Ask Slashdot: What's the Stupidest Use of AI You Saw In 2025?
December 29, 2025 at 08:35PM
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Ask Slashdot: What's the Stupidest Use of AI You Saw In 2025?
Long-time Slashdot reader destinyland writes: What's the stupidest use of AI you encountered in 2025? Have you been called by AI telemarketers? Forced to do job interviews with a glitching AI? With all this talk of "disruption" and "inevitability," this is…
UK Accounting Body To Halt Remote Exams Amid AI Cheating
December 29, 2025 at 10:00PM
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UK Accounting Body To Halt Remote Exams Amid AI Cheating
The world's largest accounting body is to stop students being allowed to take exams remotely to crack down on a rise in cheating on tests that underpin professional qualifications. From a report: The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA),…
LG Launches UltraGear Evo Gaming Monitors With What It Claims is the World's First 5K AI Upscaling
December 29, 2025 at 10:42PM
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LG Launches UltraGear Evo Gaming Monitors With What It Claims is the World's First 5K AI Upscaling
LG has announced a new premium gaming monitor brand called UltraGear, and the lineup's headline feature is what the company claims is the world's first 5K AI upscaling technology -- an on-device solution that analyzes and enhances content in real time before…
Global Hotel Groups Bet on Customer Loyalty To Beat Online and AI Agents
December 29, 2025 at 11:22PM
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Global Hotel Groups Bet on Customer Loyalty To Beat Online and AI Agents
The world's largest hotel chains are aggressively pushing customers toward direct bookings as they brace for a future where AI "agents" could reshape how travelers find and reserve rooms. Marriott, Hilton, Hyatt and Wyndham have all expanded their loyalty…
Job Apocalypse? Not Yet. AI is Creating Brand New Occupations
December 30, 2025 at 12:03AM
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Job Apocalypse? Not Yet. AI is Creating Brand New Occupations
The AI industry, for all the anxiety about mass unemployment, is quietly minting entirely new job categories that require distinctly human skills -- empathy, judgment, and the ability to calm down a passenger trapped inside a broken-down robotaxi. Data annotators…
随着内存价格飙升,电子产品也会跟着涨价
市场研究咨询公司 TrendForce 高级研究副总裁 Avril Wu 建议如果需要什么电子产品现在就去购买。AI 热导致了全世界出现内存短缺,而内存短缺将会影响各种电子产品的价格。TrendForce 的数据显示,RAM 芯片的需求量比供应量高 10%,且需求的增长速度是如此之快以至于厂商每月不得不支付更高的价格采购。最常见的内存芯片 DRAM 本季度的支付价比上季度高 50%。如果厂商需要提前拿到芯片则需要支付两到三倍的价格。DRAM 的价格在下一季度还将上涨 40%,她预计 2026 年价格不会下降。随着内存厂商如美光将生产重心转移到 AI 相关的高端内存领域,那么 PC、手机、游戏机和电视等消费电子产品的内存芯片供应量将会减少。Wu 女士表示在可预计的未来电子产品价格会继续上升。 via Solidot
市场研究咨询公司 TrendForce 高级研究副总裁 Avril Wu 建议如果需要什么电子产品现在就去购买。AI 热导致了全世界出现内存短缺,而内存短缺将会影响各种电子产品的价格。TrendForce 的数据显示,RAM 芯片的需求量比供应量高 10%,且需求的增长速度是如此之快以至于厂商每月不得不支付更高的价格采购。最常见的内存芯片 DRAM 本季度的支付价比上季度高 50%。如果厂商需要提前拿到芯片则需要支付两到三倍的价格。DRAM 的价格在下一季度还将上涨 40%,她预计 2026 年价格不会下降。随着内存厂商如美光将生产重心转移到 AI 相关的高端内存领域,那么 PC、手机、游戏机和电视等消费电子产品的内存芯片供应量将会减少。Wu 女士表示在可预计的未来电子产品价格会继续上升。 via Solidot
科学家发现自闭症大脑的分子差异
耶鲁大学医学院的科学家发现自闭症患者大脑与神经正常者大脑之间的分子差异。根据发表在《The American Journal of Psychiatry》期刊上的研究,自闭症患者大脑一种特定类型的谷氨酸受体数量较少,谷氨酸是大脑中最常见的兴奋性神经递质。减少的谷氨酸受体数量可能与自闭症多种特征相关。大脑神经元通过电信号和称为神经递质的化学信使相互沟通。当电流在神经元中传递时,会促使释放神经递质,进而将信号传递给其它神经元。这种信号传递可以是兴奋性的,也可以是抑制性的。兴奋性信号主要触发神经递质谷氨酸的释放,起到绿灯作用,告诉其它神经元激发;抑制性信号则起到刹车作用抑制神经活动。大脑需要两种信号保持精确平衡才能正常运作。自闭症病因的主要假说之一是大脑中兴奋性和抑制性信号失衡。 via Solidot
耶鲁大学医学院的科学家发现自闭症患者大脑与神经正常者大脑之间的分子差异。根据发表在《The American Journal of Psychiatry》期刊上的研究,自闭症患者大脑一种特定类型的谷氨酸受体数量较少,谷氨酸是大脑中最常见的兴奋性神经递质。减少的谷氨酸受体数量可能与自闭症多种特征相关。大脑神经元通过电信号和称为神经递质的化学信使相互沟通。当电流在神经元中传递时,会促使释放神经递质,进而将信号传递给其它神经元。这种信号传递可以是兴奋性的,也可以是抑制性的。兴奋性信号主要触发神经递质谷氨酸的释放,起到绿灯作用,告诉其它神经元激发;抑制性信号则起到刹车作用抑制神经活动。大脑需要两种信号保持精确平衡才能正常运作。自闭症病因的主要假说之一是大脑中兴奋性和抑制性信号失衡。 via Solidot
Sal Khan 建议企业捐出 1% 的利润帮助被 AI 取代的工人
可汗学院(Khan Academy)创始人 Sal Khan 建议受益于自动化的企业捐出 1% 的利润帮助被 AI 取代的工人接受重就业培训。他认为这不是慈善,而是符合公司的自身利益,因为如果企业利润飙升的同时失业率增加,可能促使公众支持加强监管和增税,或支持禁止自动化。资助工人重新接受培训对大企业而言是微不足道的,几乎没有任何压力,但对公众而言却具有重大意义。全球最大的十几家公司年利润逾万亿美元,捐出百分之一利润就能创办一个每年有百亿美元的基金,拿出一部分就足以打造一个中心化的技能培训平台。基金可由独立非营利组织运营,通过与企业协调,确保所培训的技能符合市场需求。 via Solidot
可汗学院(Khan Academy)创始人 Sal Khan 建议受益于自动化的企业捐出 1% 的利润帮助被 AI 取代的工人接受重就业培训。他认为这不是慈善,而是符合公司的自身利益,因为如果企业利润飙升的同时失业率增加,可能促使公众支持加强监管和增税,或支持禁止自动化。资助工人重新接受培训对大企业而言是微不足道的,几乎没有任何压力,但对公众而言却具有重大意义。全球最大的十几家公司年利润逾万亿美元,捐出百分之一利润就能创办一个每年有百亿美元的基金,拿出一部分就足以打造一个中心化的技能培训平台。基金可由独立非营利组织运营,通过与企业协调,确保所培训的技能符合市场需求。 via Solidot
伊朗和俄罗斯的审查和反审查
今年六月与以色列爆发冲突期间伊朗一度断网数天,它也加强了网络审查。Tor 项目开发的 Snowflake 是伊朗使用最广泛的网络流量混淆工具。为更好的应对伊朗对网桥——不公开的 Tor 中继但可以通过各种方法获取——的封锁,Tor 项目开发了可插拔传输协议 Conjure——其功能类似为避免垃圾邮件而生成的临时邮件地址,一个网桥地址被封锁不影响用户获取新网桥地址。俄罗斯也加强了对网络的审查,Tor 项目去年推出的模拟 HTTPS 流量的新可插拔传输协议 WebTunnel 在俄罗斯很受欢迎。俄罗斯在 6 月加强了对 WebTunnel 网桥地址的封锁,Tor 项目开始通过 Telegram 分发 WebTunnel 网桥。Tor 项目计划明年部署 Conjure 和持续改进 WebTunnel,更好的应对封锁。 via Solidot
今年六月与以色列爆发冲突期间伊朗一度断网数天,它也加强了网络审查。Tor 项目开发的 Snowflake 是伊朗使用最广泛的网络流量混淆工具。为更好的应对伊朗对网桥——不公开的 Tor 中继但可以通过各种方法获取——的封锁,Tor 项目开发了可插拔传输协议 Conjure——其功能类似为避免垃圾邮件而生成的临时邮件地址,一个网桥地址被封锁不影响用户获取新网桥地址。俄罗斯也加强了对网络的审查,Tor 项目去年推出的模拟 HTTPS 流量的新可插拔传输协议 WebTunnel 在俄罗斯很受欢迎。俄罗斯在 6 月加强了对 WebTunnel 网桥地址的封锁,Tor 项目开始通过 Telegram 分发 WebTunnel 网桥。Tor 项目计划明年部署 Conjure 和持续改进 WebTunnel,更好的应对封锁。 via Solidot
每天饮用瓶装水的人每年会多摄入 9 万微塑料
Sarah Sajedi 在泰国披披岛(Phi Phi Island)旅游时为壮观的海景所吸引,但她低头一看,发现海滩上遍地是塑料瓶。她在攻读博士学位期间分析了逾 140 篇论文以判断塑料瓶对人体的影响。她发现,人平均每年从食物和饮用水中摄入 39,000-52,000 个微塑料颗粒,而每天饮用瓶装水的人每年摄入的微塑料颗粒要多 90,000 个。Sajedi 建议人们在紧急情况下饮用塑料瓶装水,不应该日常饮用。微塑料是 1-5 毫米之间的塑料颗粒,而纳米塑料则小于 1 微米。塑料颗粒肉眼不可见,但在瓶子的生产、储存、运输和分解过程中会不断产生。与其它通过食物链进入人体的塑料颗粒不同,塑料瓶中的微塑料更令人担忧,因为它们会随饮用水直接摄入体内。一旦进入人体微塑料颗粒能进入血液循环,到达重要器官,引发慢性炎症反应,使细胞暴露于氧化应激之下,进而导致激素系统紊乱、生殖功能受损和神经系统损伤。 via Solidot
Sarah Sajedi 在泰国披披岛(Phi Phi Island)旅游时为壮观的海景所吸引,但她低头一看,发现海滩上遍地是塑料瓶。她在攻读博士学位期间分析了逾 140 篇论文以判断塑料瓶对人体的影响。她发现,人平均每年从食物和饮用水中摄入 39,000-52,000 个微塑料颗粒,而每天饮用瓶装水的人每年摄入的微塑料颗粒要多 90,000 个。Sajedi 建议人们在紧急情况下饮用塑料瓶装水,不应该日常饮用。微塑料是 1-5 毫米之间的塑料颗粒,而纳米塑料则小于 1 微米。塑料颗粒肉眼不可见,但在瓶子的生产、储存、运输和分解过程中会不断产生。与其它通过食物链进入人体的塑料颗粒不同,塑料瓶中的微塑料更令人担忧,因为它们会随饮用水直接摄入体内。一旦进入人体微塑料颗粒能进入血液循环,到达重要器官,引发慢性炎症反应,使细胞暴露于氧化应激之下,进而导致激素系统紊乱、生殖功能受损和神经系统损伤。 via Solidot
'I Switched To eSIM in 2025, and I am Full of Regret'
December 30, 2025 at 12:41AM
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'I Switched To eSIM in 2025, and I am Full of Regret'
Google's Pixel 10 series arrived this year as the company's first eSIM-only lineup in the United States, forcing users who wanted to review or buy the new phones to abandon their physical SIM cards entirely. Ryan Whitwam, a senior technology reporter at Ars…
'Why Academics Should Do More Consulting'
December 30, 2025 at 01:22AM
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'Why Academics Should Do More Consulting'
A group of researchers is calling on universities to treat consulting work as a strategic priority, arguing that bureaucratic obstacles and inconsistent policies have left a massive revenue stream largely untapped even as higher education institutions face…
VC Sees AI-generated Video Gutting the Creator Economy
December 30, 2025 at 02:06AM
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VC Sees AI-generated Video Gutting the Creator Economy
AI-generated video tools like OpenAI's Sora will make individual content creators "far, far, far less valuable" as social media platforms shift toward algorithmically generated content tailored to each viewer, according to Michael Mignano, a partner at venture…
GOG and CD Projekt Founder Acquires 100% Ownership of GOG
December 30, 2025 at 02:45AM
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GOG and CD Projekt Founder Acquires 100% Ownership of GOG
Michal Kicinski, who co-founded both CD Projekt and the DRM-free digital games store GOG back in 2008, has acquired 100% ownership of GOG from CD Projekt, bringing the platform full circle to one of its original creators. GOG was already operating as part…
Americans Are Watching Fewer New TV Shows and More Free TV
December 30, 2025 at 03:26AM
December 30, 2025 at 03:26AM
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Americans Are Watching Fewer New TV Shows and More Free TV
Americans are settling into streaming habits that should worry Hollywood executives, as new Nielsen data analyzed by Bloomberg reveals that not a single new original series cracked the top 10 most-watched streaming shows in 2025 -- the first time this has…
How Windows 10 Earned Its Good Reputation While Planting the Seeds of Windows 11's Problems
December 30, 2025 at 04:02AM
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How Windows 10 Earned Its Good Reputation While Planting the Seeds of Windows 11's Problems
Windows 10's formal end-of-support arrived in October, and while the operating system is generally remembered as one of the "good" versions of Windows -- the most widely used since XP -- many of the annoyances people complain about in Windows 11 actually…
After a Decade of Dead Ends, $70 Million Rides on Locating Flight MH370
December 30, 2025 at 04:40AM
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After a Decade of Dead Ends, $70 Million Rides on Locating Flight MH370
More than a decade after Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 vanished over the Indian Ocean en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, the marine robotics company that located Sir Ernest Shackleton's Endurance is preparing to resume its hunt for the missing Boeing…
Stingless Bees From the Amazon Granted Legal Rights in World First
December 30, 2025 at 05:22AM
December 30, 2025 at 05:22AM
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Stingless Bees From the Amazon Granted Legal Rights in World First
Stingless bees from the Amazon have become the first insects to be granted legal rights anywhere in the world, in a breakthrough supporters hope will be a catalyst for similar moves to protect bees elsewhere. From a report: It means that across a broad swathe…