DrMikeWatts
@drmikewatts.bsky.social
PhD in artificial intelligence, research experience in IT and ecology. Scientist. Engineer. Educator. Husband. Father.
AI clones of the dead are improving but still tasteless: www.rnz.co.nz/news/on-the-...
Can you really talk to the dead using AI? We tried out 'deathbots' so you don't have to
'Deathbots' are AI systems designed to simulate voices, speech patterns and personalities of the deceased.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 13, 2025 at 4:33 AM
AI clones of the dead are improving but still tasteless: www.rnz.co.nz/news/on-the-...
LLM AI still can't explain their internal reasoning: arstechnica.com/ai/2025/11/l...
LLMs show a “highly unreliable” capacity to describe their own internal processes
Anthropic finds some LLM “self-awareness,” but “failures of introspection remain the norm.”…
arstechnica.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:42 AM
LLM AI still can't explain their internal reasoning: arstechnica.com/ai/2025/11/l...
Large scale #AI requires large scale nuclear: www.theregister.com/2025/10/31/d... #ArtificialIntelligence
Datacenter biz and nuke firm join forces for Texas AI ranch
: The bit barn will run on gas power first.
www.theregister.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Large scale #AI requires large scale nuclear: www.theregister.com/2025/10/31/d... #ArtificialIntelligence
The latest copyright ruling on #AI does not really set a useful precedent: www.theregister.com/2025/11/04/u... #ArtificialIntelligence
Getty loses UK copyright battle against Stability AI
: Experts disagree about what the ruling means for AI training on copyrighted material
www.theregister.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:29 AM
The latest copyright ruling on #AI does not really set a useful precedent: www.theregister.com/2025/11/04/u... #ArtificialIntelligence
UK court rules #AI does not store copyrighted images: www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n... #ArtificialIntelligence
AI firm wins high court ruling after photo agency’s copyright claim
Ruling in case brought by Getty Images against Stability AI is seen as a blow to copyright owners
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 11:51 PM
UK court rules #AI does not store copyrighted images: www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n... #ArtificialIntelligence
Yet another #AI model is yanked from public use after it hallucinates facts, this time about a US senator: www.theverge.com/news/812376/... #ArtificialIntelligence
Google pulls AI model after senator says it fabricated assault allegation
Senator Marsha Blackburn accused Google of anti-conservative bias.
www.theverge.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Yet another #AI model is yanked from public use after it hallucinates facts, this time about a US senator: www.theverge.com/news/812376/... #ArtificialIntelligence
It looks like most tests for #AI safety are fundamentally flawed: www.theguardian.com/technology/2... #ArtificialIntelligence
Experts find flaws in hundreds of tests that check AI safety and effectiveness
Scientists say almost all have weaknesses in at least one area that can ‘undermine validity of resulting claims’
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:34 PM
It looks like most tests for #AI safety are fundamentally flawed: www.theguardian.com/technology/2... #ArtificialIntelligence
A decentralised #AI, that doesn't need a data centre: www.theregister.com/2025/11/02/f... #ArtificialIntelligence
Fortytwo has the answer to everything: decentralized AI
: No datacenters required
www.theregister.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:49 PM
A decentralised #AI, that doesn't need a data centre: www.theregister.com/2025/11/02/f... #ArtificialIntelligence
Microsoft apologises for its confusing pricing around its #AI offerings: www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608... #ArtificialIntelligence
Microsoft apologises, offer refunds after AI price hike
Microsoft in New Zealand and Australia have apologised and offered refunds to customers for the way it charged customers to use its AI tools.
www.stuff.co.nz
November 12, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Microsoft apologises for its confusing pricing around its #AI offerings: www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608... #ArtificialIntelligence
Which #AI markets are dominated by current players, and which are still open: techcrunch.com/2025/11/03/e... #ArtificialIntelligence
Elad Gil on which AI markets have winners — and which are still wide open | TechCrunch
Over the last year, certain AI markets appear to be nearly sewn up by startup market leaders. But beyond these areas, a vast swath of AI remains anyone’s game.
techcrunch.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Which #AI markets are dominated by current players, and which are still open: techcrunch.com/2025/11/03/e... #ArtificialIntelligence
#AI browsers can do some useful things, but cannot be trusted: www.computerworld.com/article/4083... #ArtificialIntelligence
AI web browsers are cool, helpful, and utterly untrustworthy
Maybe it's time we rethink just how much we're depending on AI these days, before it blows up in our faces. Just saying!
www.computerworld.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:31 PM
#AI browsers can do some useful things, but cannot be trusted: www.computerworld.com/article/4083... #ArtificialIntelligence
IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems, Volume 36, Issue 11, November 2025 computational-intelligence.blogspot.com/2025/11/ieee... #ArtificialIntelligence
IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems, Volume 36, Issue 11, November 2025
1) Knowledge-Guided Semantic Transfer Network for Few-Shot Image Recognition Author(s): Zechao Li, Hao Tang, Zhimao Peng, Guo-Jun Qi, Jinhu...
computational-intelligence.blogspot.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:45 PM
IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems, Volume 36, Issue 11, November 2025 computational-intelligence.blogspot.com/2025/11/ieee... #ArtificialIntelligence
When students use #AI to do their homework, they become lass able to do the work themselves: www.theregister.com/2025/11/03/c... #ArtificialIntelligence
Sorry, students of ChatGPT: Real learning takes legwork
: Boffins say outsourcing your homework leaves you sounding less knowledgeable, short on facts
www.theregister.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:32 PM
When students use #AI to do their homework, they become lass able to do the work themselves: www.theregister.com/2025/11/03/c... #ArtificialIntelligence
Are orbital #AI data centres really feasible? arstechnica.com/google/2025/... #ArtificialIntelligence
Meet Project Suncatcher, Google’s plan to put AI data centers in space
Google is already zapping TPUs with radiation to get ready.
arstechnica.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Are orbital #AI data centres really feasible? arstechnica.com/google/2025/... #ArtificialIntelligence
arXiv bans certain types of submissions after rise of #AI generated slop: www.404media.co/arxiv-change... #ArtificialIntelligence
arXiv Changes Rules After Getting Spammed With AI-Generated 'Research' Papers
Cornell University’s arXiv will no longer accept Computer Science reviews and position papers.
www.404media.co
November 11, 2025 at 3:22 AM
arXiv bans certain types of submissions after rise of #AI generated slop: www.404media.co/arxiv-change... #ArtificialIntelligence
A class of students were caught using #AI to cheat, and used AI to write their apology letters: arstechnica.com/culture/2025... #ArtificialIntelligence
Caught cheating in class, college students “apologized” using AI—and profs called them out
Time for some “life lessons.”…
arstechnica.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:56 AM
A class of students were caught using #AI to cheat, and used AI to write their apology letters: arstechnica.com/culture/2025... #ArtificialIntelligence
Grok's #AI encyclopedia either reproduces Wikipedia's material or produces complete garbage: www.theguardian.com/technology/2... #ArtificialIntelligence
In Grok we don’t trust: academics assess Elon Musk’s AI-powered encyclopedia
From publishing falsehoods to pushing far-right ideology, Grokipedia gives chatroom comments equal status to research
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Grok's #AI encyclopedia either reproduces Wikipedia's material or produces complete garbage: www.theguardian.com/technology/2... #ArtificialIntelligence
IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems, Volume 33, Issue 10, November 2025 computational-intelligence.blogspot.com/2025/11/ieee... #ArtificialIntelligence
IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems, Volume 33, Issue 10, November 2025
1) A Review on Interval Type-2 Fuzzy-Model-Based Control Systems: Membership-Function-Dependent Perspectives Author(s): Hak-Keung Lam, Bo X...
computational-intelligence.blogspot.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:25 PM
IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems, Volume 33, Issue 10, November 2025 computational-intelligence.blogspot.com/2025/11/ieee... #ArtificialIntelligence
Is prompt injection an unfixable security flaw in #AI browsers? www.theregister.com/2025/10/28/a... #ArtificialIntelligence
AI browsers wide open to attack via prompt injection
Feature: Agentic features open the door to data exfiltration or worse
www.theregister.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Is prompt injection an unfixable security flaw in #AI browsers? www.theregister.com/2025/10/28/a... #ArtificialIntelligence
Is this the start of the AI bubble bursting? www.stuff.co.nz/business/360...
More than US$1 trillion wiped off US tech giants in AI rout
US stocks are on track for their worst week since US President Donald Trump rocked markets with his “Liberation Day” tariffs in April.
www.stuff.co.nz
November 10, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Is this the start of the AI bubble bursting? www.stuff.co.nz/business/360...
Sounds like #AI need a copy of The King's Clocks that I used to learn to read analog clocks when I was six: spectrum.ieee.org/large-langua... #ArtificialIntelligence
AI Struggles to Read Analog Clocks Correctly
AI struggles with analog clocks. What does this reveal about its limitations in image analysis?
spectrum.ieee.org
November 10, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Sounds like #AI need a copy of The King's Clocks that I used to learn to read analog clocks when I was six: spectrum.ieee.org/large-langua... #ArtificialIntelligence
A lot of money has been spent on data centres for #AI. Will it pay off? www.theguardian.com/technology/2... #ArtificialIntelligence
Boom or bubble? Inside the $3tn AI datacentre spending spree
Investment in these vast warehouses is huge but some worry the debt-fuelled exuberance will backfire
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:45 AM
A lot of money has been spent on data centres for #AI. Will it pay off? www.theguardian.com/technology/2... #ArtificialIntelligence
What should CIO do when IT staff get laid off in favour of #AI? www.informationweek.com/machine-lear... #ArtificialIntelligence
When AI Is Reason for Layoffs, How Should CIOs Respond?
As multiple enterprises attribute employee cuts to AI automation and investment, CIOs are under greater pressure than ever to deliver AI ROI.
www.informationweek.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:01 AM
What should CIO do when IT staff get laid off in favour of #AI? www.informationweek.com/machine-lear... #ArtificialIntelligence
No, #AI written ransomware is not in the wild: www.theregister.com/2025/11/03/m... #ArtificialIntelligence
MIT Sloan shelves paper about AI-driven ransomware
: Even AI has doubts about the claim that '80% of ransomware attacks are AI-driven'
www.theregister.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:05 AM
No, #AI written ransomware is not in the wild: www.theregister.com/2025/11/03/m... #ArtificialIntelligence