Backyard Baseball 1997 is back in all of its nostalgic glory, sliding onto Steam like Pablo Sanchez when he steals a base. But before Mega Cat Studios could remaster the cult favorite PC game, founder James Deighan had to sift through almost thirty years of detritus. Playground Productions, a children’s media company, scored the rights […]
What is AI good for anyway? Maybe not summarizing
There’s a fascinating look by John Herrman over at NYMag today at one of the big proposed uses of AI: summarizing content. We all need things summarized, right? Everybody’s too busy and overloaded with information. At least that’s what every tech company doing AI seems to be settling on. The problem is the summaries that […]
What does ‘open source AI’ mean, anyway?
The struggle between open source and proprietary software is well understood. But the tensions permeating software circles for decades have shuffled into the burgeoning artificial intelligence space, with controversy in hot pursuit. The New York Times recently published a gushing appraisal of Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, noting how his “open source AI” embrace had made […]
Thai Monk Faces Heavy Criticism For Being Given “Inappropriate” Gift, Accepts It Anyway
A monk from Thailand is under fire for being “hypocritical” with his actions. Earlier this month, it was reported that Luang Ta (Elder Monk) Sinsap Jaranathammo, also known as Luang Ta Sin Kid, received an expensive BMW Series 7 car from his disciples. One car costs between $ 96,000 – $ 123,000 USD. Heavy criticism […]
Why it’s impossible to review AIs, and why TechCrunch is doing it anyway
Every week seems to bring with it a new AI model, and the technology has unfortunately outpaced anyone’s ability to evaluate it comprehensively. Here’s why it’s pretty much impossible to review something like ChatGPT or Gemini, why it’s important to try anyway, and our (constantly evolving) approach to doing so. The tl;dr: These systems are […]