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  1. Nature bans AI-generated art from its 153-year-old science journal

    "The process of publishing ... is underpinned by a shared commitment to integrity."

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  2. AI-powered church service in Germany draws a large crowd

    "I was positively surprised how well it worked," said one attendee.

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  3. Researchers discover that ChatGPT prefers repeating 25 jokes over and over

    When tested, "Over 90% of 1,008 generated jokes were the same 25 jokes."

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  4. Nvidia’s AI software tricked into leaking data

    Researchers manipulate feature in ways that could reveal sensitive information.

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  5. OpenAI faces defamation suit after ChatGPT completely fabricated another lawsuit

    ChatGPT continues causing trouble by making up lawsuits.

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  6. UK’s plans for global AI safety summit draw criticism

    Announcement does not include "a single voice from civil society or academia," says critic.

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  7. DeSantis ad uses fake AI images of Trump hugging and kissing Fauci, experts say

    Trump/Fauci Images have strange hair, garbled text, and unnatural body parts.

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  8. Nvidia’s new monster CPU+GPU chip may power the next gen of AI chatbots

    It takes a lot of computing power to pretend to be human.

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  9. AI system devises first optimizations to sorting code in over a decade

    Writing efficient code was turned into a game, and the AI played to win.

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  10. FBI warns of increasing use of AI-generated deepfakes in sextortion schemes

    Deepfake videos show real people engaged in fake sex.

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  11. Redditor creates working anime QR codes using Stable Diffusion

    Image-synthesis technique relies upon QR's natural error-correction properties.

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  12. Apple avoids “AI” hype at WWDC keynote by baking ML into products

    Apple prefers using "machine learning," or just having AI work in the background.

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  1. They plugged GPT-4 into Minecraft—and unearthed new potential for AI

    A bot plays the video game by tapping the text generator to pick up new skills.

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  2. Air Force denies running simulation where AI drone “killed” its operator

    "We've never run that experiment," says original source, who "misspoke."

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  3. Asus will offer local ChatGPT-style AI servers for office use

    "AFS Appliance" will avoid the cloud and place an AI language model on premises.

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  4. The “death of self-driving cars” has been greatly exaggerated

    GM’s Cruise aims to turn self-driving into a billion-dollar business.

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  5. AI-expanded album cover artworks go viral thanks to Photoshop’s Generative Fill

    Generative Fill uses AI to dream up larger versions of famous artwork.

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  6. OpenAI execs warn of “risk of extinction” from artificial intelligence in new open letter

    Strategically vague statement on AI risk prompts critics' response.

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  7. AI writing assistants can cause biased thinking in their users

    A biased "assistant" was able to influence the arguments made in essays.

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  8. Among AI dangers, deepfakes worry Microsoft president most

    Brad Smith urges steps to curtail deepfakes "with an intent to deceive or defraud."

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  9. The lightning onset of AI—what suddenly changed? An Ars Frontiers 2023 recap

    Google and Microsoft managers discussed tech's hottest topic during Ars Frontiers.

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  10. Fake Pentagon “explosion” photo sows confusion on Twitter

    Incident shows weakness of Twitter's verification system, speed of misinformation.

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  11. Adobe Photoshop’s new “Generative Fill” AI tool lets you manipulate photos with text

    Firefly-powered AI generations match image perspective, lighting, and style.

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  12. Built-in ChatGPT-driven Copilot will transform Windows 11 starting in June

    Copilot is coming alongside another batch of new Windows 11 features this year.

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  1. When it comes to advanced math, ChatGPT is no star student

    AI's ability to handle math depends on what exactly you ask it to do.

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  2. Fearing leaks, Apple restricts ChatGPT use among employees

    Cloud AI tools could leak confidential Apple company data; Apple works on its own LLM.

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  3. Poll: AI poses risk to humanity, according to majority of Americans

    New Reuters/Ipsos poll reveals religious and political divides over AI as well.

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