Debunking ‘When Prophecy Fails’; ‘Godfather of AI’ first to reach 1 million citations; ‘Cake causes herpes?’ – Retraction Watch
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Company Run Almost Entirely by AI-Generated Employees Descends Into Chaos
Experts have long warned that artificial intelligence could soon put countless white collar workers out of a job.…
Major Bitcoin mining firm pivoting to AI, plans to fully abandon crypto mining by 2027 as miners convert to AI en masse — Bitfarm to leverage 341 megawatt capacity for AI following $46 million Q3 loss
Major Bitcoin mining firm Bitfarm has announced that it will pivot its business from cryptocurrency to AI data…
AI, Covid and taxes: what is behind steep rise in youth unemployment? | Youth unemployment
Youth unemployment is at the highest level since the Covid pandemic, as younger people bear the brunt of…
AI-Powered Stuffed Animal Pulled From Market After Disturbing Interactions With Children
Children’s toymaker FoloToy says it’s pulling its AI-powered teddy bear “Kumma” after a safety group found that the…
The Pentagon Is Spending Millions On AI Hacking From Startup Twenty
The U.S. is quietly investing in AI agents for cyberwarfare, spending millions this year on a secretive startup…
Phia, the buzzy AI shopping tool, was pulling far more user data than disclosed, security researchers say
Phia, an AI shopping agent co-founded by Bill Gates’ daughter Phoebe Gates, has been collecting more than just…
A Major Leak Spills a Chinese Hacking Contractor’s Tools and Targets
The United States issued a seizure warrant to Starlink this week related to satellite internet infrastructure used in…
At an AI Conference, Attendees Were Asked Which Startup They Would Short.
In a city obsessed with betting on the next big thing, the Cerebral Valley AI Conference turned that…
Microsoft chief Satya Nadella agrees with OpenAI CEO Sam Atlman’s $100 billion revenue claim, says: ‘They have to …’
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has weighed in on the revenue projections from leading artificial intelligence (AI) labs, including…
Optical method runs AI tensor operations at the speed of light
Researchers have demonstrated a new optical computing method that performs complex tensor operations in a single pass of…
Icelandic is in danger of dying out because of AI and English-language media, says former PM | Iceland
Iceland’s former prime minister, Katrín Jakobsdóttir, has said that the Icelandic language could be wiped out in as…