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Filmmakers defend AI-generated Val Kilmer performance in new film as “ethical”
The resurrection of the late American actor Val Kilmer in the upcoming As Deep as the Grave movie quickly sparked backlash online, but filmmakers defended their approach as “the ethical way”.
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New study shows teens concerned that AI chatbots are frying their brain
Young people usually joyfully adopt new technology. But when it comes to the use of AI, it turns out that many teenagers are actually deeply worried over what the chatbots are doing to their mental health.
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Meta plans May 20th layoffs affecting about 10% of staff, more cuts to follow
Meta is planning to lay off thousands of workers on May 20th as part of the first wave of layoffs.
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Trump administration holds discussions over AI model of blacklisted Anthropic
White House chief of staff Susie Wiles met with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei on Friday to discuss the company’s new Mythos AI model, amid an ongoing battle between the Trump administration and Anthropic over the blacklisting of its Claude AI.
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Allbirds switches from shoes to AI, shares skyrocket by 582%
An unusual pivot from footwear to artificial intelligence (AI) has prompted renewed interest in the San Francisco-based shoe company Allbirds.
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Random human connection is more helpful for loneliness than a trained chatbot
Regardless of how well a chatbot is trained for emotional support, texting with a random peer is still a more effective strategy for combating loneliness.
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“Developers are not engineers:” Why Anthropic’s Mythos and other AI tools expose gaps in vulnerability reporting
AI systems designed to discover software flaws at scale are beginning to outpace the classification and disclosure of vulnerabilities. New research and early data from the Mythos program have highlighted gaps in how findings are reported, attributed, and tracked.
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Mythos can accelerate cyberattacks, experts warn
Artificial intelligence (AI) technology offers a positive contribution to improving our cybersecurity. However, it can also facilitate and accelerate cyberattacks. Therefore, immediate action is needed.
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NYT, USA Today among major news sites blocking the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine: Why?
The Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine is a great resource for anyone looking for public web content from the very near and nearly ancient digital past. Now, 23 major news sites are blocking the web crawler commonly used for the project. But why?
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Rushing to keep up with Anthropic’s Mythos, OpenAI also releases cybersec-focused AI model
The White House, banking executives, and cybersecurity professionals, already spooked by the capabilities of Anthropic’s AI model Mythos, now have even more on their plate. OpenAI is also releasing a new model focused on cybersecurity.
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German court rules that using AI in university is cheating, but Google Search isn’t
The Kassel Administrative Court has ruled that using AI in an academic setting without disclosing it constitutes academic dishonesty and cannot be compared to the use of search engines.
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AI clones of former employees spark workplace ethics debate in China
Companies in China are beginning to turn former employees into software, and that isn’t sitting well with some people.
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Horrified activists urge Meta to cancel creepy facial rec tech in Ray-Ban AI glasses
Meta’s AI-powered Ray-Ban glasses are already quite problematic: it’s creepy when someone can film you so easily in public without your knowledge or consent. Now, with the company planning to inject facial recognition technology into the mix, outrage is rising.
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Myth of Mythos: WannaCry researcher questions cost of Anthropic's bug hunting AI claims
Anthropic’s Mythos AI hype over “$20k bug” claim was challenged by Marcus Hutchins in a video shared widely across social media yesterday.
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AI benchmarks are flawed: AI agent achieves top scores without solving a single task
An AI agent has aced the eight most influential AI benchmarks, including SWE-bench Pro and Terminal-Bench. Instead of solving a single actual task, it simply hacks the scoring systems. UC Berkeley researchers warn that the current leaderboards the industry relies on might be rigged.
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Gunfire erupts at Sam Altman’s home in second attack this week
Sam Altman’s San Francisco home has been targeted twice in recent days by gunfire and a Molotov cocktail attack.
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EU to slap ChatGPT with strictest regulations
The European Commission is about to classify ChatGPT as a very large search engine, which would put the chatbot under some of the bloc’s most comprehensive digital regulations.
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Multiverse platform wants you to watch AI clones live the life you could've had
An unknown company is attempting to make your life’s “what ifs” a reality. While it may seem that you can follow the path you rejected without consequence, the result could leave you feeling dejected about the life you chose.
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Google’s AI Overviews spits out millions of wrong answers every hour
A new study found that Google’s AI Overviews feature provides accurate, reputable responses roughly 91% of the time. This sounds great, but actually, it also means that tens of millions of answers churned out every hour are erroneous or at least questionable.
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US officials warn banks over cyber risks from Anthropic’s new AI model
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell convened an urgent meeting with bank CEOs this week to warn of cyber risks posed by Anthropic’s latest AI model.
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