Microsoft is encountering significant pushback from security experts and users regarding its strategy of integrating advanced artificial intelligence into its Windows operating system. The criticism centers on a new experimental feature called Copilot Actions, which Microsoft itself has warned could expose users to malware and data theft. The company introduced Copilot Actions as a set …
Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the World Wide Web, views artificial intelligence as a technology that could fulfill his long-held vision of a machine-readable web. In an interview on The Verge’s Decoder podcast, he expresses concern about how AI companies currently operate and the potential consequences for the open web. Berners-Lee explains that while …
Widely used tests to measure artificial intelligence capabilities may be fundamentally flawed and oversell AI performance, according to a new study from the Oxford Internet Institute. Researchers examined 445 benchmarks that AI developers use to evaluate their models and found significant methodological problems. Jared Perlo reports for NBC News that roughly half of the benchmarks …
OpenAI’s Atlas and Perplexity’s Comet pose new challenges for publishers trying to control AI access to their content. These AI browsers can retrieve paywalled articles that traditional AI interfaces cannot access, the Columbia Journalism Review reports. The browsers succeed because they appear identical to human users in website logs. While automated crawlers identify themselves with …
Coca-Cola has released new holiday commercials created with AI, a year after its first AI-generated ads drew criticism from creative professionals. Katie Deighton reports for The Wall Street Journal. The new “Holidays Are Coming” campaign includes two commercials produced by AI studios Silverside and Secret Level. Chief Marketing Officer Manolo Arroyo says the production was …
Real estate agents are increasingly using generative artificial intelligence to create marketing materials for properties. Kat Tenbarge reports for Wired that agents use AI tools to generate videos from photos, virtually furnish empty rooms, and write listing descriptions. An expert from the National Association of Realtors estimates that a vast majority of real estate professionals …
The Wikimedia Foundation, the non-profit organization behind Wikipedia, is experiencing a dangerous decline in human traffic. The foundation attributes this to generative AI chatbots and search engines summarizing Wikipedia content directly for users. Emanuel Maiberg reports for 404 Media. This trend means people get information without visiting the online encyclopedia, which threatens its long-term sustainability. …
OpenAI is implementing new restrictions for its AI video generator, Sora, following public backlash over unauthorized deepfakes of public figures. The changes come after the company faced pressure from the estate of Martin Luther King Jr. and actor Bryan Cranston. At the request of Dr. King’s estate, OpenAI announced it paused the ability for users …
OpenAI’s new text-to-video tool, Sora 2, allows users to create realistic videos of deceased public figures, leading to widespread criticism and distress among their families. Tatum Hunter and Drew Harwell report for The Washington Post that a wave of crude, disrespectful, and racist AI-generated clips has spread across social media since the tool’s launch. The …
Top YouTube creator MrBeast has publicly expressed concern that artificial intelligence could endanger the careers of professional content creators. In a social media post, he questioned how AI-generated videos might affect the millions of people who make content for a living, calling the current developments “scary times.” Sarah Perez reports for TechCrunch. As Forbes’ highest-earning …