Wired

‘Veronika’ Is the First Cow Known to Use a Tool

Justice for Far Side cartoonist Gary Larson: A team of scientists has observed, for the first time, a cow using a tool in a flexible manner. The ingenuity of “Veronika,” as the animal is called, shows ...
Lifehacker

Use the 'MIT Method' to Keep Your Big-Picture Goals in Mind During Everyday Tasks

Lindsey Ellefson is Lifehacker’s Features Editor. She currently covers study and productivity hacks, as well as household and digital decluttering, and oversees the freelancers on the sex and ...
IGN

Where Winds Meet Players Are Using the 'Solid Snake Method' to Trick AI Chatbot NPCs Into Skipping Sidequests

Where Winds Meet players are taking a novel approach to solving riddles by… simply telling the game's AI-powered chatbot NPCs that they have solved the game's riddles. The Wuxia open-world ...
NPR

Research, curriculum and grading: New data sheds light on how professors are using AI

When Georgia State University professor G. Sue Kasun taught a new course this summer, she used generative artificial intelligence to help her brainstorm. Kasun, a professor of language, culture and ...
Vogue

Skincare “Sandwiching” Will Keep Your Skin Hydrated For Fall

While it’s wise to take most TikTok beauty hacks with a large pinch of salt, every once in a while, it throws up something that’s actually worth taking note of. Enter: sandwiching your skincare. With ...
The Verge

Here’s who is actually using ChatGPT — and how they are using it

OpenAI released a detailed report on who is using its popular chatbot and what they are asking it. OpenAI released a detailed report on who is using its popular chatbot and what they are asking it.
CNBC

OpenAI releases first-of-kind study revealing how people are using ChatGPT for everyday tasks

Amongst key findings of the study is faster growth in non-work-related ChatGPT usage than in work-related usage. The demographic breakdown of ChatGPT users was also found to have shifted, with the ...
Macworld

Apple Intelligence: The ultimate guide to using Apple’s AI tools on your iPhone

Apple Intelligence is Apple’s generative artificial intelligence (AI) system, and it comes with a huge range of features and abilities. You’ll find it deeply embedded in your iPhone, whether that’s ...
CNN

‘The new encyclopedia’: how some kids will use AI at school this year

Ludrick Cooper, an eighth-grade teacher in South Carolina, didn’t always like the idea of using artificial intelligence – in the classroom or otherwise. But he eventually came around. “This is the new ...
The New York Times

Teens Are Using Chatbots as Therapists. That’s Alarming.

Dr. McBain studies policies and technologies that serve vulnerable populations. On any given night, countless teenagers confide in artificial intelligence chatbots — sharing their loneliness, anxiety ...
PC Gamer

87% of game developers are already using AI agents and over a third use AI for creative elements like level design and dialogue according to a new Google survey

AI Todd Howard says AI's 'not a fad' but 'we're not using it to generate anything… that handcrafted human intention, is what makes things special, and that's where we want to be' Gaming Industry ...