1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:04,120 It's time for tech news, where we report on the technology that will eventually replace 2 00:00:04,120 --> 00:00:11,040 us and report on itself. Microsoft is accelerating development of its own AI chip to avoid reliance on invidious 3 00:00:11,040 --> 00:00:17,840 products. The chips have been in the works since at least 2019, are built on TSMC's 5nm process, 4 00:00:17,840 --> 00:00:22,000 and are known internally as Project Athena, because perhaps nothing says God of Wisdom 5 00:00:22,000 --> 00:00:28,680 and War like modern AI. Select employees at Microsoft and OpenAI already have access to the new chips for testing 6 00:00:28,680 --> 00:00:34,360 with large language models, or LLMs, and we might see a full launch as early as next 7 00:00:34,360 --> 00:00:39,720 year. It's uncertain yet whether they will truly rival NVIDIA's own high-level AI chips, but 8 00:00:39,720 --> 00:00:46,440 they don't really have to. Considering that LLMs take tens of thousands of GPUs and NVIDIA H100s are selling for over 9 00:00:46,440 --> 00:00:52,920 $40,000 on eBay, Microsoft stands to save bundles by simply using its own in-house chips. 10 00:00:52,920 --> 00:00:56,560 It could make even more by offering those chips to its Azure customers, though it's 11 00:00:56,560 --> 00:00:59,600 not clear whether the company will sell access to them. 12 00:00:59,600 --> 00:01:04,560 The total number of high-level GPUs NVIDIA can pump out is a major bottleneck to AI development, 13 00:01:04,560 --> 00:01:08,920 so just imagine how much faster Microsoft will be able to stitch Bing Chat's brain 14 00:01:08,920 --> 00:01:17,160 back together the next time Sydney goes off the deep end. The New York Police Department has announced a series of high-tech additions to their arsenal, 15 00:01:17,160 --> 00:01:23,360 including at least two R2-D2-looking security drawers, if R2-D2 was for sitting on, a gun 16 00:01:23,360 --> 00:01:27,400 that shoots tracking devices, and two police DigiDogs. 17 00:01:27,400 --> 00:01:32,120 Some of you might recognize these as Boston Dynamics' spot model, which does resemble 18 00:01:32,120 --> 00:01:38,560 a dog in the sense that it has four legs and a massive camera sticking out of its ass. 19 00:01:38,560 --> 00:01:42,320 Right there, officer. That's where I was camera-ed. That's how you get this dog snooze. 20 00:01:42,320 --> 00:01:49,440 You put the camera right in the dog's ass. The dog robots were actually first contracted by the NYPD two years ago, before the contract 21 00:01:49,440 --> 00:01:53,320 was canceled because critics found it creepy and dystopian. 22 00:01:53,320 --> 00:02:01,720 What? Crazy. Now, they've acquired two for $75,000 each using asset forfeiture funds, which is money 23 00:02:01,720 --> 00:02:06,480 and property taken from people who may or may not have committed a crime. 24 00:02:06,480 --> 00:02:10,760 So don't worry, it's not tax dollars. The police stole it fair and square. 25 00:02:10,760 --> 00:02:14,440 As for the security drawers, they're essentially just mobile cameras that cruise around at a 26 00:02:14,440 --> 00:02:18,240 brisk walking pace like space-age trash cans. 27 00:02:18,240 --> 00:02:22,480 They will initially be chaperoned by a human police officer, presumably to prevent them 28 00:02:22,480 --> 00:02:26,560 from getting jumped in an alleyway and forcibly decommissioned by a bat with a nail through 29 00:02:26,560 --> 00:02:30,360 it. New York style, baby. Or to just pick them up if they fall over. 30 00:02:30,360 --> 00:02:35,080 They look very bottom-heavy. Just push me with a cow tipping. 31 00:02:35,080 --> 00:02:41,040 Try robot tipping. And Reddit has announced that it will be charging businesses that use its API, meaning 32 00:02:41,040 --> 00:02:46,120 that AI developers will no longer be allowed to use Reddit as a free well of training data. 33 00:02:46,120 --> 00:02:50,680 Instead, they'll have to pay for access to the world's premier slurry of product reviews, 34 00:02:50,680 --> 00:02:58,240 memes, and unhinged bigotry. The exact price AI devs will have to pay is currently unknown, but according to the announcement, 35 00:02:58,240 --> 00:03:03,680 the changes are primarily directed at third parties who require additional capabilities, 36 00:03:03,680 --> 00:03:09,240 higher usage limits, and broader usage rights, and will take effect following a 60-day notice 37 00:03:09,240 --> 00:03:14,560 period. The motive for the changes was unstated, but Reddit is planning to go public later this 38 00:03:14,560 --> 00:03:18,640 year and the possibility of garnering future profits from companies seeking to train their 39 00:03:18,640 --> 00:03:23,640 large language models could change Reddit's valuation immensely. 40 00:03:23,640 --> 00:03:28,880 CEO Steve Huffman described the company's authentic conversations as particularly valuable 41 00:03:28,880 --> 00:03:34,680 to LLMs, saying, There's a lot of stuff on the site that you'd only ever say in therapy, or AA, or 42 00:03:34,680 --> 00:03:40,400 never at all. Yeah, there's also a lot of stuff on that site that no one should ever say to anyone. 43 00:03:40,400 --> 00:03:43,520 Ever. Very authentic, though. 44 00:03:44,520 --> 00:03:47,720 So authentic. Nothing hits like a hard R on Reddit. 45 00:03:47,720 --> 00:03:51,600 Give me your ears, and in return, I will pay you five quick bits. 46 00:03:51,600 --> 00:03:57,960 The going market price for ears. Valve and Code Weavers have released a major update to Proton, the compatibility layer 47 00:03:57,960 --> 00:04:01,360 that allows Windows games to run on the Steam Deck's Linux OS. 48 00:04:01,360 --> 00:04:06,360 The 8.0 update comes with a lot of minor patches and improvements, but also allows Linux users 49 00:04:06,360 --> 00:04:09,280 to play hotly awaited games like… 50 00:04:10,040 --> 00:04:14,040 Well, the Dead Space remake, that's pretty good. 51 00:04:14,040 --> 00:04:18,000 And of course, ChexQuest HD. 52 00:04:18,000 --> 00:04:21,360 We did it, boys. We did it. Arch is complete. 53 00:04:21,360 --> 00:04:25,040 Finally, the true 90s gaming experience. 54 00:04:25,040 --> 00:04:29,120 Playing a serial-themed Doom clone, you get free in a box of Chex because your mom thought 55 00:04:29,120 --> 00:04:32,760 that 2D Blood in the original was too violent. Mom! 56 00:04:32,760 --> 00:04:36,520 Shut up, you little brat. Don't make mom come down there. 57 00:04:36,520 --> 00:04:41,400 I've been working hard. While Google is trying to convince us that we don't need chatGPT because we already 58 00:04:41,400 --> 00:04:47,160 have AI at home, employees who tested BARD are giving it glowing criticisms. 59 00:04:47,160 --> 00:04:52,160 One tester called the AI Cringeworthy, and another called it a Pathological Liar. 60 00:04:52,160 --> 00:04:58,160 In response to these criticisms, BARD told me privately, Malady, as a 32-year-old mother 61 00:04:58,160 --> 00:05:01,520 of three, I'm doing my best, Tips Fedora. 62 00:05:01,520 --> 00:05:04,960 He wrote out Tips Fedora, obviously. And also, none of that happened. 63 00:05:04,960 --> 00:05:10,760 I made it up. Bungie has decided to expand the anti-cheating policies in Destiny 2, specifically to curb 64 00:05:10,760 --> 00:05:15,680 the use of things like programmable controllers and keyboard adapters that allow complex macros 65 00:05:15,680 --> 00:05:21,760 and aim assist. Activision has done basically the same thing, but Bungie has recognized the need to balance 66 00:05:21,760 --> 00:05:26,760 restricting, cheating, and maintaining accessibility through adaptive controllers. 67 00:05:26,760 --> 00:05:31,120 While I don't use an adaptive controller, since I'm only disabled on the inside, I 68 00:05:31,120 --> 00:05:34,240 applaud the effort to find a solution for all gamers. 69 00:05:34,240 --> 00:05:39,120 The U.S.'s National Reconnaissance Office plans to launch a sensor satellite prototype 70 00:05:39,120 --> 00:05:43,640 into space within the next year that will be able to track moving targets back down 71 00:05:43,640 --> 00:05:49,560 on Earth. The NRO's director says the sensor will provide day-nights, all-weather detection, 72 00:05:49,560 --> 00:05:53,600 and tracking of ground and maritime targets. But what if I stand still, U.S. government? 73 00:05:53,600 --> 00:05:57,080 Bet you didn't think of that now, did ya? They're visions based on movement. 74 00:05:57,080 --> 00:06:00,760 If I stand completely still, you'll never know I'm here. 75 00:06:00,760 --> 00:06:06,240 And after 25 years, Netflix will be ending its DVD mail service, leading to the obvious 76 00:06:06,240 --> 00:06:10,000 question, wait, Netflix was still sending DVDs in the mail? 77 00:06:10,000 --> 00:06:17,160 Yes, yes it was. Apparently, Netflix's DVD division remained popular with die-hard fans, even as its streaming 78 00:06:17,160 --> 00:06:21,560 service metastasized and took over because it offered a range of obscure titles that 79 00:06:21,560 --> 00:06:25,760 simply weren't available online. 80 00:06:25,760 --> 00:06:30,560 If you're not getting as close to snuff as you possibly can while remaining legal, 81 00:06:30,560 --> 00:06:35,000 is it even cinema? It belongs in a museum. 82 00:06:35,000 --> 00:06:39,640 But continuing a quality product with a dedicated fan base isn't exactly Netflix's 83 00:06:39,640 --> 00:06:45,400 M.O., so naturally, it had to die. But tech news never dies, so come back on Friday. 84 00:06:45,400 --> 00:06:48,640 I mean, you wouldn't want to disappoint me, right? 85 00:06:48,640 --> 00:06:52,200 Unless you hate me. No. No, it's fine. 86 00:06:52,200 --> 00:06:55,200 I understand. You don't appreciate me. It's fine. 87 00:06:55,200 --> 00:06:58,040 It's fine. And I brought you your ladder.