WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.120 It's time for tech news, where we report on the technology that will eventually replace 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 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, 00:00:17.840 --> 00:00:22.000 and are known internally as Project Athena, because perhaps nothing says God of Wisdom 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 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 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 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 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. 00:00:52.920 --> 00:00:56.560 It could make even more by offering those chips to its Azure customers, though it's 00:00:56.560 --> 00:00:59.600 not clear whether the company will sell access to them. 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, 00:01:04.560 --> 00:01:08.920 so just imagine how much faster Microsoft will be able to stitch Bing Chat's brain 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, 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 00:01:23.360 --> 00:01:27.400 that shoots tracking devices, and two police DigiDogs. 00:01:27.400 --> 00:01:32.120 Some of you might recognize these as Boston Dynamics' spot model, which does resemble 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. 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. 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 00:01:49.440 --> 00:01:53.320 was canceled because critics found it creepy and dystopian. 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 00:02:01.720 --> 00:02:06.480 and property taken from people who may or may not have committed a crime. 00:02:06.480 --> 00:02:10.760 So don't worry, it's not tax dollars. The police stole it fair and square. 00:02:10.760 --> 00:02:14.440 As for the security drawers, they're essentially just mobile cameras that cruise around at a 00:02:14.440 --> 00:02:18.240 brisk walking pace like space-age trash cans. 00:02:18.240 --> 00:02:22.480 They will initially be chaperoned by a human police officer, presumably to prevent them 00:02:22.480 --> 00:02:26.560 from getting jumped in an alleyway and forcibly decommissioned by a bat with a nail through 00:02:26.560 --> 00:02:30.360 it. New York style, baby. Or to just pick them up if they fall over. 00:02:30.360 --> 00:02:35.080 They look very bottom-heavy. Just push me with a cow tipping. 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 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. 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, 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, 00:02:58.240 --> 00:03:03.680 the changes are primarily directed at third parties who require additional capabilities, 00:03:03.680 --> 00:03:09.240 higher usage limits, and broader usage rights, and will take effect following a 60-day notice 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 00:03:14.560 --> 00:03:18.640 year and the possibility of garnering future profits from companies seeking to train their 00:03:18.640 --> 00:03:23.640 large language models could change Reddit's valuation immensely. 00:03:23.640 --> 00:03:28.880 CEO Steve Huffman described the company's authentic conversations as particularly valuable 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 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. 00:03:40.400 --> 00:03:43.520 Ever. Very authentic, though. 00:03:44.520 --> 00:03:47.720 So authentic. Nothing hits like a hard R on Reddit. 00:03:47.720 --> 00:03:51.600 Give me your ears, and in return, I will pay you five quick bits. 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 00:03:57.960 --> 00:04:01.360 that allows Windows games to run on the Steam Deck's Linux OS. 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 00:04:06.360 --> 00:04:09.280 to play hotly awaited games like… 00:04:10.040 --> 00:04:14.040 Well, the Dead Space remake, that's pretty good. 00:04:14.040 --> 00:04:18.000 And of course, ChexQuest HD. 00:04:18.000 --> 00:04:21.360 We did it, boys. We did it. Arch is complete. 00:04:21.360 --> 00:04:25.040 Finally, the true 90s gaming experience. 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 00:04:29.120 --> 00:04:32.760 that 2D Blood in the original was too violent. Mom! 00:04:32.760 --> 00:04:36.520 Shut up, you little brat. Don't make mom come down there. 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 00:04:41.400 --> 00:04:47.160 have AI at home, employees who tested BARD are giving it glowing criticisms. 00:04:47.160 --> 00:04:52.160 One tester called the AI Cringeworthy, and another called it a Pathological Liar. 00:04:52.160 --> 00:04:58.160 In response to these criticisms, BARD told me privately, Malady, as a 32-year-old mother 00:04:58.160 --> 00:05:01.520 of three, I'm doing my best, Tips Fedora. 00:05:01.520 --> 00:05:04.960 He wrote out Tips Fedora, obviously. And also, none of that happened. 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 00:05:10.760 --> 00:05:15.680 the use of things like programmable controllers and keyboard adapters that allow complex macros 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 00:05:21.760 --> 00:05:26.760 restricting, cheating, and maintaining accessibility through adaptive controllers. 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 00:05:31.120 --> 00:05:34.240 applaud the effort to find a solution for all gamers. 00:05:34.240 --> 00:05:39.120 The U.S.'s National Reconnaissance Office plans to launch a sensor satellite prototype 00:05:39.120 --> 00:05:43.640 into space within the next year that will be able to track moving targets back down 00:05:43.640 --> 00:05:49.560 on Earth. The NRO's director says the sensor will provide day-nights, all-weather detection, 00:05:49.560 --> 00:05:53.600 and tracking of ground and maritime targets. But what if I stand still, U.S. government? 00:05:53.600 --> 00:05:57.080 Bet you didn't think of that now, did ya? They're visions based on movement. 00:05:57.080 --> 00:06:00.760 If I stand completely still, you'll never know I'm here. 00:06:00.760 --> 00:06:06.240 And after 25 years, Netflix will be ending its DVD mail service, leading to the obvious 00:06:06.240 --> 00:06:10.000 question, wait, Netflix was still sending DVDs in the mail? 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 00:06:17.160 --> 00:06:21.560 service metastasized and took over because it offered a range of obscure titles that 00:06:21.560 --> 00:06:25.760 simply weren't available online. 00:06:25.760 --> 00:06:30.560 If you're not getting as close to snuff as you possibly can while remaining legal, 00:06:30.560 --> 00:06:35.000 is it even cinema? It belongs in a museum. 00:06:35.000 --> 00:06:39.640 But continuing a quality product with a dedicated fan base isn't exactly Netflix's 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. 00:06:45.400 --> 00:06:48.640 I mean, you wouldn't want to disappoint me, right? 00:06:48.640 --> 00:06:52.200 Unless you hate me. No. No, it's fine. 00:06:52.200 --> 00:06:55.200 I understand. You don't appreciate me. It's fine. 00:06:55.200 --> 00:06:58.040 It's fine. And I brought you your ladder.