Alfredo L. Gonzales1 day agoA Scientist Says There’s a Key to Being Conscious—and AI Doesn’t Have ItPopular Mechanics - Elizabeth RayneConsciousness may not come from intelligence at all—but from a struggle machines will never know. Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: While the advancement of AI has brought on fears that read like science fiction, one researcher proposes that there is no way it can be conscious …
Alfredo L. Gonzales1 day agoThe ugly economics of consumer AITechCrunch - Russell BrandomAfter this week, you could argue that consumer AI is making a comeback. Meta’s personal AI assistant, Muse, and its plush-like mascot Jolly, has been a surprise hit. OpenAI’s Dots, released just yesterday, appears to be chasing the same cartoony personal assistant idea. And the up-and-coming …
Alfredo L. Gonzales3 hours agoOpenAI fires workers for mishandling 'sensitive information'bbc.co.uk - Osmond ChiaOpenAI has fired three researchers for allegedly mishandling information, including work that involved an external organisation that analyses artificial intelligence (AI) models. "Our investigation confirmed that these individuals mishandled sensitive information outside established company …
Alfredo L. Gonzales13 hours agoYour CRM Was Built for a World Before AI. That’s Why Your Agents Keep FailingInc Magazine - Hillary RemyIn 2025, Gartner projected that more than 40 percent of agentic AI projects would be canceled by the end of 2027. When AI agents underperform, the first instinct is to fix the AI. Swap the prompts, adjust the configuration, try a different vendor. Months of that and the results are still off: wrong …
Alfredo L. Gonzales12 hours agoSelf-Checkout Was Supposed to Cut Costs. Instead, It Created a Problem Retailers Didn’t AnticipateInc Magazine - Moses JeanfrancoisSome retailers are starting to abandon self-checkout lanes just a few years after installing them. One key shift explains why. Stores are cutting back on self-checkout lanes. According to an April survey from Toast, a point-of-sale and restaurant management platform, approximately 36 percent of 340 …
Alfredo L. Gonzales10 hours ago10 AI technologies reshaping healthcare from the lab to the operating roominterestingengineering.com - Kaif ShaikhArtificial intelligence is now moving into a far more challenging domain. It is going from research papers into medical devices, diagnostic …
