Month: June 2025

Risk analyst Tony Cox’s work has been backed by the chemical lobby, and some health experts are alarmed An industry-backed researcher who has forged a career sowing doubt about the dangers of pollutants is attempting to use artificial intelligence (AI) to amplify his perspective. Louis Anthony “Tony” Cox Jr, a Denver-based risk analyst and former …

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This imaginative sci-fi survival game is a work of art. But looking after the needy clones of myself I’d made to help run a space base, I was reminded all too clearly of my limitations and failings Other than during that golden period when they were old enough to play games and watch Buffy the …

The Alters: unintentionally the realest game about parenting I’ve ever played | Dominik Diamond Read More »

Unrestricted AI use could add 1bn tons of planet-heating emissions in the US over the next decade, researchers say US Republicans are pushing to pass a major spending bill that includes provisions to prevent states from enacting regulations on artificial intelligence. Such untamed growth in AI will take a heavy toll upon the world’s dangerously …

Trump’s tax bill seeks to prevent AI regulations. Experts fear a heavy toll on the planet Read More »

Writers alleged that company used nearly 200,000 pirated books to train its Megatron artificial intelligence A group of authors has accused Microsoft of using nearly 200,000 pirated books to create an artificial intelligence model, the latest allegation in the long legal fight over copyrighted works between creative professionals and technology companies. Kai Bird, Jia Tolentino, …

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Six of demonstrators were arrested at protest against the company’s work for Ice to help deport people from the US Six protestors who demonstrated in front of the New York City offices of Palantir Technologies were arrested on Thursday morning. The demonstrators had gathered to bring attention to the controversial firm and the work it …

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He’s spent 24 hours immersed in slime, two days buried alive – and showered vast amounts of cash on lucky participants. But are MrBeast’s videos simply very savvy clickbait – or acts of avant garde genius? Written and read by Mark O’Connell Continue reading… He’s spent 24 hours immersed in slime, two days buried alive …

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Amendment to law will strengthen protection against digital imitations of people’s identities, government says The Danish government is to clamp down on the creation and dissemination of AI-generated deepfakes by changing copyright law to ensure that everybody has the right to their own body, facial features and voice. The Danish government said on Thursday it …

Denmark to tackle deepfakes by giving people copyright to their own features Read More »

A subreddit tracking apocalyptic news in a calm, logical way comforts users who believe the end times are now The threat of nuclear war, genocide in Gaza, ChatGPT reducing human cognitive ability, another summer of record heat. Every day brings a torrent of unimaginable horror. It used to be weeks between disasters, now we’re lucky …

On r/collapse, people are ‘kept abreast of the latest doom’. Its moderators say it’s not for everyone Read More »

Wayfinding technology is intended to help partially sighted and disabled fans to better access live sports “In 19ft turn slightly left,” said a robotic voice from the iPhone in Moshfique Ahmed’s hand as he tried to find a seat at Lord’s cricket ground in London. “Take the stairs,” it said as Ahmed, an England visually …

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Generative AI is causing new and unusual problems for developers as players become more sensitive to the use of artificially generated ‘slop’ images In April, game developer Stamina Zero achieved what should have been a marketing slam-dunk: the launch trailer for the studio’s game Little Droid was published on PlayStation’s official YouTube channel. The response …

A real issue: video game developers are being accused of using AI – even when they aren’t Read More »