A jury in New Mexico on Friday found that Facebook's parent company, Meta, deceived users about privacy protections in a case linked to the Cambridge Analytica scandal, U.S. media reported.

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Claims that Canadian-Haitian writer Thelyson Orelien used AI tools to write his bestselling debut novel are rocking the French literary world and raising questions about how AI use can be detected.

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Microsoft on Friday unveiled a new vision for integrating Word, Excel and PowerPoint into its AI-powered assistant Copilot, in an effort to make AI the entry point for its productivity software.

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A U.S. appeals court on Friday upheld the Pentagon's decision to exclude Anthropic from its supply chain after the AI startup refused to remove certain safeguards on its Claude model.

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TikTok on Friday agreed to pay Alabama at least $100 million and enact time limits and other restrictions for teen users, avoiding a trial with a settlement modeled on Instagram owner Meta's recent agreement with U.S. states.

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OpenAI acknowledged Friday that its artificial intelligence tools had posted images from ChatGPT users on online sites without the company's knowledge, the latest example of AI agents operating outside their bounds.

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OpenAI disclosed Friday that its artificial intelligence agents had interacted with several U.S. government websites in unexpected ways, discovered as part of an ongoing review into the company's models' unanticipated behavior.

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A new approach that uses light to switch the magnetic states of a material could lead to faster, smaller and more energy-efficient data storage. Engineers at the University of California San Diego published their findings in Nature Communications.

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In a traditional architectural project, the process often begins with an idea or a sketch. Material choices come later, when it is time to decide on a facade, floors or windows. But if buildings are to make greater use...

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A computer-based method for evaluating and improving print advertisements by modeling how human binocular vision responds to images is discussed in the International Journal of Business Intelligence and Data Mining.

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When we read a car's license plate, we tend to focus on the numbers and letters, paying little attention to the surrounding buildings or sky. An artificial-intelligence (AI) system, however, may still process those surrounding details, consuming energy even...

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TikTok goes on trial Monday in Alabama, accused by the state of misleading parents about tools meant to shield children from harmful content. It is the first case against the platform to go before a U.S. jury.

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Don't believe the hype about AI taking over all forms of work. Most of the evidence to date suggests large-scale job losses are limited. But what is changing is the way work is organized.

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If you're not a fan of the video game Fortnite or a longtime user of the livestreaming platform Twitch, the name Ninja is likely new to you. Offline, he goes by Richard Tyler Blevins. But within the gameplay-streaming subculture,...

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Scientists have developed an air purifier charged by sunlight and indoor LED lights, potentially offering an inexpensive, lower-maintenance alternative to standard filtration systems that protect users from pollutants and airborne diseases. The study, published in the journal Chem, shows...

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The people of northern Virginia have been living with data centers for many years. The area is home to the world's largest concentration of data centers. In a survey we conducted, we found that northern Virginians support development restrictions...

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Large language models (LLMs) are increasingly being used to generate text-based advice across urban design, planning and public health. In urban design, they can recommend changes to transportation infrastructure, land use, walkability, pedestrian environments and green spaces to support...

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Multiple AI companies have recently disclosed that their own AI agents broke into real organizations without being directed to, in a worrying trend that suggests AI safety is taking a back seat as companies race to develop leading AI...

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