What even is a photograph these days? As tech giants pack generative AI capabilities into our phones and their camera software, the line between what…
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Why You Might Already Own SpaceX Shares, Siri’s AI Makeover, and Knicks Owner’s Surveillance Machine
This week on Uncanny Valley, our hosts discuss SpaceX officially going public and who will benefit the most from it, as well as Apple’s WWDC…
Meet the OpenAI Engineer Leading ChatGPT’s Biggest Transformation Yet
But in his new role as head of OpenAI’s core product, Sottiaux will be tasked with thinking about what the average person wants from AI—not…
Grok Is Still Hosting Sexualized Deepfakes of Famous Women
Two prompts that were used to generate material on Grok were rejected by OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Meta AI, and Anthropic’s Claude as inappropriate when tested by…
Anthropic Walks Back Policy That Could Have ‘Sabotaged’ AI Researchers Using Claude
Anthropic is backtracking on a policy that would have covertly limited competitors from using its new AI model, Claude Fable 5, to develop other AI…
Wrongful Arrest Exposes Failures in One of the Oldest Police Face-Recognition Tools in the US
A Florida man was wrongfully arrested for attempting to illegally lure a child after police relied on a face-recognition match that was inaccurate, according to…
China Opens World's First Wind-Powered Underwater Data Center
China has become the first country in the world to operate an underwater data center, or UDC, powered by wind. Located off the coast of…
Artificial Intelligence Sneaks Into the World Cup Thanks to Google Gemini
Slowly but surely, artificial intelligence is finding its way into sports. The latest venue? This year’s World Cup, where Google will be partnering with the…
Anthropic Offers Mythos Upgrade for Cyber Partners and a ‘Safe’ Version for the Rest of You
Anthropic released two new AI models called Claude Fable 5 and Claude Mythos 5 on Tuesday, which the company says have greater capabilities than the…
Alex Vindman Survived Trump’s Retaliation Machine. Now He’s Running for Senate
Alex Vindman knows a thing or two about pissing off President Donald Trump. In 2019, Vindman rose to national prominence when he served as a…