Like many other forms of AI, facial-recognition software received a shot in the arm from the maturation of artificial neural networks such as the large language models powering systems like ChatGPT. The process used by most current methods contains several steps. First, the software translates a photo or video of your face into a set of […]
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Three weeks ago, an engineer named Calvin French-Owen, who worked on one of OpenAI’s most promising new products, resigned from the company. He just published a fascinating blog post on what it was like to work there for a year, including the sleepless sprint to build Codex. That’s OpenAI’s new coding agent that competes with tools like Cursor and Anthropic’s Claude Code. […]
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Trey had struggled with alcoholism for 15 years, eventually drinking heavily each night before quitting in December. But staying sober was a struggle for the 36-year-old first responder from Atlanta, who did not wish to use his real name due to professional concerns. Then he discovered Alterd, an AI-powered journaling app that invites users to “explore new […]
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At first, the idea seemed a little absurd, even to me. But the more I thought about it, the more sense it made: If my goal was to understand people who fall in love with AI boyfriends and girlfriends, why not rent a vacation house and gather a group of human-AI couples together for a romantic getaway? […]
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The ecommerce system as marketers know it needs an upgrade, and the proof is in the numbers. While people prefer the convenience of online shopping, conversion rates online (2.5–3%) lag behind brick-and-mortar rates (20–40%) drastically. A typical add-to-cart rate is approximately 6.5% while the average abandoned cart rate is between 50%–70%. Why do so few online shoppers complete their […]
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By today’s standards, my millennial adventures in love and dating could not be more quaint. Mortifying and often regrettable? Sure. Primarily mediated through AI-enhanced smartphone apps and webcam livestreams? Not so much. When WIRED set out to document the brave new frontiers of romance, it quickly became clear how much has changed since my dating […]
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