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Subtlefakes: Slightly Altered Nonconsensual AI Images Are Taking Over X
AI

Subtlefakes: Slightly Altered Nonconsensual AI Images Are Taking Over X

Nonconsensual AI images are getting much harder to spot.
Anthropic’s Text Watermarking Proves AI Companies Do Not Care at All About Writing
Anthropic

Anthropic’s Text Watermarking Proves AI Companies Do Not Care at All About Writing

AI companies see words as interchangeable and have zero clue how to judge the “quality” of writing.
‘Show How 3M Is 0% at Fault:’ Expert Witness Used ChatGPT to Write Report Defending Company in Deadly Explosion Lawsuit
AI

‘Show How 3M Is 0% at Fault:’ Expert Witness Used ChatGPT to Write Report Defending Company in Deadly Explosion Lawsuit

ChatGPT prompts show how an expert witness report was created in a $61 million lawsuit over an explosion that killed three people.
We Tracked a Shipment of Rare Books. It Ended at an Amazon AI Training Facility
AI

We Tracked a Shipment of Rare Books. It Ended at an Amazon AI Training Facility

We placed a tracking device in a shipment of rare books to see which AI company was buying it, and found an Amazon facility where Amazon scans and destroys books.
Twitch is Mining Peoples' Streams to Train Amazon's AI
twitch

Twitch is Mining Peoples' Streams to Train Amazon's AI

Here's how to opt out of Twitch's new generative AI training setting.
AI Generated 3D Models Flood Market, But Almost No One Is Buying Them
AI

AI Generated 3D Models Flood Market, But Almost No One Is Buying Them

The number of AI generated uploads to CGTrader would suggest AI is taking over the platform, but buyers are refusing to pay for AI generated models.
Company Offering ‘100% Human-Written, Never AI’ Medical Research Is Entirely AI
News

Company Offering ‘100% Human-Written, Never AI’ Medical Research Is Entirely AI

Research Gold's team of human methodologists are either AI generated or using the identity of real people without their permission
Mark Zuckerberg Posts Deranged 6,500-Word Essay About Giving Everyone AI Superintelligence
AI Lobbying

Mark Zuckerberg Posts Deranged 6,500-Word Essay About Giving Everyone AI Superintelligence

"The future is for everyone," Zuckerberg says, describing future that is primarily good for Meta.
The Roboguard Revolution is Short-Circuiting
Robotics

The Roboguard Revolution is Short-Circuiting

Knightscope and other robotics companies are rethinking automated security following canceled contracts. One pivot? Human guards.
Software Giant SAP Stops Most Travel and Hiring Because of AI’s Soaring Cost
Tokenmaxxing

Software Giant SAP Stops Most Travel and Hiring Because of AI’s Soaring Cost

SAP says it needs to “be disciplined in how we spend.” That includes still freezing hires and travel. Unless it's to do with AI, of course.
Microsoft Tells Engineers ‘Tokenmaxxing Is Not What We Are Optimizing For’
AI

Microsoft Tells Engineers ‘Tokenmaxxing Is Not What We Are Optimizing For’

Microsoft is introducing budget limits for AI use but says it still wants to be an ‘AI-first’ company.
‘Own the Narrative’: Leaked Flock Guide Shows How It Teaches Cops to Promote Its Tech
Flock

‘Own the Narrative’: Leaked Flock Guide Shows How It Teaches Cops to Promote Its Tech

"This document shows a coordinated effort from Flock Safety to compel law enforcement agencies to convince our elected leaders to represent their interests as a company rather than the interests of concerned citizens."