Richard Branson, Steve Bannon, Susan Rice, and others are among the broad coalition of leaders signing the Future of Life Institute's Pro-Human AI Declaration
An eclectic group including Steve Bannon, Glenn Beck, Richard Branson, Ralph Nader, Susan Rice and Nobel Prize-winning economist Daron Acemoglu signed the letter.
Some AI policymakers and lawyers warn that DOD's threats to Anthropic are contradictory and could chill partnerships between the government and Silicon Valley
Anthropic's high-stakes conflict with the Pentagon gets to the heart of just how far AI can shape the future of war www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Dario Amodei says Anthropic cannot “in good conscience” accede to DOD's request to remove safeguards and will work to ensure a smooth transition if offboarded
I believe deeply in the existential importance of using AI to defend the United States and other democracies, and to defeat our autocratic adversaries.
Draft executive order: President Trump plans to grant the US government sole power to regulate AI and create an “AI Litigation Task Force” overseen by the US AG
Trump is launching an all-out broadside against states with strict AI regulations
The American Federation of Teachers, the second-largest US teachers' union, says it will open an AI training hub with $23M from Microsoft, OpenAI, and Anthropic
The American Federation of Teachers said it would use the $23 million, including $500,000 from the A.I. start-up Anthropic, to create a national training center.
An investigation details how predatory men engage in the grooming of child influencers on Instagram under the guise of working as social media professionals
Photographers and other men offer to build online followings for young girls, but some are pedophiles who work with parents to sexualize them.
US federal lobbying disclosure forms reveal how Meta, with a team of 14 directly employed lobbyists, led efforts to block the passage of KOSA in Congress
Ruth Reader / Politico : Bluesky: @rweingarten , @antiquequaalude , @chinasorrows , and @variousinterests . Threads: @karaswisher X: @polskysays , @marshablackburn , @memphisholle...
NY passes legislation to ban social media platforms from using “addictive” recommendation algorithms for users under 18; Gov. Hochul is likely to sign the bill
The New York state legislation will ban social media platforms from algorithmically recommending content to children.
NY passes legislation to ban social media platforms from using “addictive” recommendation algorithms for users under 18; Gov. Hochul is likely to sign the bill
The New York state legislation will ban social media platforms from algorithmically recommending content to children.
Hundreds of political and news content creators ask Meta to reverse its default Threads and Instagram setting opting accounts out of seeing “political content”
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The Writers Guild of America strikes after negotiations over pay and AI issues with Netflix, Disney, Apple, Amazon, Sony, and others failed; nearly 12K may join
The leaked Pentagon Ukraine documents seem to have first appeared on Discord, followed by 4chan, before spreading to Telegram, Twitter, and major media outlets
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The leaked Pentagon Ukraine documents seem to have first appeared on Discord, followed by 4chan, before appearing on Telegram, Twitter, and major media outlets
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Some US educators worry ChatGPT makes cheating undetectable; an OpenAI researcher says the company is running experiments to find the best ways to battle misuse
Teachers are on alert for inevitable cheating after release of ChatGPT https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... Joe Dana / @joedanareports : I've been waiting to see a story like this. ...
Some US educators are worried about ChatGPT enabling cheating; an OpenAI researcher says the company is running experiments to determine how to battle misuse
Teachers are on alert for inevitable cheating after release of ChatGPT https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... Joe Dana / @joedanareports : I've been waiting to see a story like this. ...
California's State Senate passes an online safety bill requiring services to increase protections for users under 18; Governor Newsom must approve the bill
see below — partied?) extensively with good ole Harvey Weinstein: https://twitter.com/... @accountabletech : BREAKING: The California State Senate has passed the #CAKidsCode. This ...
Researchers say Meta is failing to moderate dangerous content on Facebook in Kenya, citing failures in AI as well as linguistic and cultural expertise gaps
NAIROBI — The shooter approaches from behind, raising a pistol to his victim's head. He pulls the trigger and “pop,” a lifeless body slumps forward.
Human rights groups say Facebook approved English and Swahili ads instigating ethnic violence in Kenya, despite claiming to “ensure a safe and secure” election
Human rights groups say Facebook approved English and Swahili ads instigating ethnic violence in Kenya, after claiming to “ensure a safe and secure” election
Kenya's national cohesion watchdog has threatened to suspend the social network from the country in a week if it doesn't mitigate hate speech.
Twitter permanently suspends one of Georgia GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's accounts for repeated violations of its COVID-19 misinformation policy
(CNN)Twitter has permanently suspended Georgia GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's Twitter account @mtgreenee, the company confirmed to CNN Sunday morning.