Databricks research shows multi-step agents consistently outperform single-turn RAG when answers span databases and documents

To confirm this is an architecture problem rather than a model quality problem, Databricks reran published STaRK baselines ...

Police corporal created AI porn from driver’s license pics

A corporal in the Pennsylvania state police yesterday pleaded guilty to a mind-boggling set of crimes that include going ...
The Washington Post

AI is just another technology Americans don’t like but can’t stop using

Americans feel gloomy about artificial intelligence, and everyone connected to the industry knows it. “AI is not very popular in the U.S. right now,” Sam Altman, the OpenAI CEO who runs ChatGPT, ...
Popular Mechanics

Scientists Think Our Brains Might Use a Secret Pathway to Create Consciousness

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? Here’s what you’ll learn when reading this story: The brain uses two key pathways for ...
InfoWorld

Databricks buys Quotient AI to boost enterprise‑grade AI agent performance

Databricks has acquired Quotient AI, a provider of AI agent evaluation and training software, to help enterprises scale AI agents in production more reliably. “Quotient AI was built to close the gap ...
AllHipHop

Nicki Minaj X Account Using Bots, Fake Accounts To Amplify MAGA Views According To Study

Nicki Minaj faced scrutiny after a forensic report found thousands of fake accounts boosted her conservative posts on X in coordinated bot campaign. Nicki Minaj may not have the broad support her ...
CNBC

CNBC Daily Open: AI is coming after more sectors, and its pace isn't slowing

Anthropic closed a $30 billion funding round at a $380 billion post-money valuation. Apple had its worst day since April, with its stock falling 5% on Thursday. The U.S. consumer price index for ...
Wired

CBP Signs Clearview AI Deal to Use Face Recognition for ‘Tactical Targeting’

United States Customs and Border Protection plans to spend $225,000 for a year of access to Clearview AI, a face recognition tool that compares photos against billions of images scraped from the ...
The Washington Post

U.S. Olympic athletes expressing their views is as American as it gets

CORTINA d’AMPEZZO, Italy — When Gus Kenworthy made the decision to express his feelings about the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents by, well, urinating a profane message in the snow, he ...
Women's Health

What to Say to ChatGPT So It Produces a Safe, Quality Personalized Workout Program, According to Trainers

From building personalized workout plans to answering form questions, AI tools like ChatGPT are quickly becoming fixtures in the gym—and it’s clear as to why. “ ChatGPT can harness the power of the ...
KTVU

Mountain View turns off license plate readers because of 'unauthorized' federal use

Mountain View's police chief said Monday that the city's license plate reader cameras will be turned off until the City Council decides whether to keep them operating in the city. he decision follows ...