OpenAI geoblocks ChatGPT in Italy
No, it’s not an April Fools’ joke: OpenAI has started geoblocking access to its generative AI chatbot, ChatGPT, in Italy.
The move follows an order by the local data protection authority Friday that it must stop processing Italians’ data for the ChatGPT service.
In a statement which appears online to users with an Italian IP address who try to access ChatGPT, OpenAI writes that it “regrets” to inform users that it has disabled access to users in Italy — at the “request” of the data protection au
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Scientists Baffled by New “Size of Life” Discovery About Our Planet’s Biomass
<div><img width="373" height="210" src="https://scitechdaily.com/images/Abstract-Biology-Nature-Fractal-Concept-373x210.jpg" class="attachment-cp-thumb-xl size-cp-thumb-xl wp-post-image" alt="Abstract Biology Nature Fractal Concept" decoding="async" style="margin-bottom: 15px;"><p>Life comes in all shapes in sizes, but some sizes are more popular than others, new research from the University of British Columbia (UBC) has...</p></div>
Musk defends paid Twitter as blue tick ultimatum looms
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New Study Links Poor Mental Health to Increased Risk of Heart Disease
<div><img width="373" height="210" src="https://scitechdaily.com/images/Man-Heart-Attack-Cardiology-Illustration-373x210.jpg" class="attachment-cp-thumb-xl size-cp-thumb-xl wp-post-image" alt="Man Heart Attack Cardiology Illustration" decoding="async" loading="lazy" style="margin-bottom: 15px;"><p>Heart disease tops the list as the leading cause of death for adults worldwide, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A recent...</p></div>
“Huge” Distortions – Researchers Create a New Type of Quantum Material
Formed by an electronic struggle between the atomic layers of the material, this ‘stunning’ herringbone pattern could result in unique features that researchers are just...
Malaria Advancement: New Drugs To Squash the Spread
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Is Pynecone A Full Stack Web Framework for Python?
<div><div><img src="https://cdn.analyticsvidhya.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/My_project_copy_3-1_1.png" style="width: 100%;"><div>This article explains one of the interactive Full Stack Web Framework used in Python, Pynecone which will be helpful for real-life projects.</div></div></div>
Catching Dark Matter in a Basement in Neutrino Alley
<div><img width="373" height="210" src="https://scitechdaily.com/images/Dark-Matter-Sub-Atomic-Particle-Artists-Concept-373x210.jpg" class="attachment-cp-thumb-xl size-cp-thumb-xl wp-post-image" alt="Dark Matter Sub-Atomic Particle Artist's Concept" decoding="async" loading="lazy" style="margin-bottom: 15px;"><p>Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory attempted to observe dark matter in a brightly-lit hallway in the basement using the sensitivity of their neutrino detectors....</p></div>
Elon Musk's Urgent Warning, Demands Pause on AI Research
<div><div><img src="https://cdn.analyticsvidhya.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/download_11.jpeg" style="width: 100%;"><div>Let's look at Elon Musk's open letter to pause further development on AI tools like OpenAI's GPT-4 as they are risky to society and humanity.</div></div></div>
Ethicists fire back at ‘AI Pause’ letter they say ‘ignores the actual harms’
A group of well-known AI ethicists have written a counterpoint to this week’s controversial letter asking for a six-month “pause” on AI development, criticizing it for a focus on hypothetical future threats when real harms are attributable to misuse of the tech today.
Thousands of people, including such familiar names as Steve Wozniak and Elon Musk, signed the open letter from the Future of Life institute earlier this week, proposing that development of AI models like GPT-4 should be put on hold
Nano Gold Nuggets Melted by Highly Charged Ions Reveal a New World Between Macroscopic and Microscopic Physics
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Daily Crunch: Citing data privacy concerns, Italy temporarily bans ChatGPT
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