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Are people underestimating the chances that AI will take their jobs?
Despite growing evidence that AI is displacing workers, new research reveals a striking disconnect: while people acknowledge automation will transform the job market, they remain stubbornly confident it won't affect them personally.
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UAE plans $1b investment to boost African AI Infrastructure
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) plans to invest $1 billion to support the development of artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure and services across African countries.
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Lion roars decoded: AI spots new cat calls
New research utilizes machine learning to identify lion conversations and distinguish each big cat by its unique voice.
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Gemini will now tell you if an image is AI-generated
Google is stepping up to make it easier for users to recognize AI-generated images with a new feature available via Google Gemini 3.
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Thinking what to buy your child for Christmas? Stay away from AI toys, advocacy group warns
Who doesn’t love a trusted companion that can interact with your child and can be simply bought at a store or online? Well, you might want to think twice before purchasing the next AI-powered toy for your kid this Christmas: as it might actively harm them and collect lots of sensitive data.
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Warner, Universal, and Sony strike licensing deals with AI music startup Klay
Major music labels – Universal Music Group, Sony Music, and Warner Music Group – have signed separate AI licensing agreements with an AI music startup, Klay.
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“Elon Musk lobotomized Grok,” X users say after chatbot says its creator is more attractive than Brad Pitt
Elon Musk has declared that his AI model, Grok, is “maximally truth-seeking” despite generating overly flattering responses about its creator.
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TikTok gives its users more control over the AI-generated content they see
TikTok has introduced a new setting that enables users to control the amount of AI-generated content (AIGC) they see on their timeline. In addition, the video platform is working on more advanced labeling technology for AI-generated content.
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Baidu founder Robin Li wants AI to permeate “every cell” of Chinese economy
Baidu founder and chief executive Robin Li joins a cohort of Chinese tech leaders in their optimistic assessment of the impact artificial intelligence (AI) will have on the economy – in contrast to growing caution elsewhere.
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Joii AI sanitary pad measures your period flow, but comes with privacy risks
Tracking your steps taken, calories burned, and hours slept? You can now add period volume to the list of trackables, thanks to a new artificial intelligence (AI) powered sanitary pad, Joii. But is uploading your fertility data to an app safe?
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With a quantum twist, scientists eliminate censorship from DeepSeek R1
Like many other Chinese AI models, DeepSeek avoids politically sensitive questions. But since it’s open-source, a group of scientists managed to retrain the model and eliminate the censorship built into the original.
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Would you read a book written by AI? Many authors worry you will
Fiction writers are increasingly pessimistic about being replaced by generative artificial intelligence (AI), with many already experiencing a loss in income due to the technology.
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Trump now considering executive order to preempt state AI laws
US President Donald Trump is considering an executive order that would seek to preempt state laws on artificial intelligence through lawsuits and by withholding federal funding, according to a draft of the order seen by Reuters on Wednesday.
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EU eases AI, privacy rules as critics warn of caving to Big Tech
The European Union on Wednesday unveiled new proposals to simplify AI and privacy regulations, drawing fire from the tech sector for not going far enough and consumer groups for bowing to Big Tech.
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AI-powered fraud is exploding: it peaks in a very specific two-hour window
The deepfake fraud wave has arrived, and its most dangerous hour might surprise you.
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Putin says Russia will form national AI task force
President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday called for a national task force to coordinate Russia's work on homegrown generative artificial intelligence models, which he said were vital to preserving Russian sovereignty.
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Shocker: Trump administration will again try to override state AI rules
Eager to fulfill US President Donald Trump’s every wish, US House Republicans seem to have found a legislative vehicle they could attach language to that would essentially ban AI regulation in individual states.
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The “deepfake paradox” could undermine the justice system
The mere existence of deepfake technology casts doubt on all video evidence, posing new challenges to the justice system.
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WeatherNext 2: Google releases its latest weather forecast model
Google’s WeatherNext 2 can to provide hourly forecasts and 15-day weather predictions that are supposed to be more accurate.
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OpenAI backer "very nervous" about the AI bubble. Here's why
Investors are increasingly restless, a renowned short-seller Michael Burry has begun sending warnings of a potential AI crash, and now, Sebastian Siemiatkowski, OpenAI backer and Klarna CEO, says he’s “very nervous” about the possibility that the bubble will burst.
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