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AI tool cuts unexpected deaths in hospital by 26%, Canadian study finds (www.cbc.ca)

(Seeing as I already posted an AI-is-dangerous article, here’s one that shows the benefits of AI.)...

OpenAI’s value on human destruction short circuits (www.reuters.com)

As investors weigh OpenAI’s valuation, they might consider the humble paperclip. A cautionary tale about corporate profit maximizers building a robot that so excels in producing the office supply that it wipes out humanity might seem far-fetched. But a single-minded capitalist could make the economically rational decision to...

Why we need an AI safety hotline. (www.technologyreview.com)

How the Chinese surveillance state is suffocating its citizen: Over the past decade and a half, the Chinese techno-authoritarian state has deeply entrenched itself in the day-to-day lives of citizen (www.thestatesman.com)

cross-posted from: feddit.org/post/2895443...

AMD hides Taiwan branding on Ryzen CPU packaging as it preps new chips for China market release — company uses black sticker to erase origin information (www.tomshardware.com)

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Shein is officially the biggest polluter in fast fashion. AI is making things worse. (grist.org)

The Chinese company nearly doubled its emissions in 2023, according to its own report, making it the biggest polluter in the industry....

Feeld bugs allow message tampering, image, and video theft • The Register (www.theregister.com)

Lawsuit against TikTok ban set to begin in Washington. (www.voanews.com)

U.S. is cracking down on Shein and Temu by closing a loophole that makes their cheap goods exempt from tariffs (fortune.com)

The U.S. administration is cracking down on cheap products sold out of China by companies such as Temu and Shein by saying that companies are no longer exempt from tariffs simply by shipping goods that they claim to be worth less than $800....

Cyberattack: Stealthy Fileless Attack Targets Attendees of Upcoming US-Taiwan Defense Industry Event (cyble.com)

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Cameras were designed to be connected to a specific server in China: South Korean military removes Chinese-made cameras at bases over security risks (www.rappler.com)

South Korea’s military recently removed about 1,300 Chinese-made surveillance cameras installed at bases, concerned about potential security risks, Yonhap news agency reported on Friday, September 13, citing an unnamed military official....

Can AI talk us out of conspiracy theory rabbit holes? (theconversation.com)

My dead father is “writing” me notes again (arstechnica.com)

Facebook admits to scraping every Australian adult user's public photos and posts to train AI, with no opt-out option - ABC News (www.abc.net.au)

Pokémon GO was an intelligence tool, claims Belarus • The Register (www.theregister.com)

Farewell, microblog: In Chinese leader Xi Jinping's "New Era" signs now point to the ultimately end of the Weibo Era making China's internet a far quieter place (chinamediaproject.org)

cross-posted from: feddit.org/post/2777930...

How to Monetize a Blog (modem.io)

I love how creative this is. The CSS usage in this is wild!...

This Hacker Can HEAR YOUR MEMORY?! by Low Level Learning (YouTube) (youtu.be)

Alternative Invidious link without using YouTube directly: yt.artemislena.eu/watch?v=ihtAijebU-M...

[Gamers Nexus] HW News - AMD Leaves High-End GPUs, EK Aftermath, Consumer Protection for Electronics (www.youtube.com)

cross-posted from: programming.dev/post/19278175

Major backdoor in millions of RFID cards made by China-based Shanghai Fudan Microelectronics allows instant cloning (www.securityweek.com)