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The AI Doc: controversial AI apocalypse movie is coming to cinemas
The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist has yet to be released, but some researchers who featured in the film are already regretting taking part.
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Why did OpenAI’s Sora crash and burn?
The AI video generator was meant to be a major platform for OpenAI and was behind a $1 billion deal. So what went wrong?
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Your private Zoom call may be featured in an AI-generated podcast
WebinarTV may be secretly scanning the internet for private Zoom meeting links to record calls and feature them in artificial intelligence (AI) generated podcasts.
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Can AI help cure diseases? OpenAI Foundation is spending $1B to find out
OpenAI says it will spend $1 billion over the next year on AI efforts aimed at curing diseases, while also funding jobs programs, safety research, and community support.
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OpenAI to discontinue Sora video generation tool
OpenAI is discontinuing Sora, its video generation tool, as the ChatGPT maker shifts focus to enterprise offerings and a possible market debut.
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Microsoft says it'll fix Windows 11, but furious users call out abusive relationship
Microsoft claims it has a plan to fix “Microslop” in Windows 11, but veteran users aren’t having it. That’s because not all Copilot goodies will be removed – plus, we keep hearing rumors that Windows 12 will be even worse.
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We have achieved AGI, Nvidia’s CEO Jensen Huang says
Jensen Huang thinks that general artificial intelligence (AGI) has already been achieved, but it couldn’t build another Nvidia.
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Most companies don't know how long it takes to shut down AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) is already capable of evading human oversight to some extent. It may one day surpass human intelligence. But if it starts to get scary, could we switch it off at will?
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Alibaba targets small businesses with AI agent platform
Alibaba is pushing further into the global race for AI agents. Its international commerce unit has launched Accio Work, a plug-and-play “AI taskforce.” According to the company, it can handle complex business tasks on its own for small and medium-sized businesses.
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AI agent calls 3,000 pubs in Ireland to learn the price of a pint of Guinness
An engineer and former pub owner built an artificial intelligence (AI) voice agent, Rachel, to call thousands of pubs to ask the price of a pint.
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He used AI to create songs and bots to stream them. It earned him $8M and jail time
A North Carolina man has pleaded guilty to defrauding music streaming platforms out of $8 million in royalties by uploading artificial intelligence (AI) generated songs and using bots to increase the number of streams.
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Zuckerberg builds his own AI CEO as Meta eyes mass layoffs
Mark Zuckerberg is personally testing the future he envisions for Meta by building an AI agent to help run the company.
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Collien Fernandes “virtual rape” scandal shakes Germany
From sexualized deepfakes to “body count checkers,” artificial intelligence (AI) has become a powerful weapon against women. Celebrities like German TV presenter Collien Fernandes, who accused her intimate partner of digital abuse, are the main targets.
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Consumer AI adoption in Europe - 2025 report
Three weeks ago, we at Cybernews released an AI Adoption Index report examining consumer AI adoption in 64 countries across...
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The AI that promised to be different just sold you out
As ChatGPT shifts from a subscription experiment to an ad-supported platform, the arrival of in-conversation advertising marks a defining moment in which trust, intent, and attention become the new business model for AI.
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Silicon Valley thinks it is building a machine god, AI researcher says
Timnit Gebru, a renowned researcher in artificial intelligence (AI), compares Silicon Valley companies trying to build superintelligence – or a machine god – with true believers of a secular religion.
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Meta rolls out fresh AI content enforcement systems but overbrags again
Seeing that its apps are still full of scams, fraud, and accounts exploiting kids or posting graphic content, Meta has announced it’s beginning to roll out more advanced AI systems to handle the workload, which is increasingly beyond the capacity of humans. It doesn’t mean the novelty is as amazing as the tech giant claims it is.
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White House pushes national AI law to override state rules, protect kids
The White House on Friday unveiled an artificial intelligence policy for Congress that urges lawmakers to enact legislation to pre-empt state rules, protect children and shield communities from high energy costs related to the burgeoning technology.
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Foreign AI must bend to Putin's "spiritual and moral values" or get out of Russia
Foreign AI tools such as Claude, ChatGPT and Gemini could be banned or restricted inside Russia if they fail to adhere to new rules that would give Moscow sweeping powers to regulate the sector, according to government proposals published online.
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AI bot traffic is set to eclipse human presence online by 2027
Two more years and bots will have taken over the internet, says Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince. The AI wave isn’t coming – it’s already here, all thanks to generative AI tools.
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