The Illusion of Open Source AI: A Call for True Freedom in Machine Learning
As the AI landscape evolves, the concept of 'open source' is becoming increasingly murky. This article delves into the reality behind so-called open weights, questioning whether they truly represent t...
OpenAI Appears to Bend Safety Rules to Match Rivals
#OpenAI #AISafety #AIethics #AI #LLMs #TechNews #AICompetition #GenAI
https://winbuzzer.com/2025/04/16/openai-appears-to-bend-safety-rules-to-match-rivals-xcxwbn/
AI-Generated Voices Hack Silicon Valley's Traffic Control System
In a bizarre twist, audio-enabled traffic control crosswalk buttons in Silicon Valley were hacked to play AI-generated snippets mimicking the voices of tech titans Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk. This ...
https://news.lavx.hu/article/ai-generated-voices-hack-silicon-valley-s-traffic-control-system
OpenAI's Accelerated AI Testing: A Double-Edged Sword for Safety and Innovation
OpenAI has slashed its AI model testing timeline from months to mere days, igniting concerns over safety and thoroughness. As the race for AI dominance heats up, industry insiders warn that this rush ...
I am a sociolinguist and a lot of our research on real, authentic language usage, especially among young people, depends on web crawlers.
Your anti-crawling activism actively sabotages research about e. g. queer language, gender, racism, hate speech and social structures.
Yeah, consent is the highest authority, and "AI" shouldn't be used to replace or underpay workers.
But at some point some of y'all really just act like anti-organ donation activists.
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Navigating the Ethical Landscape of Prompt Engineering in AI
As AI continues to evolve, prompt engineering emerges as a critical skill for developers. This article delves into the ethical implications of crafting prompts that guide AI behavior, highlighting the...
https://news.lavx.hu/article/navigating-the-ethical-landscape-of-prompt-engineering-in-ai
AI avatars in courtrooms? Meta gaming benchmarks? Radiology evolving, not dying? Cory @Doctorow joins @leo Laporte & Paris Martineau to unpack all this and more on Intelligent Machines 814.
#AIethics #TechNews
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AI's environmental impact can be extremely localized. A Maine bill would limit the amount of electricity data centers can siphon from local power grids.
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Announcing
AITRAP,
The AI hype TRAcking Project
Here:
https://www.poritz.net/jonathan/aitrap/
What/why:
I keep a very random list of articles about AI, with a focus on hype, ethics, policy, teaching, IP law, some of the CS aspects, etc., now up to 1000s of entries.
I decided to share, in case anyone is interested; I'm thinking of people who like @emilymbender, @alex, & @davidgerard . If there is a desire, I'll add a UI to allow submission of new links, commentary, hashtags.
Breaking: OpenAI is testing watermarks for images generated via ChatGPT's free account to enhance transparency and combat misuse.
APK teardown reveals new measures are being implemented. Stay tuned! #AI #OpenAI #ChatGPT #Watermarking #ContentTransparency #TechNews #AIethics
If you're in the greater #Boston area next week, come down to WPI in #WorcesterMA on Thursday for the culmination of my artist residency! I'll be talking about building a visual design language and running a workshop related to the complicated world of #AIEthics in the #CreativeEconomy #Art I don't know that we'll have any answers but I think this will be a great exercise in asking the right questions
12pm talk, 4pm workshop, 2nd floor Innovation Lab
Pew research: Grifters more optimistic about grift than the general public being unwillingly grifted. "For example, the #AI experts we surveyed are far more likely than Americans overall to believe AI will have a very or somewhat positive impact on the United States over the next 20 years (56% vs. 17%).
And while 47% of experts surveyed say they are more excited than concerned...that share drops to 11% among the public."
#GenAI #aiethics #regulatebigtech https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2025/04/03/how-the-us-public-and-ai-experts-view-artificial-intelligence/
Google DeepMind urges action: as AGI edges closer, AI safety planning must accelerate. The future is coming fast—are we ready for machines that can think?
#AI #AGI #DeepMind #AISafety #TechNews #MachineLearning #FutureOfAI #ArtificialIntelligence #AIethics #AIinnovation
@leo Laporte, Alex Kantrowitz, Iain Thomson & @jacobward unpack the Signal breach, 23andMe's downfall & ChatGPT madness on TWiT 1025.
#AIethics #DataPrivacy
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OpenAI's Ghibli-style AI, Signal group chat leak, and Gemini 2.5 Pro for all? @leo Laporte, Alex Kantrowitz, Iain Thomson & @jacobward unpack Gemini 2.5 Pro, 23andMe's bankruptcy, and more on TWiT 1025.
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In an interview (in German/dubbed) for ARD’s Weltspiegel (23.03.2025), Prof. Aimee van Wynsberghe highlights how AI systems, while transformative, consume vast amounts of energy and resources like water. This raises vital questions about sustainability, ethics, and environmental impact. It’s crucial to address these issues in research and public debates.