OpenAI’s board members, who are definitely not Effective Altruists, will determine when its created artificial general intelligence. It may or may not kill you.
Lonely Mars rovers, thankless twitter bots, abused delivery machines: robots don't have feelings, but these are history's saddest examples.
In a new study, people who quit social media for a week had a decrease in both positive and negative emotions.
A Santa-themed game from Google's workshop said kids' data would shape AI. The company insists that's not actually happening and it will add updates.
A new study uncovers data brokers selling information on active-duty military service members with zero oversight, posting serious national security risks.
Humanity has developed tools that we don’t have the responsibility or good taste to wield.
The king of videos says its algorithm will stop recommending multiple videos on certain subjects, in what may be an effort to stave off new regulations.
Politicians are using AI doppelgängers to reach voters. It’s a trend that’s about to explode.
User experience is on the chopping block as the social media industry trips over itself to encourage people to pay for blue checkmarks.
An announcement on Worldcoin’s website about paying employees in cryptocurrency is blocked in the US.
A new study finds seven users are the dominant sources of news about the conflict, outpacing traditional outlets with 100 times more followers.
The convicted rapper says his lawyer’s use of artificial intelligence to write closing legal arguments cost him a major conspiracy trial.
Conspiracy theories about a “global day of Jihad” following the outbreak of Israel-Hamas war lead to real-world violence in the Chicago area, prosecutors said.
SEC Chairman Gary Gensler warns of an AI-driven financial disaster in next ten years. He doesn't think he can stop it.
The EU says TikTok is flooded with misinformation about the Israel-Hamas war. Researchers say there’s barely any news on TikTok at all.
As misinformation floods X, Meta rejects calls to promote news content on Threads. Zuckerberg doesn't need to replace Twitter, he just has to destroy it.
The Golden State just gave consumers an unprecedented tool to hit backspace on data brokers.
A change to sign-in defaults on Google accounts deals a fatal blow to the passwords we love to hate.
The company’s chatbot has some harsh words about fetishism.
Social media apps are testing subscriptions. They say if you’re not the customer, you’re the product. Now you’re both.
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