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Enlarge / FTC Chair Lina M. Khan testifies during a Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee nomination hearing on April 21, 2021, in Washington, DC. (credit: Graeme Jennings/Getty Images) On Wednesday, Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan pledged to use existing laws to regulate AI in a New York Times op-ed, “We Must Regulate...

Enlarge / An AI-generated image of “an office copy machine in front of a hollywood-style explosion.” (credit: Midjourney) The Writers Guild of America (WGA) is seeking to restrict the use of generative AI in writing film and TV scripts as part of an ongoing strike, reports Reuters. The concerns come at a time when anxiety...

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Yuichiro Chino) One of the biggest advances in web security over the last decade or so is the proliferation of secure, encrypted HTTPS connections. Once the purview of shopping and banking sites, HTTPS connections have become the norm rather than the exception, keeping more of your credentials and data safe...

(Black PR Wire) OAK RIDGE, Tenn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– NASA invites both early-career and senior scientists to explore fellowship opportunities in its postdoctoral program and share in NASA’s mission to develop advancements in science, technology, aeron…

Google said in 2021 that it would stop running ads alongside videos and other content that denied the existence and causes of climate change.

The company said its financial results in the most recent quarter were about in line with the expectations of investors.

Enlarge / A still image from “Synthetic Summer,” an AI-generated beer commercial. (credit: Privateisland.tv) While many fear a future where AI-generated media becomes indistinguishable from traditional media, destroying society and/or civilization in the process, we aren’t quite there yet. Exhibit A comes in the form of a surreal AI-generated beer commercial that went viral over...

Enlarge (credit: Drew Angerer | Getty Images) Microsoft is planning to offer a privacy-focused version of the ChatGPT chatbot to banks, health care providers, and other large organizations concerned about data leaks and regulatory compliance, according to a report from The Information. The product, which could be announced “later this quarter,” would run ChatGPT on...

Enlarge / The IBM logo in front of an AI-generated background. (credit: IBM / Midjourney) IBM Chief Executive Officer Arvind Krishna has revealed plans to pause hiring for about 7,800 positions that could be replaced by artificial intelligence systems over time, according to a Bloomberg news report published Monday. Krishna said that hiring in back-office...

For half a century, Geoffrey Hinton nurtured the technology at the heart of chatbots like ChatGPT. Now he worries it will cause serious harm.