September 12, 2024

OpenAI’s New “Reasoning” AI Models Are Here: o1-Preview and o1-Mini

(Ars Technica) – OpenAI finally unveiled its rumored “Strawberry” AI language model on Thursday, claiming significant improvements in what it calls “reasoning” and problem-solving capabilities over previous large language models (LLMs). Formally named “OpenAI o1,” the model family will initially … Read More



 
 

September 9, 2024

Amazon Wants Your Palm and TSA Wants Your Face. What Saying Yes Will Mean.

(Wall Street Journal) – More companies and government agencies out in the wild want to read our body parts. The Transportation Security Administration, for example, started scanning passengers’ faces instead of checking IDs. These groups say the biometric processes are … Read More



 
 

September 6, 2024

Therapy Sessions Exposed by Mental Health Care Firm’s Unsecured Database

(Wired) – Video and audio of therapy sessions, transcripts, and other patient records were accidentally exposed in a publicly accessible database operated by the virtual medical company Confidant Health. Thousands of people’s highly sensitive health details, including audio and video … Read More



 
 

September 4, 2024

Porn Generators, Cheating Tools, and ‘Expert’ Medical Advice: Inside OpenAI’s Marketplace for Custom Chatbots

(Gizmodo) – Last November, when OpenAI announced its plans for a marketplace where anyone could make and find bespoke versions of ChatGPT technology, the company said “The best GPTs will be invented by the community.” Nine months after the store … Read More



 
 

September 4, 2024

Dutch Regulator Slaps Clearview AI with $33 Million Fine and Threatens Executive Liability

(The Verge) – The Dutch Data Protection Authority is considering whether Clearview’s directors can be held personally responsible. Clearview AI has been hit with its largest fine yet under Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) by a Dutch regulator. The … Read More



 
 

August 29, 2024

Harmful ‘Nudify’ Websites Used Google, Apple, and Discord Sign-On Systems

(Wired) – Major technology companies, including Google, Apple, and Discord, have been enabling people to quickly sign up to harmful “undress” websites, which use AI to remove clothes from real photos to make victims appear to be “nude” without their … Read More



 
 

August 28, 2024

TikTok Must Face a Lawsuit for Recommending the Viral ‘Blackout Challenge’

(The Verge) – A Pennsylvania appeals court said Section 230 can’t shield TikTok from the lawsuit. TikTok must face a lawsuit over the viral “blackout challenge” that several parents blame for their children’s deaths, a Pennsylvania-based appeals court ruled on … Read More