Blake Gendebien, a Democrat running to unseat House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik in New York’s 21st District, drew negative attention this week for an AI-generated campaign ad and a contentious exchange during a local television interview.
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey is demanding answers from big tech giants including Meta, Google, and OpenAI, about their AI chatbots distorting facts and producing biased results about President Donald Trump. Bailey writes, “Missourians deserve the truth, not AI-generated propaganda masquerading as fact.”
The Internet Watch Foundation has sounded the alarm over a dramatic increase in AI-generated videos depicting child sexual abuse, with the majority falling into the worst category of abuse.
Nvidia has reportedly become the first company to hit a $4 trillion market cap after the AI giant’s stock jumped on Wednesday.
The American Federation of Teachers has partnered with tech companies including OpenAI, Microsoft, and Anthropic to establish a national AI training hub for educators. The union is supportive of AI in the classroom despite troubling research that shows regular usage of chatbots can impact the cognitive function of young people.
An individual posing as U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio reportedly used an AI-generated voice to call high-level officials in what appears to be an attempt to manipulate government officials to obtain access to information or accounts.
Researchers have discovered that the emergence of AI large language models (LLMs) has led to a detectable increase in specific word choices within academic literature, suggesting that AI-generated content is quietly infiltrating peer-reviewed scientific publications.
Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok is joining woke idiots like Rosie O’Donnell in blaming President Donald Trump for deaths resulting from the horrific flooding in central Texas during Independence Day weekend. After receiving pushback, the AI chatbot ultimately conceded to X users by changing its claim from “directly” to “likely,” and promising to “aim for more nuance.”
Hertz customers are complaining they are being charged exorbitant fees for tiny scrapes and dents detected by the rental car company’s new AI scanners. One man claims he was billed $440 for a one-inch scuff one on a wheel that he didn’t even notice.
Microsoft has developed an AI diagnostic tool that it claims can diagnose diseases with significantly higher accuracy and lower costs compared to human physicians.
Corporate leaders from companies including Ford and JPMorgan Chase are now openly acknowledging the potentially devastating impact of artificial intelligence on America’s white-collar workforce.
Amazon may soon be utilizing more robots than human in its warehouses as the number of deployed bots has nearly reached the e-commerce giant’s number of human warehouse employees.
Microsoft is implementing a second round of significant job cuts this year, impacting approximately 9,000 employees across various teams and regions.
President Donald Trump’s White House will reportedly announce an AI education initiative next week that seeks to partner with more than 60 companies to provide AI education materials to K-12 students the next four years.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman praised President Donald Trump, saying he understands the importance of AI to both the economy and the geopolitical situation, adding that he couldn’t say the same for all presidents. “He really gets it,” Altman said.
OpenAI’s leadership team is taking steps to retain top research talent as Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta recruits the company’s staff with lucrative offers.
Google’s carbon emissions have increased by a massive 51 percent compared to 2019, as the company continues to invest heavily in AI technology, according to its latest sustainability report.
Microsoft Research Asia, an influential research institute based in Beijing and Shanghai, has continued to conduct AI research at high risk of abuse, including facial recognition, with sanctioned Chinese universities linked to the communist country’s military. Despite these ties Microsoft insists there are guardrails against such sensitive research at the institute.
Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta has hired three prominent OpenAI researchers to bolster the company’s efforts in developing superintelligent AI.
Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta has prevailed in a copyright infringement lawsuit brought by authors who claimed the company violated their rights by using millions of copyrighted books to train its AI language model, Llama. Although the decision is a win for Meta and other AI giants, the judge stated the decision was more about the plaintiffs’ poor case than about Meta’s approach to AI training.
Elon Musk’s ongoing legal cage match with Sam Altman’s OpenAI has taken an interesting turn after the tech titan’s legal team stated that Musk “does not use a computer” in a recent court filing.
Intel has announced plans to wind down its automotive business, leading to layoffs for most employees in that segment. The embattled tech giant recently announced a massive layoff of factory employees — and isn’t out of the woods yet.
AI company Anthropic has found that top artificial intelligence models from industry leaders like OpenAI, Elon Musk’s xAI, and Google are prone to employing unethical means, including blackmail, when their goals are under threat.
A recent study conducted by researchers at MIT’s Media Lab has found that using ChatGPT over an extended period can lead to a decline in cognitive function, particularly in critical thinking skills.
Erick Brethenoux, Gartner’s global chief of AI research, believes AI should focus on simplifying users’ lives by automating tiresome tasks and solving real problems, rather than generating meeting summaries. Brethenoux calls his vision of useful artificial intelligence “empathy AI.”
Microsoft is gearing up for another round of layoffs, with plans to cut thousands of jobs with a specific focus on its sales workforce, according to people familiar with the matter.
According to OpenAI boss Sam Altman, Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta is offered senior OpenAI employees signing bonuses of up to $100 million along with even larger annual compensation packages, to lure away top AI talent from the ChatGPT developer.
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy stated in a memo to employees this week that the company expects AI to reduce its workforce in the coming years, affecting both white-collar and warehouse workers.
Generative AI chatbots like OpenAI’s ChatGPT are driving some vulnerable users into delusional spirals and drug abuse, distorting their sense of reality in disturbing ways.
Tensions between AI startup OpenAI and tech giant Microsoft are reaching a boiling point as the two companies grapple with the future of their high-profile partnership.
Cybercrooks are exploiting yet another AI tactic to siphon millions from the higher education system through a new breed of sophisticated scams. In this latest AI-powered heist, scammers impersonate students and enroll them in online courses to collect financial aid.
Some websites are getting crushed by chatbots and Google’s new “AI Overview” feature, as users no longer feel the need to click on links suggested by the tech giant, resulting in a sharp decline of traffic for online publishers impacted by the change.
The FDA has unveiled a new strategy to expedite the approval process for drugs and medical devices by harnessing the power of AI, while also focusing on improving food safety and rebuilding public trust.
Mark Zuckerberg is personally assembling a team of experts to achieve artificial general intelligence (AGI) in a move to accelerate Meta’s AI development.
Milan Kovac, the head of Tesla’s ambitious Optimus robot project, has departed the company after a decade-long tenure. This is a major blow to Elon Musk’s plans for the company, which hypes up its robot and AI plans as its EV sales flounder globally.
“Buy now, pay later” giant Klarna is notorious for mercilessly replacing human employees with AI. But the fintech company understands the limits of artificial intelligence — he says his company will always offer access to human customer service agents as a “VIP thing.”
Reddit, the popular social media platform, has filed a lawsuit against AI startup Anthropic, alleging breach of contract and unfair business practices. The self-described “frontpage of the internet,” a notorious left-wing echo chamber, claims Anthropic has been vacuuming up user posts to train its AI systems.
Lawyers have cited fake cases generated by artificial intelligence in court proceedings in England, a judge has said – warning that attorneys could be prosecuted if they don’t check the accuracy of their research.
As leading AI labs compete in a breakneck race to develop more powerful systems, the “Godfather of AI” says ethical concerns and safety research are being sidelined, risking serious consequences for society.
A federal judge has determined that an AI-powered chatbot involved in a tragic teen suicide case does not qualify for free speech protections under the Constitution.
