A Pew survey finds that a majority of Americans are more concerned than excited about the impact of artificial intelligence—adding weight to calls for more regulation.
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Meet Aleph Alpha, Europe’s Answer to OpenAI
The European Union is desperate for its own artificial intelligence giant. German startup Aleph Alpha might be its best hope.
It Costs Just $400 to Build an AI Disinformation Machine
A developer used widely available AI tools to generate anti-Russian tweets and articles. The project is intended to highlight how cheap and easy it has become to create propaganda at scale.
Meta’s News Block Causes Chaos as Canada Burns
News has been removed from Facebook and Instagram after the Canadian government told Meta to pay publishers, leaving consumers unable to access vital information during wildfires.
The Killer App for Threads Is the Web
Threads coming to the web doesn’t mean the new social app is the ultimate Twitter killer, but it makes it infinitely more usable.
The Myth of ‘Open Source’ AI
A new analysis shows that “open source” AI tools like Llama 2 are still controlled by big tech companies in a number of ways.
A Right-to-Repair Car Law Makes a Surprising U-Turn in Massachusetts
The Biden administration has changed its mind about a Massachusetts state law giving mechanics and car owners access to more diagnostic data.
Kids Are Going Back to School. So Is ChatGPT
Teachers are caught between cracking down on cheating with generative AI and using it to help empower students. It’s going to be a challenging year.
25 Years Ago Steve Jobs Launched the First iMac—and the Strategy That Saved Apple
The curvy translucent plastic design of the iMac was the test case for Steve Jobs’ “whole-widget” strategy that led to the creation of the iPhone.
A Letter Prompted Talk of AI Doomsday. Many Who Signed Weren’t Actually AI Doomers
In March a viral letter called for a pause on AI development, warning that algorithms could outsmart humanity—but many experts who signed on did not believe the technology poses an existential risk.