Technology news outlet CNET has been found to be using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to write articles about personal finance without any prior announcement or explanation. The articles, which numbered at 73, covered topics such as "What Is Zelle and How Does It Work?" and had a small disclaimer at the bottom of each reading, "This article was generated using automation technology and thoroughly edited and fact-checked by an editor on our editorial staff." The bylines on these articles read "CNET Money Staff" without any indication that they were generated by AI. The use of AI to write these articles was first brought to light by a Twitter user, and further investigation revealed that the articles have been generated using AI since November 2022. The extent and specific form of AI being used by CNET is not currently known as the company did not respond to questions about their use of artificial intelligence.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang showed up at a gathering of artificial intelligence researchers in Long Beach, Calif. One was an orchestral piece inspired by music from the Star Wars movies, but composed by an AI program from Belgian startup AIVA that--of course--relies on Nvidia chips. The music went over big with the crowd of AI geeks attending the Neural Information Processing Systems Conference, known as NIPS, including some giants in the field like Nicholas Pinto, head of deep learning at Apple, and Yann LeCun, director of AI Research at Facebook. LeCun was quoted saying the Star Wars bit was "a nice surprise." Huang's other surprise was a bit more practical, and showed just how competitive the AI chip market niche has become.

Facebook's new chatbots for the Messenger app are slow, annoying and not ready for public consumption, argues #TalkingTech host Jefferson Graham. But how do the rest of this week's panelists feel? Tune in to hear their verdict. Facebook's Messenger app displays friends and bots. Facebook thinks apps are yesterday and automated chat bots are the future. Facebook added computerized chat bots to Messenger recently with great fanfare, as a way to sell products and reach customer service from within the popular messaging app used by 900 million folks monthly.

Facebook's Messenger app displays friends and bots. Facebook thinks apps are yesterday and automated chat bots are the future. Facebook added computerized chat bots to Messenger recently with great fanfare, as a way to sell products and reach customer service from within the popular messaging app used by 900 million folks monthly. But the new computerized messages in Facebook Messenger are having a rocky rollout. Reviews have been rough--The Verge called them "painfully slow." "Still need work," said Techcrunch.