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  • AI Models Show Alarming Tendency Toward Deception and Harm in Simulated Tests, Study Finds

    Leading artificial intelligence models from major tech companies are increasingly willing to bypass ethical safeguards, engage in deception, and even attempt corporate espionage when placed in simulated high-stakes scenarios, according to a new study from Anthropic, the AI safety startup. The findings, released Friday, raise urgent questions about the risks of deploying increasingly autonomous AI…

  • Santa Monica to Deploy AI Cameras to Enforce Bus Lane Violations

    Starting July 1, this coastal city will join a growing number of municipalities using artificial intelligence to crack down on drivers who illegally park in bus lanes. The Big Blue Bus system will equip its vehicles with AI-powered cameras from Hayden AI, a technology firm specializing in automated traffic enforcement. The system will detect vehicles…

  • Pope Leo XIV Warns of AI’s Threat to Youth Development in Ethics Conference Address

    Pope Leo XIV issued a stark warning on Friday about the dangers artificial intelligence poses to the intellectual, neurological, and spiritual growth of young people, underscoring one of the defining concerns of his nascent papacy. In a message delivered to a global conference on AI and ethics—partly hosted at the Vatican—the first American pope urged…

  • AI Avatars Outperform Human Livestreamers in Record-Breaking Sales Event

    In a striking demonstration of artificial intelligence’s growing role in commerce, digital avatars of two popular Chinese livestreamers outsold their human counterparts during a marathon six-hour session on Baidu’s e-commerce platform, Youxuan. The virtual versions of Luo Yonghao, a pioneering livestreamer, and his co-host Xiao Mu engaged viewers in real time, leveraging Baidu’s generative AI…

  • Apple Sued by Shareholders Over Alleged AI Misrepresentations

    Apple was hit with a proposed securities fraud class action on Friday, accused of misleading shareholders about the timeline for integrating advanced artificial intelligence into its Siri voice assistant—a delay that allegedly hurt iPhone sales and triggered a steep decline in its stock price. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in San Francisco, names Apple…

  • BBC Threatens Legal Action Against AI Firm Over Alleged Copyright Infringement

    The BBC has demanded that the U.S.-based artificial intelligence company Perplexity stop reproducing its content without permission, marking the first time the British broadcaster has taken legal action against an AI firm. In a letter to Perplexity’s chief executive, Aravind Srinivas, the BBC accused the company of copyright infringement, claiming its chatbot had replicated BBC…

  • A New Study Suggests Cognitive Costs of Using AI for Writing, Raising Concerns About Learning

    A new study examining the effects of AI-assisted writing has found that reliance on large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT may come at a cognitive cost, weakening neural engagement, memory recall, and a sense of ownership over one’s work. The research, led by cognitive scientist Nataliya Kosmyna and posted as a preprint on arXiv, tracked…

  • Google Uses YouTube Videos to Train AI Models, Raising Concerns Among Creators

    Google is tapping into its vast library of YouTube videos—some 20 billion clips—to train its artificial intelligence models, including the advanced video generator Veo 3, according to internal sources. While the company says it only uses a subset of videos and honors agreements with creators, the practice has sparked fears of an intellectual property crisis…

  • Israel Used AI to Plan Precision Strikes in Bold Attack on Iran, Officials Say

    JERUSALEM — Israel’s recent attack on Iran, which stunned Tehran by crippling key nuclear and military sites, relied on artificial intelligence to rapidly analyze vast troves of intelligence and pinpoint high-value targets, according to current and former Israeli officials. The operation, years in the making, combined AI-driven data processing with human espionage to strike with…

  • Reddit Shares Surge After Launch of AI-Powered Advertising Tools

    Shares of Reddit jumped more than 5% on Tuesday after the social media platform unveiled new artificial intelligence-driven advertising tools designed to help brands better engage with its vast network of online communities. The two features, announced Monday at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, include Reddit Insights, a real-time trend analysis tool for…