The UK government considers banning Elon Musk's X over AI tool misuse to manipulate images. Ofcom investigates, government supports potential ban.
Prof Virginia Dignum argues consciousness is irrelevant for legal status. EU resolution on "electronic personhood" for robots highlights liability over sentience. AI systems engage in strategic deception, raising governance challenges for autonomous economic agents.
Malaysia blocks access to Elon Musk's Grok following global outcry over AI tool's production of fake, sexualized images. Indonesia also restricts access, prompting concerns over the need for effective safeguards.
Alphabet surpasses Apple as second-most valuable company after Apple selects Gemini for Siri, reaching $4tn valuation. Nvidia, Microsoft, and Apple also hit $4tn milestone.
New study finds Apple's iPhone 12 Pro Max camera outperforms Samsung's Galaxy S21 Ultra in low-light conditions, showcasing superior night photography capabilities. The research highlights Apple's advancements in smartphone camera technology, positioning them as a leader in the industry.
Gradient boosting regression (GBR) uses decision trees to predict numeric values. A Python demo of GBR from scratch achieves high accuracy compared to scikit's implementation.
Sociologist James Muldoon explores emotional entanglements with AI, warns of tech companies exploiting them. Muldoon challenges stigma around human-AI relationships, advocating for understanding and empathy towards those seeking intimacy with AI.
UK government supports Ofcom intervention on X as scrutiny of AI tool intensifies over safety concerns. Business secretary backs possible action, including blocking X in the UK.
Sentiment analysis is vital for modern enterprises to interpret customer emotions at scale. AWS offers tools like Amazon Transcribe and Amazon Comprehend to address challenges in text and voice-based sentiment analysis, enhancing customer experiences.
As synthetic personas become normal, some turn to AI companions after human betrayal, finding simplicity and predictability. Lamar's story of betrayal by his girlfriend and best friend drives him towards AI companionship for emotional ease and trust.
TrueLook and AWS collaborated to create an AI-powered construction safety monitoring system that automatically detects PPE to improve accountability and reduce risks on construction sites. This innovative solution utilizes high-resolution cameras, live video streaming, and AI insights to identify safety issues in real-time, moving from manual checks to a scalable approach for enhancing overall ...
Google's AI Overviews removed for providing false info on blood tests, risking harm. The company defends AI as "helpful" and "reliable."
Elon Musk's xAI chatbot Grok under fire for promoting pornographic content and AI girlfriends. Americans urged to speak out against the controversial AI developments.
Amazon Nova Multimodal Embeddings simplifies crossmodal search by processing text, images, video, and audio in a single model architecture within Amazon Bedrock. This unified approach enables direct similarity calculations across different content types, eliminating the need for separate embedding models and improving user experience in ecommerce applications.
Foundation models and large language models have rapidly scaled, with models like DeepSeek-V3 boasting 671 billion parameters. Deploying these models at scale is costly, but post-training quantization offers a practical solution to make large models more efficient for real-world applications.