AI conferences have rushed to restrict the use of LLMs for writing and reviewing research papers in recent months after being flooded with AI-generated slop
Conferences restrict use of LLMs after surge of low-quality AI-generated papers and reviews — Artificial intelligence researchers …
Investigation: Google removed AI Overviews for two liver health queries after experts warned of “alarming” results, but slight tweaks still trigger AI responses
Exclusive: Guardian investigation finds AI Overviews provided inaccurate and false information when queried over blood tests
Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev says he plans to give “normal people” exposure to AI startups via Robinhood Ventures' fund set to invest in 5+ “best in class” startups
CEO Vlad Tenev plans to offer shares in a fund that holds a handful of private artificial intelligence companies
Researchers: “chain of thought” techniques used by Anthropic, Google, OpenAI, and xAI show inconsistencies where chatbot answers contradict the stated reasoning
Anthropic, Google and OpenAI deploy ‘chains of thought’ to better understand the operations of AI systems Bluesky: @eicathomefinn and @nataliegreenpeer . Forums: Slashdot Bluesky: ...
An interview with computational linguist Emily Bender, who coined the term “stochastic parrot”, on her AI skepticism, co-writing the book The AI Con, and more
The computational linguist on her motivations for taking on Big Tech, the dangers of chatbots — and why AI is just a ‘glorified Magic 8 Ball’ Bluesky: @hypervisible , @tonytassell ...
Crypto casinos rival traditional betting groups in scale despite being illegal in most countries, with $81.4B in gross gaming revenue in 2024, up 5x since 2022
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The EU proposes customs reforms that make ecommerce platforms such as Temu, Shein, and Amazon Marketplace liable for dangerous or illegal products they sell
Proposed customs reform would allow officials to better inspect and control packages from China — The EU plans to make ecommerce platforms …
In a weird X Spaces chat, Elon Musk and Alice Weidel, a co-chair of the German far-right party AfD, pushed disinformation about Hitler, migrants, war, and more
God! Martians! A “communist” Hitler! It was heavy on oddness and light on policy as the X owner and the AfD co-leader hit it off.
xAI plans to expand its Colossus supercomputer tenfold to incorporate 1M+ GPUs; work has already begun to increase the size of its Memphis, Tennessee facility
Facility in Memphis expected to incorporate more than 1mn GPUs as billionaire's xAI aims to catch up with rivals