The Indianapolis Colts (3-3) pulled out a gutsy 20-17 win on the road over the Tennessee Titans (1-4) at Nissan Stadium in Week 6. Despite being down a score going into the fourth quarter, the Colts were able to find a way into the end zone thanks to a 10-yard touchdown reception by Michael Pittman […]
Archives for 13th October 2024
Director Morgan Neville is steering clear of generative AI after ‘Roadrunner’ backlash
One of the most attention-grabbing aspects of “Roadrunner,” the Morgan Neville-directed documentary about Anthony Bourdain, was Neville’s use of generative AI to replicate Bourdain’s voice. Looking back now, Neville told Wired that he saw this as a “fun” way to “keep [Bourdain’s] voice going in the film.” But his approach drew intense criticism — while […]
Red Sox' targeted Silver Slugger's agent takes victory lap on social media
Boston Red Sox’ targeted Silver Slugger Teoscar Hernandez’s agent went on X today to flex Hernandez’s season. He said that Hernandez took a one-year deal to play in October since it was a pitcher-friendly market and he wasn’t going to get paid what he wanted. He asked at the end to critics overall “who’s laughing […]
The promise and perils of synthetic data
Is it possible for an AI to be trained just on data generated by another AI? It might sound like a harebrained idea. But it’s one that’s been around for quite some time — and as new, real data is increasingly hard to come by, it’s been gaining traction. Anthropic used some synthetic data to […]
Marvin Harrison Jr. injury update: Cardinals WR leaves game vs. Packers after contact to head
The NFL’s concussion woes continued this weekend, with multiple players experiencing contact to their heads in Sunday’s early slate. Two receivers—Chris Olave and Marvin Harrison Jr.—were the subjects of these hits, and both exited their respective games after the fact. It was the Saints pass-catcher who went down first in the opening quarter of New […]