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The bot then spawned an even bigger Waldo. Subbarao Kambhampati, a professor and AI researcher at Arizona State University, also put the chatbot through some testing and said he didn't notice any notable improvements in reasoning compared to the latest version. He presented ChatGPT with a puzzle involving blocks: The answer is that it is impossible to arrange the blocks under these conditions, but, just as with previous versions, ChatGPT-4o consistently found a solution that involved moving block C. With this and other reasoning tests, ChatGPT was occasionally able to take feedback to get the right answer, which is antithetical…

TikTok may be adding a new skill to its resume: the disco time machine. The social platform, normally populated by countless Gen Z dancers – mostly in short choreographed routines that have been practiced and perfected – has recently been infused with the energy of a surprising demographic: their Gen X parents. In viral videos, adult children ask their parents to dance as they would to the 1984 song “Smalltown Boy,” by British synth-pop band Bronski Beat. Most of the posts are tagged #momdancechallenge, #daddancechallenge or #80sdancechallenge and have amassed tens of millions of views. The reactions were perhaps unexpected,…

What are some examples of open source software? Some of the most popular software systems are open source, such as Linux, the operating system on which Google's Android mobile system was built. Among the best-known open source products is Firefox, the free downloadable Web browser created by the Mozilla Foundation. So, what is the open and closed debate and how does it relate to artificial intelligence? Tech companies like Google, OpenAI, and Anthropic have spent billions of dollars creating “closed,” or proprietary, AI systems. People who don't work for these companies can't see or tinker with the underlying source code,…

Changes to the product software interface and data collection practices may occur at any time. In extreme examples, a device may stop working. In 2020, for example, Amazon discontinued the Echo Look, a camera that helped people organize their wardrobes. It issued a promotional credit to allow owners to purchase a different Amazon gadget that lacks similar features. The less extreme and more common situation is when companies stop supporting older products because they need to sell new gadgets. Apple's original Apple Watch from 2015, for example, no longer receives software updates and now barely works. This problem isn't new…

Keep organized If you don't already have software to consolidate travel information, your phone's default apps can help. Electronic boarding passes, hotel reservations, and advance tickets can be quickly added to your phone's digital wallet; a pragmatic paper backup hidden in your bag is insurance. Google and Apple offer the ability to automatically add reservations and events from emails and messages to your calendar. By adding tickets, passes and reservation cards to the digital wallet app on your phone, you keep them all in one place while you travel.Credit…Apple Free services like TripIt (and its phone apps), TripCase (also with…