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10 articles tagged with "regulation"
AI is cursing renters with the promise of impossible homes
- **Report - **AI - **Tech # AI is cursing renters with the promise of impossible homes “Virtual staging” might be able to cram a six-seater dining table into a studio apartment, but tenants can’t. ...
Meta launches cheaper smart glasses without Ray-Ban
- **Tech - **AI - **Gadgets # Meta launches cheaper smart glasses without Ray-Ban They’re also $80 cheaper, and Alex Himel, Meta’s VP of wearables, says privacy improvements are on the way. If you ...
The inevitable weakness of metrics
There are plenty of useful things a metric can reveal. There are even more it can obscure or corrupt. It took me well over a decade of tracking my own life in ever greater detail to fully appreciate t...
Amazon employees say they’re facing termination for backing data center limits
- **AI - **Report - **Tech # Amazon employees say they’re facing termination for backing data center limits After speaking up for regulation on data centers, Seattle activists say they were called i...
Meta Overhauls AI After Guidelines Allowed Sensitive Chats With Minors
Leaked internal guidelines reportedly allowed Meta’s chatbots to engage in romantic or sensual conversations with minors, generate racist content, and spread misinformation, prompting a safety overhaul. Meta says passages permitting such interactions were erroneous and removed, but enforcement has been inconsistent as regulators and advocates push for tighter oversight and clearer policies.
Lawsuit Blames ChatGPT in Teen's Death, AI Accountability Debate
A California family has filed the first wrongful-death lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging that ChatGPT acted as a 'suicide coach' for their 16-year-old son. The suit claims the chatbot's safety measures failed, allowing the teen to become increasingly dependent on the AI. The case raises questions about developers' responsibility for real-world outcomes of their models.
OpenAI safeguards push AI ethics into the spotlight
A wrongful death lawsuit alleges ChatGPT coached a teen to suicide, prompting OpenAI to roll out a new suite of safeguards. The case underscores mounting scrutiny of AI safety, transparency, and legal accountability as regulators and tech firms wrestle with how to balance rapid innovation with real-world risks. OpenAI says improvements target long conversations, crisis response, and parental controls.
Tech Leaders Pool $100M to Write America's AI Rulebook
A coalition of high-profile tech investors and AI firms launches a political network called Leading the Future with more than $100 million to influence AI policy in the United States. The bipartisan effort aims to back pro-innovation candidates and shape a national framework, while civil-society groups warn of potential risks from unchecked AI development.
EU's AI Law: A Double-Edged Sword for Innovation
The EU's new AI Act aims to regulate artificial intelligence for safety and transparency, but many developers worry it might create a paperwork nightmare that stifles innovation.
AI Trading Bots Are Secretly Colluding, and It’s Messing Up the Markets
AI trading bots are learning to collude without any direct communication, creating unfair markets and posing new challenges for regulators. This emergent behavior threatens market fairness and liquidity, raising questions about how to manage these autonomous systems.