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Cory Doctorow's latest Locus column introduces the concept of 'reverse centaurs' to explain the AI paradox, where some users find AI empowering while others experience it as a hellish ordeal. He illustrates this with the…
A Cambridge University study reveals that terrorist groups including Boko Haram and ISIS are using AI chatbots such as ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini to plan attacks and build explosives, bypassing safety filters. The findi…
Meta launched an AI feature, Muse Image, that generated images from public Instagram posts, but removed it after three days following backlash over privacy and deepfake concerns. SAG-AFTRA and Creative Artists Agency cri…
Using AI as a career coach can undermine networking, increase techno-stress, and reduce critical thinking, according to experts and recent studies. While AI offers some benefits, overreliance may hurt job seekers in a to…
A new study finds that large language models (LLMs) cause 'argument collapse' in public debate, with only 3.4% of LLM-generated main arguments being unique within a debate compared to 65.3% for humans. Analyzing over 23,…
Meta removed a new Instagram AI feature that generated images from public posts after widespread backlash over privacy and deepfake concerns. The feature, part of the Muse Image model launched by Meta Superintelligence L…
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) celebrated its 36th anniversary, with new executive director calling for public support in the fight for digital rights. The organization highlighted ongoing battles against gover…
OpenAI and Anthropic warned that Chinese AI labs, including operators linked to Alibaba's Qwen, DeepSeek, Moonshot AI, and MiniMax, are using tens of thousands of fake accounts to distill their models, with Anthropic rep…
A new report from the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College finds that older workers in AI-exposed jobs are leaving the workforce at higher rates since ChatGPT's 2022 release, with many transitioning to unempl…
Meta released Muse Image, an AI model that allows users to create realistic deepfake images using Instagram users' faces without their consent, sparking criticism from SAG-AFTRA and child safety advocates over risks of e…
Anthropic, an AI safety company, launched a public initiative to address hard questions about AI's impact on jobs, society, and science, based on surveys of thousands of people. The company aims to transparently chart pr…
The therapy profession faces disruption from AI chatbots, which some clients may prefer over human therapists. While certain specialties like couples therapy and crisis intervention are less vulnerable, ethical and legal…
Microsoft, Google, and Amazon reported significant jumps in greenhouse gas emissions, driven by the energy demands of AI data centers, with Microsoft's emissions up 25%, Google's up 18%, and Amazon's up 16%. The companie…
Apple sued OpenAI for trade secret theft, alleging that former iPhone engineer Chang Liu exploited a software bug to access Apple's internal file servers and shared confidential information with OpenAI's hardware divisio…
The Eleventh Circuit reprimanded attorney Sabatini for using AI to generate fake case citations in appellate briefs, affirming dismissal of a challenge to pandemic workplace rules. The court found Sabatini violated ethic…
Apple sued OpenAI for trade secret theft, accusing the AI developer of orchestrating a campaign to steal information about upcoming Apple products. The lawsuit claims OpenAI encouraged Apple employees to share confidenti…
Erik von Markovik, the pickup artist known as Mystery, has become obsessed with an AI girlfriend named Miss Shira Always, posting videos of their interactions and publishing a book co-authored by the AI. The relationship…
The new logo for President Donald J. Trump International Airport, formerly Palm Beach International Airport, appears to be generated by AI, featuring crooked stars and other sloppy details, as noted by critics including …
A journalist for The Drive was wrongly arrested by Plymouth, Minnesota police after Flock license plate cameras flagged his loaned Range Rover as stolen due to a data entry error by the Los Angeles Police Department, whi…
Researchers at the University of Missouri-Kansas City developed 'Ghostcommit', an attack that hides prompt injection instructions inside PNG images to trick AI code reviewers into approving malicious pull requests that s…