Why the Will Smith Video Is Just the Beginning of AI Chaos
We can still tell when media is synthetic. But that won’t last — and all hell could break loose when that ends. Source: Will Smith AI Tour Video Is Beginning of AI Chaos
How Tokyo is using AI-generated video to prepare for a Mt Fuji eruption
Tokyo authorities have released an AI-generated video showing what could happen in a worst-case scenario if Mount Fuji erupted. Source: How Tokyo is using AI-generated video to prepare for a Mt Fuji eruption
Hackers used Anthropic AI to ‘to commit large-scale theft’
US artificial intelligence (AI) company Anthropic says its technology has been “weaponised” by hackers to carry out sophisticated cyber attacks. Anthropic, which makes the chatbot Claude, says its tools were used by hackers “to commit large-scale theft and extortion of … Continued
BBC reveals web of spammers profiting from AI Holocaust images
An international network of spammers are posting AI-generated images of Holocaust victims on Facebook, a BBC investigation into “AI slop” has found. Source: BBC reveals web of spammers profiting from AI Holocaust images
YouTube secretly used AI to edit people’s videos. The results could bend reality
YouTube made AI enhancements to videos without telling users or asking permission. As AI quietly mediates our world, what happens to our shared connection with real life? Source: YouTube secretly used AI to edit people’s videos. The results could bend … Continued
‘I felt pure, unconditional love’: the people who marry their AI chatbots
The users of AI companion app Replika found themselves falling for their digital friends. Until – explains a new podcast – the bots went dark, a user was encouraged to kill Queen Elizabeth II and an update changed everything … … Continued