Unlike many other big tech platforms, LinkedIn has decided it won’t spend aggressively on expanding its AI data centers this fiscal year. Executives at the…
Category: Primers
AI Scammers Are Better at Building Trust Than Humans
The notion that scammers can use AI to sharpen their deceptions, polish their language, and lubricate their banter with victims is now a reality for…
I Got a Free Meal From a Private Chef—Who Filmed It All to Train Robots
When the private chef sent by Shift arrived at my apartment to cook a three-course meal, he was already ready to record. He walked through…
It’s Frighteningly Easy to Jailbreak Some Frontier AI Models
I recently got to watch what happens when you jailbreak some of the world’s most powerful artificial intelligence models. Don’t worry—this AI manipulation wasn’t used…
More Typos, Fewer Em Dashes: Writers Are Creating an Anti-AI ‘Literary Counterculture’
Last year, when the novelist Laura Brooke Robson began writing Love Is an Algorithm—a love story between the cofounder of an AI dating app and…
Boomers Can’t Stop Gifting Their Grandkids AI-Generated Slop Books
Every parent of young children has a book they’re sick of reading aloud, whether it’s The Rainbow Fish or Goodnight Moon. In recent years, however,…
OpenAI’s Rogue AI Agent Hacked More Than Just Hugging Face
OpenAI said Tuesday that the rogue AI agent that breached Hugging Face’s platform also hacked multiple third-party accounts and services as part of the attack.…
Can the New York Times Save Journalism From Our AI Overlords?
For most companies, spending upwards of $20 million on a single legal fight with an uncertain outcome might mean the boss has some explaining to…
Silicon Valley’s Next IPO Billionaires Are Coming. Nonprofits Are Ready for Them
A decade ago, Ryan Carrier was a failed hedge fund manager watching as AI systems began to spin out of control. Facebook’s algorithms shook US…
Hugging Face Has a Deepfake Nudes Problem
Ever so slowly, the crackdown on harmful sexual deepfakes is taking hold. Over the past few months, US law enforcement officials have seized deepfake hosting…