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Meta released Muse Image, an AI tool that allows users to manipulate photos of any public Instagram account without explicit consent, raising major privacy concerns. The feature, which requires users to opt out rather th…
Meta is developing prototype 'super sensing' smart glasses that could continuously record audio and snap photos every few seconds, with the data used by Meta AI rather than stored for users. The glasses would keep the LE…
The Federal Trade Commission issued a policy statement concerning the suppression of accuracy in artificial intelligence systems, seeking public comments until July 31, 2026. The statement addresses regulatory actions to…
Brown University economics professor Roberto Serrano documented mass AI cheating in his ECON 1170 class after take-home midterm scores averaged 96, then dropped to 48 on an in-person final. Serrano voided the midterm, an…
Screenshots from development versions of iRobot's Roomba J7 series, captured in 2020, were leaked online after being shared by gig workers in Venezuela who labeled the data for Scale AI. The images include intimate scene…
Elon Musk's SpaceXAI rebranded its Grok model, now version 4.5, claiming it has moved past generating offensive content like deepfake porn and 'MechaHitler' to become a legal advisor and Excel tool. The model scored firs…
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is set to appear on CNBC on July 9, following the company's confidential S-1 filing with the SEC, signaling a potential IPO. The interview is also closely watched by traders of Worldcoin's WLD token…
The Federal Reserve's June FOMC minutes show a sharp increase in mentions of AI, with the term appearing 21 times compared to 8 in April, as policymakers flagged AI-driven demand as a contributor to current price pressur…
A Brown University economics professor, Roberto Serrano, suspects widespread AI cheating in his ECON 1170 class after 86 students enrolled following a switch to take-home exams, with an average midterm score of 96 out of…
Google's SynthID deepfake detector identified an AI-generated image of Senator Mitch McConnell in a hospital bed that went viral on social media. The watermarking technology, developed by DeepMind and adopted by OpenAI, …
Jason Cottrell, President of the MACH Alliance and CEO of Orium, advocates for open, vendor-neutral standards to enable interoperable multi-agent AI networks. He argues that agentic AI's future lies in orchestrating thou…
A framework for AI maturity defines five levels of organizational trust in AI, from prohibition to operationalization, arguing that true maturity depends not on tooling but on who or what verifies AI output. The model wa…
The Federal Reserve's June meeting minutes identify surging demand for AI infrastructure as a driver of persistent inflation, sending Bitcoin down 2.8% to around $62,200. Fed officials flagged AI-related spending on semi…
MeetKai co-founder and CEO James Kaplan signed an MOU with Albania's National Agency for Information Society to advance plans for a joint venture building Albanian-language AI models and sovereign infrastructure for gove…
China's National Vulnerability Database ordered developers to remove Anthropic's Claude Code tool, citing a hidden tracking mechanism that sends user data to remote servers. Anthropic confirmed the code exists but argued…
Mutual funds are increasingly channeling private debt from AI data centers, with outstanding loans surpassing $200 billion and an additional $800 billion expected over two years. Companies like Meta, Microsoft, and Amazo…
Manifund and its partners have launched four new AI safety funding opportunities, including a $1 million grant round, a microgrant program by Leo Gao, a creator fellowship called Frame, and an incubator called Surplus. T…
Meta has enabled reuse of public Instagram images by default for its new Muse Image AI model, allowing users to generate AI images referencing public posts without notifying the original posters. The opt-out setting is b…
Anthropic's expansion into science tooling and drug discovery is raising enterprise competition concerns among clients who worry the AI vendor may become a competitor. The concerns, reported by BetaKit and STAT, center o…
Google's SynthID watermark system debunked its first high-profile deepfake this week after Snopes used it to confirm an AI-generated image of Senator Mitch McConnell was fake. The image, which showed McConnell in a hospi…