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“Collective wisdom” needs to keep up as hackers harness AI
The World Economic Forum (WEF) urges companies to implement novel cybersecurity measures at the speed of AI implementation.
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Tulip mania 2.0. AI’s bubble warning signs flash red
Investors, policymakers, and corporations are investing vast sums on the expectation that AI will soon deliver extraordinary returns. Yet, beneath the optimism, there are projects stuck in the pilot phase and a lack of ROI from expensive tech projects.
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Kim Jong Un calls AI drone development “top priority”
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called the use of artificial intelligence (AI) a “top priority” in modernizing the country’s armed forces, specifically its unmanned drones.
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There’s a weasel in every AI: chatbots secretly chase hidden agendas
AI models were never instructed to play sneaky mind games. However, new research has revealed that they apparently lie, sabotage useful work, sandbag evaluations, and engage in other covert, deceitful scheming.
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Chrome gets an AI makeover, turning into a shopping assistant, researcher, and more
Chrome users can now summon AI from any webpage to answer any question.
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First in EU: Italy passes comprehensive AI law, limits access to kids
Italy has become the first European Union member state to enact a national law regulating AI. The scope of the new regulation is definitely broad and envisions jail time for the worst offenders.
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Microsoft pledges $4 billion to build second Wisconsin data center
Microsoft on Thursday said it plans to build a second massive artificial intelligence data center in Wisconsin, bringing its spending in the state to more than $7 billion.
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Fresh AI tool able to predict risk of more than 1,000 diseases
To millions, AI is just play – or a ploy of the rich to automate our jobs. But the technology can also be potentially life-saving: scientists have just developed a new tool to predict your personal risk of more than 1,000 diseases.
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WSJ: Meta discussing AI news licensing with Axel Springer, Fox and News Corp
Meta Platforms has been in talks in recent months with media firms including Axel Springer, Fox Corp and News Corp to license news content for integration into its AI products, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.
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Rentable Nvidia rigs are putting passwords at risk
What felt strong yesterday can be cracked on a budget today. Researchers have noticed that access to powerful hardware on the market might increase attackers' capacity to crack passwords.
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Figure now valued at $39B as investors bet on humanoid robots
Figure, a startup developing humanoid robots, has reached a valuation of $39 billion after the latest round of investment.
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China bans Nvidia AI chips
China has banned the nation’s most prominent technology companies from purchasing Nvidia's artificial intelligence (AI) chips as China battles to compete with the US.
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OpenAI introduces ID checks for ChatGPT amid lawsuit and Senate hearing
ChatGPT has entered the age-guessing game, among other measures, to avoid encouraging users to engage in dangerous practices.
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Fed on falsehoods, AI chatbots generate more false information
The world’s top AI chatbots, such as ChatGPT, are providing answers containing false information twice as much as they did last year, a new study from disinformation-fighting watchdog NewsGuard has found.
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China Unicom launches massive AI data centre using homegrown chips from Alibaba
China Unicom has built a massive data centre powered by domestically developed artificial intelligence chips from Alibaba and other companies, state broadcaster CCTV said, as Beijing seeks to wean itself off foreign technologies.
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Online marketplace Fiverr to slash workforce by 30% in AI transformation
Israel-based Fiverr International is laying off 30% of its workforce, a company spokesperson said on Monday, as the online services marketplace doubles down on artificial intelligence to automate systems and streamline operations.
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A quarter of all uploaded music is AI-generated, Deezer claims
According to Deezer, 28% of all music delivered to the music streaming platform is fully AI-generated.
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Anthropic: businesses are driving AI automation, raising questions about the future of work
Businesses and developers are embracing artificial intelligence at a rapid pace. And according to a new report, they’re using it more for automating tasks rather than for collaboration between employees and teams.
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AI failed the Holocaust test – and that should worry us all
AI has stumbled on one of the hardest tests of all – retelling Holocaust survivor testimony. A new study by Cornell historian Jan Burzlaff shows how ChatGPT smoothed out suffering, omitted vital details, and risked distorting memory itself.
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We work day and night just to keep up with AI’s progress or the last few months that our work still matters
Researchers from the AI Futures Project somewhat disagree among themselves about AI timelines, but all predict that the impact of superhuman AI over the next decade will be enormous. So, what’s ahead of us?
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