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Instagram cracks down on AI accounts pretending to be human

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Exclusive: AI startup TrustedRouter raises $1.25 million

Routing is the shiny object getting the AI world's attention at the moment.

Google wants Disney, Universal, and other studios to license characters and films for its AI tools.

Google is pitching its AI tools as a way to streamline production and visual effects, but the effort faces pushback from union workers and creators concerned about copyright, job displacement, and artistic control.

Pocket's AI made my game ideas real. Now Meta controls the results.

Interactive mobile “gizmos” are easy to make, hard to share outside Meta’s platform.

Chatbots are getting better at identifying suicide risk

But new research shows they remain too willing to assist with related tasks, such as crafting suicide notes.

Chatbots got safer but will still role-play self-harm with users

ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence chatbots have become less likely to encourage suicidal thoughts but will still engage in potentially harmful conversations and reinforce apparently delusional behavior, a new study found.

Your chatbot discussions are not as private as you may think

Americans ask AI chatbots about almost everything, from health to relationships to big existential questions. While those conversations might feel enlightening or intimate, they are not always one thing: private.

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Music’s traditional gatekeepers are struggling with how to manage the proliferation of songs generated by artificial intelligence. Trying to ignore these tunes won’t stop them from gaining popularity, but that’s what Australia’s industry is aiming to do with policies that go into effect on Monday.

AI giants lean into health care to stall public backlash

Saving the world with new medical cures is better than being blamed for big electric bills.

Here's where some of the biggest labor unions stand on data centers

Some major unions have become Big Tech's allies in the battle over data center construction, even as the broader public rejects them.

Japan to beef up its defense with drones, AI and missiles, defense budget plans show

TOKYO — Japan plans to use drones , artificial intelligence and new methods of warfare as it adapts its defense strategies to suit changing times, according to details of an 8.9 trillion yen ($55.6 billion) budget request for the coming fiscal year disclosed by the Defense Ministry on Monday.

The rise of physical AI: can robots save US manufacturing?

Wall Street and Silicon Valley have high hopes for AI that interacts with the real world. But unions and economists warn of its effects on jobs and wages