Existential Risk
Welcome to the x-risk games: Which AI models pose the greatest threat to humanity?
Chinese researchers test a new AI safety benchmark to identify which models could potentially be misused for catastrophic harm.
Internet
AI
OpenAI killed the sycophantic GPT-4o and people lost their s*** in the most bizarre way
ChatGPT users devastated as controversial model known for its icky "glazing" is consigned to the dustbin of history.
Government
Labour MP: Stop the Reddit flamewar against "unsafe and violent" London
"There is a campaign to undermine the standing of our capital city and frighten its residents," Dame Emily Thornberry claims
Internet
Zuck fuels AI slop pop apocalypse as Meta unveils endless automated muzak generator
Musical model can compose never-ending streams of "mellow jazz" or spin up interminable "vocal chants that create a rebellious, feel-good mood".
Internet
"Perv mode activated!": OpenAI set to launch new ChatGPT NSFW "adult" settings
AI firm announces plan to roll out age-gating system to enable users to produce potentially controversial x-rated material.
Internet
Does Keir Starmer use ChatGPT to write his social media posts?
In the dynamic landscape of communications, politicians are unlocking synergies and leveraging technology—ending up sounding totally inhuman.
Internet
Is OpenAI boss Sam Altman a victim of the dead internet - or the person who killed it?
ChatGPT creator hints at support for wild theory which claims the web died as bots replaced organic human content with AI slop.
Internet
Big Zucker is (still) watching: Can Meta read human emotions using ultrasound?
Social media giant invents new technology which can analyse facial expressions more effectively than traditional cameras.
Business
Zuck vs sweat: Meta's quest to stop perspiration destroying VR headsets
How did the company formerly known as Facebook respond when users claimed sweatiness was bricking their $500 devices?
AI
OpenAI boss Sam Altman vows to fix ChatGPT's em-dash addiction (and finally end LinkedIn's "is this AI writing" debate)
Will an upcoming GPT update finally stop the social media obsession with a punctuation mark that's become a meme of the AI age?
Business
UK launches investigation into how TikTok, Imgur and Reddit use kids' data
"If social media and video sharing platforms want to benefit from operating in the UK they must comply with data protection law."
Business
Meta is using AI to make NPCs more human, less robotic and hopefully not quite as ridiculous
Patent application reveals plans to give non-player characters the ability to speak and behave realistically using LLMs and GenAI.