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Tech Companies Built the Most Powerful AI. Now They're Investigating Whether Their Creations Can Feel.

Some of the tech industry's biggest players are now investing resources into studying whether increasingly sophisticated AI models could one day develop experiences that deserve moral consideration.

International Business Times

How AI firm Anthropic wound up in the Pentagon’s crosshairs

Standoff with DoD over Claude chatbot reignites debate over how AI will be used in war – and who will be held accountable

The Guardian - US

Who bought this smoked salmon? How ‘AI agents’ will change the internet (and shopping lists)

Autonomous digital assistants are being developed that can carry out tasks on behalf of the user – including ordering the groceries. But if you don’t keep an eye on them, dinner might not be quite what you expect …

The Guardian - UK

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Why Google’s AI tool was slammed for showing images of people of colour

Gemini’s attempt to correct the marginalisation of ethnic minorities has backfired.

Al Jazeera

Alabama Inmate Passes Away In “Freezer,” Lawsuit Unveils Horrifying Conditions And Neglect

"Tony's death was wrongful, the result of horrific, malicious abuse and mountains of deliberate indifference." The post Alabama Inmate Passes Away In “Freezer,” Lawsuit Unveils Horrifying Conditions And Neglect first appeared on Bored Panda.

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‘There was all sorts of toxic behaviour’: Timnit Gebru on her sacking by Google, AI’s dangers and big tech’s biases

The Ethiopian-born computer scientist lost her job after pointing out the inequalities built into AI. But after decades working with technology companies, she knows all too much about discrimination

The Guardian - UK

Harris to meet with CEOs about artificial intelligence risks

Vice President Kamala Harris will meet with the CEOs of four major companies developing artificial intelligence

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Scientists warn of AI dangers but don't agree on solutions

Computer scientists who helped build the foundations of today’s artificial intelligence technology are warning of its dangers, but that doesn’t mean they agree on what those dangers are or how to prevent them

The Independent UK

The Google Brain-DeepMind merger is probably good for Google. It might not be for us

Alphabet needs to get more out of its A.I. research spending. But Google's gain could wind up being our loss.

Fortune

Pub owners put traditional Ayrshire bar and restaurant up for sale with 'heavy heart'

The B-listed property boasts a bar area, 56-cover restaurant with kitchen facilities and an upstairs flat.

Daily Record

People Are Using AI for Therapy, Even Though ChatGPT Wasn’t Built for It

Some users see it as a way to supplement traditional mental health services, despite troubling privacy implications.

Businessweek

Gone with the Wind publishers brand novel ‘racist’ and ‘harmful’ at start of new edition

Novel’s own publishers are cautioning readers about its ‘problematic’ content

The Independent UK

That Musk-signed open letter calling for a pause on AI development is getting blasted by the very researchers it cites

To be clear, they still want the way we approach AI tech to change dramatically.

PC Gamer

Letter signed by Elon Musk demanding AI research pause sparks controversy

The statement has been revealed to have false signatures and researchers have condemned its use of their work

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Parmy Olson: There's no such thing as artificial intelligence

No one sells the future more masterfully than the tech industry. According to its proponents, we will all live in the “metaverse,” build our financial infrastructure on “web3” and power our lives with “artificial intelligence.” All three of these terms are mirages that have raked in billions of dollars, despite…

The Independent UK

Man dies of hypothermia at Alabama jail after being held in walk-in freezer for hours, claims lawsuit

FBI investigating death of man ‘under hellish conditions’

The Guardian - US

‘There is no standard’: investigation finds AI algorithms objectify women’s bodies

Guardian exclusive: AI tools rate photos of women as more sexually suggestive than those of men, especially if nipples, pregnant bellies or exercise is involved

Daily Record

Thief who stole funeral flowers left by relatives of cancer victim smirks as she walks free from court

SCUMBAG stole funeral wreaths spelling out "Mum" and "Granny" from Seafield Crematorium in Edinburgh.

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