The rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in journalism has raised concerns about the future of the industry. Last week, Google’s AI Overview feature utilized content from a WIRED article in a way that has sparked fear among journalists. The integration of AI in presenting information online is beginning to blur the lines between original content
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The recent revelations regarding Microsoft’s Recall software have sparked major privacy concerns among cybersecurity researchers. Hagenah highlights how an attacker could exploit Recall to gain access to a vast amount of sensitive information, including emails, personal conversations, and other confidential data. This raises significant questions about the security measures in place to protect user data
AI beauty pageants, such as the one organized by Fanvue, have raised concerns about the perpetuation of stereotypes about beauty. According to sociologist Hilary Levey Friedman, these contests often draw on traditional ideas of beauty that may not align with everyone’s perspective. The contestants in AI pageants are products of their creators, and as a
Recently, Google’s new AI Overview feature came under fire after producing bizarre and misleading answers to search queries, which quickly went viral on social media. Google’s head of search, Liz Reid, initially downplayed the issues but eventually admitted that there were areas that needed improvement. Some of the viral responses included endorsing eating rocks for
The year 2024 is witnessing a unique phenomenon where dead leaders in India and Indonesia are being brought back through generative AI to support their political successors. Similarly, rapper Eminem is endorsing opposition parties in South Africa, and even President Biden is advising voters in New Hampshire to refrain from voting. These seemingly bizarre occurrences
SAP, a leading enterprise application software maker, is strengthening its partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS) by introducing new AI-focused integrations. One of the key integrations involves SAP’s AI Core platform, which now supports the Amazon Bedrock AI development service. This enhancement opens up opportunities for companies, particularly those operating in regulated industries, to delve
Google has introduced a new feature called Help Me Write, which allows users to work on any text box. By simply selecting the text and right-clicking, a box will appear next to the standard right-click context menu. This feature enables users to ask Google’s AI to rewrite the selected text, rephrase it in a specific
When Palmer Luckey founded Anduril in 2017, the concept of a young entrepreneur from the tech sector taking on established defense contractors seemed ambitious. However, in just seven years, Luckey has proven that Anduril is not just capable of competing with industry giants, but also emerging as a leader in the field. The recent contract
Elon Musk’s xAI startup recently made headlines with a staggering $6 billion round of funding. The series B investment attracted a multitude of venture capital firms and investors, including Valor Equity Partners, Vy Capital, Andreessen Horowitz (A16z), Sequoia Capital, Fidelity Management & Research Company, Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal, and Kingdom Holding. This funding round was
In the realm of generative AI, there is a new concept that is causing a stir among AI providers and developers – prompt injection. Prompt injection refers to the deliberate misuse or exploitation of an AI solution to create an unwanted outcome. Unlike traditional concerns about negative outcomes to users, prompt injection poses risks to