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The majority of 88 identified AI-generated non-consensual intimate imagery sites were easily discoverable through Google.

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The human participants in the competition shared a $5,000 cash prize in proportion to the number of points that they picked up. But this sum is actually less than the fifth-placer had achieved in the ...

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Artificial intelligence could kill the entire human species, according to people in the artificial intelligence industry. Specifically, they say, it could exterminate humanity within the decade.

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A small but dedicated group of AI experts has been warning for years that increasingly powerful AI systems could cause catastrophic damage or even lead to human extinction. Now, an explosion of ...

Not capital expenditures on AI-related infrastructure that have topped $1 trillion in the past two years. Not negative free cash flow at several hyperscalers. And not concerns about whether those ...