Here’s how I finally got Google’s uninvited 4GB AI model off my Mac

Without notice or consent, Chrome has been downloading the hefty Gemini Nano model to run AI locally on your computer.
CNET

Need Math Help? Try Using This iPhone Messages Feature

Messages can solve simple math equations like "2+2=" by typing them into the text field. The app can also solve equations ...
CNET

Google Is Adding New Ways to Use AI Mode in Chrome

Macy is a writer on the AI Team. She covers how AI is changing daily life and how to make the most of it. This includes writing about consumer AI products and their real-world impact, from ...
The New York Times

‘The Adding Machine’ Review: A Man Is Made Redundant

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Daphne Rubin-Vega stars as a laid-off office worker who spins into a murderous rage in this update of Elmer L. Rice’s 1923 classic. By Laura ...
Wall Street Journal

We’re Using So Much AI That Computing Firepower Is Running Out

What really happens after you hit enter on that AI prompt? WSJ’s Joanna Stern heads inside a data center to trace the journey and then grills up some steaks to show just how much energy it takes to ...
Los Angeles Times

Machines replacing workers? What could go wrong? The Actors’ Gang revives ‘The Adding Machine’

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. It’s a good time for Elmer Rice’s “The Adding Machine,” which can only mean that it’s once again a bad time for ...
Bloomberg L.P.

India Sees Power Use Surging to Record, Adding to Energy Crisis

India expects a surge in peak power demand to a record during the hot season, according to people familiar with the matter, potentially adding to energy woes the country is already facing because of ...
MIT Technology Review

A defense official reveals how AI chatbots could be used for targeting decisions

Though the US military's big data initiative Maven has sped up the planning of strikes for years, the comments suggest that generative AI is now adding a new interpretative layer to such deliberations ...
Military.com

Israel Says Iran Is Using Cluster Munitions. What to Know About the Weapons

Israel says Iran has been firing cluster munitions throughout their 10-day war — adding a complicated and deadly challenge to Israel’s already stretched air defenses. TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel ...
NPR

A college student's perspective on using AI in class

[Maximilian Milovidov is a freshman at Columbia University and a member of TikTok's Youth Council. He used a large language model to edit this essay for length and a human to edit for content. This ...
Harvard Business Review

When Using AI Leads to “Brain Fry”

A new study finds that certain patterns of AI use are driving cognitive fatigue, while others can help reduce burnout. by Julie Bedard, Matthew Kropp, Megan Hsu, Olivia T. Karaman, Jason Hawes and ...