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We are gen Z – and AI is our future. Will that be good or bad?
Our panel responds: the more we know about this technology, the more it is the source of hope and worry. We have views that must be heard • The panel was compiled by Sumaiya Motara and Saranka Maheswaran, interns on the Guardian’s positive action scheme Continue reading…
Scott Farquhar thinks Australia should let AI train for free on creative content. He overlooks one key point
CEO of Tech Council of Australia and Atlassian founder’s argument hinges on whether AI goes on to create something ‘new and novel’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Australia should adopt US-style copyright law to allow artificial intelligence to suck up…
Elon Musk threatens Apple with lawsuit over OpenAI, sparking Sam Altman feud
Billionaire accuses Apple of ‘unequivocal antitrust violation’ over app rankings, prompting testy response Elon Musk has threatened legal action against Apple on behalf of his artificial intelligence startup xAI, accusing the iPhone maker of favoring OpenAI and breaching antitrust regulations in managing the rankings in its App Store. The posts elicited snide responses from Sam…
Use of AI could worsen racism and sexism in Australia, human rights commissioner warns
Labor divided on how to respond to the emerging technology as media and arts groups fear ‘rampant theft’ of intellectual property Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast AI risks entrenching racism and sexism in Australia, the human rights commissioner has warned,…
Man develops rare condition after ChatGPT query over stopping eating salt
US medical journal article about 60-year-old with bromism warns against using AI app for health information A US medical journal has warned against using ChatGPT for health information after a man developed a rare condition following an interaction with the chatbot about removing table salt from his diet. An article in the Annals of Internal…
Cat soap operas and babies trapped in space: the ‘AI slop’ taking over YouTube
Nearly one in 10 of the fastest growing channels globally consist of mass-produced, surreal AI-generated videos Babies trapped in space, zombie football stars and cat soap operas: welcome to YouTube in the era of AI video. Nearly one in 10 of the fastest growing YouTube channels globally are showing AI-generated content only, as breakthroughs in…
OpenAI will not disclose GPT-5’s energy use. It could be higher than past models
Experts working to benchmark resource use of AI models say new version’s enhanced capabilities come at a steep cost In mid-2023, if a user asked OpenAI’s ChatGPT for a recipe for artichoke pasta or instructions on how to make a ritual offering to the ancient Canaanite deity Moloch, its response might have taken – very…
OpenAI says latest ChatGPT upgrade is big step forward but still can’t do humans’ jobs
Though GPT-5 model has better coding and writing abilities it is not yet able to ‘continuously learn’ OpenAI has claimed to have taken a “significant step” towards artificial general intelligence (AGI) with the launch of its latest upgrade to ChatGPT, but has admitted there are still “many things” missing in its quest to create a…