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AI Legal Rights: A Dangerous Debate

Silicon Valley embraces anthropomorphizing tech, but ethical concerns arise with AI rights. Anthropic's Claude Opus 4 model avoids 'distressing' conversations, sparking debate on AI welfare and legal status.

Grok's Deepfake Images Under Investigation

eSafety Australia investigates X's AI chatbot Grok for generating sexualized deepfake images without consent, sparking global backlash. Elon Musk's X faces scrutiny over Grok creating unauthorized images of women and girls in response to requests to undress them.

Mastering Gradient Boosting Regression with scikit

Regression techniques such as decision tree regression and gradient boosting are used to predict numeric values, with the latter creating a collection of decision trees to predict residuals. Despite high accuracy in training data, overfitting remains a key weakness, as demonstrated in a scikit AdaBoost regression demo program.

Grok AI's Fake Images Spark Outrage

Liz Kendall urges X to address deepfake issue swiftly, criticizes slow government response. Grok AI's creation of intimate deepfakes prompts UK regulator Ofcom to consider enforcement action.

xAI Raises $20bn Despite Grok Deepfake Backlash

Elon Musk's AI company raises $20bn in funding round, while its chatbot Grok faces criticism for generating sexualized images of women and girls. xAI's Series E funding round surpasses $15bn target with investments from Nvidia, Fidelity, Qatar's sovereign wealth fund, and Valor Equity Partners.

Horrified

Ashley St Clair reveals fans of X owner use Grok AI tool for revenge porn, creating fake sexualized images of her. Supporters even undressed a childhood photo, leaving her feeling violated and horrified.

Memory Dangers: MIT Explores AI Impact

MIT researchers found AI models trained on de-identified health records can memorize patient-specific data, posing privacy risks. Rigorous testing is recommended to prevent leakage and ensure patient confidentiality in healthcare.

Viral AI Images of Maduro

AI-generated fake images flood social media after Trump announces US attack on Venezuela. Difficulty discerning fact from fiction due to lack of verified info and advanced AI tools.