br00t4c 1 year ago

SEEK is training AI on user data, according to a little-noticed privacy policy update #ai

Crikey

SEEK is training AI on user data, according to a little-noticed privacy policy update

Using AI to rank candidates for job applications is one of the possible uses listed by the employment platform company.

br00t4c 1 year ago

AI amplifies systemic risk to financial sector, says India's Reserve Bank boss #ai #misinformation

AI amplifies systemic risk to banks: India Reserve Bank boss

Who also worries misinformation on social media could threaten liquidity

br00t4c 1 year ago

Bloody woman indicted on murder charge for 'dismembering her mom's body and cooking body parts' #mom #police

The Independent

Bloody woman indicted on murder charge for ‘dismembering her mom’

Police say the suspect’s mother was shot and stabbed multiple times

br00t4c 1 year ago

Adobe unveils AI video generator trained on licensed content #ai #content

Ars Technica

Adobe unveils AI video generator trained on licensed content

New text-to-video tool focuses on video pros, made with content owner permission.

br00t4c 1 year ago

Israeli attacks on UN peacekeepers in Lebanon must stop, EU says #attacks #european https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/israel-european-union-eu-peacekeeper-lebanon-unifil-1.7351821?cmp=rss

br00t4c 1 year ago

AI Comes to the Nobels: Double Win Sparks Debate about Scientific Fields #ai #chemistry

Scientific American

AI Comes to the Nobels: Double Win Sparks Debate about Scientific Fields

While many researchers celebrated this year’s chemistry and physics prizes, others were disappointed by the focus on computational methods

br00t4c 1 year ago

AI gives voice to dead animals in Cambridge exhibition #ai #coup

the Guardian

AI gives voice to dead animals in Cambridge exhibition

Creatures can converse and share their stories by voice or text through visitors’ mobile phones at Museum of Zoology

br00t4c 1 year ago

Trump's niece says Musk now 'owns' ex-president: 'He's always been up for sale' #trump

The Independent

Trump’s niece says Musk now ‘owns’ ex-president: ‘He’s always been up for sale’

Trump has promised Musk major role in overseeing government spending in any future Trump administration

br00t4c 1 year ago

$5,000 AI Pants: This Company Wants to Rent Hikers an Exoskeleton #ai

$5,000 AI Pants: This Company Wants to Rent Hikers an Exoskeleton - Slashdot

"Technical outerwear brand Arc

br00t4c 1 year ago

Biden administration to send anti-missile system and US troops to Israel #biden #pentagon

The Independent

Biden administration to send Thaad anti-missile system and US troops to Israel

The Pentagon says the United States will send a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense battery and troops to Israel

br00t4c 1 year ago

U.S. to send anti-missile system 'to defend Israel' against possible clashes with Iran #united #us https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/israel-terminal-high-altitude-area-defence-israel-lebanon-1.7351563?cmp=rss

br00t4c 1 year ago

'Piece by Piece' Director Morgan Neville Will Never Use AI Again #ai

WIRED

'Piece by Piece' Director Morgan Neville Will Never Use AI Again

Back in 2021, Morgan Neville thought using AI to recreate the late Anthony Bourdain’s voice would be an interesting Easter egg in his documentary...

br00t4c 1 year ago

Columbus Day trading, Netflix and bank earnings, and economic data: What to watch in the markets this week #ai #columbus

Quartz

Columbus Day trading, Netflix and bank earnings, and economic data: What to watch in the markets this week

The New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq will remain open Monday during Columbus Day, also known as Indigenous Peoples’ Day

br00t4c 1 year ago

AI Disclaimers in Political Ads Backfire on Candidates, Study Finds #ai #us

AI Disclaimers in Political Ads Backfire on Candidates, Study Finds - Slashdot

Many U.S. states now require candidates to disclose when political ads used generative AI, reports the Washington Post. Unfortunately, researche...

br00t4c 1 year ago

This Is How Apple Intelligence's Notification Summaries Handle Breakup Texts #ai #apple

Lifehacker

This Is How Apple Intelligence

Apple wants Apple Intelligence to be a series of useful AI-powered features. But, in practice, it may actually be a bit weird.

br00t4c 1 year ago

Silicon Valley Is Debating If AI Weapons Should Be Allowed To Decide To Kill #ai #anonymous

Silicon Valley Is Debating If AI Weapons Should Be Allowed To Decide To Kill - Slashdot

An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: In late September, Shield AI cofounder Brandon Tseng swore that weapons in the U.S. would neve...

br00t4c 1 year ago

More on My AI and Democracy Book #ai

Schneier on Security

More on My AI and Democracy Book - Schneier on Security

In July, I wrote about my new book project on AI and democracy, to be published by MIT Press in fall 2025. My co-author and collaborator Nathan San...

br00t4c 1 year ago

The Editors Protecting Wikipedia from AI Hoaxes #ai #group

The Editors Protecting Wikipedia from AI Hoaxes - Slashdot

A group of Wikipedia editors have formed WikiProject AI Cleanup, "a collaboration to combat the increasing problem of unsourced, poorly-written...

br00t4c 1 year ago

AI Is Taking Over College Admissions #ai #highschool https://www.thenation.com/article/society/artificial-intelligence-chatgpt-college-applications/#respond

br00t4c 1 year ago

AI Is Threatening the Social Safety Net #ai

The American Prospect

AI Is Threatening the Social Safety Net - The American Prospect

Here’s what policymakers should do.