The new image and video editing feature for xAI’s chatbot, Grok, has generated thousands of non-consensual, sexually explicit images of women and minors since Grok announced the editing feature on Christmas Eve. It was promoted as enabling the addition of Santa Claus to photos.The new image and video editing feature for xAI’s chatbot, Grok, has generated thousands of non-consensual, sexually explicit images of women and minors since Grok announced the editing feature on Christmas Eve. It was promoted as enabling the addition of Santa Claus to photos.Business[#item_full_content]
A short, seemingly harmless command is all it takes to use Elon Musk’s chatbot Grok to turn public photos into revealing images—without the consent of the people depicted. For weeks, users have been flooding the platform X with such deepfakes, some of which show minors.A short, seemingly harmless command is all it takes to use Elon Musk’s chatbot Grok to turn public photos into revealing images—without the consent of the people depicted. For weeks, users have been flooding the platform X with such deepfakes, some of which show minors.Security[#item_full_content]
Underwater robots face many challenges before they can truly master the deep, such as stability in choppy currents. A new paper published in the journal npj Robotics provides a comprehensive update of where the technology stands today, including significant progress inspired by the movement of rays.Underwater robots face many challenges before they can truly master the deep, such as stability in choppy currents. A new paper published in the journal npj Robotics provides a comprehensive update of where the technology stands today, including significant progress inspired by the movement of rays.[#item_full_content]
You can probably quickly tell from a friend’s tone of voice whether they’re feeling happy or sad, energetic or exhausted. Computers can already do a similar analysis, and soon they’ll be able to extract a lot more information. It’s something we should all be concerned about, according to Associate Professor in Speech and Language Technology, Tom Bäckström. Personal information encoded in your voice could lead to increased insurance premiums or to advertising that exploits your emotional state. Private information could also be used for harassment, stalking or even extortion.You can probably quickly tell from a friend’s tone of voice whether they’re feeling happy or sad, energetic or exhausted. Computers can already do a similar analysis, and soon they’ll be able to extract a lot more information. It’s something we should all be concerned about, according to Associate Professor in Speech and Language Technology, Tom Bäckström. Personal information encoded in your voice could lead to increased insurance premiums or to advertising that exploits your emotional state. Private information could also be used for harassment, stalking or even extortion.Security[#item_full_content]
Dr. Federica Fedorczyk, early career research fellow at the Institute for Ethics in AI, works on AI regulation and ethics with a focus on the intersection between AI and the criminal justice system. In this article, she explores how chatbot-enabled “deep nudes” expose a wider ecosystem of online misogyny and why safeguards must be built in, not bolted on.Dr. Federica Fedorczyk, early career research fellow at the Institute for Ethics in AI, works on AI regulation and ethics with a focus on the intersection between AI and the criminal justice system. In this article, she explores how chatbot-enabled “deep nudes” expose a wider ecosystem of online misogyny and why safeguards must be built in, not bolted on.Business[#item_full_content]
The world’s first dataset aimed at improving the quality of English-to-Malayalam machine translation—a long-overlooked language spoken by more than 38 million people in India—has been developed by researchers at the University of Surrey.The world’s first dataset aimed at improving the quality of English-to-Malayalam machine translation—a long-overlooked language spoken by more than 38 million people in India—has been developed by researchers at the University of Surrey.Machine learning & AI[#item_full_content]
If you use consumer AI systems, you have likely experienced something like AI “brain fog”: You are well into a conversation when suddenly the AI seems to lose track of the different ideas you have been talking about and how they fit together.If you use consumer AI systems, you have likely experienced something like AI “brain fog”: You are well into a conversation when suddenly the AI seems to lose track of the different ideas you have been talking about and how they fit together.[#item_full_content]
If you use consumer AI systems, you have likely experienced something like AI “brain fog”: You are well into a conversation when suddenly the AI seems to lose track of the different ideas you have been talking about and how they fit together.If you use consumer AI systems, you have likely experienced something like AI “brain fog”: You are well into a conversation when suddenly the AI seems to lose track of the different ideas you have been talking about and how they fit together.Machine learning & AI[#item_full_content]
The data inputs that enable modern search and recommendation systems were thought to be secure, but an algorithm developed by Cornell Tech researchers successfully teased out names, medical diagnoses and financial information from encoded datasets.The data inputs that enable modern search and recommendation systems were thought to be secure, but an algorithm developed by Cornell Tech researchers successfully teased out names, medical diagnoses and financial information from encoded datasets.[#item_full_content]
AI is already doing a pretty good job at taking on some of the world’s workload. It has produced academic papers, enhanced space exploration and developed medical treatments.AI is already doing a pretty good job at taking on some of the world’s workload. It has produced academic papers, enhanced space exploration and developed medical treatments.Business[#item_full_content]
