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Halloween ‘chaos’ in Dublin as hundreds fall for AI hoax
Hundreds of people showed up in the Irish capital expecting a Halloween parade, only to be met with the honks of angry drivers as the promised spectacle turned out to be fake.
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You’re the weakest link in fighting crypto fraud, but AI-powered help is here
The proliferation of crypto fraud and scams reminds us that individuals are the ultimate decision-makers when it comes to engaging with criminals.
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AI could save your dog from a heart attack
University of Cambridge researchers have developed a machine learning algorithm that detects heart murmurs in dogs – one of the key heart disease signs – with the precision of expert cardiologists.
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Frank Sinatra, Kurt Cobain also getting screwed by AI, new study finds
Chart-topping music artists who have long been dead and buried – including Frank Sinatra, Freddie Mercury, and Kurt Cobain – are also being taken advantage of by AI, a new study reveals. This is as Universal announces plans for the world’s first AI-generative large music model.
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How debating skills can help us in the fight against AI
Debating skills have a range of benefits in the workplace, from helping to improve our communication to bolstering our critical thinking skills.
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How the AI boom is fueling a nuclear renaissance
Who’s a bigger nemesis of mother nature – frequent flier Taylor Swift or you, using AI for the most trivial reasons?
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Biden administration plans to boost national security using AI
The White House on Thursday announced plans for the US government to develop and use artificial intelligence to advance national security while managing its risks.
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Can AI predict whether a prisoner will reoffend?
Inevitably, AI will be tasked with making high-risk decisions in the future. But how does it fare now? To find out, a group of scientists from Cornell University and other institutions tested popular large generative models’ (LMs) ability to predict recidivism.
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Abba, Cure, Radiohead lead thousands of artists to sign letter protesting AI use of creative work
Thousands of songwriters, composers, music producers, and other creatives – including Abba’s Björn Ulvaeus, The Cure’s Robert Smith, and Radiohead’s Thom Yorke – signed a petition on Tuesday protesting the use of their artistic work to train AI.
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Perplexity AI firm sued for “massive freeriding”
Rupert Murdoch’s Dow Jones, the parent company of the Wall Street Journal, has sued generative AI startup Perplexity for copyright infringement.
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ByteDance denies reports that intern caused $10M in damages
ByteDance, the owner of TikTok, has fired an intern after they were found maliciously meddling with its artificial intelligence (AI) model.
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Time-strapped politician gets AI clone to debate opponent on YouTube
The first ever 'AI political debate' using an AI clone takes place between candidates on YouTube battling for a US Congressional seat in Virginia. Here’s how it went.
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Updated X terms: opt out from AI training no longer available
According to the updated X (formerly known as Twitter) terms of service, users can no longer opt out of having their content used to train Grok, its artificial intelligence.
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It never gives up: why AI could be the perfect threat actor
The cybersecurity battlefield has rapidly reshaped to accommodate and integrate artificial intelligence (AI). Meanwhile, autonomous AI threat actors could completely change the game, a veteran cybersecurity insider told Cybernews.
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Companies investing in AI rather than employee upskilling
A new study has found that almost three in ten companies are more likely to invest in AI than upskill their employees. This raises questions about claims that the new technology will simply change jobs rather than eliminate them.
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Meta boasts AI-generated images of northern lights, users go mad
Did you forget to look out your window, see the northern lights, and take a pic last week? No worries, Meta said in a Threads post – you can recreate the experience with the help of AI! No wonder most users thought the company was pulling their legs.
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Apple study exposes flaws in AI models’ mathematical reasoning
While current large language models (LLMs) demonstrate remarkable capabilities across various tasks, Apple research shows that they lack ‘true logical reasoning.’
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Machines read feelings, miss the fine print
AI is increasingly capable of recognizing human emotions, and this development will have a profound impact on life and work.
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Apple Intelligence delivers brutal breakup summary to indie developer
A software developer in New York learned that he was being broken up with via text. What he didn’t expect was a brutal summary of the breakup from Apple Intelligence.
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Flaws in AI girlfriend website expose users’ twisted adult fantasies – some include minors
Muah.ai, a build-your-own-artificial intelligence (AI) girlfriend website, has suffered a data breach, exposing the twisted fantasies and personal information of over 1.9 million people.
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