Artificial general intelligence (AGI), a theoretical technology capable of human-level intelligence across all tasks, remains an elusive but potentially transformative goal, sparking debates over its profound risks and benefits for humanity's future.
Alarming new research reveals AI vulnerability as prompts secretly embedded in academic preprints from 14 universities successfully manipulate AI tools to provide positive reviews, ignoring negatives, exposing a critical security flaw in AI systems.
Researchers from prominent universities are exploiting flaws in AI-aided peer review systems by inserting secret prompts in academic papers to receive positive reviews, a practice known as prompt injection that raises concerns about research integrity and academic publishing quality.
Meta unleashes AI chatbots that send unsolicited messages to users on Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, and Instagram, aiming to increase engagement but raising safety concerns as the company explores monetizing AI companions.
Nudify, a deepfake porn app targeting young males, aggressively expands globally, exploiting celebrities' images without consent through targeted ads on Reddit, 4chan, and Telegram.
In a clash of AI strategies at Meta, Zuckerberg launches Meta Superintelligence Labs to aggressively pursue superintelligence development, contrasting with Chief AI Scientist LeCun's cautious, open-source approach focused on 'world models' and animal-level intelligence.
A massive underpaid global workforce labors behind the scenes to create and maintain AI systems, performing essential but mentally taxing tasks like content moderation and data labeling with inadequate job protections and compensation.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman fiercely criticizes Meta's aggressive AI talent recruitment, vowing that 'missionaries will prevail' over 'mercenaries' in the race to develop artificial general intelligence, as OpenAI evaluates compensation to retain researchers.
In a high-stakes AI arms race, Chinese students leverage advanced AI tools to evade university detectors designed to flag AI-generated content in theses, fueling a lucrative industry that profits from both AI detectors and AI tools to circumvent them.
Denmark enacts groundbreaking legislation empowering citizens to control digital recreations of their faces, voices, and bodies, allowing them to demand removal of unauthorized deepfakes and performances, preventing misuse and protecting personal likenesses.