Stanford professor Ge Wang argues that current approaches to AI-generated music fundamentally misunderstand the purpose of artistic creation. In his article published on Stanford HAI’s platform, Wang challenges the notion that AI should primarily serve as a labor-saving tool in creative processes. The professor, who teaches Music and Computer Science at Stanford’s Center for Computer …
The Vatican has issued a detailed document addressing the ethical implications and proper use of artificial intelligence in relation to human dignity and religious faith. The note, titled “Antiqua et nova: Note on the Relationship Between Artificial Intelligence and Human Intelligence,” was released by the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith and the Dicastery …
Steven Adler, a former safety researcher at OpenAI, has expressed serious concerns about the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence technology. In a recent series of posts on X (formerly Twitter), as reported by Dan Milmo in The Guardian, Adler described the current pace of AI development as “terrifying” and questioned humanity’s long-term survival prospects. During …
Apple has introduced changes to its Intelligence notification summaries feature in iOS 18.3 beta 3. According to reporting by Chance Miller, the update temporarily disables AI-generated summaries for news and entertainment applications. The modification follows complaints from media outlets including the BBC about the feature’s accuracy. Apple has implemented several changes to make the beta …
A new study reveals that while ChatGPT can improve immediate task performance, it might encourage students to become overly dependent on AI technology. The research, conducted by Shufang Tan and published as an original article, compared different learning support methods among university students. The randomized experimental study involved 117 university students who were divided into …
Internal documents unsealed in a copyright lawsuit show that Meta used pirated books from LibGen to train its artificial intelligence systems. The revelations emerged from a case filed by several prominent authors, including Junot Diaz, Sarah Silverman, and Ta-Nehisi Coates, as reported by Wired magazine and commented on by Lithub. The documents contain direct quotes …
A comprehensive analysis by Matthew Green examines how the increasing integration of AI technologies threatens traditional end-to-end encryption privacy protections. The article discusses concerns about AI assistants requiring access to private user data and the implications for secure messaging platforms. Green highlights that while end-to-end encryption has become standard in messaging apps like Signal, WhatsApp, …
A comprehensive analysis published by Andy Masley demonstrates that individual use of ChatGPT and other large language models (LLMs) has minimal environmental impact. The study shows that a single ChatGPT query consumes approximately 3 watt-hours of energy, equivalent to watching 10 seconds of streaming video or running a space heater for 2.5 seconds. The research …
A 28-year-old nursing student has formed an intense emotional and romantic relationship with ChatGPT, spending up to 56 hours per week interacting with her AI companion. According to a report by Kashmir Hill in The New York Times, the woman, identified by her online name Ayrin, customized the AI chatbot to act as a flirtatious …
A Ukrainian-American company, Triplegangers, experienced severe website disruption when OpenAI’s web crawler attempted to scrape its entire database of 65,000 3D human model products. According to Julie Bort’s report in TechCrunch, the incident occurred when OpenAI’s bot sent tens of thousands of server requests using 600 different IP addresses. CEO Oleksandr Tomchuk described the bot’s …