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AI-generated faces are now readily available, and have been used in identity fraud, catfishing and cyber warfare.
Independent repair shops are fighting for access to vehicles’ increasingly sophisticated data.
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Today’s cars include hundreds of computer chips, and carmakers say the data produced by those chips is proprietary – and a security risk. This means you don’t own the data your car generates.
If traveling into the past is possible, one way to do it might be sending people through tunnels in space.
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Scientists are trying to figure out if time travel is even theoretically possible. If it is, it looks like it would take a whole lot more knowledge and resources than humans have now to do it.
Yanis Varoufakis speaking in Rome, November 12, 2022.
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Traditional capitalists are still flourishing, but according to Yanis Varoufakis they are not driving the economy like they used to.
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No one has time to read the terms and conditions we are often asked to consent to. But we’re sometimes agreeing to things we would rather not.
The summit was held under the guise of discussing AI safety.
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The summit brought together key players behind the development of AI, but more needs to be done.
Your political leanings go a long way to determine whether you think it’s a good or bad idea to take down misinformation.
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One person’s content moderation is another’s censorship when it comes to Democrats’ and Republicans’ views on handling misinformation.
Vice President Kamala Harris held a meeting with civil rights leaders and consumer protection experts about the societal impact of AI on July 12, 2023.
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If safety is the heart of the Biden administration’s executive order on AI, then civil rights is its soul.
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Chatbots are proving to be productive and useful but they can be unreliable and make mistakes.
The Biden administration rolled out an executive order on AI that contains a mix of rules, guidelines and priorities.
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In the absence of comprehensive AI regulation from Congress, the executive branch is building on its previous efforts to address AI harms.
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Governments have the ability to challenge misuse of the technology, but don’t have a great track record.
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Some see Elon Musk as an idiot savant; others think of him simply as an idiot. How did an unelected citizen come to wield such power?
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President Joe Biden has issued an executive order to regulate AI. The directives could help avoid AI doom – but they miss some key points.
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Algorithms have been blamed for dividing society. What if they could support social cohesion instead?
If AIs are going to play a role in society, they’ll need to understand the law.
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If a business is run by an AI and it causes you harm, could you sue the AI?
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Could the data centres that power the internet be moved to the bottom of the ocean? It’s not as crazy as it sounds
Away from the fighting, information warfare is proving to be an active front in the Ukraine war.
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The use of deepfake videos seems to undermine people’s trust in all types of media.
Content moderators like these workers make decisions about online communities based on company dictates.
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In the days of online bulletin board systems, community members decided what was acceptable. Reviving that approach to content moderation offers Big Tech a path to legitimacy as public spaces.
Israel’s Iron Dome air defense system launches interceptor missiles to shoot down incoming missiles and rockets.
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If Israel’s Iron Dome is the best air defense system in the world, how did so many Hamas missiles get through? An aerospace engineer explains it’s a game of numbers.
Hiring algorithms could filter candidates before interviews even take place.
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Effective implementation of existing law can protect us from the risks posed by AI algorithms.