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Because isn't AI the best 'person' to ask about AI? 🤖
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AI-enabled software replication: the real threat picture, and the hype. Because leaked code can now be turned into a product within hours, build hygiene has become an IP control.
Anything you ship to a customer’s device will eventually be readable, and any feature visible in their interface can be imitated within weeks. What rights owners, builders & regulators should do next.
AI assistants often write confident analyses of documents they never received. File uploads can fail without any warning, and models are trained to give complete-looking answers...
...rather than admit they couldn’t read the file. Associated costs could be cut by having systems report what they actually read, and rewarding honest “I couldn’t read this” answers in testing.
Research confirms that billionaire-funded conservative networks are actively promoting US election restrictions, despite overwhelming evidence that noncitizen voting is extremely rare.
An investigation into the claims that wealthy political donors and conservative advocacy networks are reshaping American elections, restricting access to voting, and consolidating political influence.
TikTok Post: “I’m bored, if you’re a nurse, what is the most haunting thing that a patient has ever said to you?” AI analyzes the comment section.
A single prompt can gather thousands of first- and second-hand accounts within days, ranked by an algorithm and by the reactions of strangers. That scale is both an opportunity and a trap.
A new study reveals that AI can produce computer-verified mathematical proofs that do not accurately reflect the original arguments, creating a dangerous illusion of certainty.
The findings challenge AI developers’ claims of mathematical breakthroughs, showing that successful verification does not necessarily establish the correctness of the reasoning being presented.
USA TODAY and publishers representing 19 newspapers accuse OpenAI of unauthorized copying, AI training, reproduction of journalism and removal of copyright attribution, seeking $250 million in damages
The case could help other litigants build stronger evidentiary claims and push AI developers toward licensing, transparency, provenance preservation and effective output safeguards.
Progress, Power, and Peace at the AI Frontier: AI is not just a technological race but a geopolitical and institutional challenge that will redistribute power, reshape diplomacy, and...
...affect conflict and peace. Its strongest themes are the need for Global South participation, auditability and human oversight, institutional accountability, and greater investment in AI for peace.
Dehumanization Risks Associated with Artificial Intelligence Use argues that AI can subtly dehumanize people by making them feel reduced to data, undermining their sense of competence and autonomy,...
...and changing how others perceive AI users. These risks are especially pronounced when people are subjected to AI passively, such as in workplaces, healthcare, hiring or education.
