The perils of letting AI plan your next trip
An imagined town in Peru, an Eiffel tower in Beijing: travellers are increasingly using tools like ChatGPT for itinerary ideas – and being sent to destinations that don't exist. Read more
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An imagined town in Peru, an Eiffel tower in Beijing: travellers are increasingly using tools like ChatGPT for itinerary ideas – and being sent to destinations that don't exist. Read more
US tech giant Nvidia will invest up to $100bn (£73bn) in OpenAI, the firm behind ChatGPT, the companies announced. Read more
Meta AI chatbots on Instagram, WhatsApp and Facebook reinforce destructive behavior, such as self-harm and cultural stereotyping, and ultimately pose an unhealthy risk for teens and young adults, a new analysis contends. Read more
Hundreds of millions of metric tonnes of plastic pollution are circulating in marine environments. It's a problem in canals, rivers, and oceans all around the world. Tech Now visits a startup in the Netherlands that has come up with a potential solution, an autonomous floating WasteShark. View more
A firm is seeking planning approval to build an eight-storey complex of 12 flats in north Guernsey. Read more
Taco Bell is rethinking its use of artificial intelligence (AI) to power drive-through restaurants in the US after comical videos of the tech making mistakes were viewed millions of times. Read more
US artificial intelligence (AI) company Anthropic says its technology has been "weaponised" by hackers to carry out sophisticated cyber attacks. Read more
Disturbing results emerged earlier this year, when AI developer Anthropic tested leading AI models to see if they engaged in risky behaviour when using sensitive information. Read more
Historians at a museum have connected a 50-year-old telex machine to modern day artificial intelligence (AI), creating "a conversation spanning decades". Read more
Vineet Sawant has spent the last two years navigating the streets of Mumbai on a scooter as a delivery driver. Read more