Prize-winning image which sparked backlash was AI-generated, Nikon rules
The winner of a prestigious scientific photography competition has been disqualified following concerns raised by other scientists that it was
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Anthropic bans users from being ‘cruel’ to its AI systems
Anthropic has raised eyebrows by announcing it will ban users from “sustained and needless” abusive behaviour towards its AI. The
The Download: AI’s refusal problem and weight-loss drug side effects
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Fired OpenAI researchers say they were let go for ‘prioritising safety’
Three former OpenAI researchers sacked for allegedly mishandling information claim they were instead let go because they raised safety concerns
We’re still figuring out the side effects of GLP-1 weight-loss drugs
I’ve heard people in the aging field describe GLP-1s as longevity drugs for a while now (even if they only
'Careless use of AI is the real threat – not the ghost stories'
Meredith Whittaker says the tech has been misunderstood, in an exclusive interview with BBC Global Women. Source link
Nvidia-backed AI data centre firm scraps mega stock market listing
Artificial intelligence (AI) data centre company Firmus has scrapped its plans for what would have been one of Australia’s biggest-ever
Roundtables: A Conversation With the Creator of AI-Designed Viruses
Friday, October 16, 2026 Can AI design new life forms? In 2025, Stanford University PhD student Samuel King came up
Why are more roofs not made of solar tiles?
For instance, the small Swiss company Freesuns is considering expanding to the US. Deborah Learoyd, Freesuns’ CEO and managing director,
White House blocks Microsoft from foreign worker hiring program
Microsoft and several other technology firms have been barred by the White House from hiring skilled international workers on a