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Sexualized surveillance: experts warn against using ChatGPT erotica
Chatbots allowing users to engage in raunchy conversations can be a powerful tool of surveillance, comparable to espionage through intimate partners, an expert says.
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We found out which local AI models tech pros are using, and why
No cloud, no subscriptions, just pure freedom. Some tech pros are ditching proprietary models for local AI, running increasingly capable models on everything from old Nvidia GTX 1070 gaming GPUs and mobile phones to very powerful machines. What do they manage to achieve?
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China's Alibaba integrates AI chatbot into Quark app to bolster consumer reach
Alibaba launched a new AI chatbot assistant service on Thursday, refreshing its push into a consumer-facing space that is dominated by ByteDance and Tencent.
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AI godfathers, Wozniak sign pledge to ban unchecked superintelligence – Musk, Altman, and Zuck are MIA
AI pioneers Geoffrey Hinton and Yoshua Bengio are calling on the world’s most influential power players to sign a statement supporting a pause on the development of superintelligence.
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Anthropic CEO Amodei steps in to defend AI company under attack by Trump allies
After facing criticism from David Sacks, the venture capitalist serving as President Donald Trump’s AI and crypto czar, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei felt the need to defend the fast-growing AI company from accusations that it’s woke.
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“Windows users don't exist within the Silicon Valley tech bubble:” ChatGPT Atlas is out, but not for all
Mac users will be the first to try OpenAI’s new web browser with built-in AI. Nevertheless, some users have already decided to stick to “traditional” web searching.
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AI Influence on crime: cybercrime losses soar as searches for “free Voice AI” surge by 147%
AI is more likely to intensify existing risks than create entirely new ones, although it can speed up and scale...
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From robo refs to gambling addicts: How AI is changing the way we interact with sports
When Billy Beane introduced an analytics-based approach to the 2002 Oakland Athletics, he didn’t know he’d change baseball and sports...
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Yelp rolls out AI receptionist that “genuinely sounds human”
Yelp’s new artificial intelligence (AI) can answer calls and take reservations for “understaffed” restaurants.
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AI Mormons incoming: Utah hopes new tech will improve government efficiency
Forget California or the US federal government. Utah, a deep-red state, has firmly embraced artificial intelligence (AI) in the hopes of modernizing and improving public services.
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Elon Musk’s Grokipedia postponed to weed out propaganda
Elon Musk has delayed the release of xAI’s Wikipedia competitor, Grokipedia, to “purge propaganda” and remove biases.
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Apple's crumbling AI division casts doubt over the future of Siri
The new Siri is expected to be released next year, however, it’s not clear whether that's enough time for the company to pull itself together for an ongoing AI race.
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US Army general uses AI for military decisions, says he’s close with ChatGPT
We can laugh, and we can cry, but even America’s top military commanders are now jumping in on the AI chatbot wave. A US Army general has disclosed his close relationship with ChatGPT and even seems to trust the bot to make “key command decisions.”
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Aurora City, the next battlefield for privacy threatened by facial recognition
The Aurora City Council will vote this week on whether to allow law enforcement to use highly controversial facial recognition technology, raising questions about data privacy and racial bias.
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US Army using AI to screen officers for promotions and shoo away bias
The US Army is using artificial intelligence (AI) to help the huge organization wade through the files of soldiers seeking promotions.
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Tackling the global AI skills shortage: Why businesses must rethink their talent pool and tap new wells of expertise
Companies are desperately in need of AI talent. But are they doing enough?
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Big tech promised that AI would save the world, but what we got is tailored shopping
The discrepancy between the benefits of artificial intelligence (AI) promised by big tech and what’s actually been delivered reveals that profits will always come first. Yet, technology may still be the best hope in fighting climate change – even if it could spell the end of the human race.
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Revisiting the AI bubble theory: more cause for concern?
Even OpenAI CEO Sam Altman now admits that investors might be a little overexcited about AI. He says he’s not worried because it’s only natural – but plenty of others are. In Silicon Valley, fears over the AI bubble bursting are growing: it turns out money doesn’t grow on narratives.
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The projects to keep astronauts healthy, millions of miles from Earth
AI-boosted developments in astronaut healthcare could benefit those on Earth, too.
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Facebook rolls out new feature that suggests edits to your photos
Facebook has introduced a new feature that allows Meta AI to suggest edits and collages to photos from your camera roll to make sharing pictures more accessible.
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