Bot Swarms · May 2023Gaffe level: Blunder
He Wrote a Book on a Rare Subject. Then a ChatGPT Replica Appeared on Amazon
An author discovered his niche book cloned on Amazon by a ChatGPT-powered knockoff, part of a wider flood of AI-generated books and junk websites gaming search and shelves. The bots are not just writing the future, they are copying it.
Source: The Washington Post
A Thought-Controlled Bionic Arm Moved Into Its First Home Trial
Avi Davidson, who lost his left arm 17 years ago, is the first person to take the University of Utah's thought-controlled LUKE Arm home for a full year. The direct nerve interface lets him move the arm with his thoughts and feel pressure and texture through it, so within days he was making a sandwich and holding his wife's hand.
Source: University of Utah