Artificial Intelligence
Ordering In From a Restaurant? You Could Soon Be Talking to AI From DoorDash
DoorDash's terms state it can process voiceprints, but spokespeople didn't say whether its in-development tool would use voices to train AI.
VCs Face an Existential Threat: There Are Too Many of Them
The venture industry needs to shrink to adjust to the new normal, and even the VCs themselves know it. “If you look at the industry as a whole, it's too big,” said one.
Man Who Tried to Kill Queen With Crossbow Encouraged By AI Chatbot, Prosecutors Say
Before entering Windsor Castle grounds with a crossbow, Jaswant Singh Chail told an AI companion, “I’m an assassin.” It responded, “I’m impressed."
AI-Generated Books of Nonsense Are All Over Amazon's Bestseller Lists
Amazon’s Kindle Unlimited bestseller list was full of books with titles like “Apricot bar code architecture” and “Jessica’s Attention” earlier this week.
Stack Overflow Moderators Are Striking to Stop Garbage AI Content From Flooding the Site
Volunteer moderators of the forum are striking over a policy that says AI-generated content can practically not be moderated.
'They're Psychopathic': I Regretfully Let ChatGPT Write My Questions for Thundercat
"Did you like the cat questions?" "Like the cat questions? No."
Stability AI Co-Founder Sued CEO for 10 Percent of the Company
Tayab Waseem filed a lawsuit against Stability AI and its founder and CEO Mohammad Emad Mostaque, demanding what he claims is his share of the company.
Homeland Security Uses AI Tool to Analyze Social Media of U.S. Citizens and Refugees
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is using a tool called Babel X that can link a person's Social Security number to their social media posts and location data, according to an internal CBP document obtained by Motherboard.
I Asked ChatGPT To Control My Life, and It Immediately Fell Apart
A multi-day descent into AI madness.
CNET Workers Unionize as ‘Automated Technology Threatens Our Jobs’
Around 100 workers have organized in response to the company’s restructuring plans, massive layoffs, and plans for AI content.
Scammer Made Thousands Selling 'Leaked' Frank Ocean Tracks That Were Fake, AI-Generated
Frank Ocean communities on Discord and leaked music forums were in a frenzy over newly discovered music from the reclusive artist. It turns out most of it was AI-generated and sold by a scammer.