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Exclusive: Blu-ray successor will cost $3 for a 1TB drive… but you’ll also need a $3,000 drive

Despite the rumors, it seems that optical media is not dead – at least not yet.

Streaming may have pushed physical media (DVD and Blu-ray) out of the spotlight, into dollar stores and the occasional bucket, but Folio Photonics, a startup that covered extensively in 2022, it wants to break this trend and open up a new market for optical media: enterprise.

Folio Photonics CEO Steve Santamaria revealed in an email conversation with TechRadar Pro that the initial capacity of the company’s first drive will be “over 1 TB of capacity per drive”, and is expected to increase to over 10 TB by the end of the decade.

This means you only need a few of them to back up external hard drives or SSDs, making it a great complement to cloud storage.

The startup has already revealed on its website that the media will cost around $3 (around £2.40 / AU$4.30) per TB, bringing the price of a single drive to $3. Travis Johnston, director of market strategy for Folio Photonics, added: “While actual specifications have yet to be released, we believe this capacity and suggested price are very achievable with our material/manufacturing innovations.”

By comparison, a single 25GB BD-R blank writable Blu-ray media costs less than $0.40 when purchased in a box of 50. That’s $16 a TB (around £13/AU$23), more than 5 times what Folio Photonics is projecting for its first generation products.

The Folio Photonics Optical Drive (ODD) will unfortunately run at a hefty premium in the $3,000-$5,000 range, at least initially. As with CD burners, then DVD and Blu-ray, cost efficiency due to economies of scale – as Folio technology gains ground – and reusing existing supply chains is likely to reduce this by at least an order of magnitude if all goes according to plan with a plan.

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A long road to success

30 years ago, Philips introduced a desktop CD-burning system, the CDD521GN, which fetched a price of $8,495, four years later, HP introduced the Surestore CD-writer for one-tenth the price, and at the beginning of this century, you could buy a CD-writer for less than $100 USD.

Folio Photonics wants 10TB media for less than $1 per TB by 2030, a symbolic lower bound that neither LTO nor HDD will be able to achieve at the same time. However, we are still not at that stage as commercial drives and drives are not expected to be available until 2026, and data centers and hyperscale markets are likely to be customers for what Folio Photonics calls “the first-ever enterprise-scale optical storage solution.” . which, unlike the consumer market, is much more lucrative.

Cassettes, disk carousel and disk trays will allow for cheap, small size and high capacity. Sony, one of the market leaders, launched the ODC5500R 5.5TB cartridge in 2019, consisting of eleven 500GB WORM drives (write once, read many) and is the standard in the long-term archiving/cold storage market.

These retail for around $275 or around $50 per TB, and the price of the CD burners is much higher than the Folio Photonics suggests. In our interview, Mr. Santamaria confirmed that he feels comfortable indicating the SONY ODA (Optical Disc Archive) indicators as comparable, which – in the case of the ODC5500R – reach 375 MB/s read and 187.5 MB/s write.

Intel and Microsoft are working again in Russia

Russian media reports that Intel and Microsoft have restarted operations in Russia and Belarus after being initially halted as a result of the former’s invasion of Ukraine and subsequent sanctions imposed on the country.

Intel reportedly suspended all shipments to Russia in February 2022, two months before halting all business operations there, leaving Russian customers without access to software updates and other downloads.

It was also reported that Microsoft has since allowed Windows 11 updates in Russia, however, customers in the country are still unable to download and install the company’s latest operating system.

Intel and Microsoft in Russia

As a result, Russian media reported that blockades prevented companies like Intel from fulfilling their warranty obligations, while some customers turned to VPNs, torrents and other sources to find copies.

According to Intel (via Tom’s gear (opens in a new tab)): “access to resources that meet driver update requirements, such as Intel Download Center and Intel Download Support Assistant, is part of Intel’s warranty commitments,” suggesting that Intel may have restored access to certain products solely based on warranty compliance.

There is talk of another source Tom’s gear that although Intel blocked downloads in Russia in early 2022, access was restored later that year.

Some Russian media sources claim that Intel’s download portal can once again be accessed without the need for tools like a VPN, however the portal must have been found by a search engine as the main part of Intel’s website is still said to be unavailable in Russia.

TechRadar Pro contacted both companies about resuming operations in Russia. Intel told us:

“In February and March 2022, Intel suspended (opens in a new tab) all shipments to customers in Russia and Belarus, respectively. In April 2022, Intel announced that it would suspension (opens in a new tab) your business activities in Russia.

There have been no recent changes to our business; Intel continues to comply with all applicable export laws and sanctions in the countries where it does business. This includes compliance with sanctions and export controls imposed on Russia and Belarus by the United States and allied countries. Access to resources that meet driver update requirements, such as Intel Download Center (opens in a new tab) and Intel Download Support Assistant (IDSA) (opens in a new tab)are part of Intel’s warranty commitments.”

A Microsoft spokesperson said:

“As we shared earlier (opens in a new tab)we have stopped the sale of all new products and services in Russia and are complying with the sanctions imposed by the EU, UK and US.”

I’m not ready for a furry spider in this Elden Ring like Chinese RPG

Through a Wes Anderson-esque stop-motion trailer, publisher Game Science announced the release window for their upcoming action RPG Black Myth: Wukong. A game that looks a bit like Elden Ring if set in Chinese mythology.

We can expect Black Myth: Wukong to be released around mid-2024. It may seem like a while for those still wearing 2022 hats, but it’s actually only 18 months. Which isn’t all that long, unless you’re a rabbit.

This is the spin Game Science is putting on things with the Black Myth: Wukong launch window teaser. The animated video shows a rabbit who has been waiting all his life to play. Look, this is a bit elusive and you should just watch it to see what I mean.

While it’s clear from the trailer that Black Myth: Wukong is headed to PC, Game Science has still not confirmed which consoles the title will come to. Let’s hope we see Black Myth on PS5 or Xbox Series X| S as the game will come to “other mainstream consoles” according to Game Science website (opens in a new tab).

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Black Myth: Wukong takes place in an Eastern-inspired fantasy world where you play as the legendary character Wukong, traveling through a desolate and unforgiving landscape, defeating fantastical enemies. Inspired by the 16th-century Chinese novel Journey to the West, Wukong will meet many strange and mythical characters on his way.

There’s a giant fleshy spider out there somewhere, and to be honest, it scares me already

While the new trailer only features a snippet of gameplay, in 2020 Game Science announced Black Myth with 13 minutes of gameplay footage (opens in a new tab). The new clip is reminiscent of the Elden Ring in its tired and grayscale landscape; we see Wkong fighting what looks like a huge tiger, wielding a menacing longsword. In this short fight, it seems like the best way to defeat this tiger is to hit it and then get out of there before it strikes. In this sense, the attacks also mimic Elden Ring’s hit-and-dodge fighting style.

Inspired by Chinese myths and recreating the world of Journey to the West, a fantasy epic in the style of Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey, we can expect a vast landscape full of strange monsters. Exploring these stories in an RPG will allow us to get close to these monsters, for better or for worse: there’s a giant meaty spider out there somewhere, and to be honest, it scares me already.

A long time ago

Wukong staring at the dragon

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While I don’t think 2024 is too long to wait, that may be because I’ve only just found out about Black Myth. The project has been developed since 2011; it took Game Science 12 years of painstaking work to get this far.

Game Science tells the story of the struggles involved in completing this monumental task Black Myth: Wukong’s information site (opens in a new tab); he questions if he did enough work or even if it was worth it. “For countless nights of overtime, exhausted, we half-jokingly asked ourselves – what does it matter?” says game science.

Fortunately, Game Science believes in its long-awaited RPG and is going full steam ahead to hit its target 2024 release window. In the meantime, we can sit back and wait for more news about Wkong and where he’s headed next.

The Elder Scrolls Oblivion Remake release window revealed by a shirtless demon

Great news for fans of the Elder Scrolls: Skyblivion, the ambitious fan-made recreation of Oblivion on the Skyrim engine, has finally made its release after years of updates. Skyblivion is an attempt to rebuild the entirety of Skyrim’s predecessor in a modern engine.

The latest Skyblivion trailer reveals that the project, which has been in development since 2017, is set to release in 2025. While it’s still a bit far off, it’s reassuring to know that the mod has a confirmed release window. At this rate, Skyblivion could come out ahead of Elder Scrolls 6.

The sunny horizons of the RPG setting Cyrodiil make a welcome change from the harsh winter landscapes of Skyrim. The trailer also offers us all sorts of goodies, such as footage of the empire’s neoclassical capital, the dominating palace tower that sits at its center, and glimpses of the sinister assassins guild, the Dark Brotherhood. In the film’s closing moments, we even get a glimpse of the Daedric prince Mehrunes Dagon, the final boss of Oblivion. As scary as it can be, this demon colossus really should consider wearing a shirt.

Behind the gate

As you’d expect, recreating the entirety of The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion in Skyrim is no mean feat. As mod official website (opens in a new tab) puts it: “Game development takes time, [and] that’s double the value for a game-sized AAA volunteer project that took a team of full-time developers years to create.”

The Skyblivion development logs attest to the astronomical work these dedicated fans turned developers put into the project. All of Oblivion’s original 3D assets had to be reworked, along with every single environment on the massive map. Although released in 2006, Oblivion is a game with a huge scope, full of content.

Skyblivion is part of a group of volunteer projects entitled: Renewal of The Elder Scrolls (opens in a new tab). A group dedicated to recreating all major, recent Elder Scrolls games using modern Bethesda tools. In addition to Skyblivion, TES Renewal supports the Morroblivion and Skywind projects, mods that bring Morrowind to the Oblivion engine and Morrowind to the Skyrim engine, respectively. Apparently, the participants in The Elder Scrolls Renewal projects have a lot on their minds.

Oblivion holds a special place in my heart. The game crashed around my 13th birthday, I had just started a new school and life was pretty scary. Enter: Bethesda’s brand new open world RPG. The dungeon opening tutorial pulled me in deeply. I played tirelessly, spending hundreds of hours in Cyrodiil. I joined the Fighters Guild, explored long-lost ruins, and ultimately saved the world.

Oblivion was far from perfect. The voice acting was notoriously lackluster, and the overlapping systems that made up the open-world RPG often led to goofy cheats. Even so, I feel that Cyrodiil has a certain charm that is worth capturing.

Oblivion was a magical game that set the bar for modern open-world experiences and welcomed a whole new generation of RPG players. The prospect of seeing the world of Oblivion realized with modern graphics has me counting down the days in my Elder Scrolls themed almanac to 2025.

Thousands of Norton LifeLock customer accounts were hacked

Norton LifeLock said a large number of customer accounts were affected by the breach.

A customer notification from Gen Digital, Norton’s parent company, stated that the breach was likely the result of a credential stuffing attack where cybercriminals use lists of previously leaked passwords to break into numerous accounts used by victims, assuming they will use this same password for multiple services.

On December 12, 2022, Gen Digital reported that it had received a large number of failed login attempts, prompting the attack. He believes the compromised accounts were from December 1.

Passwords at risk

Given the fact that many admit to reusing the same passwords for different accounts, these attacks can be quite effective.

Notifications were sent to over 6,000 customers whose accounts had been hacked. Gen Digital said that hackers may have ascertained personal information when hacking into customer accounts, such as names, phone numbers and addresses. Passwords stored using the password manager feature could also have been accessed, and Gen Digital warns that this cannot be ruled out.

LifeLock is the identity theft protection platform from Norton, the company best known for its once-leading antivirus software. It also comes bundled with the company’s Norton 360 security suite.

As Gen Digital itself recommends, multi-factor authentication is essential to keeping you safe by making sure you’re the one trying to access your account. It works by sending a verification prompt or code to another device, such as a smartphone, via SMS or a dedicated authenticator app when you try to log into your account.

LifeLock Password Manager is not alone in the event of a potential breach. LastPass has had a hard time since its customers’ password vaults were stolen last year, despite customers’ assurances that their passwords remained encrypted.

For optimal security, consider using the best firewall

Google Stadia launches last game before it dies

Google Stadia may be shutting down in just a few days, but that hasn’t stopped Google from releasing one last game for the ill-fated streaming device.

Now playable on Google Stadia, Worm will be very familiar to anyone who owned a phone in the early 2000s. It’s basically Snake, albeit with some modern additions like colorful visuals and multiple game modes.

If you’ve kept your Google Stadia subscription all the way to the end, you can give Worm Game a shot by switching to its Stadia page (opens in a new tab). You can even try it for free for up to three hours with the Google Stadia trial.

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Don’t be too quick to think Google released the Snake clone as a prank, though. The Worm Game store page explains that the game was used to test many of Google Stadia’s features from its launch in 2019 until its imminent demise.

And as for Snake, the Worm game is certainly a bit more complicated than the one you run on your Nokia 3310 on long car trips to Wales. Nothing to write home about, but at least an important footnote in Google Stadia’s brief history.

A fitting end?

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The shutdown of Google Stadia on January 18 is no surprise. A bizarre subscription model coupled with inconsistent streaming quality led to the device sitting lukewarm with all but its most ardent supporters.

However, Stadia was not completely without victories. I’m a big fan of Google’s excellent Stadia controller, and now that Google has finally confirmed Bluetooth support, the pad has at least been given a new lease of life. At least for gamers who want to continue using it wirelessly on PC and hopefully devices and consoles.

Unfortunately for Google, several other streaming services like GeForce Now and Xbox Cloud Gaming offer more compelling game libraries with better streaming quality. As a result, Stadia has never been able to find a sizeable and devoted audience on PC, mobile and consoles.

The streaming service itself isn’t going out with a bang, but I’d say it certainly isn’t whining, as evidenced by the release of Worm Game. It’s a game that’s clearly important to the development of Google Stadia, however primitive and basic it is.

Whether or not Google decides to finally throw its hat back to the game streaming ring remains to be seen. But if that happens, the tech giant will do well to learn from the shortcomings of its first experiment.

The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 could feature a massive camera upgrade over the Z Fold 4

Now that 2023 is well underway, rumors of the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 are popping up fast and thick, with the latest speculation surrounding the upcoming foldable camera setup.

According to a new report from a Vietnamese tech store Pixel (opens in a new tab)The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 could replace the 50MP rear camera used by its predecessor, the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4, with a much more powerful 108MP rear sensor (like the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra).

Pixel also suggests that the Galaxy Z Fold 5 could come with a 64MP telephoto lens (with 2x optical zoom) and a 12MP ultra-wide-angle camera. This setup would trump the Galaxy Z Fold 4’s 10-megapixel telephoto sensor, but would lose out on the latter’s 3x optical zoom capabilities.

This last point tells us to be a little wary of these new rumors. While it’s undoubtedly exciting to think we might finally see a foldable phone that can match non-foldable phones in the photography department, it’s hard to imagine Samsung giving the Galaxy Z Fold 5 lesser optical zoom capabilities than its predecessor.

Moreover, how SamMobile (opens in a new tab) notes that Samsung’s track record of sparsely deploying two major versions of the trotting camera raises another red flag. The Galaxy Z Fold 4’s camera setup marked a significant improvement over the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3’s equivalent sensors, making us a bit skeptical that the Galaxy Z Fold 5 will feature another major snapper update.

Of course, we’re expecting some photographic improvement from the Galaxy Z Fold 5 over the Galaxy Z Fold 4, but at this stage, we’re hesitant to completely bury the rumors of a 108MP rear sensor and 64MP telephoto lens.

The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 has a 50MP main rear camera and a 10MP telephoto lens (Image credit: future)

Analysis: Assembling more than just camera upgrades

However, we have more faith in rumors about the design of the Galaxy Z Fold 5. According to a South Korean outlet Naver (opens in a new tab)Samsung intends to use a waterdrop-shaped hinge in its upcoming foldable phone, which would allow the phone to fold completely flat with no visible gaps between the two halves of the display.

Several phones from Chinese manufacturers are already taking this approach to designing their foldable devices (for example, the Huawei Mate X2, Honor Magic Vs and Oppo Find N2), but at the expense of full water resistance. However, Samsung is rumored to be planning to add a new hinge shape while keeping the Galaxy Z Fold 5’s IPX8 rating, a feature no rival has been able to compete with in the foldable space.

As for the phone’s release date, we expect the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 to arrive in August 2023. The Galaxy Z Fold 4, Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Galaxy Z Fold 2 were unveiled in August in their respective release years, so we expect that the Galaxy Z Fold 5 will stick to tradition in this respect.

There’s no word yet on the phone’s price, but the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 launched for $1799 / £1649 / AU$2499, so a similarly staggering figure is to be expected from its successor. Still, these improvements could help it find a place in our roundup of the best Samsung phones.

How DirectStorage 1.1 could make Windows 11 an essential upgrade for PC gamers

Microsoft DirectStorage 1.1, a feature that uses the GPU to speed up loading times, has just been tested with comparisons between AMD, Intel and Nvidia graphics cards – with very interesting results. In short, it looks like this feature will significantly speed up loading with NVMe SSDs.

How Tom’s gear (opens in a new tab) reports, compile (opens in a new tab) developed a comparative test of this german tech site Computer game equipment (opens in a new tab) (PCGH) used to obtain results for AMD’s RX 7900 XT versus Intel’s Arc A770, as well as Nvidia’s RTX 4080.

All GPUs tested on a PC with Intel Core i9-12900K (Alder Lake flagship CPU) running Windows 11.

First, a quick tech reminder to refresh your memory if needed: DirectStorage 1.1 comes with GPU decompression technology, allowing the GPU to decompress (compressed game assets) and do so with much greater speed and efficiency than the CPU.

This provides faster loading times and quicker on-the-fly resource loading in large open world games, meaning a smoother experience when roaming these types of large environments.

In testing, PCGH found that Intel’s A770 GPU was actually the best at achieving fast decompression of game assets, reaching 16.8 GB/s compared to 15.3 GB/s for the RTX 4080 and 14.6 GB/s for the AMD 7900 XT (in the PCIe 4.0 tests – although Intel also led in the case of PCI 3.0, albeit by a slightly narrower margin).

While this was a somewhat eye-opening win for the Intel Arc, it’s important to note that it didn’t translate into any real difference in load times between the GPUs, with all of them delivering blazingly fast speeds.

PCGH witnessed the 5-second load time go down to 0.5 seconds – essentially in the blink of an eye – in all cases for these AMD, Intel and Nvidia graphics cards, so they were all fully in line with the actual end results.

Analysis: Really impressive results – but where are the games?

It’s an exciting first look at independent benchmarks showing just how fast DirectStorage will be for PC gamers, no matter what kind of (modern) GPU they’re using. Note that gamers must have an NVMe SSD as well as Windows 11 for best results.

While DirectStorage will work on Windows 10 PCs, there are a whole bunch of optimizations for Windows 11 on the storage front, which means it will provide a much greater speed boost. So it’s easy to see why, given the impact DirectStorage seems to have on these benchmarks, this will be a compelling argument for PC gamers to upgrade to Windows 11.

Keep in mind that this may not be an argument that will apply in the real world for a while, simply because there aren’t any games yet that use DirectStorage (not on PC, anyway). The only game we know is coming and bristling with DS support is Forspoken, and it’s frustrating that it’s been the victim of multiple delays right now.

Forspoken was expected in May 2022, then pushed back to October 2022, before being pushed back to January 24, 2023, just over a week away. Hopefully – barring further last-minute delays – we’ll be able to see DirectStorage in action on PC very soon.

Still, one PC game is only a drop in the ocean of needs, and it’s unclear when more titles will follow to take advantage of this fast SSD acceleration technology. This means it will still be a while before PC gamers sticking with Windows 10 feel the real pull to upgrade to Windows 11, but judging from the early testing so far, it looks like the pull will be considerable when it comes to play.

The Brave browser wants to make it easier for users to access Tor

Brave users can now contribute to the fight against online censorship with the latest update.

Brave version 1.47 allows users around the world to turn their devices into a proxy service to give people around the world access to the Tor Browser.

This is not the first step the secure browser has taken to bypass internet restrictions, following the earlier introduction of support for Tor Bridges in private Windows with Tor version 1.44. But the company’s new feature is a step forward to empower the Brave community to promote an open and free internet for everyone – right behind their screens.

Brave and Tor Snowflake

The latest Brave update adds the Tor Snowflake feature directly to the browser system. It is a peer-to-peer technology developed by the Tor Project to allow people around the world to access censored websites and apps.

Like many top VPN services, Snowflake helps those living under strict internet restrictions bypass online censorship.

However, as explained by Tor wa blog post (opens in a new tab)“Unlike a VPN, you don’t need to install a separate app to connect to Snowflake’s proxy server and bypass censorship. This is usually a workaround feature built into existing applications.”

Powered by a combination of proxy technology and the WebRTC protocol, Snowflake masks users’ online activities, making them appear as if they are using the network for a simple video or voice call. It then automatically assigns Tor’s ephemeral bridges to give access to blocked sites to anyone who needs it.

At the same time, it secures the privacy and anonymity of users, so that the authorities will not be able to know if and when someone manages to bypass their online restrictions.

Tor Bridges, already available in the Brave browser since September last year, is relay software run by volunteers with the goal of helping people access Tor in the event of a lockdown.

They basically give users an alternative access point to Onion routing.

To enable this feature in Brave Browser, you should head over to Settings menu and tap Privacy and protection strap. click on Windows Tor to select or manually add an active built-in bridge.

The snowflake represents the natural evolution of this. In fact, anyone who wants to help others access Tor can now enable the browser extension on their Tor Bridge of choice simply by enabling this option.

This means that users’ devices don’t just act as intermediaries between the external computer and the Tor website. They also allow encrypted messages to flow between the Snowflake system and other computers on the Tor network.

While anyone can do what they can to help people around the world easily access Tor, it is worth noting that the Snowflake feature does not work for users residing in countries where Tor is censored and/or accessing the internet through a firewall fire at school or workplace.

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Google’s DeepMind says it will launch a more grown-up rival to ChatGPT soon

DeepMind, a Google subsidiary, says it may launch a rival ChatGPT soon – and its chatbot promises to be a safer kind of AI assistant.

DeepMind has been a pioneer in AI research for the past decade and was acquired by Google nine years ago. However, after ChatGPT steals the latest headlines, said Demis Hassabis, CEO of DeepMind Time (opens in a new tab) that it is considering releasing its own chatbot called Sparrow for “private beta” in 2023.

Sparrow was introduced to the world last year as a proof of concept in research document (opens in a new tab) who described it as “a dialogue agent that is useful and reduces the risk of dangerous and inappropriate responses.”

Despite some concerns about the potential dangers of chatbots, which DeepMind says contain “inaccurate or made-up information,” it appears that Sparrow may be ready to take flight in beta form soon. Given DeepMind’s close relationship with Google, it could effectively become the search giant’s answer to ChatGPT.

According to Demis Hassabis, the slight delay in the launch of Sparrow is due to DeepMind’s desire to ensure it has important features that ChatGPT lacks – specifically citing specific sources. As Hassabis Time told, “care must be taken on this front.”

The DeepMind research article also says that Sparrow will initially be more limited and conservative than ChatGPT. The latter went viral for its impressive ability to help everyone from programmers to armchair poets, but it also caused concern for its ability to make discriminatory comments and its ability to write malware.

DeepMind discussed the behavior-restricting principles Sparrow relies on, along with a willingness to refuse to answer questions in “contexts where it’s appropriate to submit to people.” In early testing, Sparrow apparently gave a credible answer and, most importantly, backed it up with evidence “78% of the time a factual question was asked.”

But its true capabilities will become clearer when this public beta launches later this year. We’re sure to grab the popcorn for the first AI chatbot debate between the Google-linked Sparrow and the increasingly Microsoft-loving ChatGPT.

Analysis: AI chatbots are still in kindergarten

In examples like the one above, Sparrow cites sources to back up his factual answers. (Image credit: DeepMind)

Anyone who has used ChatGPT will know that it is capable of making a pretty good imitation of intelligence on many topics. But while it’s definitely a fun ride, AI chatbots also need moral intelligence and the ability to cite sources – and that’s where DeepMind claims its “dialogue agent” Sparrow is at its strongest.

Taking this to the next level will require a ton of outside input, which is why Sparrow’s public beta is imminent. DeepMind says developing better rules for its AI assistant “will require both input from experts across a wide range of topics (including policy makers, social scientists and ethicists) and participatory input from diverse users and affected groups.”

Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI (which created ChatGPT), similarly spoke about the difficulty of opening AI chatbots without causing collateral damage. On Twitter (opens in a new tab) acknowledged that “there will be serious problems with the use of OpenAI technology over time; we’ll do our best, but we can’t anticipate every problem.”

In other words, the creators of both ChatGPT and DeepMind’s Sparrow are like parents with curious toddlers, which brings fun and danger in equal measure – especially when their kindergarten teacher is actually the entire internet.

ChatGPT is already going wild and heading towards the monetary future with ChatGPT Professional, a soon to be paid tier. But DeepMind’s Sparrow appears to be the more benign figure that AI chatbots need as they race towards next-gen models like the rumored ChatGPT-4.