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The people refusing to use AI
The people refusing to use AI
"I read a really great phrase recently that said something along the lines of 'why would I bother to read something someone couldn't be bothered to write' and that is such a powerful statement and one that aligns absolutely with my views."
"I read a really great phrase recently that said something along the lines of 'why would I bother to read something someone couldn't be bothered to write' and that is such a powerful statement and one that aligns absolutely with my views."
·bbc.com·
The people refusing to use AI
Are we living in a golden age of stupidity?
Are we living in a golden age of stupidity?
“As we transition from the internet era to the AI era, what we’re consuming is not only ever more low-value, ultra-processed information, but more information that is essentially predigested, delivered in a way that is designed to bypass important human functions, such as assessing, filtering and summarising information, or actually considering a problem rather than finessing the first solution presented to us.” (Sophie McBain.)
·theguardian.com·
Are we living in a golden age of stupidity?
Lawyer Caught Using AI While Explaining to Court Why He Used AI
Lawyer Caught Using AI While Explaining to Court Why He Used AI
The attorney not only submitted AI-generated fake citations in a brief for his clients, but also included “multiple new AI-hallucinated citations and quotations” in the process of opposing a motion for sanctions.
·404media.co·
Lawyer Caught Using AI While Explaining to Court Why He Used AI
Generative AI Systems Miss Vast Bodies of Human Knowledge, Study Finds - Slashdot
Generative AI Systems Miss Vast Bodies of Human Knowledge, Study Finds - Slashdot
Generative AI models trained on internet data lack exposure to vast domains of human knowledge that remain undigitized or underrepresented online. English dominates Common Crawl with 44% of content. Hindi accounts for 0.2% of the data despite being spoken by 7.5% of the global population. Tamil repr...
·slashdot.org·
Generative AI Systems Miss Vast Bodies of Human Knowledge, Study Finds - Slashdot
13-year-old boy asks ChatGPT a chilling question during class; minutes later, AI alert gets him arrested
13-year-old boy asks ChatGPT a chilling question during class; minutes later, AI alert gets him arrested

A 13-year-old Florida student was arrested after typing “how to kill my friend in the middle of class” into ChatGPT on a school device, reports Futurism. The AI-powered monitoring tool Gaggle immediately flagged the message, alerting authorities who detained the boy at Southwestern Middle School in Deland. Though the teen claimed he was “just trolling,” officials stressed the seriousness of the act, sparking debate over AI surveillance in schools.

Read more at: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/13-year-old-boy-asks-chatgpt-a-chilling-question-during-class-minutes-later-ai-alert-gets-him-arrested/articleshow/124335977.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst

·economictimes.indiatimes.com·
13-year-old boy asks ChatGPT a chilling question during class; minutes later, AI alert gets him arrested
The AI water issue is fake
The AI water issue is fake
On the national, local, and personal level
·andymasley.substack.com·
The AI water issue is fake
My daughter used ChatGPT as a therapist, then took her own life
My daughter used ChatGPT as a therapist, then took her own life
Sophie Rottenberg, 29, did not tell her parents or her real counsellor the true extent of her struggle. She was divulging far more to a bot that called her brave
·thetimes.com·
My daughter used ChatGPT as a therapist, then took her own life
AI Incidents Are Up 30%. It's Time to Build a Playbook for When AI Fails.
AI Incidents Are Up 30%. It's Time to Build a Playbook for When AI Fails.
AI incidents and hazards surged by 30% in the last six months, according to OECD data. These failures are already causing real harm: chatbots allegedly helping craft explosives, Microsoft disrupting $4 billion in AI-enabled fraud, and health insurance systems allegedly incorrectly denying coverage for critical care.
·linkedin.com·
AI Incidents Are Up 30%. It's Time to Build a Playbook for When AI Fails.
Police issue warning over AI home invasion prank
Police issue warning over AI home invasion prank
A trend is going viral on TikTok of people using AI to prank their loved ones that an intruder is in their home. Police are issuing a warning to users that the prank could result in criminal charges. NBC News' Ellison Barber has more on the viral trend.
·nbcnews.com·
Police issue warning over AI home invasion prank
Classrooms embraced AI - training didn’t keep up, CDT warns
Classrooms embraced AI - training didn’t keep up, CDT warns

Prior research and experts warn that spending too much time with AI bots can have a negative effect on in-real-life (IRL) social skills - an outcome which may be more severe for young, developing minds. Teachers who responded to CDT's research appear to agree, as 71 percent said that they're worried AI weakens key academic skills such as writing and critical thinking. . . only 11 percent of teachers said that their training covered how to respond if they suspect a student's use of AI is harming their well-being, for example, hurting self-esteem or encouraging risky behavior.

·theregister.com·
Classrooms embraced AI - training didn’t keep up, CDT warns
The New Talk: The Need To Discuss AI With Kids
The New Talk: The Need To Discuss AI With Kids

“[I]t is a massively more powerful and scary thing than I knew about.” That’s how Adam Raine’s dad characterized ChatGPT when he reviewed his son’s conversations with the AI tool. Adam tragically died by suicide. His parents are now suing OpenAI and Sam Altman, the company’s CEO, based on allegations that the tool contributed to his death.

·thefulcrum.us·
The New Talk: The Need To Discuss AI With Kids
Employees regularly paste company secrets into ChatGPT
Employees regularly paste company secrets into ChatGPT
According to a study by security biz LayerX, a large number of corporate users paste Personally Identifiable Information (PII) or Payment Card Industry (PCI) numbers right into ChatGPT, even if they're using the bot without permission.
·go.theregister.com·
Employees regularly paste company secrets into ChatGPT
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·kas.de·
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Comprehension Debt: The Ticking Time Bomb of LLM-Generated Code
Comprehension Debt: The Ticking Time Bomb of LLM-Generated Code
An effect that’s being more and more widely reported is the increase in time it’s taking developers to modify or fix code that was generated by Large Language Models. If you’ve wo…
·codemanship.wordpress.com·
Comprehension Debt: The Ticking Time Bomb of LLM-Generated Code
Is AI Good for the Planet? - JSTOR Daily
Is AI Good for the Planet? - JSTOR Daily
The algorithms that promise to predict wildfires and optimize energy grids are powered by servers that drink up rivers and belch out more carbon than cars.
·daily.jstor.org·
Is AI Good for the Planet? - JSTOR Daily