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Google’s AI Nano Banana Pro accused of generating racialised ‘white saviour’ visuals

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Research finds tool depicts white women surrounded by black children when prompted about humanitarian aid in AfricaNano Banana Pro, Google’s new AI-powered image generator, has been accused of creating racialised and “white saviour” visuals in response to prompts about humanitarian aid in Africa – and sometimes appends the logos of large charities.Asking the tool tens […]

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Chatbots can sway political opinions but are ‘substantially’ inaccurate, study finds

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‘Information-dense’ AI responses are most persuasive but these tend to be less accurate, says security reportChatbots can sway people’s political opinions but the most persuasive artificial intelligence models deliver “substantial” amounts of inaccurate information in the process, according to the UK government’s AI security body.Researchers said the study was the largest and most systematic investigation

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Irish authorities asked to investigate Microsoft over alleged unlawful data processing by IDF

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Move follows Guardian revelations of Israel’s mass surveillance of Palestinians using Microsoft cloudIrish authorities have been formally asked to investigate Microsoft over alleged unlawful data processing by the Israeli Defense Forces.The complaint has been made by the human rights group the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) to the Data Protection Commission, which has legal

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Thirsty work: how the rise of massive datacentres strains Australia’s drinking water supply

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The demand for use in cooling in Sydney alone is expected to exceed the volume of Canberra’s total drinking water within the next decadeSign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter hereAs Australia rides the AI boom with dozens of new investments in datacentres in Sydney and Melbourne, experts are

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The AI boom is heralding a new gold rush in the American west

Artificial Intelligence, Artificial intelligence (AI), Google, Meta, Microsoft, Nevada, Technology, Tesla, US news

Once home to gold and prospectors, the Nevada desert is now the site of a new kind of expansion: tech data centers Driving down the interstate through the dry Nevada desert, there are few signs that a vast expanse of new construction is hiding behind the sagebrush-covered hills. But, just beyond a massive power plant

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‘I don’t take no for an answer’: how a small group of women changed the law on deepfake porn

Artificial Intelligence, Law, Pornography, Technology, Women

The new Data (Use and Access) Act, which criminalises intimate image abuse, is a huge victory won fast in a space where progress is often glacially slowFor Jodie*, watching the conviction of her best friend, and knowing she helped secure it, felt at first like a kind of victory. It was certainly more than most

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How to Build a Meta-Cognitive AI Agent That Dynamically Adjusts Its Own Reasoning Depth for Efficient Problem Solving

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In this tutorial, we build an advanced meta-cognitive control agent that learns how to regulate its own depth of thinking. We treat reasoning as a spectrum, ranging from fast heuristics to deep chain-of-thought to precise tool-like solving, and we train a neural meta-controller to decide which mode to use for each task. By optimizing the

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‘From taboo to tool’: 30% of GPs in UK use AI tools in patient consultations, study finds

Artificial Intelligence, Artificial intelligence (AI), Computing, Doctors, GPs, Health, NHS, Society, Technology

Study shows rise in GPs using tools such as ChatGPT to produce patient appointment summaries and assist with patient diagnosesAlmost three in ten GPs in the UK are using AI tools such as Chat GPT in consultations with patients, even though it could lead to them making mistakes and being sued, a study reveals.Family doctors’

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India revokes order to preload smartphones with state-owned security app

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Tech companies including Apple and Google made it clear they would not comply due to privacy concernsIndia’s government has backtracked on an order for all smartphones to be pre-installed with a state-owned security app after a mass outcry over privacy concerns and refusal by technology companies to comply.The department of telecommunications confirmed it had revoked

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Anti-immigrant material among AI-generated content getting billions of views on TikTok

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Researchers uncovered 354 AI-focused accounts that had accumulated 4.5bn views in a monthHundreds of accounts on TikTok are garnering billions of views by pumping out AI-generated content, including anti-immigrant and sexualised material, according to a report.Researchers said they had uncovered 354 AI-focused accounts pushing 43,000 posts made with generative AI tools and accumulating 4.5bn views

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