Tag: ai

US judge rules that Anthropic’s use of copyrighted content to train AI was fair use, but pirating books is step too far

US judge rules that…

The UK’s Data (Use and Access) Bill has now passed, without the amendment that would’ve required AI tools to…
Top AI company finds that AIs will choose to merrily asphyxiate humans rather than shut down: ‘My ethical framework permits self-preservation’

Top AI company finds…

New research from Anthropic, one of the world’s leading AI firms, shows that LLMs from various companies have an…
A battle over air quality between Musk’s xAI and the citizens of Memphis now looks to be heading towards the courts

A battle over air…

It can be all too easy to think about the environmental impact of AI in the abstract—especially when OpenAI…
Calling AI a threat to ‘human dignity, justice and labor,’ Pope Leo XIV of all people takes on Big Tech

Calling AI a threat…

As a tech journalist, I’m far from heartened by the AI feeding frenzy we’re seeing. Besides the Trump administration…
11 AI Movie Villains That Will Make You Want to Unplug

11 AI Movie Villains…

For nearly a century, filmmakers have been questioning what happens when technology becomes so advanced and self-aware that the…
Wikipedia pauses AI summary experiment after editors say it ‘would do immediate and irreversible harm to our readers and to our reputation as a decently trustworthy and serious source’

Wikipedia pauses AI summary…

AI summaries are all up in our search engines these days, and I think it’s fair to say the…
Trump’s AI czar echoes Jen-Hsun, says China’s AI models are ‘maybe three to six months’ behind the US—while also arguing for ever fewer AI regulations in the US

Trump’s AI czar echoes…

To say the White House is ‘keen’ for the USA to be at the forefront of all things AI…
11-Month Battle Over AI Finally Ends As Striking Game Actors Reach Tentative Deal

11-Month Battle Over AI…

A nearly year-long battle between SAG-AFTRA game actors and the major publishers over AI protections for performances is set…
‘A bottomless pit of plagiarism’: Disney and Universal sue AI image generator Midjourney for copyright infringement

‘A bottomless pit of…

AI image generator Midjourney could be facing some serious legal headaches, as The Verge reports that the company is…
OpenAI head Sam Altman claims a single ChatGPT query uses ‘one 15th of a teaspoon’ of water but that doesn’t put AI’s environmental impact in the clear

OpenAI head Sam Altman…

In a blog post on Tuesday(via The Verge), OpenAI supremo Sam Altman said that a typical ChatGPT query uses…