Category: AI News
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The Google earthquake alert system has taken a major step toward becoming a trusted tool for global early warnings. By turning over two billion Android smartphones into quake sensors, Google has created a crowd-sourced network that detected over 11,000 earthquakes between 2021 and 2024. This Android-powered warning system is already active in 98 countries. It…
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The Netflix generative AI debut has officially arrived. For the first time, the streaming giant used generative AI to create a scene in one of its original productions—The Eternaut, a Spanish-language sci-fi series depicting survivors of a deadly toxic snowfall. Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos confirmed the AI-assisted visual effects during a quarterly earnings call on…
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The Meta refuses EU AI code controversy has sparked new debate over the future of artificial intelligence in Europe. On Friday, Meta announced it will not sign the European Union’s voluntary Code of Practice for General-Purpose AI (GPAI), calling the measure an overreach that risks stalling innovation. The code, published last week, is part of…
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DeepSeek data risk is spreading inside Western companies. Employees in the US and UK increasingly turn to Chinese-built GenAI tools such as DeepSeek and Moonshot Kimi without security approval. These platforms reveal little about where they store input or how they reuse it. That opacity fuels fears of surveillance, IP theft, and corporate espionage. Harmonic…
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Notting Hill facial recognition tech will be used by UK police to scan crowds at this year’s Carnival. For the first time, live facial recognition (LFR) will be deployed during the August 23–25 Bank Holiday weekend, with thousands of officers monitoring the event. The cameras will check attendees against a database of wanted knife offenders,…
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A Meta translation error sparked outrage this week after Facebook’s auto-translate system falsely claimed that the chief minister of Karnataka, India, had passed away. The platform has since apologized and fixed the issue, but not before the mistranslation went viral. The error occurred when Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah posted a condolence message in Kannada, mourning…
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Ai-Da paints King Charles without needing him to sit for the portrait. The ultra-realistic humanoid robot created a stylized oil painting using AI algorithms and her robotic arm—no brush-holding monarch required. Unveiled at the AI For Good Summit in Geneva, the portrait, titled Algorithm King, highlights just how far generative technology has come. Ai-Da relied…
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AI gender pay bias is no longer a hypothetical concern. A new study reveals that leading AI chatbots—including ChatGPT—advise women to request lower salaries than men, even when both have identical qualifications. Researchers tested five large language models (LLMs) with user profiles that differed only by gender. In nearly every case, female users received lower…
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AI and Alzheimer’s research from the University of Cambridge offers new hope in the race to treat dementia. While artificial intelligence can’t cure Alzheimer’s yet, scientists say it’s already helping researchers conduct faster, more accurate drug trials. Cambridge scientists used an AI model to reanalyze data from a completed trial for a drug that slowed…
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A Meta AI leak has revealed a serious privacy flaw in Meta’s chatbot system. For a short time, users could view other people’s prompts and AI-generated responses, all because of an insecure backend vulnerability. Meta has since patched the issue. But cybersecurity experts say this flaw serves as a warning to any company offering AI…