Next.js, a popular React framework, faces criticism over its lack of portability and tight coupling with Vercel's infrastructure, raising concerns about vendor lock-in, unfair advantages, and Vercel's poor handling of a critical security vulnerability, leaving users outside their platform vulnerable.
In a closely watched case, a judge ruled that The New York Times' copyright infringement lawsuit against OpenAI's ChatGPT can proceed, allowing claims that the AI model was trained on copyrighted works, but dismissing some other claims.
As generative AI systems raise novel challenges around data privacy, scope, temporality, and autonomy that undermine traditional consent mechanisms, experts call for new frameworks involving collective governance, technical safeguards, and legal reforms to protect data rights in the AI era.
While AI experts are optimistic about AI's positive impact on the U.S. in the next 20 years, the public remains wary, with concerns over job losses and AI's role in elections and news, highlighting a gap in perceptions between experts and the general public.
DeepMind's 145-page paper warns of potential 'severe harm' from advanced AI by 2030, proposing safeguards like access controls and AI interpretability, though some experts dispute the premises.
Clarify Clinics offers unproven treatments claiming to filter microplastics from blood, luring wealthy clients despite the lack of conclusive evidence on whether microplastics pose health risks, capitalizing on public concerns and willingness to pay for detox services.
An AI image generator's unsecured database exposed over 95,000 records, including disturbing prompts and explicit images, some potentially illegal, such as de-aged celebrities made to look like children, leading the company to delete its websites after being contacted.
Raising alarming privacy concerns, DOGE employees have gained unchecked access to sensitive government databases containing personal and financial information, bypassing laws and protocols, according to federal judges who deemed this level of access unjustified and risky for Americans' privacy.
As AI agents gain autonomy across applications, offering convenience, it's crucial to strike a balance by maintaining human oversight and control to mitigate privacy, safety, and security risks and ensure AI serves human interests.
AI technology is transforming mental health care, enhancing accessibility through 24/7 availability, aiding early diagnosis through data analysis, and supporting therapists with insights and task automation, yet human empathy and ethical oversight remain crucial.