ChatGPT's new image analysis capabilities, while powerful, raise privacy concerns as users can potentially identify locations from photos, enabling reverse location tracking and doxxing, prompting OpenAI to implement safeguards against abuse.
OpenAI, a leading AI research company, has faced an exodus of key leaders and safety staff responsible for mitigating catastrophic risks, raising concerns about the company's commitment to ethical governance and oversight as its formal safety structure becomes increasingly opaque.
Alarming reports reveal AI companies are exploiting actors' digital avatars, created from licensed likenesses, in questionable ads and propaganda, often through broad contract terms granting unrestricted rights over their images and voices.
IBM VP David Cox warns that while language models appear intelligent, they lack true understanding, and the real risks of current AI systems are being overlooked amidst the hype around artificial general intelligence (AGI).
Wikipedia collaborates with Kaggle to offer a curated dataset, comprising structured content like summaries and infoboxes, facilitating responsible AI development without straining Wikipedia's servers.
SoftBank-backed SambaNova Systems, a US chip startup, reports surging demand in Asia for its affordable AI chips as an alternative to Nvidia's costly offerings, fueled by the rise of open-source AI models like China's DeepSeek.
In a groundbreaking achievement, scientists have developed an AI model that mimics the mouse brain's visual cortex, enabling virtual neuroscience experiments with the potential to accelerate research by accurately predicting the responses of tens of thousands of neurons to new visual stimuli.
OpenAI engaged in acquisition talks with Anysphere, the startup behind the popular AI coding tool Cursor, before pivoting to acquire rival Windsurf, a move that underscores the intense competition in the AI coding space amid soaring valuations.
AI-driven malicious bots now dominate the internet for the first time, accounting for 51% of all web traffic while launching increasingly sophisticated attacks on APIs and user accounts with 40% more account takeovers than last year.
OpenAI, the AI research company behind ChatGPT, is reportedly in advanced talks to acquire Windsurf, the maker of a popular AI coding assistant, for a staggering $3 billion, positioning itself as a formidable rival to other AI coding assistant providers like Anysphere.