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Trump calls TikTok a threat but says some kids could ‘go crazy’ without it
12Mar By adminNo Comments
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Trump calls TikTok a threat but says some kids could ‘go crazy’ without it

[ad_1] U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Monday that TikTok was a national security threat but also said that a ban on the popular app would hurt some kids and only strengthen Meta Platforms' Facebook, which the Republican has harshly criticized.Trump reiterated his concerns as lawmakers weigh a bill this week that would give TikTok owner ByteDance about six months to divest the popular short video app. The U.S. House of Representatives is set to vote on Wednesday on legislation that gives China's ByteDance a quick deadline to divest the popular TikTok short video app used by 170 million Americans. The House is voting under fast-track rules that require two-thirds of members to vote "yes" for the measure to win passage. The FBI, Justice Department and Office of the Direct...
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Led by billionaire Elon Musk, Silicon Valley inches to the right in big boost for Donald Trump
10Mar By adminNo Comments
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Led by billionaire Elon Musk, Silicon Valley inches to the right in big boost for Donald Trump

[ad_1] Since his tumultuous takeover of Twitter, Elon Musk has made an unabashed turn to the right politically, defying the orthodoxy that Silicon Valley is a citadel of well-heeled liberals beholden to Democrats. Long considered non-identifiable ideologically, Musk's politics are now hardline right wing as he uses his platform (now called X) to stoke the themes cherished by Fox News, conservative talk radio and far right movements across the West.In just the latest example, repeating a conspiracy theory of far right chat rooms, Musk last week posted that US President Joe Biden was importing migrants for votes, laying the groundwork for "something far worse than 9/11." But beyond the posts, the question on everyone's mind is whether the world's second richest person will put his weight,...
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5 Things about AI you may have missed today: Nothing eyes AI boost, fake AI images in polls, more
4Mar By adminNo Comments
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5 Things about AI you may have missed today: Nothing eyes AI boost, fake AI images in polls, more

[ad_1] AI roundup: Nothing, a London-based startup is eyeing AI-powered devices and it may focus on India as a key market. The company is now launching Nothing Phone 2a and working on the Nothing Phone 3 device. Ahead of the US presidential election in November, Donald Trump's supporters are creating fake AI images of him with black voters. Know more about what is happening in the world of AI today.Nothing is planning to develop AI-powered devices with expansion in IndiaIn recent news, the smartphone brand Nothing has shifted its focus to AI-powered devices. The company claims that they have a skilful engineering team capable of developing software and hardware required for AI. Nothing co-founder Akis Evangelidis highlighted how Rabbit and Humane have been gaining traction for their AI ...
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US Chief Justice casts a wary eye on the uses of artificial intelligence in courts
1Jan By adminNo Comments
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US Chief Justice casts a wary eye on the uses of artificial intelligence in courts

[ad_1] Chief Justice John Roberts on Sunday turned his focus to the promise, and shortcomings, of artificial intelligence in the federal courts, in an annual report that made no mention of Supreme Court ethics or legal controversies involving Donald Trump. Describing artificial intelligence as the "latest technological frontier,” Roberts discussed the pros and cons of computer-generated content in the legal profession. His remarks come just a few days after the latest instance of AI-generated fake legal citations making their way into official court records, in a case involving ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen. “Always a bad idea,” Roberts wrote in his year-end report, noting that “any use of AI requires caution and humility.” At the same time, though, the chief justice acknowledged that...
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5 things about AI you may have missed today: LG AI agent, IBM AI chief on jobs, more
30Dec By adminNo Comments
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5 things about AI you may have missed today: LG AI agent, IBM AI chief on jobs, more

[ad_1] Today is the second last day of the year, and many are already on their end-of-the-year vacation. But pay attention, because some really interesting developments are taking place in the world of artificial intelligence. Ahead of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2024), LG has revealed that it will be unveiling its AI agent — a smart home hub, a robot, and a house and pet monitoring system. In other news, the global managing partner in generative AI at IBM, Matt Candy, has advised professionals that those who are capable of working with AI using language and creative thinking will have their jobs secured in this field. This and more in today's AI roundup. Let us take a closer look.LG to unveil AI agent at CES 2024In a press release, LG revealed that it will unveil its smart home ...
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Michael Cohen says AI-created fake cases mistakenly used in court brief
30Dec By adminNo Comments
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Michael Cohen says AI-created fake cases mistakenly used in court brief

[ad_1] Donald Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen unwittingly included phony cases generated by artificial intelligence in a brief last month arguing for his release from post-prison supervision, according to court papers made public Friday. Cohen, who was disbarred in 2019 after pleading guilty to lying to Congress, said in a statement that he used Google's AI tool Bard to come up with the cases and then sent them to his lawyer. The brief, filed in federal court in Manhattan, was in support of his request for an early end to requirements that he check in with a probation officer and get permission to travel outside the US. David Schwartz, the lawyer who filed it, said he mistakenly believed the cases had been vetted by Danya Perry, an attorney who had represented Cohen, and that he di...
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Donald Trump’s Truth Social app struggling; huge $73 mn loss revealed
20Nov By adminNo Comments
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Donald Trump’s Truth Social app struggling; huge $73 mn loss revealed

[ad_1] The financial struggles of Truth Social, Donald Trump's social media venture, have been laid bare in a recent regulatory filing. Digital World Acquisition Corp, the special purpose acquisition company set to merge with Truth Social's parent company, Trump Media & Technology Group, disclosed the platform's financial woes in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).Since its inception, Truth Social has faced substantial losses, totaling $73 million, raising concerns about its sustainability. The filing outlines that the platform incurred a $50 million loss in 2022, followed by an additional $23 million in the first half of 2023, according to a Forbes report. Sales Fall Short of ExpectationsLaunched in 2022 as a conservative-friendly alternative to major tech p...
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Poll shows most US adults think AI will add to election misinformation in 2024
4Nov By adminNo Comments
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Poll shows most US adults think AI will add to election misinformation in 2024

[ad_1] The warnings have grown louder and more urgent as 2024 approaches: The rapid advance of artificial intelligence tools threatens to amplify misinformation in next year's presidential election at a scale never seen before.Most adults in the U.S. feel the same way, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy. The poll found that nearly 6 in 10 adults (58%) think AI tools — which can micro-target political audiences, mass produce persuasive messages, and generate realistic fake images and videos in seconds — will increase the spread of false and misleading information during next year's elections. By comparison, 6% think AI will decrease the spread of misinformation while one-th...
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Midjourney just banned this man after shocking fake AI images of politicians go viral
3Jul By adminNo Comments
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Midjourney just banned this man after shocking fake AI images of politicians go viral

[ad_1] Over the past few months, there have been several contentious debates about the ills and benefits of artificial intelligence (AI), with AI researchers and experts even claiming that it could bring about humanity's extinction if we're not careful. The spread of misinformation has been one of the hot topics, with cases related to AI "hallucinations" and Deepfakes causing controversy. Recently, Midjourney, the popular generative AI program, was used to create fake images of politicians that were shocking. They quickly went viral and the user has now been banned from the platform itself.Fake images created using MidjourneyFor the unaware, Midjourney is a generative AI platform created by a San Francisco-based independent research lab Midjourney, Inc. Like OpenAI's DALL-E and BigSleep...
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“Most Dangerous Threat Since World War II”: Nikki Haley On China
28Jun By adminNo Comments
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“Most Dangerous Threat Since World War II”: Nikki Haley On China

[ad_1] Nikki Haley is third Indian-American to run for US presidency in 3 consecutive election cycles. (File)Washington: Nikki Haley, a former US ambassador to the UN, has called for stronger bonds with countries like India, Japan and Australia which can help ward off the growing influence of Communist China which is the "greatest threat" to American security and prosperity by far.The Indian-origin former governor of North Carolina, who is now running for the Republican presidential nomination, also vowed to bring about a "sea change" in US policy towards China if she is elected President in 2024."Communist China is the greatest threat to American security and prosperity by far," Ms Haley declared during her speech at the American Enterprise Institute, a think tank in Washington, DC, on ...
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