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Is AI making us inefficient?
Amid the debate around generative artificial intelligence’s (AI) impact on the workplace, much of the discussion revolves around productivity. Some argue that AI is making individuals and organizations infinitely more productive. Others say that all it's really doing is allowing firms to lay off a lot of people.
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Cambridge scientists use ChatGPT to find “cheap and safe” cancer drugs
The University of Cambridge researchers used OpenAI’s GPT-4 large language model to identify combinations of inexpensive and safe drugs that could be effective at treating cancer. The results are promising.
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Microsoft to rank ‘safety’ of AI models for cloud customers
Microsoft will start ranking artificial intelligence (AI) models based on their safety performance, in a bid to address growing concerns about the protection of data within AI products.
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Meta in talks for $10 billion ScaleAI investment
Meta Platforms is in advanced talks to make an investment that could exceed $10 billion in artificial intelligence (AI) startup Scale AI, in potentially Meta’s largest external AI investment to date.
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Sexual violence is the biggest risk from AI companions, study finds
Artificial intelligence companions are capable of over a dozen harmful behaviors when interacting with people.
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EU considers postponing parts of its AI rulebook
The European Commission is considering postponing some parts of the EU’s artificial intelligence (AI) rulebook.
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How much do AI models actually remember?
New research shows that AI language models memorize just 3.6 bits per parameter, learning patterns, not exact words, to generate text. This insight from Meta, Google, Nvidia, and Cornell helps explain how AI understands language.
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Amazon cuts more jobs, this time in books division
Amazon has cut jobs in its books division, including at its Goodreads review site and Kindle units, the company said on Thursday.
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OpenAI pushes back on data order in ongoing NYT copyright case
OpenAI is appealing an order in a copyright case brought by the New York Times that requires it to preserve ChatGPT output data indefinitely, arguing that the order conflicts with privacy commitments it has made with users.
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A handful of companies consume more electricity than Australia. Can you guess why?
The world’s obsession with AI is driving a sharp demand for electricity. While tech companies are the biggest buyers of clean energy, overall CO2 emissions are rising rapidly.
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OpenAI: More Chinese groups misusing ChatGPT, study finds
OpenAI is seeing an increasing number of Chinese groups using its artificial intelligence technology for covert operations, which the ChatGPT maker described in a report released Thursday.
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AI vs AI: how tech giants use machine learning to fight bot-driven campaigns
From fake likes to phony followers, artificial intelligence (AI) powered bot farms are flooding the internet with fake comments, shares,...
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AI Hunger Games arena: You’re not out of a job (yet), but stay sharp
Once again, humanity has entered a sort of a survival game where technology advancements are turning our world upside down.
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Why AI still can’t smell the roses – the limits of machine understanding
AI may know what a flower is – but it can’t smell one. A new study reveals that even advanced models like GPT-4 struggle to understand everyday concepts rooted in human senses, exposing the limits of machine intelligence.
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Microsoft to invest $400M in Switzerland on AI and cloud computing
Microsoft will plough $400 million into the development of artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud computing infrastructure in Switzerland.
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US FDA unveils AI tool aimed at speeding up scientific review processes
The US Food and Drug Administration said on Monday that it had launched a generative AI tool, Elsa, aimed at improving efficiency across its operations, including scientific reviews.
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New benchmark reveals AI models are bigger brown-nosers than people
Think of a person who laughs a little too loudly at your jokes, gets enthused about the most mundane suggestions, and showers you with compliments that feel a little bit out of place. Did Dwight Shrute, the iconic suck-up from The Office, come to mind? Well, guess what, AI models can be brown-nosers, too.
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Fully automated and personalized ads coming to Meta platforms in 2026
Meta hopes that in 2026, advertisers will be able to create and personalize ads on its platforms.
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Target locked – are AI data centers the next front in global conflict?
As artificial intelligence reshapes global power dynamics, a chilling question is emerging: will physical attacks on data centers – like bombings – become part of the digital arms race?
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AI’s modest economic boost, but massive job shakeup looms, economists warn
rtificial intelligence (AI), while seen as a growth catalyst, is poised to bring societal destabilization, as experts anticipate job losses.
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