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“AI is coming for your jobs,” Fiverr CEO warning sparks debate

Micha Kaufman, chief executive of the freelancer platform Fiverr, has warned that those failing to adapt to a new reality are “doomed.”
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“Don’t mock us,” President Trump slammed for AI Pope image

President Donald Trump has sparked fury in some Catholics after posting an AI-generated image of himself dressed as the Pope.
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How your personal information is training AI

AI has come a long way in just a few short years. Something that once produced incoherent text and distorted...
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What do people actually use ChatGPT for?

ChatGPT is a genius tutor, a mid therapist, and a terrible artist, say users.
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Few-shot prompting explained: how AI learns with minimal examples

Using large language models (LLMs) has become a common practice in daily lives. It can help with tasks such as...
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Google to fund training of 100,000 new electricians in effort to support AI infrastructure

Google said it will fund the training of 100,000 electrical tradesmen over the next five years in an effort to support America’s future AI infrastructure and its growing power consumption needs.
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Meta AI joins the pack – is it better than ChatGPT?

Launching as a standalone app and already woven into Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, Meta’s new assistant uses your social data for personalization – but does its deep integration truly offer more than ChatGPT?
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Natasha Lyonne to direct new sci-fi flick created with generative AI

Russian Doll star Natasha Lyonne is set to direct a new sci-fi movie with an artificial intelligence (AI) focused studio.
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Why ChatGPT’s sycophantic personality is a problem

Users don't just want friendly AI – they want honest, challenging AI. As ChatGPT’s personality drifts toward excessive agreeableness, OpenAI faces a new kind of reputational risk.
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Meta’s AI will have explicit conversations with kids

Meta’s quest to dominate the artificial intelligence (AI) market has gone too far.
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Companies are racing to hire for a role that might not exist in just five years

Investment in AI is at a record high, and more firms are looking to hire AI leaders.
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AI can spot a face, but not a vibe

AI might ace a math test, but it still can’t tell if two people are flirting or about to get into a fistfight.
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What impact has AI had on translators?

The ability to speak multiple languages has long been a gateway to opportunity. Indeed, research from Cambridge a few years ago suggested that improving Britain's language abilities would provide a multi-billion-pound boost to its economy.
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Australian radio host is actually AI, and no one knew until now

An Australian radio station used Elevenlabs to generate an artificial intelligence (AI) host called Thy, which has been used for months without anyone knowing.
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South Korea says DeepSeek transferred user data, prompts without consent

South Korea's data protection authority said that Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek transferred user information and prompts without permission.
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Hey Grok, are you liberal or conservative? AI researcher tests chatbots political leanings

Catching the attention of Elon Musk, an AI researcher has tested five of the most popular large language models (LLMs) – from ChatGPT to Grok and Gemini – all to uncover each chatbot’s political orientation. So, which way do the chatbots swing? The answers may surprise you.
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Robocop starts patrolling the streets with 360° vision

A robot policeman was unveiled on Wednesday in Nakhon Pathom, Thailand, during the annual Songkran festival.
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Even your cab driver knows the internet is fake

When a taxi driver tells me he no longer trusts what he reads online, I think to myself: it’s about time.
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Managers now punishing employees for not using gen AI to make decisions

Since the launch of ChatGPT to a mass audience in 2023, most organizations have dipped their toes in the water with generative AI.
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Don’t make a fool of yourself: pro tips for using AI the right way

Introducing AI as a work productivity tool doesn’t actually save you time – it can have quite the opposite effect.
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