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California lawmakers approve legislation to ban deepfakes, protect workers and regulate AI
September 1, 2024 at 8:45:43 AM EDT * - permalink -California lawmakers have approved a host of proposals on artificial intelligence. The bills are aimed at regulating the artificial intelligence industry, combatting deepfakes and protecting workers from exploitation by the rapidly evolving technology.
- https://apnews.com/article/california-ai-election-deepfakes-safety-regulations-eb6bbc80e346744dbb250f931ebca9f3
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How Good Is ChatGPT at Coding, Really? - IEEE Spectrum
July 6, 2024 at 10:33:06 PM EDT * - permalink -Study finds that while AI can be great, it also struggles due to training limitations
- https://spectrum.ieee.org/chatgpt-for-coding
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The New York Times with a little more detail on what's behind the OpenAI drama:
November 21, 2023 at 9:54:07 PM EST * - permalink -Sam Altman attacked a member over a research paper that discussed the company, while directors disagreed about who should fill board vacancies open for months.
- https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/21/technology/openai-altman-board-fight.html
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Talks to Bring Sam Altman Back to OpenAI Stretch Through Weekend - The New York Times
November 19, 2023 at 11:41:52 PM EST * - permalink -Disagreements over the board’s makeup appear to have muddled negotiations. Mr. Altman was forced out as chief executive by the company’s board on Friday.
- https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/19/technology/sam-altman-openai-board.html
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YouTube to test generative AI features, including a comments summarizer and conversational tool - TechCrunch
November 6, 2023 at 12:56:48 PM EST * - permalink -YouTube will begin to experiment with new generative AI features, the company announced today. As part of the premium package available to paid
- https://techcrunch.com/2023/11/06/youtube-to-test-generative-ai-features-including-a-comments-summarizer-and-conversational-tool/
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Apple Generative AI Features and Smarter Siri Could Launch Next Year - MacRumors
October 22, 2023 at 12:12:11 PM EDT * - permalink -Apple is developing a large array of features that use generative AI, including a new version Siri, that could launch next year, according to...
- https://www.macrumors.com/2023/10/22/apple-generative-ai-features-and-smarter-siri/
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Senator Chris Murphy on bi-partisan efforts to address the impact of algorithm driven social media networks on Children:
July 18, 2023 at 5:04:36 PM EDT * - permalink -Algorithmic recommendations aren’t just bad for kids’ mental health; they’re taking away the journey of discovery that comes with being human.
- https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/18/opinion/big-tech-algorithms-kids-discovery.html
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AI Junk Is Starting to Pollute the Internet - WSJ
July 12, 2023 at 1:38:01 PM EDT * - permalink -Online publishers have been inundated with useless article pitches as websites using AI-generated content multiply.
- https://www.wsj.com/articles/chatgpt-already-floods-some-corners-of-the-internet-with-spam-its-just-the-beginning-9c86ea25
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AI clones child’s voice in fake kidnapping scam - The Independent
April 14, 2023 at 9:48:11 PM EDT * - permalink -‘I never doubted for one second it was her,’ mother says
- https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/ai-voice-clone-scam-kidnapping-b2319083.html
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Training ChatGPT AI Required 185,000 Gallons of Water: Study - Gizmodo
April 13, 2023 at 4:57:17 PM EDT * - permalink -An average user’s conversational exchange with ChatGPT amounts to dumping a large bottle of fresh water out on the ground, new research says.
- https://gizmodo.com/chatgpt-ai-water-185000-gallons-training-nuclear-1850324249
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As A.I. Booms, Lawmakers Struggle to Understand the Technology - The New York Times
March 4, 2023 at 10:28:19 PM EST * - permalink -Tech innovations are again racing ahead of Washington’s ability to regulate them, lawmakers and A.I. experts said.
- https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/03/technology/artificial-intelligence-regulation-congress.html
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Microsoft is looking for ways to rein in Bing AI chatbot after troubling responses - CNN Business
February 18, 2023 at 8:20:16 AM EST * - permalink -Microsoft on Thursday said it's looking at ways to rein in its Bing AI chatbot after a number of users highlighted examples of concerning responses from it this week, including confrontational remarks and troubling fantasies.
- https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/17/tech/microsoft-bing-ai-changes/index.html
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Help, Bing’s Chatbot Won’t Stop Declaring Its Love For Me - The New York Times
February 16, 2023 at 7:40:15 AM EST * - permalink -A very strange conversation with the chatbot built into Microsoft’s search engine left me deeply unsettled. Even frightened.
- https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/16/technology/bing-chatbot-microsoft-chatgpt.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
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OpenAI launches ChatGPT Plus, starting at $20 per month - TechCrunch
February 1, 2023 at 1:19:13 PM EST * - permalink -OpenAI's pro-level ChatGPT service, ChatGPT Plus, delivers a number of benefits including priority access and faster response times.
- https://techcrunch.com/2023/02/01/openai-launches-chatgpt-plus-starting-at-20-per-month/
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A Roomba recorded a woman on the toilet. How did screenshots end up on Facebook? - MIT Technology Review
January 16, 2023 at 1:52:41 PM EST * - permalink -Robot vacuum companies say your images are safe, but a sprawling global supply chain for data from our devices creates risk.
- https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/12/19/1065306/roomba-irobot-robot-vacuums-artificial-intelligence-training-data-privacy/?fbclid=IwAR31BfBe43dTHGA48yo-CyHRxnMJBGofWNW4K8n0buuP7PpnCngxTIIDsmg