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08.03.23
BAD WORDS
A New Attack Impacts ChatGPT—and No One Knows How to Stop It
BY WILL KNIGHT
Researchers found a simple way to make ChatGPT, Bard, and other chatbots misbehave, proving that AI is hard to tame.
BUYING GUIDE
The 14 Best Electric Bikes for Every Kind of Ride
BY ADRIENNE SO
A battery-powered motor lets you enjoy most of the benefits of biking, minus the sweat.
SECURITY ROUNDUP
Call of Duty Players Hit With Self-Spreading Malware
BY MATT BURGESS AND ANDREW COUTS
Plus: Russia tightens social media censorship, new cyberattack reporting rules for US companies, and Google Street View returns to Germany.
HALF-BAKED
Fisker's Ocean EV Is Just Not Ready Yet
BY JEREMY WHITE
California Mode is outstanding, and the EV's design is a clear win—but too many features are missing or "coming soon," making this SUV a jumble of hits and misses.
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WINNER WINNER CHICKEN DINNER
Specialized's First Electric Cargo Bike Is a Real Winner
Specialized's first light utility ebike is more than ready to make up for the loss of VanMoof.
EYE TO EYE
I Looked Into Sam Altman's Orb and All I Got Was This Lousy Crypto
BY JOEL KHALILI
Tools for Humanity has an iris-scanning Orb that decides whether you're human or a robot—and then gives you crypto. But is Worldcoin worth the price?
PRODUCT REVIEW
It's Too Soon to Buy TP-Link's First Wi-Fi 7 Mesh
BY SIMON HILL
By the time you have enough devices to take advantage of Wi-Fi 7, systems like these will be much cheaper.
IDEAS
What Isaac Asimov's 'Robbie' Teaches About AI and How Minds 'Work'
BY SAMIR CHOPRA
When humans didn't know what moved the ocean and the sun, they granted those objects mental states. Something similar can happen with artificial intelligence.
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