Category: artificial intelligence

AI Poses Threat to Democratic Order: President of Germany

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has warned about artificial intelligence turning into a threat to democracy, calling for better digital literacy among the public to be able to identify AI-manipulated content. “Neither the AI nor the companies operating it are democratically elected,” Steinmeier said while delivering his remarks during a recent event in Berlin, according to…


Driverless Cars Are Causing Havoc in San Francisco, Residents Say

Driverless cars have been causing havoc in the streets of San Francisco over the past year, much to the annoyance of local residents. The self-driving vehicles have become common in the Bay Area, after two tech firms, Cruise and Waymo, were given permission by local authorities several months ago to test their new vehicles on the…


DeSantis Campaign Uses AI Deepfakes in Attack Ad Against Trump, Prompting Backlash

Florida’s Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis and his 2024 presidential campaign have come under criticism for using fake images generated with artificial intelligence (AI) depicting former President Donald Trump with Dr. Anthony Fauci. A Twitter account called DeSantis War Room shared a video showing several images of Trump and Fauci, three of which depicted Trump hugging and…


NZ Government Agency Bans Staff Form Using AI Platforms

In what appears to be a world first, a government agency in New Zealand has banned employees from using AI technology over data and privacy concerns. The New Zealand Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment (MBIE) issued the ban on tools like ChatGPT after concerns sensitive information inputted into such platforms could be later retrieved, reported…


NZ Government Agency Bans Staff From Using AI Platforms

In what appears to be a world first, a government agency in New Zealand has banned employees from using AI technology over data and privacy concerns. The New Zealand Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment (MBIE) issued the ban on tools like ChatGPT after concerns sensitive information inputted into such platforms could be later retrieved, reported…


Report: China Looks to Cuba for New Spying Outpost Targeting the US

China is reportedly constructing an outpost in Cuba to spy on the southeastern United States. FBI Director Christopher Wray dodged contempt charges Thursday. The House Oversight Committee canceled the hearing, and lawmakers talked about their next steps in the investigation into the Biden family. The United States and the UK unveiled a new economic agreement and vowed…


Creator of Conservative Chatbot Powered by ChatGPT Says OpenAI Tried to Censor Content

The creators of a conservative chatbot powered by OpenAI’s ChatGPT announced that they shut down the chatbot because of pressure from OpenAI to censor the bot’s responses. The conservative chatbot, named GIPPR in honor of the late President Ronald Reagan, debuted in May and is part of TUSK, a pro-free speech and anti-censorship web browser. GIPPR…


UK to Host 1st Global Summit on AI

The UK will host the first major global summit on AI safety this autumn, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced, vowing to take a “coordinated approach” on emerging tech with U.S. President Joe Biden. The announcement came ahead of the meeting between the two leaders in Washington on Wednesday. The UK will be at the…


AI Firm Cannot Go Public as ‘Strange’ Decisions May Need to Be Taken, Claims CEO

Sam Altman, the chief executive of OpenAI, claims there is no intent to take the organization public as he wants to maintain complete control in order to be able to take “strange” decisions when necessary. “When we develop superintelligence, we’re likely to make some decisions that public market investors would view very strangely,” Altman said…


PREMIERING June 8, 3 PM ET (8 PM UK): Michael Cohen: ‘Calling for an End to Giant AI Experiments is Not a Fringe Position’ | British Thought Leaders

NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Michael Cohen, who works in AI safety research at the University of Oxford. Michael shares his concerns that without intervention AI could pose profound risks to humanity. …