Bing Just Upgraded YouTube (and changed the internet forever)

You can now watch YouTube alongside a super-smart AI. I detail exactly how you can do this, what opportunities this opens up via the sidebar, and why Bing Chat can be such a useful assistant. I analyse the shortcomings of the outputs, and showcase a Bing hallucination, but argue that this is a fundamental change in how millions of people will use YouTube in 2023. I will also examine the Bing Compose feature and the paste functionality. Finally, Bing AI will compose a poem to mark the occasion.

Has Google’s Reluctance in AI Given Microsoft an Edge? | Tech News Briefing | WSJ

Google has been investing heavily in artificial intelligence and even had its own AI chatbot years before ChatGPT went viral. But inside the company, frustration has simmered over Google’s reluctance to release these products to the public.

WSJ Google reporter Miles Kruppa joins host Zoe Thomas to discuss the reasons behind those choices and if they cost the company its lead in AI.

How quantum computers work: Explaining qubits to quantum superposition

Quantum computing promises to deliver processing power that surpasses current supercomputers. So far, however, they have only managed a few specialised computations.

London-based start-up Quantum Motion, has taken an approach that utilises an already well-tested and ubiquitous material: silicon to build its quantum computers. For Quantum Motion co-founder, John Morton, silicon allows fast and cheap manufacturing of quantum processors that could soon put the power of quantum computing in the palm of our hands. We visited their test facility to find out more.

How Nvidia Grew From Gaming To A.I. Giant, Now Powering ChatGPT

Thirty years ago, Taiwan immigrant Jensen Huang founded Nvidia with the dream of revolutionizing PCs and gaming with 3D graphics. In 1999, after laying off the majority of workers and nearly going bankrupt, the company succeeded when it launched what it claims as the world’s first Graphics Processing Unit (GPU). Then Jensen bet the company on something entirely different: AI. Now, that bet is paying off in a big way as Nvidia’s A100 chips quickly become the coveted training engines for ChatGPT and other generative AI. But as the chip shortage eases, other chip giants like Intel are struggling. And with all it’s chips made by TSMC in Taiwan, Nvidia remains vulnerable to mounting U.S.-China trade tensions. We went to Nvidia’s Silicon Valley, California, headquarters to talk with Huang and get a behind-the scenes-look at the chips powering gaming and the AI boom.

Is science about to end? | Sabine Hossenfelder

In his 1996 book “The End of Science”, John Horgan argued that scientists were close to answering nearly all of the big questions about our Universe. Was he right?

The theoretical physicist Sabine Hossenfelder doesn’t think so. As she points out, the Standard Model of physics, which describes the behavior of particles and their interactions, is still incomplete as it does not include gravity. What’s more, the measurement problem in quantum mechanics remains unsolved, and understanding this could lead to significant technological advancements.

Ultimately, Hossenfelder is optimistic that progress will be made in the next two decades, given the current technological advancements in quantum technologies and quantum computing.

Use of Artificial intelligence generates questions about the future of art

Artificial intelligence is everywhere and part of our conversations about education, politics and social media. It’s also a hot topic in the arts world as programs that generate art using AI are widely available to the public. But what goes into these programs, and the work that comes out, are heavily debated. Jeffrey Brown explores the influence of AI for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.