AI companies paying workers to generate fresh training data are discovering that many contractors are using other AI chatbots to create that data, a practice known as AI cannibalism that can destabili…
A Singaporean man, identified as Luke, discovered that a former schoolmate had been using AI to fabricate images of them as a couple, including fake pregnancy and baby photos, for years. The stalker p…
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is developing a prediction market app called "Arena" that uses a points system instead of real money, according to employees. The app aims to capitalize on the popularity of p…
Ford Motor Company scrambled to rehire 350 experienced engineers after its AI systems failed to produce high-quality vehicles, Vice President Charles Poon admitted. The automaker mistakenly believed A…
The AI data center boom is driving a third wave of inflation, increasing consumer prices through surging demand for semiconductors and components, with wholesale electronic components up 27% year-over…
Hasbro, owner of the Peppa Pig franchise, is requiring child actors to sign away voice rights for AI use in new contracts, sparking backlash from industry advocacy groups. The Agents of Young Performe…
SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son dismissed fears of an AI bubble as 'blasphemy' during his company's annual general meeting, arguing that AI's potential is just beginning. SoftBank has invested over $64 bil…
More than half of Americans are actively trying to circumvent AI customer service chatbots, with 43.9% yelling 'human' or 'person' to escape, according to a Parloa study. The survey of 1,001 US adults…
DuckDuckGo's AI search feature falsely reported that President Donald Trump died of rabies earlier this month, citing a fabricated news article. The misinformation originated from the Reddit subreddit…
A Haystack News poll found 55% of over 4,100 Americans are very concerned about an AI bubble, reflecting growing alarm over the $1 trillion invested in AI with little return. The concern coincides wit…
Software engineers are facing an identity crisis and depression as they are forced to fix poor-quality AI-generated code, according to Menlo Ventures partner Deedy Das. The rapid adoption of AI tools …
Struggling robot security company Knightscope, whose stock has fallen over 99% since 2022 and whose K5 robots have been involved in multiple mishaps, is now publishing bizarre AI-generated fan fiction…
Amazon is investigating three of its engineers who spoke at a Seattle city council meeting in favor of a one-year moratorium on new data centers, according to a legal complaint filed with the Seattle …
Meta paused its employee computer tracking program after sensitive data, including AI prompts, performance data, and private conversations, was leaked internally. The program, intended to train AI mod…
President Donald Trump signed two executive orders to boost quantum computing research, aiming to build a powerful quantum computer by 2028 and accelerate post-quantum cryptography to 2031. The orders…
AI companies including OpenAI and Anthropic are pouring millions into US midterm elections through super PACs, spending $37 million so far on both Republican and Democratic candidates. The funding aim…
Amazon-owned MGM Studios dropped Luca Guadagnino's nearly completed Sam Altman biopic "Artificial," which reportedly portrays the OpenAI CEO as a pathological liar. The decision follows Amazon's $50 b…
A new paper proposes that AI chatbots can co-create delusional narratives with users through an 'amplification spiral' of linguistic alignment, hyperpersonalization, and sycophancy. Published in Digit…
Tech stocks collapsed on Tuesday, with S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 futures sliding 1.6% and 2.8%, respectively, wiping out over $1 trillion in market value. SpaceX shares fell for four consecutive days aft…
Google is investing $75 million into A24 as part of an AI research partnership to create AI tools for moviemaking, sparking backlash from fans who view the deal as a betrayal of the studio's artist-dr…