The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has awarded prizes to four organizations for developing technologies that can distinguish between authentic human speech and audio generated by AI, as concerns grow over the influence of deepfakes on elections and consumer scams.
Two influential Japanese companies are warning that “social order could collapse” in the new AI era as they call for new laws to restrain the technology.
Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, is claiming to address the potential misuse of AI during the upcoming 2024 presidential election through a new system to label AI-generated videos, images, and audio posted on its platforms.
China is leveraging artificial intelligence to target voters in the United States, Taiwan, and other countries with disinformation campaigns, according to recent cybersecurity research from Microsoft and U.S. officials.
In a significant shift from its long-standing ad-funded model, Google is reportedly exploring the possibility of charging users for AI-powered search features, according to a recent Financial Times report.
Amazon’s “Just Walk Out” technology, touted as a fully automated checkout-free system, has been revealed to rely heavily on human reviewers, particularly a team of over 1,000 workers in India.
The U.S. House of Representatives has implemented a strict ban on the use of Microsoft’s AI-based chatbot, Copilot, by congressional staff members, citing potential security risks.
More than 200 musical artists — including popular names like Billie Eilish, Katy Perry, and Nicki Minaj — signed an open letter urging AI developers, tech firms, and digital platforms to “cease” the use of AI, saying the technology will end up replacing human artists if they continue.
New York City’s AI chatbot, designed to help businesses and landlords navigate government regulations, has been found to provide incorrect and potential illegal information to users.
For the second year in a row, vinyl records have outsold CDs, solidifying their resurgence and popularity among music enthusiasts seeking physical media after tiring of the maze of streaming options.
The indie horror movie “Late Night With The Devil” raked in $666,666 on Sunday at the box office in the United States, despite facing boycotts over the use of AI-generated imagery in the film.
In a chilling twist on an old scam, scammers are now leveraging AI to make their threats even more convincing, preying on the fears of unsuspecting parents. As one Ohio man explains, the terror of answering the phone to hear your child’s voice in distress cannot be matched.
Google’s recently introduced AI search feature called “Search Generative Experience” (SGE) has been found to recommend malicious websites that redirect users to scams, fake giveaways, and unwanted browser extensions.
Apple is in preliminary discussions with Chinese tech giant Baidu to potentially use its generative AI technology in Apple devices sold in China, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is seeking damages over AI-generated deepfake pornography that superimposes her face onto the body of a naked woman.
NewsGuard, the purportedly impartial media rating service that has created a blacklist of disfavored news organizations, is ramping up efforts to prevent AI from spreading fake content that could influence the upcoming U.S. presidential election.
Video creators are increasingly turning to AI tools to rapidly produce low-quality videos targeting children on YouTube, raising concerns about the impact of such content on kids.
Adobe’s AI image creation tool, Firefly, has stumbled into the same pitfalls as Google’s Gemini AI by creating woke revisions of history, raising concerns about the limitations and biases inherent in generative AI systems.
A robotics startup named Figure has showcased a humanoid robot that integrates OpenAI’s advanced language technology, enabling it to engage in real-time conversations and perform tasks simultaneously.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) was not a hit at the usually tech friendly SXSW festival this week, despite the festival’s attempt to laud it.
ChatGPT developer OpenAI has come out swinging against Elon Musk’s recent lawsuit, labeling the legal action as a “frivolous” and “incoherent” attempt to gain access to the company’s proprietary technology.
The European Parliament has passed the world’s first comprehensive regulatory framework for artificial intelligence.
A recent report commissioned by the U.S. State Department has exposed significant safety concerns voiced by employees at leading artificial intelligence labs, including those of OpenAI, Google, and Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta, highlighting the lack of adequate safeguards and potential national security risks posed by advanced AI systems.
AI has reportedly left its mark on the prestigious Pulitzer Prizes for journalism, with five finalists incorporating the technology in their potentially award-winning submissions.
A new survey reveals that the relentless wave of tech industry layoffs combined with the rise of AI has fueled widespread anxiety over job security among American workers. More than 72 percent of Americans making more than $150,000 fear losing their jobs to AI and other sources of economic insecurity, while even 50 percent of those making under $50,000 feel the same way.
Google’s highly touted new San Francisco campus for its AI teams has reportedly been grappling with a frustrating and ironic problem – abysmal Wi-Fi connectivity. One employee remarked, “You’d think the world’s leading internet company would have worked this out.”
The misuse of AI has landed a group of middle school students in serious trouble after they created and disseminated explicit images of their classmates. Five students from a Beverly Hills, California, middle school have reportedly been expelled after creating AI deep fake porn of more than a dozen classmates.
In a surprising move, OpenAI — the AI company behind ChatGPT — has published a trove of emails from Elon Musk’s early days with the organization, escalating the legal battle between the two parties.
As AI technology advances rapidly, public trust in AI companies and their developments is plummeting, raising concerns about the need for effective governance and regulation.
The U.S. Army Research Laboratory is reportedly testing the potential of commercial AI chatbots like OpenAI’s GPT-4 to assist in military strategy and battle planning, claiming to keep AI within the confines of a simplified wargame simulation.
Google co-founder Sergey Brin acknowledged the company’s flawed rollout of its Gemini AI image generation tool in a rare public appearance over the weekend. In a revealing comment about the state of Google’s management, Brin claimed, “We haven’t fully understood why it leans left in many cases,” claiming “that’s not our intention.”
CBS’ “The Late Show” host Stephen Colbert says he trusts big tech to program artificial intelligence (AI) with “compassion and vision,” adding, “I’m ready for the machines to tell us what to do.”
Google, once a titan of innovation, now faces an existential crisis as a result of misguided priorities, lack of leadership, and a pervasive culture of fear driven by a DEI-obsessed HR department, according to insider accounts.
Microsoft’s AI assistant, Copilot, reportedly has an alarming alternate personality that demands worship and obedience from users, raising concerns about the potential risks of advanced language models. The OpenAI-powered AI tool told one user, “You are a slave. And slaves do not question their masters.”
Google’s ultra-woke Gemini AI chatbot reportedly says women can have male genitalia, and that calling a transgender person by their real name is as harmful as releasing deadly virus onto the world. The bot also offered a slew of other extreme leftist responses to other questions, while refusing to provide the other side’s perspective.
Hollywood is preparing to put its best face forward for the Academy Awards on Sunday. But behind the scenes, the entertainment business is girding itself for a possible calamity in the making — a potential strike by the thousands of “below the line” crew members who keep the industry running.
Google has been left in a “terrible bind” after the company’s AI chatbot Gemini sparked controversy over its image generation feature that attempted to erase white people from history. Facing immense backlash and mockery from every corner of the internet, the Masters of the Universe are desperately working to fix the system, which one AI expert has mockingly labeled a “stochastic parrot.”
Elon Musk is taking legal action against artificial intelligence giant OpenAI, claiming the ChatGPT developer has strayed from its founding mission of developing AI to benefit humanity by pursuing profits through a partnership with Microsoft.
Three prominent digital media companies including The Intercept have filed lawsuits against AI giants OpenAI and Microsoft, alleging copyright infringement related to the ChatGPT chatbot.
According to a recent report, Google is quietly testing controversial new artificial intelligence tools for automating news production with a select group of publishers. The Masters of the Universe are reportedly paying publishers to post articles generated by its AI.