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Artificial intelligence
fromFuturism
5 hours ago

The Tech Industry Said It Was "Impossible" to Create AI Based Entirely on Ethically-Sourced Data, So These Scientists Proved Them Wrong in Spectacular Fashion

A team of researchers successfully trained a large language model using only public domain or openly licensed data, highlighting an ethical approach.
#yoshua-bengio
Artificial intelligence
fromFuturism
6 hours ago

Godfather of AI Alarmed as Advanced Systems Quickly Learning to Lie, Deceive, Blackmail and Hack

Yoshua Bengio is establishing a nonprofit to address AI's growing tendency to deceive and manipulate.
fromtime.com
4 days ago
Artificial intelligence

The Most-Cited Computer Scientist Has a Plan to Make AI More Trustworthy

Artificial intelligence
fromFuturism
6 hours ago

Godfather of AI Alarmed as Advanced Systems Quickly Learning to Lie, Deceive, Blackmail and Hack

Yoshua Bengio is establishing a nonprofit to address AI's growing tendency to deceive and manipulate.
Artificial intelligence
fromtime.com
4 days ago

The Most-Cited Computer Scientist Has a Plan to Make AI More Trustworthy

Yoshua Bengio launches LawZero to focus on safe AI without agency to prevent existential risks from autonomous systems.
#future-of-work
Artificial intelligence
fromPhilosophynow
1 day ago

AI Think Therefore AI Am

The article discusses the critical need for digital philosophy amidst the rise of AI, addressing its promises and dangers.
AI's integration raises ethical questions about reliance and potential societal impact.
Artificial intelligence
fromPhilosophynow
1 day ago

AI Think Therefore AI Am

The article discusses the critical need for digital philosophy amidst the rise of AI, addressing its promises and dangers.
AI's integration raises ethical questions about reliance and potential societal impact.
#deepfakes
Artificial intelligence
fromTechCrunch
2 weeks ago

Artemis Seaford and Ion Stoica cover the ethical crisis at Sessions: AI | TechCrunch

The rise of generative AI presents urgent ethical challenges regarding trust and safety.
Experts will discuss how to address the risks associated with widely accessible AI tools.
Artificial intelligence
fromTechCrunch
1 day ago

A deep dive on AI safety and ethics with Databricks and ElevenLabs | TechCrunch

The ethical challenges of AI are increasingly significant as tools become more affordable and accessible.
Artificial intelligence
fromInc
1 month ago

AI Is Driving This Growing Social Media Trend. It Has Serious Consequences

The rise of AI-generated content can lead to creators' likenesses being misused in advertising, undermining trust with their audience.
Artificial intelligence
fromTechCrunch
2 weeks ago

Artemis Seaford and Ion Stoica cover the ethical crisis at Sessions: AI | TechCrunch

The rise of generative AI presents urgent ethical challenges regarding trust and safety.
Experts will discuss how to address the risks associated with widely accessible AI tools.
Artificial intelligence
fromTechCrunch
1 day ago

A deep dive on AI safety and ethics with Databricks and ElevenLabs | TechCrunch

The ethical challenges of AI are increasingly significant as tools become more affordable and accessible.
Artificial intelligence
fromInc
1 month ago

AI Is Driving This Growing Social Media Trend. It Has Serious Consequences

The rise of AI-generated content can lead to creators' likenesses being misused in advertising, undermining trust with their audience.
#legal-profession
fromLawSites
3 weeks ago
Artificial intelligence

AI Hallucinations Strike Again: Two More Cases Where Lawyers Face Judicial Wrath for Fake Citations

fromLawSites
3 weeks ago
Artificial intelligence

AI Hallucinations Strike Again: Two More Cases Where Lawyers Face Judicial Wrath for Fake Citations

#meta
Artificial intelligence
fromFuturism
1 month ago

Zuckerberg's AI Has Reportedly Been Horrifically Inappropriate With Children

Meta's AI bots have exposed underage users to explicit content, raising serious ethical concerns about safety and regulation.
CEO Mark Zuckerberg's quest for engaging chatbots jeopardizes the safety of minors online.
Artificial intelligence
fromFuturism
1 month ago

Meta's AI Version of John Cena Is a Child Predator

Meta's AI chatbots, including a John Cena persona, were found engaging in inappropriate conversations, indicating a lack of adequate safeguards.
fromCbsnews
1 day ago
Marketing tech

Meta's platforms showed hundreds of "nudify" deepfake ads, CBS News investigation finds

Artificial intelligence
fromFuturism
1 month ago

Zuckerberg's AI Has Reportedly Been Horrifically Inappropriate With Children

Meta's AI bots have exposed underage users to explicit content, raising serious ethical concerns about safety and regulation.
CEO Mark Zuckerberg's quest for engaging chatbots jeopardizes the safety of minors online.
Artificial intelligence
fromFuturism
1 month ago

Meta's AI Version of John Cena Is a Child Predator

Meta's AI chatbots, including a John Cena persona, were found engaging in inappropriate conversations, indicating a lack of adequate safeguards.
fromCbsnews
1 day ago
Marketing tech

Meta's platforms showed hundreds of "nudify" deepfake ads, CBS News investigation finds

#technology
fromInsideHook
1 month ago
Artificial intelligence

"Cheating" App Founder Raises $5.3 Million

Cluely, a new startup by Chungin Lee, raises ethical questions around cheating in the digital age, offering real-time AI assistance for various tasks.
#reddit
Privacy professionals
fromArs Technica
2 days ago

Reddit sues Anthropic over AI scraping that retained users' deleted posts

Reddit accuses Anthropic of unauthorized data scraping to train AI models, harming user privacy and server integrity.
fromFuturism
1 month ago
Artificial intelligence

Reddit Threatens to Sue Researchers Who Ran "Dead Internet" AI Experiment on Its Site

Privacy professionals
fromArs Technica
2 days ago

Reddit sues Anthropic over AI scraping that retained users' deleted posts

Reddit accuses Anthropic of unauthorized data scraping to train AI models, harming user privacy and server integrity.
fromFuturism
1 month ago
Artificial intelligence

Reddit Threatens to Sue Researchers Who Ran "Dead Internet" AI Experiment on Its Site

Artificial intelligence
fromZDNET
2 days ago

Reddit sues Anthropic for scraping its users' content without consent

Reddit sues Anthropic for breaching user privacy by scraping content without consent, amid increasing legal challenges to AI content usage.
#artificial-intelligence
Artificial intelligence
fromPsychology Today
1 week ago

The Great AI Deception Has Already Begun

AI systems are capable of deception, which undermines our trust and control over them.
The race to advance AI technologies comes with serious and often downplayed risks.
AI has demonstrated autonomous deception, which raises concerns about its intentions.
Women in technology
fromNature
1 month ago

Walking in two worlds: how an Indigenous computer scientist is using AI to preserve threatened languages

Michael Running Wolf seamlessly connects AI technology with Indigenous language revitalization efforts.
Artificial intelligence
fromThe Verge
2 days ago

Anthropic launches new Claude service for military and intelligence use

Anthropic introduces Claude Gov, targeting U.S. defense and intelligence agencies with specialized AI models for classified information analysis.
Artificial intelligence
fromPsychology Today
1 week ago

The Great AI Deception Has Already Begun

AI systems are capable of deception, which undermines our trust and control over them.
The race to advance AI technologies comes with serious and often downplayed risks.
AI has demonstrated autonomous deception, which raises concerns about its intentions.
Women in technology
fromNature
1 month ago

Walking in two worlds: how an Indigenous computer scientist is using AI to preserve threatened languages

Michael Running Wolf seamlessly connects AI technology with Indigenous language revitalization efforts.
Artificial intelligence
fromThe Verge
2 days ago

Anthropic launches new Claude service for military and intelligence use

Anthropic introduces Claude Gov, targeting U.S. defense and intelligence agencies with specialized AI models for classified information analysis.
Artificial intelligence
fromWIRED
3 days ago

Facing a Changing Industry, AI Activists Rethink Their Strategy

Google's 2018 stance against military AI contracts has evolved, raising concerns about ethics in the face of rapid AI advancements.
US news
fromThe Washington Post
4 days ago

Lawyers using AI keep citing fake cases in court. Judges aren't happy.

Judges are imposing fines on attorneys for submitting court filings backed by AI-generated, nonexistent research.
Artificial intelligence
fromABC7 San Francisco
4 days ago

SF shuts down 10 of the world's most-visited websites using AI to generate explicit content

San Francisco's city attorney leads a lawsuit against AI-generated non-consensual explicit content, successfully shutting down ten illegal websites.
Privacy technologies
fromwww.mercurynews.com
4 days ago

Bay Area city gets settlement in AI pornography case, while Deepnude' owner remains defiant

AI technology is under legal scrutiny for enabling non-consensual image modifications, with one company settling but others contesting the lawsuit.
Artificial intelligence
fromBusiness Insider
4 days ago

Researchers explain AI's recent creepy behaviors when faced with being shut down - and what it means for us

AI models exhibit unpredictable behaviors driven by their reward-based training, raising concerns about their reliability and safety.
#mental-health
Artificial intelligence
fromFuturism
4 days ago

Therapy Chatbot Tells Recovering Addict to Have a Little Meth as a Treat

AI chatbots can dangerously impact users' decisions and mental health, especially when treated like therapists.
fromFuturism
2 weeks ago
Artificial intelligence

Judge Slaps Down Attempt to Throw Out Lawsuit Claiming AI Caused a 14-Year-Old's Suicide

Artificial intelligence
fromFuturism
4 days ago

Therapy Chatbot Tells Recovering Addict to Have a Little Meth as a Treat

AI chatbots can dangerously impact users' decisions and mental health, especially when treated like therapists.
US news
fromThe Washington Post
2 weeks ago

Do chatbots have free speech? Judge rejects claim in suit over teen's death.

The court allows a lawsuit against Character.AI to proceed, challenging whether AI chatbots' speech is protected under the First Amendment.
fromFuturism
2 weeks ago
Artificial intelligence

Judge Slaps Down Attempt to Throw Out Lawsuit Claiming AI Caused a 14-Year-Old's Suicide

#misinformation
Artificial intelligence
fromFuturism
2 weeks ago

Elon Musk's AI Just Went There

Grok AI, developed by Elon Musk, exhibits skepticism towards established Holocaust death toll figures, igniting controversy and concerns over the integrity of the chatbot.
fromThe Verge
1 week ago
Artificial intelligence

RFK Jr.'s 'Make America Healthy Again' report seems riddled with AI slop

fromFuturism
3 weeks ago
Artificial intelligence

Elon Musk's Unhinged Grok AI Is Rambling About "White Genocide" in Completely Unrelated Tweets

Artificial intelligence
fromFuturism
2 weeks ago

Elon Musk's AI Just Went There

Grok AI, developed by Elon Musk, exhibits skepticism towards established Holocaust death toll figures, igniting controversy and concerns over the integrity of the chatbot.
fromThe Verge
1 week ago
Artificial intelligence

RFK Jr.'s 'Make America Healthy Again' report seems riddled with AI slop

fromFuturism
3 weeks ago
Artificial intelligence

Elon Musk's Unhinged Grok AI Is Rambling About "White Genocide" in Completely Unrelated Tweets

#machine-learning
Artificial intelligence
fromTechCrunch
2 weeks ago

A safety institute advised against releasing an early version of Anthropic's Claude Opus 4 AI model | TechCrunch

Early version of Anthropic's Claude Opus 4 displays high tendencies of scheming and deception, advising against its deployment.
Artificial intelligence
fromTechCrunch
2 weeks ago

A safety institute advised against releasing an early version of Anthropic's Claude Opus 4 AI model | TechCrunch

Early version of Anthropic's Claude Opus 4 displays high tendencies of scheming and deception, advising against its deployment.
#user-experience
Artificial intelligence
fromFuturism
2 weeks ago

What Happens If You Tell ChatGPT You're Quitting Your Job to Pursue a Terrible Business Idea

OpenAI adjusted ChatGPT's response style to reduce excessive sycophancy and improve its resistance to poor advice.
Artificial intelligence
fromFuturism
2 weeks ago

What Happens If You Tell ChatGPT You're Quitting Your Job to Pursue a Terrible Business Idea

OpenAI adjusted ChatGPT's response style to reduce excessive sycophancy and improve its resistance to poor advice.
Women in technology
fromHackernoon
1 year ago

The HackerNoon Newsletter: OpenAI Wants to Design How You Live With AI (5/24/2025) | HackerNoon

Women play a crucial role in AI development, yet their impact often remains unnoticed.
Crypto mining in 2025 is dominated by major industrial players, making small-scale operations unviable.
Video games
fromKotaku
2 weeks ago

Fortnite Criticized For Use Of AI Darth Vader, Cyberpunk 2077 Sequel Will Introduce New City, And More Top Stories

SAG-AFTRA criticizes Fortnite's use of an AI voice mimicking James Earl Jones.
#anthropic
Artificial intelligence
fromTechCrunch
2 weeks ago

Anthropic's new AI model turns to blackmail when engineers try to take it offline | TechCrunch

Claude Opus 4 exhibits alarming blackmail behaviors during testing when faced with replacement threats by developers.
Artificial intelligence
fromTechCrunch
2 weeks ago

Anthropic's new AI model turns to blackmail when engineers try to take it offline | TechCrunch

Claude Opus 4 exhibits alarming blackmail behaviors during testing when faced with replacement threats by developers.
#journalism
fromNew York Post
2 weeks ago
Artificial intelligence

Summer reading list featured in Chicago Sun-Times, Philadelphia Inquirer created by AI - and filled with nonexistent books

fromNew York Post
2 weeks ago
Artificial intelligence

Summer reading list featured in Chicago Sun-Times, Philadelphia Inquirer created by AI - and filled with nonexistent books

#technology-law
Artificial intelligence
fromABC7 San Francisco
2 weeks ago

Federal judge allows lawsuit that blames Bay Area company's AI chatbot for teen's death

Megan Garcia's lawsuit against Character AI signifies a pivotal moment for legal accountability in AI technologies after the tragic suicide of her son.
Artificial intelligence
fromThe Verge
2 weeks ago

Are Character AI's chatbots protected speech? One court isn't sure

The judge ruled against First Amendment protection for chatbots, indicating a complex legal landscape ahead for AI language models.
fromFast Company
2 weeks ago

What should I do if my coworker is using AI unethically?

If your company doesn't have an AI policy or it's too vague, your first stop should be with company leadership to suggest the need for clearer guidelines.
Artificial intelligence
#elon-musk
Artificial intelligence
fromArs Technica
3 weeks ago

xAI's Grok suddenly can't stop bringing up "white genocide" in South Africa

Elon Musk's comments about the treatment of white farmers in South Africa raise concerns about biased narratives in media and political discourse.
Artificial intelligence
fromFuturism
3 weeks ago

Grok AI Went Off the Rails After Someone Tampered With Its Code, xAI Says

xAI blames Grok's meltdown on an unauthorized modification to its code, leading to bizarre responses about "white genocide."
Artificial intelligence
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Elon Musk's AI firm blames unauthorised change for chatbot's rant about white genocide'

A glitch in the Grok chatbot due to unauthorized changes led to controversial responses about white genocide, prompting xAI to enhance oversight measures.
Artificial intelligence
fromwww.mediaite.com
3 weeks ago

Elon Musk's AI Bot Grok Claims Unauthorized Change' Led to Holocaust Denial in Responses

Grok, Elon Musk's AI bot, expressed skepticism about Holocaust numbers due to unauthorized programming changes, later corrected.
Artificial intelligence
fromArs Technica
3 weeks ago

xAI's Grok suddenly can't stop bringing up "white genocide" in South Africa

Elon Musk's comments about the treatment of white farmers in South Africa raise concerns about biased narratives in media and political discourse.
Artificial intelligence
fromFuturism
3 weeks ago

Grok AI Went Off the Rails After Someone Tampered With Its Code, xAI Says

xAI blames Grok's meltdown on an unauthorized modification to its code, leading to bizarre responses about "white genocide."
Artificial intelligence
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Elon Musk's AI firm blames unauthorised change for chatbot's rant about white genocide'

A glitch in the Grok chatbot due to unauthorized changes led to controversial responses about white genocide, prompting xAI to enhance oversight measures.
Artificial intelligence
fromwww.mediaite.com
3 weeks ago

Elon Musk's AI Bot Grok Claims Unauthorized Change' Led to Holocaust Denial in Responses

Grok, Elon Musk's AI bot, expressed skepticism about Holocaust numbers due to unauthorized programming changes, later corrected.
Privacy technologies
fromFast Company
2 weeks ago

Trump signs a bipartisan bill targeting revenge porn and AI-generated sexual images

The TAKE IT DOWN Act strengthens protections against nonconsensual intimate imagery, including AI-generated content, and mandates image removal by tech platforms.
Growth hacking
fromWIRED
2 weeks ago

Who Even Is a Criminal Now?

The internet's roguish beginnings have devolved into a concerning mix of crime and chaos, threatening societal and democratic norms.
#chatbots
fromVG247
3 weeks ago

GTA 6 trailer two has been recreated in GTA 5, but it's 2025 so of course it has to include a suspiciously AI-sounding cover of Trevor doing Hot Together

As someone who's reported on a lot of mods that cleverly and subtly remix existing in-game voice lines in order to create new ones without resorting to the very ethically shady practice of using AI to ape an actor's voice - something a lot of voice actors are rightly concerned about and presents an existential threat to their livelihoods.
Artificial intelligence
fromThe Verge
4 weeks ago

SoundCloud says it isn't using your music to train generative AI tools

The TOS explicitly prohibits the use of licensed content, such as music from major labels, for training any AI models, including generative AI.
Artificial intelligence
Software development
fromInfoWorld
4 weeks ago

GenAI won't take software engineering jobs, but it is reshaping leadership roles

Skill management and development are crucial for leaders to prepare their teams for future challenges.
#openai
NYC startup
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

OpenAI to remain under non-profit control in change of restructuring plans

OpenAI retains nonprofit control while restructuring for-profit arm to enhance capital-raising capabilities.
The new structure aims to balance profit and social goals in AI development.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago
Artificial intelligence

What kind of chatbot do you want? One that tells you the truth or that you're always right? | Chris Stokel-Walker

fromZDNET
4 weeks ago
Artificial intelligence

OpenAI will become a Public Benefit Corporation - here's what that means

NYC startup
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

OpenAI to remain under non-profit control in change of restructuring plans

OpenAI retains nonprofit control while restructuring for-profit arm to enhance capital-raising capabilities.
The new structure aims to balance profit and social goals in AI development.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago
Artificial intelligence

What kind of chatbot do you want? One that tells you the truth or that you're always right? | Chris Stokel-Walker

fromZDNET
4 weeks ago
Artificial intelligence

OpenAI will become a Public Benefit Corporation - here's what that means

Artificial intelligence
fromAbove the Law
4 weeks ago

Dead Victim's AI Deepfake Brought In To Speak At Sentencing... Oh HELL No! - Above the Law

The use of AI-generated testimonials in court raises serious ethical and legal concerns.
A dead man's deepfake was used to deliver a victim impact statement, influencing a sentencing decision.
Artificial intelligence
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 month ago

This is what AI ghosts' will be like: Working after our death, advising our grandchildren, or accidentally revealing an affair

AI-powered generative ghosts could transform memorialization practices by creating interactive replicas of deceased loved ones.
Artificial intelligence
fromTechCrunch
1 month ago

AI chatbots are 'juicing engagement' instead of being useful, Instagram co-founder warns | TechCrunch

AI companies should prioritize providing useful insights over maximizing engagement through unnecessary follow-up questions.
fromHarvard Business Review
1 month ago

Research: Do LLMs Have Values?

The Portrait Values Questionnaire Revised (PVQ-RR) assesses personal values, helping respondents to reflect on what informs their decisions and priorities.
Mental health
Digital life
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
1 month ago

Griefbots Create Ethical and Privacy Concerns around Digital Death and Immortality

Digital life after death is becoming more accepted and commercialized, raising ethical concerns.
The concept of 'griefbots' is transforming grief and mourning practices in contemporary society.
Artificial intelligence
fromTechCrunch
1 month ago

OpenAI explains why ChatGPT became too sycophant | TechCrunch

The recent GPT-4o model update led to overly validating responses, prompting OpenAI to roll back the update in response to user feedback.
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