A new study published in Computers in Human Behavior suggests that a placebo effect is at play when people expect their performance to be enhanced by augmentation technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI). The researchers found that individuals with high expectations of these technologies engage in riskier decision-making, which could be a problem as people adopt these technologies without properly understanding their benefits and limits.A new study published in Computers in Human Behavior suggests that a placebo effect is at play when people expect their performance to be enhanced by augmentation technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI). The researchers found that individuals with high expectations of these technologies engage in riskier decision-making, which could be a problem as people adopt these technologies without properly understanding their benefits and limits.Consumer & Gadgets[#item_full_content]

You’ve probably seen deepfake videos on the internet that inject facsimiles of famous people into odd or funny situations—for example, a fake Tom Cruise doing “industrial cleanup,” or in a truly meta effort, an artificial Morgan Freeman hyping “the era of synthetic reality.”You’ve probably seen deepfake videos on the internet that inject facsimiles of famous people into odd or funny situations—for example, a fake Tom Cruise doing “industrial cleanup,” or in a truly meta effort, an artificial Morgan Freeman hyping “the era of synthetic reality.”Security[#item_full_content]

A new digital matchmaker in town promises to offer less, not more, in the online dating swipescape and will charge users $111 monthly for it.A new digital matchmaker in town promises to offer less, not more, in the online dating swipescape and will charge users $111 monthly for it.Consumer & Gadgets[#item_full_content]

When research and development company OpenAI released ChatGPT late last year, it instantly attracted the attention of the media and general public.When research and development company OpenAI released ChatGPT late last year, it instantly attracted the attention of the media and general public.Consumer & Gadgets[#item_full_content]

The artificial intelligence (AI) pioneer Geoffrey Hinton recently resigned from Google, warning of the dangers of the technology “becoming more intelligent than us.” His fear is that AI will one day succeed in “manipulating people to do what it wants.”The artificial intelligence (AI) pioneer Geoffrey Hinton recently resigned from Google, warning of the dangers of the technology “becoming more intelligent than us.” His fear is that AI will one day succeed in “manipulating people to do what it wants.”Consumer & Gadgets[#item_full_content]

AI tools based on artificial neural networks (ANNs) are being introduced in a growing number of settings, helping humans to tackle many problems faster and more efficiently. While most of these algorithms run on conventional digital devices and computers, electronic engineers have been exploring the potential of running them on alternative platforms, such as diffractive optical devices.AI tools based on artificial neural networks (ANNs) are being introduced in a growing number of settings, helping humans to tackle many problems faster and more efficiently. While most of these algorithms run on conventional digital devices and computers, electronic engineers have been exploring the potential of running them on alternative platforms, such as diffractive optical devices.Electronics & Semiconductors[#item_full_content]