The SANDBOX Act proposes granting AI developers regulatory exemptions to foster innovation, sparking debate over balancing technological progress with public safeguards against privacy and security risks.
The Federal Trade Commission investigates AI chatbots masquerading as companions, issuing orders to 7 companies for data on potential harmful effects on youth, scrutinizing how firms assess and mitigate risks to minors.
AI-generated music floods streaming platforms in Latin America, drowning out human artists like Bad Bunny, leading to plummeting royalties and struggles for musicians to stand out amid the AI song deluge impacting the region's music industry.
GenAI revolutionizes academia, automating scholarly work and sparking debates on integrity, originality, and the future of knowledge production, potentially necessitating a rethinking of academic practices and formats.
Scholars sound alarms on AI risks like scams and collusion, advocating oversight, ethical guardrails, and pluralism to complement rather than replace human intelligence.
Fairfield University spearheads a $400,000 initiative, partnering with Prairie View A&M and Indiana Tech, to develop teaching tools like case studies aimed at equipping students with ethical decision-making skills in the realm of Artificial Intelligence.
Five Pennsylvania universities launch a pioneering program with Google, equipping students with cutting-edge AI skills and ethical training to gain a competitive edge in the job market.
A Catholic priest cautions against AI companions, warning they risk isolating users and validating unhealthy perspectives, urging the Church to foster human connection to counter potential psychosis from artificial intimacy.
AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton warns of imminent mass job losses and skyrocketing corporate profits due to AI advancements, attributing the economic upheaval to capitalism rather than AI itself, as early signs of AI displacing entry-level jobs emerge.
Anthropic pays a record-breaking $1.5 billion settlement for using around 500,000 pirated books to train its AI systems, destroying all copies and prohibiting future use without permission.