AI models with systemic risks given pointers on how to comply with EU AI rules

AI models with systemic risks given pointers on how to comply with EU AI rules

The European Commission set out guidelines on Friday to help AI models it has determined have systemic risks and face tougher obligations to mitigate potential threats comply with European Union artificial intelligence regulation (AI Act). The move aims to counter criticism from some companies about the AI Act and the regulatory burden while providing more […]

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Microsoft’s next-gen AI chip production delayed to 2026: Report

Microsoft’s next-gen AI chip production delayed to 2026: Report

Microsoft’s next-generation Maia AI chip is facing a delay of at least six months, pushing its mass production to 2026 from 2025, The Information reported on Friday, citing three people involved in the effort. When the chip, code-named Braga, goes into production, it is expected to fall well short of the performance of Nvidia’s Blackwell […]

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Not just Claude, Anthropic researchers say most AI models resort to blackmail and deception

Not just Claude, Anthropic researchers say most AI models resort to blackmail and deception

Last month, Anthropic researchers said that their best AI model – Claude Opus 4 – was willing to resort to blackmail and deception in controlled test scenarios when they tried to turn it off. Now, the company has published a new study claiming popular AI models like Gemini, GPT and others, do the same. On […]

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AI chatbots using reason emit more carbon than those responding concisely, study finds

AI chatbots using reason emit more carbon than those responding concisely, study finds

A study found that carbon emissions from chat-based generative AI can be six times higher when responding to complex prompts, like abstract algebra or philosophy, compared to simpler prompts, such as high school history. “The environmental impact of questioning trained (large-language models) is strongly determined by their reasoning approach, with explicit reasoning processes significantly driving […]

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Depending on AI alone to make decisions affecting people’s lives is worrisome: Sayash Kapoor, co-author, AI Snake Oil

Depending on AI alone to make decisions affecting people’s lives is worrisome: Sayash Kapoor, co-author, AI Snake Oil

Sayash Kapoor is the co-author of AI Snake Oil: What Artificial Intelligence Can Do, What It Can’t, and How to Tell the Difference, the book which alerts you to the dangers of false AI claims made by companies to sell their products. Sayash is a computer science Ph.D candidate at Princeton University, Center for Information […]

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Artist uses AI-generated art to win in competition, and Twitter isn’t happy

Artist uses AI-generated art to win in competition, and Twitter isn’t happy

Jason Allen, president of Colorado-based tabletop gaming company Incarnate Games recently won first place at a digital art competition, but artists on Twitter are not happy about it. This is because the art piece that won the first place prize was actually generated using AI (artificial intelligence). As per a report by Vice, the incident […]

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It’s alive! How belief in AI sentience is becoming a problem

It’s alive! How belief in AI sentience is becoming a problem

AI chatbot company Replika, which offers customers bespoke avatars that talk and listen to them, says it receives a handful of messages almost every day from users who believe their online friend is sentient. “We’re not talking about crazy people or people who are hallucinating or having delusions,” said Chief Executive Eugenia Kuyda. “They talk […]

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