{"id":606312,"date":"2023-02-09T07:10:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-09T13:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.sellorbuyhomefast.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/09\/the-download-chatgpts-origins-and-making-cement-greener\/"},"modified":"2023-02-09T07:10:00","modified_gmt":"2023-02-09T13:10:00","slug":"the-download-chatgpts-origins-and-making-cement-greener","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/09\/the-download-chatgpts-origins-and-making-cement-greener\/","title":{"rendered":"The Download: ChatGPT\u2019s origins, and making cement greener"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Plus: Google’s new AI chatbot has made an embarrassing error <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<\/div>\n

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This is today’s edition of\u00a0The Download<\/a><\/em>,\u00a0our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology.<\/em><\/p>\n

ChatGPT is everywhere. Here\u2019s where it came from<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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We\u2019ve reached peak ChatGPT. Released in December as a web app by the San Francisco\u2013based firm OpenAI, the chatbot exploded into the mainstream almost overnight.\u00a0<\/p>\n

According to some estimates, it is the fastest-growing internet service ever, reaching 100 million users just two months after launch. Through OpenAI\u2019s $10 billion deal with Microsoft, the tech is now being built into Office software and the Bing search engine. Stung into action by its newly awakened onetime rival in the battle for search, Google is fast-tracking the rollout of its own chatbot, LaMDA.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But OpenAI\u2019s breakout hit did not come out of nowhere. The chatbot is the most polished iteration to date in a line of large language models going back years. This is how we got here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2014Will Douglas Heaven<\/em><\/p>\n

The climate solution beneath your feet<\/strong><\/p>\n

The technologies designed to fight climate change are increasingly wild these days.\u00a0 Hydrogen-powered planes, underwater mining robots, and nuclear fusion reactors\u2014each could play a role in cutting down on greenhouse-gas emissions.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But there are also less glamorous pieces of solving climate change. Take building materials, for example\u2014the world\u2019s most used material, by mass, is cement, and it\u2019s sort of a climate nightmare. The good news is a handful of companies are working hard to turn around cement\u2019s climate impact. Read the full story<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\u2014Casey Crownhart<\/em><\/p>\n

This story is from The Spark, Casey\u2019s weekly newsletter giving you the inside track on all things energy and climate tech. <\/strong>Sign up<\/strong><\/a> to receive it in your inbox every Wednesday.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Design thinking was supposed to fix the world. Where did it go wrong?<\/strong><\/p>\n

In the 1990s, a six-step methodology for innovation called design thinking started to grow in popularity. Key to design thinking\u2019s spread was its replicable aesthetic, represented by the Post-it note: a humble square that anyone can use in infinite ways.<\/p>\n

But in recent years, for a number of reasons, the shine of design thinking has been wearing off. Critics have argued that its short-term focus on novel and naive ideas has resulted in unrealistic and ungrounded recommendations.<\/p>\n

Today, some groups are working to reform both design thinking\u2019s principles and its methodologies. These new efforts seek a set of design tools capable of equitably serving diverse communities and solving diverse problems well into the future. It\u2019s a much more daunting\u2014and crucial\u2014task than design thinking\u2019s original remit. Read the full story<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u2014Rebecca Ackermann<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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This piece is from the upcoming edition of our print magazine, which is all about design. <\/strong>Sign up<\/strong><\/a> for a subscription to read the full thing when it comes out later this month.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The must-reads<\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019ve combed the internet to find you today\u2019s most fun\/important\/scary\/fascinating stories about technology.<\/em><\/p>\n

1 Google\u2019s Bard AI chatbot made a mistake in its first demo<\/strong>
Yet another example of why chatbots can\u2019t be relied upon, even as tech companies race to release them. (The Verge<\/a>)
+ Or did it? Technically, Bard may have actually been correct! <\/em>(FT<\/a> $)
+ OpenAI is stuffed full of talented ex-Googlers<\/em>. (The Information<\/a> $)
+ Disinformation researchers are growing increasingly worried about chatbots. <\/em>(NYT<\/a> $)
+ This string of words causes ChatGPT to break. <\/em>(Motherboard<\/a>)
+ Could ChatGPT do my job? <\/em>(MIT Technology Review<\/a>)<\/p>\n

2 The Chinese \u2018spy balloon\u2019 is reportedly part of a surveillance program<\/strong>
It\u2019s been collecting data on military assets for years, US officials allege. (WP<\/a> $)<\/p>\n

3 The race to save Turkey\u2019s earthquake survivors<\/strong>
Engineers are making apps to help locate trapped civilians and distribute aid. (Wired<\/a> $)
+ After a temporary block, Twitter access in the country has been restored<\/em>. (CNN<\/a>)<\/p>\n

4 New York is cracking down on stalkerware
<\/strong>The city has forced a major player to alert the people infected with its software. (Bloomberg<\/a> $)
+ Google is failing to enforce its own ban on ads for stalkerware. <\/em>(MIT Technology Review<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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5 Inside FTX\u2019s crazy final hours
<\/strong>Unanswered frantic messages, panic quitting, and a packed-out war room. (FT<\/a> $)

6 Why electrochemistry is climate tech\u2019s hottest new buzzword
<\/strong>It promises to play a key role in the future of greener energy, but can it deliver? (WSJ<\/a> $)<\/p>\n

7 AI algorithms are objectifying women
<\/strong>And they\u2019re being used to suppress the reach of images featuring women\u2019s bodies. (The Guardian<\/a>)
+ How it feels to be sexually objectified by an AI. <\/em>(MIT Technology Review<\/a>)<\/p>\n

8 The true cost of fighting climate change <\/strong>????<\/strong>
<\/strong>Investing in climate-friendly tech isn\u2019t just paying off\u2014it\u2019s profitable. (The Atlantic<\/a> $)+ Why switching the power back on after a blackout requires care. <\/em>(IEEE Spectrum<\/a>)<\/p>\n

9 Freelancing is fancy now<\/strong>
Tech contractors are sidestepping the industry\u2019s bruising layoffs. (Vox<\/a>)<\/p>\n

10 Mary Queen of Scots\u2019 letters have finally been decrypted<\/strong>
With a little help from a code-breaking algorithm. (Motherboard<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Quote of the day<\/strong><\/p>\n

“We’re going to discover what these new models can do, but if I were sitting on a lethargic search monopoly\u2026 I would not feel great about that.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u2014Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, takes aim at Google, reports Insider<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The big story<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

We must fundamentally rethink \u201cnet-zero\u201d climate plans.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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August 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n

Corporate climate plans, from the likes of Amazon and others, rely heavily on investing in carbon offset projects like tree planting and forest preservation, or other efforts that purport to help the climate. But studies and investigations have repeatedly found that the benefits of these efforts can be wildly inflated.<\/p>\n

Actually cutting operational emissions will mean investing heavily in supporting, testing, and scaling emerging solutions; and pushing for aggressive policies that will pressure suppliers and other business partners to strive for similar changes. Read the full story<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u2014James Temple<\/em><\/p>\n

We can still have nice things<\/strong><\/p>\n

A place for comfort, fun and distraction in these weird times. (Got any ideas? <\/em>Drop me a line<\/em><\/a> or <\/em>tweet ’em at me<\/em><\/a>.)<\/em><\/p>\n

+ I\u2019m going to need to book into all of these stunning wellness retreats<\/a> for research purposes (thanks Charlotte!)
+ Forget Silent Bob, have you met Silent Frog<\/a>?
+ Uhoh uhoh: what it\u2019s like to be a Rasmus megafan<\/a> (in the shadows).
+ Spare a thought for this British bird charity<\/a> that\u2019s been locked out of its Twitter account.
+ Zelda triforce tattoos<\/a> are bonding fans from around the world.<\/svg> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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