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Concerns over the weaponization of generative artificial intelligence are again at the fore after Democrats in New Hampshire over the weekend received faked robocalls from President Joe Biden telling them not to bother voting in Tuesday’s primary election, according to the state …
Japanese IT firm says it has a ‘moral duty’ to compensate those hurt in Britain’s Post Office scandal
In what’s now being called one of the greatest miscarriages of justice in British history, the Japanese information technology services company Fujitsu Ltd. said on Tuesday that it has a “moral responsibility” to compensate the many victims. Between 1999 and 2015, about …
A loss for Epic, costly for Apple: Supreme Court refuses to review antitrust case
The Supreme Court today rebuffed a request to hear an antitrust dispute between Apple Inc. and “Fortnite” publisher Epic Games Ltd. In 2020, Epic filed a lawsuit against Apple for what it said was anticompetitive behavior. At the same time, the company …
IMF: AI will affect 40% of jobs and could worsen inequality
Artificial intelligence is set to disrupt 40% of all jobs, according to a new analysis by the International Monetary Fund. In the 42-page report released Sunday, “Gen-AI: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Work,” the IMF talked about the “new industrial revolution.” The …
AI-powered misinformation is the biggest short-term threat to the global economy, says WEF
The World Economic Forum has put AI-powered misinformation and disinformation ahead of climate change, war and economic weakness in its “Global Risks Report 2024” released today. Over 60 countries home to half the planet’s population will hold national elections in 2024, with …
In another cutback, Twitch lays off 500 people, 35% of staff
The Amazon.com Inc.-owned livestreaming platform Twitch will reportedly lose about 35% of its staff in another round of layoffs, Bloomberg reported today. The layoffs, which will number about 500, are expected to be announced Wednesday. This follows two earlier rounds of layoffs in …
Report: OpenAI is offering news publishers as little as $1M to use content for AI training
OpenAI is reportedly putting as little as $1 million and perhaps only up to $5 million on the table in an effort to strike deals with news publishing firms to use their content to train its large language models. This might seem …
SpaceX accused of illegally firing staff who criticized CEO Elon Musk
The National Labor Relations Board today filed a complaint that accuses Space X Corp. of unlawfully firing eight employees for a 2022 letter in which they condemned the behavior of Chief Executive Elon Musk. In the letter, which was drafted and sent …
FTC calls pharmacy Rite Aid ‘reckless’ after facial recognition use in stores
The Federal Trade Commission today announced a settlement with the pharmacy chain Rite Aid that will include a five-year ban on the company using artificial intelligence-powered facial recognition technology. The FTC said Rite Aid had acted recklessly when it used the technology …
New OpenAI safety team will have power to block high-risk developments
OpenAI today announced a new safety plan that will give its board of directors veto power to overrule Chief Executive Sam Altman if it considers the risks of the AI being developed to be too high. “The study of frontier AI risks …