For the last decade on social media, Ruby Thelot has asked himself the same questions when he encounters viral content online: Is this an ad?…
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A Zoom Screen-Sharing Bug Let Anyone Take Over Other Devices on a Call
As AI models gain advanced capabilities to find vulnerabilities in software, develop ways to exploit them, and even carry out autonomous hacking sprees, researchers offered…
A New Trick Reveals AI Models’ Inner Thoughts
Computer scientists recently discovered a way to extract the hidden “thinking” that frontier AI models perform as they work through complex problems. The findings provide…
AI Is Dead. Organoids Are Alive
I’m going to let you in on a secret. Every cell in your body has the potential to get smarter. I don’t mean this metaphorically,…
AI Is Helping Solve the Intricate Genetic Puzzle of Schizophrenia
One of the greatest challenges in modern genetics is schizophrenia. Unlike diseases caused by a single mutation, this disorder appears to arise from a combination…
The AI Slop Backlash Is Actually Having an Impact
I was recently digging through my Instagram settings, trying to disable Meta’s now-defunct feature that allowed anyone to create AI deepfakes of me without consent.…
The Rise of the 1 am Job Interview
When Tim Millard received an email about interviewing for a media relations job in January, six months into his job hunt, he assumed he’d speak…
Meetily Lets You Transcribe and Summarize Meetings Without a Subscription—Here’s How
During the meeting, you can watch the transcription take place nearly in real time if you want, or minimize the window and focus on your…
How to Disable the AI Features in Gmail and Google Docs
Have you noticed how desperate tech companies are to get you to use their artificial intelligence features, even if you don’t want to use them?…