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Meta continues its $100M AI talent poaching spree: now it's after Apple

Meta has recently made headlines for poaching top artificial intelligence (AI) talent. First, it targeted OpenAI, and now it's honing in on Apple.
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Hidden AI prompts found in papers by researchers from leading universities

Researchers from a number of prestigious academic institutions, including University of Washington and Columbia University, used hidden prompts in their papers to make AI tools give them good reviews.
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Crunchyroll is investigating bad translations by AI

Anime streaming service Crunchyroll is aware that some of its content contains poor translations due to AI. The platform is looking into the matter and a way to fix it.
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LLMs hallucinating phishing links – your AI just sent you to a scam site

Large language models are confidently recommending fake login pages. It’s not just a bug – it’s a blueprint for cybercriminals.
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Ford CEO: “AI is going to replace literally half of all white collar workers in the US”

Ford CEO Jim Farley has become the latest loud voice warning about the risks that artificial intelligence (AI) poses to the job market.
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Will the EU delay enforcing its AI Act?

With less than a month to go before parts of the European Union's AI Act come into force, companies are calling for a pause in the provisions and getting support from some politicians.
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MrBeast takes down AI tool following backlash

Jimmy Donaldson, aka MrBeast, is facing serious backlash over his artificial intelligence (AI) thumbnail generator.
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US Senate strikes AI regulation ban from Trump megabill

The Republican-led US Senate voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to remove a 10-year federal moratorium on state regulation of artificial intelligence from President Trump's sweeping tax-cut and spending bill.
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People are using AI as trip sitters, and experts are saying it’s a bad idea

Psychedelic drug users are using artificial intelligence agents (AI) like ChatGPT as “trip sitters.” Experts believe this is a potentially dangerous experience.
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TomTom to cut 300 jobs amid AI shift

Another tech firm has decided to fire some employees in favor of artificial intelligence (AI).
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Study shows humans are adopting ChatGPT’s language in everyday speech

If you are what you eat, then maybe you’re starting to sound like what you prompt?
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NBA using AI to find out the sudden spike in Achilles injuries

The NBA is turning to artificial intelligence to investigate an alarming rise in Achilles injuries after a record-setting spike during the 2024–25 season.
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Google's new Doppl app allows you to virtually try on clothes

Ever wondered what this shirt would look like on you when shopping online? Then Doppl, Google’s new experimental app, might be just for you.
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Facebook wants Meta AI to access your private, unpublished photos

Facebook has been using your public photos, posts, and interactions to train its artificial intelligence (AI) for years, but now it wants access to photos that you’ve never even uploaded.
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YouTube rolls out AI-powered search results carousel

YouTube is improving how users search for content on the platform, with the release of an AI-powered search results carousel similar to Google’s AI Overviews.
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AI helps find viable sperm in minutes, giving hope to couples after years of infertility

Using AI to analyze millions of images, Columbia University researchers rapidly identified viable sperm in men with severe infertility, offering new hope for biological parenthood.
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The era of the dumb: “People outsource their brains to ChatGPT”

If you noticed an excessive use of AI at work, how do you think it’s changing people? If you think it’s making them dumber, you are not alone.
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AI is still dumber than a baby – at least when it comes to learning a language

If a human learned a language at the same rate as ChatGPT, it would take them 92,000 years. Which is not impressive. Not impressive at all.
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