When you purchase through links in our articles, we may earn a small commission. A match made in heaven, right? AI proponent Huang appeared on the Joe Rogan Experience, run by AI disciple Joe Rogan, on Wednesday night, and the two got on like gangbusters, not surprisingly. Huang jumped in early to describe how well AI has improved -- not the least by using his company's GPUs. "In the last several years, I would say AI technology has increased, probably in the last two years alone, maybe 100X -- let's just give it a number," Huang said on the podcast .

Technology AI Robot dog with Elon Musk's head poops out AI generated art The dystopian art installation features billionaires and Silicon Valley's elite. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Robot dogs are already a bit creepy. But slap on a hyper-realistic image of a tech billionaire's face and have them literally crap out a piece of AI-generated art and you're left with something that would make producers shudder. In, the event space is crowded with six flesh-toned robotic dogs, each bearing a detached, photorealistic head of Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, Andy Warhol, Pablo Picasso, or the installation's creator, digital artist Beeple .

AI can influence voters' minds. What does that mean for democracy? AI chatbots may have the power to influence voters' opinions Does the persuasive power of AI chatbots spell the beginning of the end for democracy? In one of the largest surveys to date exploring how these tools can influence voter attitudes, AI chatbots were more persuasive than traditional political campaign tools including advertisements and pamphlets, and as persuasive as seasoned political campaigners. But at least some researchers identify reasons for optimism in the way in which the AI tools shifted opinions.

The study said tweaking a model after its initial phase of development was an importand factor in making it more persuasive. The study said tweaking a model after its initial phase of development was an importand factor in making it more persuasive. Chatbots can sway political opinions but are'substantially' inaccurate, study finds'Information-dense' AI responses are most persuasive but these tend to be less accurate, says security report Chatbots can sway people's political opinions but the most persuasive artificial intelligence models deliver "substantial" amounts of inaccurate information in the process, according to the UK government's AI security body. Researchers said the study was the largest and most systematic investigation of AI persuasiveness to date, involving nearly 80,000 British participants holding conversations with 19 different AI models. The AI Security Institute carried out the study amid fears that chatbots can be deployed for illegal activities including fraud and grooming.

Lisa Su leads Nvidia's biggest rival in the AI chip market. When asked at WIRED's Big Interview event if AI is a bubble, the company's CEO said "Emphatically, from my perspective, no." Earlier this year, WIRED said that AMD CEO Lisa Su was " out for Nvidia's blood ." The American chipmaker is still small compared to the juggernaut that is Nvidia--their market caps are $353 billion and $4.4 trillion, respectively--but Su's company is gaining steam. Today, when Su took the stage at WIRED's Big Interview conference in San Francisco, she had something else in her sights: the AI bubble .

Several legal experts have told BBC Verify that the second strike on an alleged Venezuelan drug boat by the US military was probably illegal, and would likely be considered an extrajudicial killing under international law. On Monday, the Trump administration confirmed that a follow-up strike on the boat - which has been criticised as a double tap - was ordered by US Navy Admiral Frank Bradley with the overall operation having been authorised by War Secretary Pete Hegseth. Nine people died in the first strike on the vessel and two survivors were left clinging to the burning wreckage when it was struck again, killing them, according to the Washington Post. A US official has said four missiles were used in the operation. The Trump administration has not denied there were survivors and has insisted the strikes on 2 September were in accordance with the law of armed conflict.

Swiss scientists at ETH Zurich develop a grain-sized robot that surgeons control with magnets to deliver drugs precisely through blood vessels.

Insect venom means nothing to some amphibians. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. In hindsight, the North American " murder hornet " () scare of 2020 was probably a overblown (not to mention culturally problematic). Of course, you still want to avoid the venomous sting from a northern giant hornet, as they're now known. According to entomologist Masato Ono, receiving a dose of the insect's potent, neurotoxic venom felt "like a hot nail being driven into my leg."

Spain and The Netherlands will boycott next year's Eurovision Song Contest, after Israel was allowed to compete. They were among a number of countries who had called for Israel to be excluded over the humanitarian toll of the war in Gaza, and accusations of unfair voting practices. Despite calls for a vote on Israel's participation, members instead approved a new set of rules intended to protect the integrity of the contest. In a statement, Dutch broadcaster Avrotros said that participation under the current circumstances is incompatible with the public values that are essential to us. Spanish broadcaster RTVE added: The board of directors of RTVE agreed last September that Spain would withdraw from Eurovision if Israel was part of it.

Technology Engineering Afraid your fish is too fishy? Microneedles can tell when things start getting rancid long before we notice smells. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. A new biosensor made out of needles most commonly seen in dermatology clinics and medspas could make the fresh fish " smell test " seem antiquated. For as long as humans have eaten fish, we've identified rot or spoilage by looking for a handful of physical signs .