Deep fake images of child sex abuse are rising, says new report
AI is being exploited to create child sexual abuse images at an alarming rate, sparking fears of an overwhelming threat to internet safety, warns the Internet…
By Sam Jeans · 2 min read
Ethics & Society
Exploring the societal and ethical dimensions of AI’s influence and integration.
DeepMind’s CEO draws comparison between AI risks and the climate crisis
Demis Hassabis, CEO of Google DeepMind, argued that AI’s risks should be taken as seriously as the climate crisis, and the response must be immediate. Speaking…
By Sam Jeans · 2 min read
Idaho police force invests in AI-powered remote phone access tech
The Nampa Police Department in Idaho is set to implement AI in unlocking cell phones and navigating through personal data. This follows the Nampa City Council’s…
By Sam Jeans · 2 min read
NYC mayor uses deep fakes of his voice to robocall residents
Politicians are usually the unauthorized subjects of deepfakes, but NYC Mayor Eric Adams is using this AI-powered technology to reach the residents of his city. In…
By Eugene van der Watt · 2 min read
ChatGPT shows strengths in emulating the peer review process
The conventional approach to scientific research heavily relies on peer review, where other scientists meticulously evaluate and critique a study before it gets published. However, this…
By Sam Jeans · 3 min read
Researchers diagnose diabetes in seconds using voice recordings
Researchers at healthcare research company Klick Labs have developed a machine learning model that can determine the presence of type 2 diabetes from a brief voice…
By Sam Jeans · 2 min read
Facial recognition tech proliferates on both sides of the Atlantic
The New York Police Department (NYPD) has recently initiated a pilot program using AI to analyze police body-worn camera footage. Meanwhile, the UK is rolling out…
By Sam Jeans · 2 min read
LLMs can infer personal data from your chat interactions
Companies like OpenAI and Meta say their models don’t collect personal data but their AI is really good at inferring personal information from your chats or…
By Eugene van der Watt · 2 min read
New index shows AI models are becoming less transparent
Researchers from Stanford, MIT, and Princeton created an index to benchmark the transparency of AI companies and their models. The results weren’t great. The Foundation Model…
By Eugene van der Watt · 2 min read
SEC chair: AI will cause ‘unavoidable’ economic collapse
Chairman of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Gary Gensler, says regulation of AI is essential to prevent a financial crisis. In an interview with…
By Eugene van der Watt · 2 min read