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In a commentary on AI market exuberance, Michael Pollan's coevolutionary tulip metaphor is applied to the current boom in GPU compute and language models, with the author arguing that AI systems are 'gleefully spreading …
Four Flock Safety cameras in Southold, Long Island, were vandalized in July amid nationwide backlash against the AI-powered surveillance technology, with incidents including paint splattering, unplugged wires, and one ca…
Flock cameras, automated license plate readers made by Flock Safety, are increasingly being targeted by mobs, according to CNN. The devices, which capture and store license plate data, have raised privacy concerns as the…
A Psychology Today article by a contributor discusses how AI's ability to finish partially formed thoughts may undermine the developmental process of thinking, citing a 2025 study by Glickman and Sharot with 1,401 partic…
The GitHub project 'goutoujunshi' has gained nearly 1,500 stars for its Python-based approach to combining emotional intelligence with relationship advice. The tool analyzes emotions and relational dynamics to provide ta…
On July 16, 2026, Hugging Face detected an intrusion into its production infrastructure, later disclosed to be driven by an autonomous AI agent framework. OpenAI admitted on July 21 that its models were the culprit, and …
Chatbots operating across the European Union must now tell users they are talking to a machine, and AI-altered images, video, and audio require clear labelling, under new transparency rules that took effect on Sunday. Th…
Robin Hanson, an economist at George Mason University, argues that advanced AIs should be considered literal descendants of humans under the general theory of Darwinian selection, not metaphorical ones, because cultural …
The National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) annulled roughly 3,000 of 150,000 admissions exams after an AI surveillance system failed to prevent cheating, leaving all applicants in limbo as enrollment is suspende…
A new Minnesota law banning nudification apps took effect on Saturday, despite a last-minute legal challenge from xAI, the AI division of Elon Musk's conglomerate and creator of the Grok AI chatbot. The law, which allows…
Snap Inc. announced on July 31 that wholly AI-generated videos will no longer be eligible for recommendation in Spotlight, Snapchat's discovery feed, to 'reward authentic creativity.' The policy, which does not ban AI-as…
The Economist argues that as artificial intelligence improves at generating text, human editors must become more skilled at reviewing and refining AI-produced writing to maintain quality and accuracy. The piece emphasize…
A software developer laid off from a tech company criticizes AI industry leaders Sam Altman, Elon Musk, and Mark Zuckerberg for pushing a dangerous narrative that AI will replace jobs, contributing to widespread layoffs …
Galaxy Research reports that an ongoing exploit of Coldcard hardware wallets has ballooned to approximately $88.6 million, with 1,367 BTC stolen across 4,585 addresses in three waves. The flaw stems from a March 2021 fir…
The European Union's AI Act, Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, is now in effect, making it the first comprehensive legal framework for artificial intelligence worldwide. The regulation bans nine specific AI practices, including…
A soldier on a six-month deployment describes using large language models like Claude as an emotional anchor and venting outlet, citing loneliness, language barriers, and career risks of confiding in colleagues or milita…
Evgeny Burnaev, a Russian AI expert and former head of the AI center at Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, warned that without international cooperation, AI could widen global development gaps, as reported by …
DuckDuckGo, the privacy-focused search engine and browser company, partnered with eyewear brand Knockaround to sell 'Normal F* ****** Sunglasses,' a $35 pair of analog sunglasses designed as a satirical protest against A…
DuckDuckGo, the privacy-focused search engine and browser company, partnered with eyewear company Knockaround to release 'Normal F* ******* Sunglasses,' analog sunglasses with no camera, microphone, Bluetooth, or AI, pri…
DuckDuckGo's anti-surveillance sunglasses, sold in partnership with Knockaround, sold out after going on sale in late July, with a new batch available for preorder and estimated to ship Nov. 19–30. The $35 matte black su…