These fake images might seem harmless. But they can be used to carry out scams and identity theft or propaganda and election manipulation.
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Big Tech keeps spending billions on AI. There’s no end in sight.
Much of the money is going to new data centers, which are predicted to place huge demands on an already-strained U.S. power grid.
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AI deepfakes threaten to upend global elections. No one can stop them.
Amid elections in India, a man famous for using artificial intelligence to create Bollywood sequences and TV commercials says hundreds of politicians have been clamoring for his services, with more than half asking for ‘unethical’ things.
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The AI hype bubble is deflating. Now comes the hard part.
The tech industry got the world’s attention with AI. Now it’s busy convincing people to pay for it.
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Sen. Angus King joins bipartisan push to develop oversight of potentially dangerous AI use
Four U.S. senators offer framework to guard against ‘bad actors looking to cause harm.’
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Meta to label more AI-generated posts instead of removing them
That will allow more AI-generated content to stay up even if it is misleading.
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Amazon bets $150 billion on data centers required for AI boom
The spending spree is a show of force as the company looks to retain its cloud computing edge over Microsoft and Google.
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New bipartisan bill would require online identification, labeling of AI-generated videos and audio
It’s the latest effort to rein in rapidly developing technologies that, if misused, could easily deceive and mislead.
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Judges in England, Wales given cautious approval to use AI in writing legal opinions
The guidance is rife with warnings about the limitations of the technology and possible problems if a user is unaware of how it works. One criticism: Judges don’t have to disclose their use of the technology.
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CES 2024 is upon us. Here’s what to expect from this year’s annual show of all things tech
CES, the Consumer Technology Association’s annual show of all things tech, is kicking off in Las Vegas this week.