Bad AI

As recently as mid-2023 it was a novelty to find a lawyer getting in trouble for submitting court filings referring to non-existent cases conjured up by artificial intelligence.

If MrBeast is openly questioning whether AI is an existential threat to his business and others like it, then it's fair to say that smaller creators are likely even more worried.

Deloitte will partially refund payment for an Australian government report that contained multiple errors after admitting it was partly produced by AI [non-paywalled source]. From a report: The Big Four accountancy and consultancy firm will repay the final instalment of its government contract after...

Materials scientists warn that raw data and replication studies are needed to tackle the looming threat of near-undetectable AI fraud

When presidents post AI videos and new tools make them easier than ever to create, educators must step in to teach students what’s real and what’s not.

Amazon will be adding facial recognition to its camera-equipped Ring doorbells for the first time in December, according to the Washington Post. "While the feature will be optional for Ring device owners, privacy advocates say it's unfair that wherever the technology is in use, anyone within sight...

Misinformation researchers say lifelike scenes could obfuscate truth and lead to fraud, bullying and intimidation

Accuracy is crucial for humans, but AI doesn't seem to think it's important

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: With AI chatbots growing in popular usage, it was only a matter of time before large numbers of people began applying them to the stock market. In fact, at least 1 in 10 retail investors now consult ChatGPT or other AI chatbots for stock-picking...

Meta has rolled out Vibes, an endless feed of AI-generated videos within its Meta AI app and meta.ai website. Users can create short-form synthetic videos from scratch or remix existing AI content from the feed, adding music and adjusting styles before redistributing the artificial output to Instagr...

The editors of the culture magazine n + 1 decry the "well-funded upheaval" caused by a large and powerful coalition of pro-AI forces. ("According to the logic of market share as social transformation, if you move fast and break enough things, nothing can contain you...") "An extraordinary amount o...

Google is announcing a new $4 billion investment in Arkansas through 2027, which will include Google’s first data center in the state — located in West Memphis — along with cloud and AI infrastructure, and local programs to increase energy resilience and affordability for local residents.We’re launching a $25 million Energy Impact Fund to help scale energy efficiency and affordability initiatives for residents in Crittenden County and the surrounding area. In addition, we’re collaborating with Entergy to bring a new 600 MW solar project to the grid and implement programs to reduce power usage during peak hours.Beyond infrastructure, Google’s investing directly in Arkansas's people. We're boosting the state's talent pipeline by offering no-cost access to Google AI courses and Career Certificates for all residents, in partnership with the Arkansas Department of Commerce. This effort, starting with students at the University of Arkansas and Arkansas State University, is designed to unlock substantial economic opportunity and ensure Arkansas plays a key role in advancing the U.S. as a world leader in AI innovation.

AI has run out of training data, according to Neema Raphael, Goldman Sachs' chief data officer and head of data engineering. "We've already run out of data," Raphael said on the bank's podcast. He said this shortage is already shaping how developers build new AI systems. China's DeepSeek may have ke...

alternative_right shares a report from the Smoking Gun: Minutes after vandalizing 17 cars in a Missouri college parking lot, a 19-year-old sophomore had a lengthy ChatGPT conversation during which he confessed to the crime, asked about the possibility of getting caught, and wondered, "is there any w...

The University of San Francisco issued a campuswide alert after reports of a man using Meta Ray-Ban AI glasses to film students while making "unwanted comments and inappropriate dating questions." Although no violence has been reported, officials said he may be uploading footage to TikTok and Instag...

Meta Ray-Ban Display have screen on inside of lens that can translate conversations, display information on landmarks and give directions

A conversation between Ian Bogost and Lila Shroff about how school has turned into a free-for-all

Skeptical Approaches to AI Research Tools Anna Mills, College of Marin MyFest via Equity Unbound July 2, 2024 Licensed CC BY NC 4.0

Resistance is not futile, Melanie Dusseau writes.

Emily Tavoulareas says AI firms are actively enabling young children to trade real relationships for an illusion — or perhaps more aptly, for a delusion.

Paxton’s investigation builds upon a probe into Character AI's data privacy and safety practices announced in December.

New types of cuddly toys, some for children as young as 3, are being sold as an alternative to screen time — and to parental attention.

A leaked 200-page policy document just lit a fire under Meta, and not in a good way.

Commentary on Colleges And Schools Must Block And Ban Agentic AI Browsers Now. Here’s Why. by Stephen Downes. Online learning, e-learning, new media, connectivism, MOOCs, personal learning environments, new literacy, and more

Yikes, this is worrisome. Generative AI assistants packaged up as browser extensions harvest personal data with minimal safeguards, researchers warn. Some of these extensions may violate their own …