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Powerful AI models continue to cause chaos, but their targets arent widely seeking justice. Instead, theyre being encouraged to adopt those same tools... AI Hacks Leave a Mess That AI Companies Arent Paying For

This week on Uncanny Valley, we dive into an unexpected Muse feature, shadowy spending from the largest pro-AI super PAC, and mens tendency to lie abo... We Got Hot and Heavy With Metas Museand Baffled by Apples HomeView

Apples original music player got many things right. Chief among them: It didnt connect to the internet. Im Still Convinced the iPod Was the Perfect Gadget

The US and China agree that advanced AI poses serious risks. But Beijing is deeply skeptical of a deal that prioritizes keeping US companies ahead. China Isnt Buying Silicon Valleys Call for an AI Slowdown

The bloc wants to curb Big Techs grip on children with its new EU KIDS ACTS, but age checks, parental oversight, and privacy concerns could make its p... The EU Plans to Ban Social Media For Under-13s

A new bipartisan effort in Congress to rein in automated license plate readers takes a page from the national drinking age: Comply, or risk losing fed... Lawmakers Want States to Crack Down on Flock Camerasor Pay the Price

Sam Altman and Elon Musk backed Anthropic CEO Dario Amodeis weekend plea for regulation. The White House seems unlikely to oblige. AI Leaders Are Calling for a Slowdown. Trumps Team Says Its on Them

Timnit Gebru argues that AI companies are stoking fears of extinction to avoid discussing actual harms, like autonomous weapons. One of AIs Fiercest Critics Says All the Doom Talk Is Meant to Distract Us

The long-rumored deal will give the chip giant access toand help it promotea huge repository of open-source AI models and data sets. Nvidias Hugging Face Acquisition Is a $12.9 Billion Bet on Open-Source AI

Code reviewed by WIRED reveals the company is developing a feature that enables Codex to continue working proactively until it is put to sleep. OpenAI Is Developing a Persistent AI Agent

Panaji, Goa The Bombay High Courts Goa Bench on Thursday, August 6, delivered a significant verdict, convicting former Tehelka magazine editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal in a 2013 sexual assault case. The court overturned a previous judgment by a Sessions Court in Mapusa that had acquitted Tejpal of all charges. A division bench comprising Justice Dr. Neela Gokhale and Justice Amit Jamsandekar found Tejpal guilty of rape and sexual harassment. The conviction was made under Sections 376(2)(f) and 376

Some creators fear the EU AI Acts regulatory chaos will upend their lucrative businesses. Others are owning it by incorporating AI transparency into t... AI Influencers Are Heading Into Uncharted Territory

Chinese researchers have shown that AI models have the capacity to act like aggressive and adaptive computer viruses. AI Hacks Are Bad. AI Worms and Viruses Will Be Worse

Ati Robotics assembles its robots in India and uses just a few Chinese partsa strategy that could pay off as the Trump administration cracks down on C... How One Startup Built a (Mostly) China-Free Robot

Despite the ongoing AI boom, LinkedIn is holding the line on compute spending. Instead, its challenging engineers to make every GPU count. LinkedIn Wont Be Expanding Its Data Centers in the Next Year

This week on Uncanny Valley, we discuss the open- vs. closed-source debate in AI, key players in White House AI policy, and how to stop your chatbot l... Nvidias Open Source Alliance Is Missing Some Key Names: OpenAI and Anthropic

For months on end, eBay employees and contractors made life hell for a couple that had criticized the company. Six years later, the company is finally... Ebay Has to Pay $55.7 Million in Settlement for Its Unhinged Harassment Campaign

In 2023, the Times sued OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement. Theyve since spent more than $20 million on the case, and publisher A.G. Sulz... Can the New York Times Save Journalism From Our AI Overlords?

BHOPAL Justice Ujjal Bhuyan of the Supreme Court has voiced significant concerns regarding the diminishing space for expressing divergent views in India, criticizing the increasing trend of arrests for peaceful protests and the imposition of stringent bail conditions that curtail fundamental liberties. Speaking at the 5th Justice G.P. Singh Memorial lecture organized by the National Law Institute University, Bhopal, Justice Bhuyan underscored the importance of debate and dissent as essential el

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned on Saturday, following weeks of intense student protests across India, particularly in Delhi, demanding his removal over alleged irregularities in national examinations, most notably the NEET-UG paper leak. Pradhan announced his decision via X (formerly Twitter), stating his resignation was motivated by student welfare and the need to preserve national unity. In his detailed statement, Pradhan emphasized safeguarding students futures and preve

Last month, more than a hundred Stanford students left their own graduation to protest Googles military contracts and deals with ICE. Two organizers, ... Its a Modern-Day Draft: Why Stanford Students Walked Out on Sundar Pichais Commencement Speech

Companies will once again be allowed to scan citizens personal texts, emails, and social media messages via the Chat Control bill to find child abuse ... A Majority of European Lawmakers Voted Against Letting Big Tech Read Our Messages. Theyre Going to Anyway

Claude subscribers must soon pay usage-based fees to access Anthropics best consumer AI modela sign that the golden era of AI subscriptions is ending. Anthropic Wants You to Pay Up for Claude Fable 5

During negotiations on Wednesday, employees voiced frustrations with what they consider an unwillingness among executives to engage meaningfully with ... Google DeepMind Unionization Talks Are Off to a Rocky Start

Welcome to the Temu experience of telehealth, where everyone from Grindr to MAGA influencers can open a virtual clinic selling weight loss drugs and m... Just About Anyone Can Sell You GLP-1s Online Now