-textured-glass-back/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Ex-Ubiquiti engineer behind “breathtaking” data theft gets 6-year prison term

Engineer tried to claim that the hack was an “unsanctioned security drill.”

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/05/ex-ubiquiti-engineer-behind-breathtaking-data-theft-gets-6-year-prison-term/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Wildfire smoke from Australia fueled three-year “super La Niña”

How wildfire smoke from Australia affected climate events around the world.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/05/wildfire-smoke-from-australia-fueled-three-year-super-la-nina/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

The Nexus 7 was Google’s only great tablet, and it has never tried to replace it

Opinion: 2013 Nexus 7 was the right tablet at the right price at the right time.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/05/the-nexus-7-was-googles-only-great-tablet-and-it-has-never-tried-to-replace-it/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Google’s ChatGPT-killer is now open to everyone, packing new features

More languages, image inputs, and extension support among Bard features at I/O '23.

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/05/googles-chatgpt-killer-is-now-open-to-everyone-packing-new-features/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social