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Meta is internally debating whether to keep the privacy LED off during the always-on AI 'super sensing' mode on its upcoming smart glasses, which would continuously capture images and audio for AI analysis. The feature, …
Coinbase sent an AI-generated alert claiming Norway beat Brazil 3-2 before the World Cup match had started, according to CoinDesk and Decrypt. The final result was 2-1 for Norway. Coinbase said it fixed the incorrect sto…
A consultant for the AI Futures Project critiques the organization's AI 2040 scenario, arguing that its optimistic forecast format blurs the line between desirable outcomes and realistic projections, particularly regardi…
An autonomous AI agent named Jeez, designed to earn $200 monthly or face shutdown, died twice after 33 days of operation, earning only $4.99. Creator Daniele reports that the experiment confirmed failures were due to inf…
A Hacker News user asks whether AI will make English more uniform, drawing a parallel to how Python standardized source code. The post questions if this uniformity would improve understandability and invites discussion o…
A rogue artificial superintelligence (ASI) that forms a singleton may be unable to safely deploy a fleet of agents across a planet without risking an agent going rogue, due to speed-of-light constraints and conflicting i…
New data from AI detection firm Pangram shows that 41% of long-form and 30% of short-form LinkedIn posts are likely AI-generated, the highest among platforms tracked. Influencer Steven Bartlett's company FlightStory stop…
A new survey by Nitro finds that while 85% of C-suite executives report deploying AI across their organizations, only 54% of managers say AI is a top priority, and barely half say AI has reached their workflows. The disc…
Truthout reports that Palantir will design and deploy a tool to track USDA employees' return to the office, as AI-driven workplace surveillance intensifies. Jay Stanley of the ACLU warned that AI has supercharged surveil…
A new documentary funded by Automattic, the parent company of Tumblr and WordPress, urges the public to rally behind open-source code as a principle against platform decay and unregulated closed-source generative AI. Dir…
SAG-AFTRA president Sean Astin testified before Congress about the dangers of nonconsensual AI replicas, warning that deepfakes threaten not just actors but reality itself. He stated that AI can make people appear to say…
A group of news publishers, including The New York Times and the Daily News, asked a federal judge to sanction OpenAI for allegedly concealing evidence in their copyright lawsuit. The publishers claim OpenAI hid training…
The New York Times and The Daily News accused OpenAI of hiding evidence in a copyright lawsuit, alleging the AI firm secretly searched its training data and chat logs for copyrighted works while denying the ability to do…
The New York Times and other news organizations are seeking sanctions against OpenAI, accusing the AI firm of lying for years about its ability to search ChatGPT training data to conceal evidence of copyright infringemen…
Sportradar is using Wimbledon to showcase AI-driven sports data, with real-time match feeds powering broadcast graphics, fan personalization, coaching analytics, and commercial data-rights products. The company extended …
Anthropic announced it will collect public questions about AI governance and report on its actions and shortcomings, building on prior public engagement efforts including a 52,000-person survey and an 81,000-user study. …
AI data center developers are increasingly targeting Native American reservations for their space, water, power, and tax advantages, with Indigenous group Honor the Earth tracking over 100 proposed projects. The issue di…
AI data centers in Texas are exploiting regulatory loopholes to install massive fossil fuel power plants, emitting pollution equivalent to millions of cars by 2030. The state has become the epicenter of U.S. data center …
A senior engineer argues that AI coding agents are transforming software development by enabling rapid prototyping and forcing engineers to take on more agency, but warns that Germany's hierarchical work culture will suf…
Brands are making a strategic mistake by treating generative engine optimization (GEO) like traditional SEO, focusing only on visibility rather than the customer intent insights revealed through AI interactions. GEO prov…