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YouTube rolls out AI-powered search results carousel
YouTube is improving how users search for content on the platform, with the release of an AI-powered search results carousel similar to Google’s AI Overviews.
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AI helps find viable sperm in minutes, giving hope to couples after years of infertility
Using AI to analyze millions of images, Columbia University researchers rapidly identified viable sperm in men with severe infertility, offering new hope for biological parenthood.
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The era of the dumb: “People outsource their brains to ChatGPT”
If you noticed an excessive use of AI at work, how do you think it’s changing people? If you think it’s making them dumber, you are not alone.
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AI is still dumber than a baby – at least when it comes to learning a language
If a human learned a language at the same rate as ChatGPT, it would take them 92,000 years. Which is not impressive. Not impressive at all.
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Humans get a break as new insider threat emerges
We are no longer the weakest link in cybersecurity. Can you guess who or what it is?
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Glaze and NightShade can’t stop AI from scraping your art
A new academic study has revealed that popular art protection tools designed to ward off unauthorized artificial intelligence (AI) training, like Glaze and NightShade, can be effortlessly bypassed.
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Meta in discussions to acquire voice cloning platform PlayAI
Meta is reportedly in advanced acquisition talks with voice-cloning artificial intelligence (AI) start-up PlayAI as it aims to accelerate its AI push.
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Lobby group urges EU to pause implementation of AI Act
The Computer and Communications Industry Association Europe (CCIA), an international not-for-profit association representing a broad section of tech companies, has requested the EU to temporarily pause the implementation of the AI Act.
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Reddit fighting to keep humans at the heart of its platform, chief executive says
Reddit wants to stay distinctly human, its chief executive, Steve Huffman, told the Financial Times.
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AI in the doctor’s office: Spain leans in, the UK backs out
While Spain is going all in on artificial intelligence to free up doctors for real conversations, the UK is hitting the brakes over safety and privacy concerns.
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Even American AI models are spreading Chinese propaganda, report warns
A report by the American Security Project has surprisingly found that many AI models – not just Chinese ones – parrot Chinese Communist Party messaging.
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This year's GDP forecast was done by ECB economists and ChatGPT
A ChatGPT analysis of qualitative commentary in PMI releases can significantly improve GDP forecasting, a paper published by the European Central Bank of Thursday showed.
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If AI is so good, it’s time for a four-day workweek, says Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders, who introduced a bill requiring a 32-hour workweek last year, says technology should be used for the benefit of workers.
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The curious reason why this Alabama city uses AI-based cameras
The government of Opelika, a city in east-central Alabama with a population of approximately 33,000, now uses AI to ensure citizens' safety and stop pranksters.
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Google's Gemini to gain deeper app access on Android – even if you opt out
A recent email from Google's Gemini team has triggered widespread concern over app access and privacy.
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Anthropic can legally train AI on books without authors permission, judge rules
Under US copyright law, Anthropic can legally use books without permission to train its artificial intelligence system, a federal judge in San Francisco ruled on Monday.
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A temporary pause in state AI regulation could be the “light touch” we need, CISO says
As US President Donald Trump pushes the Senate to pass his Big Beautiful Bill by a July 4th deadline – including the controversial AI moratorium on state regulation – one CISO tells Cybernews that approaching regulation with a “light touch” may be just what the AI industry needs to succeed.
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NHS demands doctors stop using unapproved AI software to record patient conversations
NHS England is demanding that doctors stop using unauthorized artificial intelligence (AI) software to record and transcribe patient conversations.
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People increasingly willing to turn to ChatGPT for legal advice
Not long after ChatGPT burst onto the scene, two American lawyers were found to have used the technology to research their case. They were busted in large part because the AI had made up six of the cases they were using in their defence, seemingly oblivious of the possibility that generative AI could hallucinate responses.
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AI was once a developer’s best friend, but now it's a threat to the software supply chain
Approximately 97% of developers use generative artificial intelligence (AI) to write code, which causes a whole world of problems for developers and a new realm of opportunity for threat actors.
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