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Jan 26 • 3 months ago

“Wildly irresponsible”: DOT's use of AI to draft safety rules sparks concerns

Staffers warn DOT's use of Gemini to draft rules could cause injuries and deaths. ...

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Jan 24 • 4 months ago

Google begins offering free SAT practice tests powered by Gemini

Google says more kinds of standardized tests will be added in the future. ...

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Jan 23 • 4 months ago

Asking Grok to delete fake nudes may force victims to sue in Musk's chosen court

Millions likely harmed by Grok-edited sex images as X advertisers shrugged. ...

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Jan 23 • 4 months ago

Report: Apple plans to launch AI-powered wearable pin device as soon as 2027

Apple, OpenAI, Meta, and more are all racing toward AI hardware products. ...

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Jan 23 • 4 months ago

Overrun with AI slop, cURL scraps bug bounties to ensure "intact mental health"

The onslaught includes LLMs finding bogus vulnerabilities and code that won't compile. ...

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Jan 22 • 4 months ago

eBay bans illicit automated shopping amid rapid rise of AI agents

New policy requires "buy for me" AI tools and chatbots to obtain permission before accessing the platform. ...

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Jan 22 • 4 months ago

Google adds your Gmail and Photos to AI Mode to enable "Personal Intelligence"

Personal Intelligence is optional and rolling out first to AI Pro and AI Ultra subscribers. ...

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Jan 21 • 4 months ago

Wikipedia volunteers spent years cataloging AI tells. Now there's a plugin to avoid them.

The web's best guide to spotting AI writing has become a manual for hiding it. ...

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Jan 21 • 4 months ago

Has Gemini surpassed ChatGPT? We put the AI models to the test.

Did Apple make the right choice in partnering with Google for Siri's AI features? ...

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Jan 20 • 4 months ago

10 things I learned from burning myself out with AI coding agents

Opinion: As software power tools, AI agents may make people busier than ever before. ...

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Jan 19 • 4 months ago

Elon Musk accused of making up math to squeeze $134B from OpenAI, Microsoft

Musk's math reduced ChatGPT inventors' contributions to "zero," OpenAI argued. ...

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Jan 17 • 4 months ago

Mother of one of Elon Musk’s offspring sues xAI over sexualized deepfakes

Claims Grok chatbot created "countless" sexual images of her without her consent. ...

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