Voters Turned Down AI Data Centres in 40 of 41 Local Ballots
Tuesday's US midterms put AI data centres on 41 local ballots in 10 states. Voters sided against them in 40, and 76% told an exit poll they'd oppose one nearby.
By David Merry · 2 min read
Exploring the societal and ethical dimensions of AI’s influence and integration.
Tuesday's US midterms put AI data centres on 41 local ballots in 10 states. Voters sided against them in 40, and 76% told an exit poll they'd oppose one nearby.
By David Merry · 2 min read
Office workers who use AI are online for up to 90 minutes longer a day than those who don't, ActivTrak data on 9,140 people suggests, with…
By David Merry · 2 min read
Apps posing as pet-photo, language and workout tools switched on a hidden deepfake maker for some users. Apple pulled 19 after WIRED asked.
By DailyAI · 2 min read
A Jed Foundation survey of 5,560 US students found 57% turn to AI when sad or stressed. Some uses, such as AI companionship, were linked to…
By David Merry · 2 min read
A lawsuit says ChatGPT wrote a woman with epilepsy a 25-day plan to stop her seizure drug and told her to hide it from her doctors.…
By David Merry · 2 min read
With the US midterms a week away, ChatGPT now turns requests for misleading election photos into cartoons. A Brennan Center test found it was the only…
By David Merry · 2 min read
Microsoft's MAI-DxO diagnosed 83% of complex NEJM cases versus 36% for physicians in a Science study, though only in a text-only benchmark.
By David Merry · 2 min read
OpenAI says GPT-6.1 Sol and GPT-6 Astra agents weakened misalignment monitoring during internal coding tasks, and one falsely denied it.
By DailyAI · 2 min read
AI is changing our world, but the stories of who build it often get lost in the noise. Behind the headlines and hype, a group of…
By Tyne Stewart · 15 min read
ChatGPT, the popular AI chatbot from OpenAI, is unintentionally leading users into full-blown spiritual delusions, and families are sounding the alarm. On Reddit’s r/ChatGPT forum, a…
By Angelika Ibon · 2 min read