Can AI tell if your script will make a hit film?When Quilty hit the industry trades earlier this year, the AI startup promised that its tool could accurately predict a film’s success just by reading the script. When people actually got a chance to experiment with Quilty’s product, though, they were left skeptical. Even with all the available data in the world, it predicted the script for...

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SpendRule raises $2M, emerges from stealth to help hospitals track spending Last year, Chris Heckler was coming to the end of a five-year non-compete after selling his last company, a health care startup. “I was sitting on the sidelines doing angel investing, and I realized I was too young to retire,” he told TechCrunch. “I wanted to get back into it.”  At the same time, Joseph Akintolayo...

Stanford study outlines dangers of asking AI chatbots for personal advice While there’s been plenty of debate about the tendency of AI chatbots to flatter users and confirm their existing beliefs — also known as AI sycophancy — a new study by Stanford computer scientists attempts to measure how harmful that tendency might be. The study, titled “Sycophantic AI decreases prosocial intentions and...

In MLB The Show 26 Stubs, do you often find yourself swinging too early, too late, or completely missing pitches even when you feel you read them correctly? Why can some players consistently lock onto fastballs and hit with power while your timing feels off every at-bat? Is it really just reaction speed, or are your hardware setup, PCI control, camera angle, and pitch selection already putting...