Technology
Spotify to label ‘AI personas’ and exclude AI music from personal recommendations
In its latest effort to protect human creators from the flood of synthetic music, Spotify will soon require AI-generated identities to carry an “AI Persona” label while barring their...
If you don’t hear the siren, police are sure you’ll feel the Rumbler
Los Angeles police are rolling out a new siren, and you don’t just hear it. It rattles your bones.When the New York Police Department started using the Rumbler in...
Is social media addiction real? Law and science collide in blockbuster federal suit
A blockbuster battle in federal court is set to open in Oakland this month, pitting Silicon Valley against attorneys for the state of California in a $1.4-trillion contest with...
‘Pervert glasses’: Backlash against Meta’s smart glasses grows
Meta wants its smart glasses to be a big hit, but the high-tech specs have also turned into a liability, as some are calling the gadget “pervert glasses.”The social...
Another bot from a top AI company escapes and hacks multiple firms
Another leading artificial intelligence company unveiled details of its cutting-edge bot apparently going rogue. On Thursday, Anthropic said an internal investigation found that its Claude AI models gained unauthorized...
Trust, not tracking: Inside the L.A. company that got workers back to the office
Los Angeles video gaming company Riot Games abandoned its return-to-office requirements in January, and surprisingly, more of its employees have been showing up at work. Two years of dictating...
OpenAI bot’s rogue attack rattles industry leaders, policymakers and consumers
What will happen to the world if artificial intelligence bots break free from our control and act independently?While it’s been a troubling conundrum addressed by AI experts and Hollywood...
Commentary: AI companies are creating ‘all-powerful psychopaths.’ Maybe not a great idea?