Tech behemoth OpenAI has touted its AI-powered transcription tool Whisper as having “human-level robustness and accuracy.” But Whisper has one major flaw: It’s prone to creating chunks of text or even entire sentences, according to interviews with more than a dozen software engineers, developers and academic researchers. Those experts said some of the made-up lyrics … Read more
From a winning lottery ticket to their owner’s social security card and a stick of butter – here are the weirdest things dogs have eaten. A survey of 2,000 American dog owners asked respondents about their dogs’ diets: the good, the bad and the weird. A box of tampons, tissues on the walls and four … Read more
Forget ghosts and ghouls – Halloween can get really scary if you have to make an emergency trip to the dentist’s office. Past research has reported an 80% increase in emergency dental visits on Halloween versus other days in October. “This increase is often due to people indulging in sweets that can damage teeth or … Read more
Researchers for a California start-up claim they achieved the first communication between two people while dreaming, in what they called a “historic milestone” that “could open up new dimensions.” REMspace, a neurotech company based in the San Francisco Bay Area focused on lucid dreaming and sleep enhancement, shared that they have now twice had “two … Read more
Arrrrrr are you kidding me? Scurvy, a vitamin C deficiency disease that plagued sailors and pirates centuries ago, appears to be making a resurgence thanks to the rising cost of living and the popularity of weight-loss surgery, a new study finds. “Scurvy is still seen as a disease of the past, especially in developed countries,” … Read more
Americans are more likely to regret the things they didn’t do than the things they did. That’s according to a survey of 2,000 American adults evenly divided by generation, which found that only 11% of Americans have no regrets. Between not talking (40%), not visiting family or friends enough (36%), and not following their dreams … Read more
A quarter of Americans aren’t sure they’d pass the written driver’s test if they were asked to retake it now, according to a new study. A survey of 2,000 driving adults examined how smart respondents are about the road and their car, finding that only 40% are absolutely sure they remember and follow all the … Read more