New research suggests that AI chatbots can infer personal information about users based on minor context clues. The large language models (LLMs) behind chatbots like OpenAI's ChatGPT and Google's Bard are trained on publicly-available data, wh…
The Biden administration has announced additional limits on sales of advanced semiconductors by American firms to China, in an effort to restrict China's progress on supercomputing and artificial intelligence. The new rules will likely halt most s…
Google has asked a California federal court to dismiss a proposed class action lawsuit that claims the company's scraping of data to train generative artificial-intelligence systems violates millions of people's privacy and property rights. Go…
Yann LeCun and Yoshua Bengio, two influential figures in AI and deep learning, engaged in a heated debate over the potential risks and safety concerns surrounding AI. LeCun emphasized the need to design AI systems for safety rather than imagining cata…
The Biden administration is considering closing a loophole that gives Chinese companies access to American artificial intelligence (AI) chips through units located overseas. The United States previously restricted shipments of AI chips to China but le…
A free AI image detector is being used to discredit a photograph of a burnt corpse of a baby killed in Hamas's attack on Israel. However, experts have pointed out that the image does not show any signs of being created by AI. The idea that the ima…
The rapid growth of artificial intelligence (AI) could lead to a significant increase in global electricity consumption, according to a peer-reviewed analysis published in Joule. The analysis estimates that if current trends continue, AI could drive t…
Artificial intelligence (AI) can provide "machine usefulness" for human workers, augmenting their jobs rather than replacing them. However, there is a concern that AI could lead to job displacement and reinforce economic inequality. MIT econ…
A Nature survey of over 1,600 researchers reveals that AI tools are becoming increasingly common in science and are expected to be 'very important' or 'essential' in the next decade. Scientists express concerns about how AI is transfor…
Artificial intelligence (AI) is being used to create professional-looking profile pictures for job hunting websites like LinkedIn. Apps like Remini, Try It On AI, and AI Suit Up use AI-based software to generate slick profile photos that mimic the wor…
