How LLMs are transforming computational humor, an AI subfield that uses computers to create jokes, as some artists begin using AI chatbots for improv comedy (Gillian Tett/Financial Times)

Gillian Tett / Financial Times:
How LLMs are transforming computational humor, an AI subfield that uses computers to create jokes, as some artists begin using AI chatbots for improv comedy  —  Machines are getting better at making us laugh — and challenging our notions of humanity in the process

A look at the ethical and legal issues around generative AI, as it makes practical at a massive scale things that were previously only possible on a small scale (Benedict Evans)

Benedict Evans:
A look at the ethical and legal issues around generative AI, as it makes practical at a massive scale things that were previously only possible on a small scale  —  We've been talking about intellectual property in one way or another for at least the last five hundred years …

Sources: Apple's new iPad Pro, due in 2024, will get its first major overhaul since 2018, including an M3 chip, OLED displays, and a revamped Magic Keyboard (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple's new iPad Pro, due in 2024, will get its first major overhaul since 2018, including an M3 chip, OLED displays, and a revamped Magic Keyboard  —  Apple is working on a revamped iPad Pro for next year, aiming to shake up a tablet market that's deep in the doldrums.

A look at Smart Answers, an AI chatbot trained only on Macworld, PCWorld, Tech Advisor, and TechHive content, and offered to the outlets' readers on August 1 (Mia Sato/The Verge)

Mia Sato / The Verge:
A look at Smart Answers, an AI chatbot trained only on Macworld, PCWorld, Tech Advisor, and TechHive content, and offered to the outlets' readers on August 1  —  By and large, the goal has been: can we make more pages for ads without paying more writers?  —  Now, a group of tech outlets …

A look at the UK's new DARPA-inspired Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA), which has a four-year £800M budget to invest in breakthrough tech like AI (Clive Cookson/Financial Times)

Clive Cookson / Financial Times:
A look at the UK's new DARPA-inspired Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA), which has a four-year £800M budget to invest in breakthrough tech like AI  —  Head of Advanced Research and Invention Agency tells FT it has appointed directors charged with selecting projects

New technology developed to transport of radio frequency (RF) through optical methods

A new prototype in the NG-PADC project could revolutionize various sectors by enabling faster digital communication, improved satellite communication, better medical imaging, and photonic radars. The prototype, developed by IIT Madras with support from the IMPRINT program, features a time-stretched photonic analog-to-digital converter (ADC) with an effective bandwidth 12 times higher than electronic ADCs. This allows for the sampling of higher bandwidth signals with lower bandwidth ADCs. The scientists behind the project have partnered with Lightmotif Automation to bring the technology to the market. https://ift.tt/eVuPqa5