We are hurtling toward a glitchy, spammy, scammy, AI-powered internet

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Last week, AI insiders

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6G Set to Primarily Be an Industrial IoT Network

BARCELONA, Spain—While 5G is still in the early stages of deployment in many markets, and most commercially available networks are non-standalone, the industry is already experimenting with the possibilities of

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Martha Lane Fox warns against hysteria over AI

The tech pioneer told the BBC we should see artificial intelligence as an opportunity.

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Italy Bans ChatGPT. Other Nations Threaten the Same.

Data protection authorities take swift action following data breach at OpenAI. Observers say CIOs should keep a close watch on regulatory trends as artificial intelligence applications multiply in enterprise use.

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Three ways AI chatbots are a security disaster 

AI language models are the shiniest, most exciting thing in tech right now. But they’re poised to create a major new problem: they are ridiculously easy to misuse and to

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The robots are here and the pleasure seekers are going to fall in love with AI, say experts who studied machine-human bonding

AI will revolutionize sex, love and dating the way Tinder, Grindr and Hinge did, and there’s already research on who will dive in first. Read More

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In generative AI legal Wild West, the courtroom battles are just getting started

This photo illustration taken on January 31, 2023 shows an artificial intelligence (AI) manga artist, who goes by the name “Rootport”, wearing gloves to protect his identity, demonstrating how he

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Robots for hire: Dell EMC vets lead Seattle startup aiming to automate monotonous tasks

From left: CTO Sriram Sankaran; CEO and founder Shashwat Srivastav; and Founding Engineer Igor Medvedev. (Aivot Photo)

A trio of former Dell EMC engineers are building a

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Exclusive: SNOO, the $1,500 robotic night nurse, may soon be covered by insurance

The Snoo just received FDA approval as a medical device that keeps babies on their backs, which experts say the reduces the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. It could

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Aurora’s self-driving truck tech is one step closer to hitting the road

Chris Urmson, CEO of the autonomous-vehicle startup, says that it has “all the parts in place” to revolutionize trucking, starting next year.

Self-driving truck startup Aurora announced on Monday

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How much is your boss spying on you (and can you do anything about it)?

On the latest episode of ‘The New Way We Work,’ we hear about the rise of ‘bossware’ and its impact on employees.

Despite the shift

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The Download: a bitter campus privacy row, and AI-powered lawyers

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology.

Inside the bitter campus privacy

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