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Schools Revive Handwritten Exams to Combat AI-Assisted Cheating
As artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT become ubiquitous in classrooms, educators are increasingly turning to a low-tech solution to preserve academic integrity: handwritten exams. The resurgence of pen-and-paper testing—including the use of traditional blue books—reflects a growing struggle to prevent students from using AI to generate essays, solve problems, or even complete take-home exams. According…
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Google Faces EU Antitrust Complaint Over AI Summaries Harming News Publishers
Google has been hit with an antitrust complaint in the European Union over its artificial intelligence-generated search summaries, which publishers say are devastating their businesses by diverting traffic from news websites. The complaint, filed by the Independent Publishers Alliance (IPA) and backed by advocacy groups, accuses the tech giant of abusing its dominance in online…
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Judge Sides With Meta in Authors’ Copyright Lawsuit Over AI Training
A federal judge has ruled in favor of Meta in a copyright lawsuit brought by a group of prominent authors, including Sarah Silverman and Ta-Nehisi Coates, marking the second legal victory for the U.S. artificial intelligence industry this week. The authors had accused Meta of illegally using their books to train its AI system without…
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Saudi Arabia and UAE Vie for AI Dominance in High-Stakes Middle East Race
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are locked in an intensifying competition to establish themselves as the Middle East’s premier artificial intelligence (AI) hub, pouring billions into data centers, partnerships with U.S. tech giants, and ambitious national strategies aimed at reducing their reliance on oil. The rivalry reflects a broader push by Gulf…
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Disinformation Surges Online Amid Israel-Iran Conflict, Fueled by A.I. and Old Footage
A flood of disinformation has spread across social media since Israel launched strikes on Iran last week, with fabricated videos, recycled footage, and A.I.-generated images distorting perceptions of the conflict, according to an analysis by BBC Verify. The most viral false claims—some amassing over 100 million views—include manipulated videos exaggerating Iran’s military retaliation and old…
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Federal Judge Rules Anthropic’s Use of Books to Train AI Was ‘Fair Use’
A federal judge ruled late Monday that Anthropic, the Amazon-backed artificial intelligence company, did not violate copyright law by using books to train its AI model Claude, delivering a significant victory to the tech industry in a closely watched legal battle. In a decision that could shape the future of AI development, U.S. District Judge…
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Physicians Decry Insurers’ Use of A.I. to Deny Medical Imaging, Call for Oversight
Physicians are raising alarms over health insurers’ increasing reliance on artificial intelligence to automatically deny coverage for radiology and other medical services, warning that the technology is exacerbating delays in patient care. Recent reports from heart imaging specialists highlight cases where insurers denied coverage for cardiac PET scans—a key diagnostic tool—without medical justification, instead pushing…
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At Berlin Conference, Researcher Exposes Gaps in AI Reasoning
At the Future of Intelligent Computing Conference (FICC) in Berlin, Sean Williams, CEO of AutogenAI, presented a paper highlighting a curious flaw in large language models (LLMs): they often fail at simple reasoning tasks that humans find trivial. Williams, whose background in philosophy of language and mathematical logic informs his work, described how even the…
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North Korean Hackers Use Deepfake Bosses in Sophisticated Mac Malware Campaign
In a striking escalation of cyberespionage tactics, North Korean hackers are now using AI-generated deepfake videos of corporate executives to trick employees into installing malicious software, researchers said Thursday. The campaign, attributed to the Pyongyang-linked group BlueNoroff, targets cryptocurrency firms with highly personalized social engineering, deploying custom-built spyware designed to steal sensitive financial data. According…
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Amazon and SK Group to Invest $5 Billion in South Korea’s Largest AI Data Center
Amazon and South Korea’s SK Group announced plans on Friday to invest around $5 billion to build the country’s largest data center, a move aimed at meeting surging demand for artificial intelligence services. The project, backed by $4 billion from Amazon Web Services (AWS), the e-commerce giant’s cloud computing division, will be constructed in the…
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