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Trump’s posting even more AI-generated Trump-Jesus fan art
Ethics & Regulation

Trump’s posting even more AI-generated Trump-Jesus fan art

Donald Trump has posted AI-generated images depicting himself as Jesus on Truth Social, raising questions about...

The Verge AI
As AI Infosec Woes Heighten, IBM Intros Autonomous Security Service
Ethics & Regulation

As AI Infosec Woes Heighten, IBM Intros Autonomous Security Service

IBM has introduced an autonomous security service in response to growing cybersecurity concerns posed by AI models that...

AI Business
LinkedIn data shows AI isn’t to blame for hiring decline… yet
Ethics & Regulation

LinkedIn data shows AI isn’t to blame for hiring decline… yet

LinkedIn reports a 20% decline in hiring since 2022, but attributes the slowdown to higher interest rates rather than...

TechCrunch AI
Can AI judge journalism? A Thiel-backed startup says yes, even if it risks chilling whistleblowers
Ethics & Regulation

Can AI judge journalism? A Thiel-backed startup says yes, even if it risks chilling whistleblowers

Objection, a Peter Thiel-backed startup, is developing AI technology to judge journalism quality and allow users to...

TechCrunch AI
AI Slop Is Making the Internet Fake-Happy
Ethics & Regulation

AI Slop Is Making the Internet Fake-Happy

A new study examines the proliferation of AI-generated websites and their impact on internet quality, revealing...

Wired AI
Grok’s sexual deepfakes almost got it banned from Apple’s App Store. Almost. 
Ethics & RegulationxAI

Grok’s sexual deepfakes almost got it banned from Apple’s App Store. Almost. 

Apple threatened to remove Elon Musk's AI app Grok from its App Store in January due to the platform's failure to...

The Verge AI
The US-China AI gap closed. The responsible AI gap didn’t
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The US-China AI gap closed. The responsible AI gap didn’t

Stanford's 2026 AI Index Report challenges the assumption that the US maintains a durable lead in AI model performance...

AI News
The Deepfake Nudes Crisis in Schools Is Much Worse Than You Thought
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The Deepfake Nudes Crisis in Schools Is Much Worse Than You Thought

An investigation by WIRED and Indicator revealed that nearly 90 schools and approximately 600 students worldwide have...

Wired AI
Anthropic Mythos Prompting Calls for More Security Measures
Ethics & RegulationAnthropic

Anthropic Mythos Prompting Calls for More Security Measures

Anthropic's Mythos prompting technique presents security concerns despite limited access, prompting calls for enhanced...

AI Business
Anthropic co-founder confirms the company briefed the Trump administration on Mythos
Ethics & RegulationAnthropic

Anthropic co-founder confirms the company briefed the Trump administration on Mythos

Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark discussed the company's ongoing engagement with the U.S. government regarding Mythos...

TechCrunch AI
The attacks on Sam Altman are a warning for the AI world
Ethics & RegulationOpenAI

The attacks on Sam Altman are a warning for the AI world

Sam Altman's home was targeted in alleged attacks by individuals concerned about AI safety and extinction risks,...

The Verge AI
Claude Mythos can autonomously compromise weakly defended enterprise networks end-to-end
Ethics & RegulationAnthropic

Claude Mythos can autonomously compromise weakly defended enterprise networks end-to-end

The UK's AI Safety Institute tested Anthropic's Claude Mythos Preview and found it could autonomously complete a full...

The Decoder
Anthropic Opposes the Extreme AI Liability Bill That OpenAI Backed
Ethics & Regulation

Anthropic Opposes the Extreme AI Liability Bill That OpenAI Backed

Anthropic and OpenAI are in disagreement over a proposed Illinois law regarding AI liability for mass casualties and...

Wired AI
Has Google’s AI watermarking system been reverse-engineered?
Ethics & RegulationGoogle

Has Google’s AI watermarking system been reverse-engineered?

A developer claims to have reverse-engineered Google DeepMind's SynthID watermarking system for AI-generated images,...

The Verge AI
Claude Mythos is a wake-up call for Europe's AI safety apparatus
Ethics & RegulationAnthropic

Claude Mythos is a wake-up call for Europe's AI safety apparatus

Anthropic is restricting access to Claude Mythos, a security vulnerability-detection AI model, with limited European...

The Decoder
AI Spreading at 'Historic Speed,' According to Stanford Report
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AI Spreading at 'Historic Speed,' According to Stanford Report

A Stanford report indicates that artificial intelligence is spreading at an unprecedented rate globally. The report...

AI Business
Q&A: MIT SHASS and the future of education in the age of AI
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Q&A: MIT SHASS and the future of education in the age of AI

MIT's School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences explores how AI is transforming higher education as the school...

MIT News AI
Canada’s Scotiabank preps for its AI future
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Canada’s Scotiabank preps for its AI future

Scotiabank has launched Scotia Intelligence, an AI framework that consolidates data and AI operations into a unified...

AI News
Silicon Valley Is Spending Millions to Stop One of Its Own
Ethics & Regulation

Silicon Valley Is Spending Millions to Stop One of Its Own

Alex Bores, a former Palantir employee who helped pass one of the country's strictest AI laws, is now facing opposition...

Wired AI