It’s the latest effort to rein in rapidly developing technologies that, if misused, could easily deceive and mislead.
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Opinion: Don’t fear AI in war. Fear autonomous weapons
Artificial intelligence will gradually transform warfare. For now, the bigger question is: What degree of autonomy do we grant our machines?
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New AI tools can record your medical appointment or draft a message from your doctor
New AI tools are helping doctors communicate with their patients, some by answering messages and others by taking notes during exams.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Business, Life & Culture, Nation & World
Do AI video-generators dream of San Pedro? Madonna among early adopters of AI’s next wave
Making instant videos is the next wave of generative artificial intelligence, much like chatbots and image-generators before it.
Posted inBooks, Business, Nation & World, News
Tech writer Kara Swisher has a new book. Enter the AI-generated scams.
Selling a new book these days often means competing for readers’ attention with knockoffs that bear signs of having been generated largely or entirely by artificial intelligence tools.
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Musk sues OpenAI and Altman for breaching firm’s founding mission
The case marks an escalation in the one of the highest-profile clashes in the emerging field of AI, pitting two of its most prominent players against each other.
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Tech companies sign accord to combat AI-generated election trickery
Major technology companies signed a pact voluntarily adopted ‘reasonable precautions’ to prevent artificial intelligence tools from disrupting democratic elections.
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Artificial intelligence, real emotion. People are seeking a romantic connection with the perfect bot
The generative artificial intelligence boom has led to the emergence of more companion chatbots.
Posted inBusiness, Elections, Nation & World, Politics
AI-generated voices in robocalls can deceive voters. The FCC just made them illegal
Sophisticated generative AI tools, from voice-cloning software to image generators, already are in use in elections in the U.S. and around the world.
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Authorities target 2 Texas firms over Biden deepfake robocall before New Hampshire primary
New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella described the episode as a real-life example of using AI in an attempt to interfere with an election.