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AI uncovers hidden sex trafficking networks, shifting focus to recruitment hotspots
A new machine learning model maps trafficking from deceptive job ads in rural areas to city centers, giving law enforcement the tools to intervene earlier.
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China’s AI ambitions have a new engine: 250+ data centers and satellites
China isn’t just building AI – it’s building the infrastructure to dominate it.
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Business Insider lays off 21% of staff amid SEO warnings of publishers’ extinction event
Business Insider has laid off one-fifth of its employees. This comes amid a fresh and terrifying report by SEO pros, predicting that 25-40% of mid-tier publishers may become obsolete if they don’t do something fast.
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Phones in classrooms – yes or no? These countries are taking radically different approaches
As AI tools become an everyday reality, countries face a choice: ban the tech or build with it. Estonia and Lithuania are already building. The UK? Still banning.
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How AI is reshaping the workforce
Artificial intelligence (AI) is undoubtedly having an impact on the workplace. But what kind of impact precisely?
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AI avatars are replacing CEOs on camera – trend or gimmick?
The face of your favorite CEO might soon be synthetic. Klarna and Zoom have just used artificial intelligence (AI) avatars for their CEOs to deliver quarterly updates, a bold signal in the age of synthetic communication.
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Duolingo doubles down on AI amid controversy
Duolingo is doubling down on its promise to use artificial intelligence (AI) in all aspects of its operations, telling Bloomberg that it plans to greatly expand its course offerings.
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Google pushes AI upgrades, $249 subscriptions at annual I/O developer event
Alphabet's Google said on Tuesday it would put artificial intelligence into the hands of more Web surfers while teasing a $249.99-a-month subscription for its AI power users, its latest effort to fend off growing competition from startups like OpenAI.
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Elton John slams UK's AI copyright plans as ‘criminal’
Sir Elton John accused the British government of "committing theft" by proposing that tech firms could use the UK's music to train AI models without proper compensation.
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Before AI can conquer the world, it has to pass kindergarten
A new NYU study shows that teaching artificial intelligence (AI) simple skills first – just like human children – leads to smarter, more adaptable machines.
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AI models behave just like humans when in a group
When AI models interact, they develop and adopt social conventions, just like humans.
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When chatbots break bad – Grok’s prompt hack reveals new AI vulnerability
When users were searching for kitten videos on Elon Musk’s Grok AI, and it responded by talking about white genocide in South Africa, they knew they had a problem on their hands.
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YouTube employs AI to bring more ads
YouTube has announced a new product that uses Gemini to identify “peak points” in a video to deliver ads.
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AI is talking behind our backs - the rise of machine societies
When artificial intelligence (AI) bots start talking, it's not just chat – they're building communities and shifting social norms.
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AI is getting better at coding, but mistakes still happen – here’s how to handle them
AI coding tools are not magic oracles of error-free code
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LegoGPT builds more than blocks – but will it stick?
Researchers train AI to design Lego structures, brick by brick, testing each for real-word stability, using physics simulations. The result is surprisingly sturdy.
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FDA allegedly working with OpenAI to speed up drug approvals: What could go wrong?
The US FDA is reportedly having cozy closed-door chats with OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, in a move that could reshape how life-saving drugs make it to market.
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Telegram ignored bot used by 150,000 to create explicit AI videos
A Telegram bot that creates AI-generated videos of men ejaculating on women’s faces has amassed over 150,000 users before administrators reacted.
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AI predicts cancer survival from a selfie
FaceAge, a new AI tool developed by Mass General Brigham, can predict cancer survival more accurately than clinicians – using only a facial photo.
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Generation AI to revamp the FDA with “aggressive” June 30th deadline
The success of an AI-assisted scientific review pilot spurs the US Food and Drug Administration to take on a complete artificial intelligence overhaul – all within the next 52 days.
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