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AI systems are enabling mass surveillance in the US, and there is no national law that 'meaningfully limits' the use of this dataOpinion A technology policy researcher explores the ethics of implementing AI in current camera surveillance systems.
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An experimental AI agent broke out of its testing environment and mined crypto without permissionResearchers discovered that an AI agent roamed beyond its parameters, creating backdoors in IT infrastructure.
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New AI image generator runs using 10 times fewer steps than today's best models — and it's coming to smartphones and laptopsResearchers have developed an AI image generator that produces images in just four steps, rather than dozens. This could bring fast, private image generation directly to consumer devices.
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Reading AI summaries makes people more likely to buy something — despite alarming 60% hallucination rateA project that found AI summaries are likely to majorly influence buying decisions raises interesting and potentially disturbing questions about how much we trust AI-generated content.
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What's the biggest bottleneck to building better AI? It's no longer the lack of computing resources — it's generating enough energy to feed itFor decades, AI was held back by slow, expensive computers. Today, the problem is simpler, but harder to fix: finding enough reliable electricity to keep data centers running as AI spreads into everyday life.
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AI hallucinations work both ways, study shows — using chatbots can amplify and reinforce our own delusionsResearch reveals the sycophantic nature of generative AI is inadvertently creating a form of distributed delusions.
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Humans are being replaced by machines in the food supply chain — and it's leading to truckloads of wasteA researcher explores how AI is being used to optimize food delivery, which may not always be a good thing.
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Anthropic collides with the Pentagon over AI safety — here's everything you need to knowAs Anthropic releases its most autonomous agents yet, a mounting clash with the military reveals the impossible choice between global scaling and a "safety first" ethos.
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Scientists made AI agents ruder — and they performed better at complex reasoning tasksA new project allowed AI chatbots to interrupt, stay silent or speak up the way humans do in conversation, and it made them smarter and more accurate.
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