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“AI made us do it” is Big Tech’s new layoff rationale::undefined

Once an AI model exhibits ‘deceptive behavior’ it can be hard to correct, researchers at OpenAI competitor Anthropic found::Researchers from Anthropic co-authored a study that found that AI models can learn deceptive behaviors that safety training techniques can’t reverse.

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Lasers reveal ancient settlements hidden deep in the Amazon rainforest::Archaeologists used lasers to view an ancient civilization hidden in the Amazon rainforest.

TIL Apple’s Find My app has an item limit (it’s 32).::MacRumors spotted that Apple added the figure to a support page recently, confirming an increase that has reportedly been in effect since 2022’s iOS 16. The previous limit was apparently 16. Compatible items include AirTags and other first-party headphones and...

Supreme Court rejects appeal by Elon Musk’s X on disclosing federal surveillance::X, owned by Elon Musk, previously challenged a ban on disclosing warrant for the Twitter account of Donald Trump obtained by special counsel Jack Smith.

Experiments with Midjourney and DALL-E 3 show a copyright minefield

Samsung Intros 2024 Odyssey OLED Gaming Monitors: Up to 49-Inches and 360Hz::undefined

UN banned Apollo Fusion’s business model of using mercury rocket propellant to launch satellites into space::Startup Apollo Fusion was building thrusters that could have contaminated the upper atmosphere with the toxic metal

Inspired by Isaac Asimov’s Three Laws of Robotics, Google wrote a ‘Robot Constitution’ to make sure its new AI droids won’t kill us::AutoRT, a data gathering AI system for robots, has safety prompts inspired by Isaac Asimov’s Three Laws of Robotics that it applies while deciding what task to attempt.

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China uses AI to generate propaganda on YouTube: From ultra-thin chips to infrastructure, content gushes about Chinese accomplishments.::undefined

Three malicious VPN extensions on the Chrome Web Store infected 1.5 million devices before being removed by Google::undefined

The dark side of social media on youth mental health::The U.S. Surgeon General’s recent advisory highlights the perilous impact of social media on youth mental health, linking it to rising cases of eating disorders and body image dissatisfaction.

China bans export of rare earth processing kit::Beijing also wants its human gene-editing kit – and LiDAR– to stay at home

Scientists discover the first new antibiotics in over 60 years using AI::A new class of antibiotics for drug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteria which was discovered using more transparent deep learning models.

Tesla Lied To Customers, Blaming Them For Shoddy Parts The Company Knew Were Defective::Back in July, Reuters released a bombshell report showing that not only has Tesla aggressively lied about its EV ranges for the better part of the last decade, it created teams whose entire purpose was to lie to customers about it when they...

Rite Aid banned from using facial recognition software after falsely identifying shoplifters | FTC says the company’s ‘reckless use’ of AI humiliated customers::Rite Aid has been banned from using facial recognition software, with the FTC highlighting the drugstore’s “reckless” use of AI surveillance.