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In a recent analysis conducted by data journalist Ben Welsh, it was found that a significant percentage of news websites are actively blocking AI web crawlers, specifically Applebot-Extended, OpenAI, and Google-Extended. This trend reflects a growing divide among news publishers regarding their approach to these AI agents. Welsh’s analysis revealed that approximately 25% of the
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In late 2022, OpenAI introduced ChatGPT, an AI chatbot that revolutionized the way students approach writing assignments. While educators were quick to detect AI-generated essays, students found ways to disguise their artificially composed work. However, amidst the chaos surrounding writing homework, another significant change was quietly taking place: the increased use of AI for completing
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Anthropic, a prominent AI startup based in San Francisco, has recently introduced a groundbreaking feature called “Artifacts.” This unique feature allows users of Anthropic’s Claude family of large language models (LLMs) and chatbots to run code snippets and full programs generated by the LLM directly within their chat interface. This innovation has been hailed as
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The recent civil lawsuit filed by the US Department of Justice against RealPage, a Texas-based company that provides commercial revenue management software for landlords, has shed light on potential price-fixing practices within the apartment rental market. The allegations suggest that RealPage’s algorithm may be contributing to anti-competitive behavior by coordinating rental housing prices. The lawsuit
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In the realm of politics, the use of AI tools like BattlegroundAI raises serious ethical concerns. The idea that AI can sometimes generate content that is inaccurate or even completely fabricated is a cause for alarm. The notion that AI can “hallucinate” information and create content without human oversight is a significant challenge for politicians
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In a groundbreaking move at the 2023 Defcon hacker conference in Las Vegas, AI tech companies, in conjunction with algorithmic integrity and transparency groups, united to unleash thousands of attendees on generative AI platforms with the objective of identifying vulnerabilities in these critical systems. This initiative, known as a “red-teaming” exercise, was further bolstered by
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The use of AI-generated images in political campaigns has reached a new level of deception, as former president Donald Trump has shared fabricated images in an attempt to gain support from Taylor Swift fans. These images, falsely claiming that Swifties are backing Trump’s campaign, have surfaced on Truth Social, sparking controversy and shedding light on
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In a groundbreaking move towards democratizing robotics technology, Hugging Face has released a detailed tutorial that enables developers to build and train their own AI-powered robots. This tutorial, which complements the company’s LeRobot platform, represents a significant shift towards bringing artificial intelligence into the physical world. Traditionally, the field of robotics has been dominated by
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