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Elton John slams UK's AI copyright plans as ‘criminal’

Sir Elton John accused the British government of "committing theft" by proposing that tech firms could use the UK's music to train AI models without proper compensation.
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Before AI can conquer the world, it has to pass kindergarten

A new NYU study shows that teaching artificial intelligence (AI) simple skills first – just like human children – leads to smarter, more adaptable machines.
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AI models behave just like humans when in a group

When AI models interact, they develop and adopt social conventions, just like humans.
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When chatbots break bad – Grok’s prompt hack reveals new AI vulnerability

When users were searching for kitten videos on Elon Musk’s Grok AI, and it responded by talking about white genocide in South Africa, they knew they had a problem on their hands.
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AI revolution in web hosting: What’s changing and why it matters

Artificial intelligence (AI) is changing multiple industries – but what about the one that keeps the World Wide Web online?
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YouTube employs AI to bring more ads

YouTube has announced a new product that uses Gemini to identify “peak points” in a video to deliver ads.
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AI is talking behind our backs - the rise of machine societies

When artificial intelligence (AI) bots start talking, it's not just chat – they're building communities and shifting social norms.
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AI is getting better at coding, but mistakes still happen – here’s how to handle them


LegoGPT builds more than blocks – but will it stick?

Researchers train AI to design Lego structures, brick by brick, testing each for real-word stability, using physics simulations. The result is surprisingly sturdy.
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FDA allegedly working with OpenAI to speed up drug approvals: What could go wrong?

The US FDA is reportedly having cozy closed-door chats with OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, in a move that could reshape how life-saving drugs make it to market.
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Telegram ignored bot used by 150,000 to create explicit AI videos

A Telegram bot that creates AI-generated videos of men ejaculating on women’s faces has amassed over 150,000 users before administrators reacted.
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AI predicts cancer survival from a selfie

FaceAge, a new AI tool developed by Mass General Brigham, can predict cancer survival more accurately than clinicians – using only a facial photo.
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Generation AI to revamp the FDA with “aggressive” June 30th deadline

The success of an AI-assisted scientific review pilot spurs the US Food and Drug Administration to take on a complete artificial intelligence overhaul – all within the next 52 days.
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“AI is coming for your jobs,” Fiverr CEO warning sparks debate

Micha Kaufman, chief executive of the freelancer platform Fiverr, has warned that those failing to adapt to a new reality are “doomed.”
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“Don’t mock us,” President Trump slammed for AI Pope image

President Donald Trump has sparked fury in some Catholics after posting an AI-generated image of himself dressed as the Pope.
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How your personal information is training AI

AI has come a long way in just a few short years. Something that once produced incoherent text and distorted...
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What do people actually use ChatGPT for?

ChatGPT is a genius tutor, a mid therapist, and a terrible artist, say users.
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Few-shot prompting explained: how AI learns with minimal examples

Using large language models (LLMs) has become a common practice in daily lives. It can help with tasks such as...
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