Pawel Szydlowski was spooked after he saw videos of people using smart glasses to record and identify unsuspecting strangers. So the 30-year-old Polish software developer created an app that he says can detect nearby smart glasses and estimate their distance. “There’s a need for such an application,” he told Business Insider. The app, which Szydlowski
At Anthropic, Kristen Swanson’s role is to help people get better at using AI. Often, that means knowing when they should do the work themselves. “I have a job teaching people how to use AI, and I probably spend at least half of my time telling people when not to use AI,” said Swanson, who
A high-quality rug isn’t cheap — and the bigger you go, the more expensive they become. Because of this, you may be tempted to choose a smaller, more affordable option, even if it means sacrificing aesthetics. If that’s the case, and your rug won’t be properly scaled to your space, you’re probably better off skipping
Days after releasing a new, highly capable model, OpenAI’s chief scientist is calling for a slowdown. In a lengthy blog post on Sunday, Jakub Pachocki said he was concerned that “no one is prepared for the consequences of a continued rapid rise in machine intelligence.” He said that although OpenAI is pursuing internal technical solutions
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Gary Moss, 62, a resident of Puyallup, Washington, and his son, David, a Tesla owner. Moss, who is blind, attended Tesla’s Cybercab launch event with his son in Austin. Tesla made the Cybercab available to the Austin public following the event. The two hailed several rides
In my 20s, I fell in love with my partner’s ambition. His dream was to own a restaurant, and I admired his willingness to reject a traditional 9-to-5 to build something of his own. He entered the industry as a teenager, worked his way up to general manager at a local restaurant by his mid-20s,
