Measures come amid concern generative AI characters are having inappropriate conversations with under-18s Parents will be able to block their children’s interactions with Meta’s AI character chatbots, as the tech company addresses concerns over inappropriate conversations. The social media company is adding new safeguards to its “teen accounts”, which are a default setting for under-18 …
Science and technology select committee says complacency over social media content puts public at risk Failures to properly tackle online misinformation mean it is “only a matter of time” before viral content triggers a repeat of the 2024 summer riots, MPs have warned. Chi Onwurah, the chair of the Commons science and technology select committee, …
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Dune star says performers are regularly pressed to have bodies scanned on set with few rights over how data is used ‘Have we done ourselves out of a job?’: concerns in film and TV industry over on-set body scanning Actors should have as much control over the data harvested from scans of their body as …
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Forty years ago today, the Nintendo Entertainment System was released in the US – and a generation of kids were sucked into video games for life The Nintendo Entertainment System was released in the United States on 18 October 1985: about a year after I was born, and 40 years ago today. It’s as if …
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Waymo plans London robotaxis as early as 2026, but the history shows hype, hesitation and a few missed turns The age-old question from the back of the car feels just as pertinent as a new era of autonomy threatens to dawn: are we nearly there yet? For Britons, long-promised fully driverless cars, the answer is …
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Actors unclear on rights over their data and what it will be used for, as cast and crew alike fear for future of their roles Olivia Williams says actors need ‘nudity rider’-type controls for AI body scans For performers on TV or movie sets, it is not unusual to receive a request to enter a …
From Venice to the Iguazu Falls, an exhibition in London illustrates the hidden cost of our gadgets and devices Artists have created visualisations of the impact of the climate crisis on some of the world’s most recognisable landscapes, in a project to highlight the environmental effects of tech consumption. Venice in Italy, the Giant’s Causeway …
This whimsical action-adventure game sees you stomping through nature as a life-giving lighthouse – and it only gets weirder from there The world of Keeper looms from the screen like a dream coloured by psilocybin. Here is a gnarled landmass of bubblegum blues, powder pinks and strange, luminous beasts, where evolution seems to occur at …
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The video app can produce realistic deepfakes of Marx shopping and MLK Jr trolling. Some say using ‘historical figures’ is the company’s way of testing the legal waters Last night I was flicking through a dating app. One guy stood out: “Henry VIII, 34, King of England, nonmonogamy”. Next thing I know, I am at …
Chief global affairs officer of company behind ChatGPT tells Sydney audience ‘we are going to be in Australia, one way or the other’ Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Open AI has broken ranks with the Tech Council of Australia over copyright restrictions, declaring it is “going to be in …
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