The universe was created 13.8 billion years ago. What happened at that earliest moment is of great importance to anyone trying to understand why everything is the way it is today. “I think this question about what happens at the beginning of the universe is profound,” says David Spergel, chairman of the Simons Foundation, a … Read more
Google has finally addressed the out-of-control web search results apparently generated by its AI, screenshots of which circulated widely on social media over the past week. In short, the internet goliath argued that it’s not as bad as it seems, although he promised to eliminate the system’s baffling responses. For those who missed it, Google … Read more
Navigating the vast amount of streaming content available today can be a full-time job. Recommendations from friends, blog posts, and TikToks of movies I haven’t thought about in years all help. But finding something that me, my husband, my 13-year-old daughter, and my 16-year-old son all want to watch together is still a monumental task. … Read more
Google’s search algorithm is perhaps the most consistent system on the Internet, dictating which sites live and die and what content on the Internet looks like. But exactly how Google ranks websites has long been a mystery, pieced together by journalists, researchers, and search engine optimization practitioners. Now, an explosive leak that claims to reveal … Read more
A grieving mother who has “absolutely no idea” why her son killed himself at 14 is fighting social media companies to turn over his search history. Jools Sweeney was found dead in April 2022. A coroner could not rule his death a suicide because they could not prove he was in a “suicidal mood”, his … Read more
Stay informed with free updates Simply log in to the Artificial intelligence myFT Digest – delivered straight to your inbox. Google’s new artificial intelligence search tool has advised users that eating rocks can be healthy and gluing cheese to pizza, sparking ridicule and raising questions about the decision to embed an experimental feature into the … Read more
What you need to know Google recently acquired exclusive rights to reddit content to power its AI. Google’s AI has now gone completely crazy. Users with access to Google’s AI search have reported that Google recommends eating rocks and glue and possibly even committing suicide – although not every reported answer has been reproduced. Comparative … Read more
Google has been trying to reinvent its search engine by using AI to show full answers to most questions, a feature the company calls “AI Summaries.” However, if this experience isn’t for you, there are a number of workarounds you can use in Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge to get back to a more traditional … Read more
Speakers at Google’s Marketing Live event showed how they will use user searches and AI Overviews content to serve interactive shopping ads that will push organic search rankings even lower, stating that Google “faimed at creating new opportunities for your company.” We like to think of Google Search engineers as responsible for search results, but … Read more
Join us as we return to New York on June 5 to work with executive leaders to explore comprehensive methods for auditing AI models for bias, performance, and ethical compliance in diverse organizations. Find out how you can attend here. It’s hard to imagine given how popular and entrenched it is in modern society, but … Read more