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OpenAI’s new model can't believe that Trump is back in office

2 months 4 weeks ago
gpt-oss-20b can't seem to decide who won the election, but tried to convince us that it was Biden

If you're still struggling to come to terms with the results of the 2024 US presidential election, you're not alone. OpenAI's new open-weight language model is also a bit confused.…

Tobias Mann

Google Says AI Search Features Haven't Hurt Web Traffic Despite Industry Reports

2 months 4 weeks ago
Google says total organic click volume from its search engine to websites has remained ""relatively stable year-over-year" despite the introduction of AI Overviews, contradicting third-party reports of dramatic traffic declines. The company reports average click quality has increased, with users less likely to immediately return to search results after clicking through to websites. Google attributes stable traffic patterns to users conducting more searches and asking longer, more complex questions since AI features launched, while AI Overviews display more links per page than traditional results.

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Call of Duty's Anti-Cheat Will Require TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot for PC Players

2 months 4 weeks ago
Activision will require PC players of Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 to enable Trusted Platform Module 2.0 and Windows Secure Boot when the game launches later this year. The company begins testing these anti-cheat measures with Black Ops 6's Season 5 on Thursday without enforcement. TPM 2.0 verifies untampered boot processes while Secure Boot ensures Windows loads only trusted software at startup. Both features perform checks during system and game startup but remain inactive during gameplay. Activision has also pursued legal action against 22 individuals who developed and sold cheats.

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