Minority Report: Now with more spreadsheets and guesswork
Minority Report: Now with more spreadsheets and guesswork Summary The UK government has announced a plan to build interactive crime maps “supported by AI” to predict where crime is most…
Minority Report: Now with more spreadsheets and guesswork
Minority Report: Now with more spreadsheets and guesswork Summary The UK government has announced a scheme to use AI to help police “catch criminals before they strike” by building detailed,…
Google AI Overviews Linked To 25% Drop In Publisher Referral Traffic, New Data Shows
Google AI Overviews Linked To 25% Drop In Publisher Referral Traffic, New Data Shows Summary New research from Digital Content Next (DCN) indicates Google’s AI Overviews are associated with substantial…
‘Cheapfake’ AI Celeb Videos Are Rage-Baiting People on YouTube
‘Cheapfake’ AI Celeb Videos Are Rage-Baiting People on YouTube Summary WIRED identified roughly 120 YouTube channels producing low-effort ‘cheapfake’ videos that pair still images with AI-generated voiceovers to stage confrontations…
Sam Altman’s Brain Chip Venture Is Mulling Gene Therapy Approach
Sam Altman’s Brain Chip Venture Is Mulling Gene Therapy Approach Summary The Slashdot post summarises reporting that Sam Altman’s brain‑chip venture (referred to as Merge Labs) is exploring a gene‑therapy…
New Brain Device Is First To Read Out Inner Speech
New Brain Device Is First To Read Out Inner Speech Summary Researchers have demonstrated a brain–computer interface (BCI) that decodes “inner speech” — the sentences a person thinks rather than…
‘Cheapfake’ AI Celeb Videos Are Rage-Baiting People on YouTube
‘Cheapfake’ AI Celeb Videos Are Rage-Baiting People on YouTube Summary WIRED identified roughly 120 YouTube channels producing AI-generated celebrity confrontation clips — so-called “cheapfakes” — that pair still images with…
Google AI Overviews Linked To 25% Drop In Publisher Referral Traffic, New Data Shows
Google AI Overviews Linked To 25% Drop In Publisher Referral Traffic, New Data Shows Summary New research from Digital Content Next (DCN), drawing on responses from 19 member companies (including…
Sam Altman’s Brain Chip Venture Is Mulling Gene Therapy Approach
Sam Altman’s Brain Chip Venture Is Mulling Gene Therapy Approach Summary Bloomberg reports that Sam Altman’s brain‑computer interface venture (reported as Merge Labs) is exploring a gene therapy route that…
New Brain Device Is First To Read Out Inner Speech
New Brain Device Is First To Read Out Inner Speech Summary Researchers have demonstrated a brain–computer interface (BCI) that decodes “inner speech” — the sentences people think rather than attempt…