British company launches ‘AI Granny’ that talks with scammers to waste their time [Video]

AI Granny

British mobile phone company Virgin Media O2 has introduced a new AI called “Granny/Daisy”, who is designed to waste scammers’ time by having long, lifelike conversations with them. The goal is to keep scammers busy and away from real people. Daisy, who is like a “Granny” character, sounds so much like a real person that … Read more

Google Unveils Android XR: A New OS for Headsets and Smart Glasses

Android XR

Google has announced a new operating system called Android XR, which is designed specifically for devices like headsets and smart glasses. The company wants to be at the center of the growing market for extended reality (XR), which includes virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and mixed reality (MR) devices. By creating this new system, … Read more

Scientists Develop Lab Method to Create Real Diamonds in Minutes at Room Pressure

Scientists have made a major breakthrough by creating real diamonds in just 15 minutes, using only room temperature and normal pressure. This discovery makes the process of producing lab-grown diamonds faster, simpler, and potentially more affordable, without needing a starting diamond. Diamonds naturally form deep within the Earth, around 90 to 150 miles below the … Read more

Google CEO: AI Growth is Slowing Down, but Gradual Progress Will Continue

Google

Google CEO Sundar Pichai recently said that the rapid growth of artificial intelligence (AI)is slowing down at the New York Times’ DealBook Summit. While AI, especially generative models like ChatGPT, caught everyone’s attention when it first appeared two years ago, the pace of development is now expected to be slower, at least for the next … Read more

UnitedHealthcare Accused of Using AI to Wrongfully Deny Medicare Advantage Claims, Here’s How It Works

Democrats on a Senate subcommittee are accusing UnitedHealthcare of using artificial intelligence (AI) to deny claims from Medicare Advantage patients. In a report released in October, the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI) said that UnitedHealthcare’s rate of denying claims for post-acute care jumped from 10.9% in 2020 to 22.7% in 2022. Denials for … Read more