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Google ordered to put clearer links in AI search and let UK publishers opt out
Google must change AI Overviews after claiming users don’t want “lots of sources.” A sign at the Google I/O Developers […]
Trump plan to test AI models has a problem—US security teams were gutted by DOGE
Once covered models are defined, Nguyen then warned that the effectiveness of the safety testing will likely depend on whether […]
Amazon-owned Ring should pay Americans for scanning their faces, lawsuit says
Amazon declined to comment on the lawsuit when contacted by Ars today. The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) wrote in November […]
Feds failing in bid to take a supercomputer from a climate research center
By early March, a government program director was telling UCAR that he needed to “get this done quickly” and that […]
Mathematicians warn of AI threats to profession as industry encroaches
International Mathematical Union endorses warning about tech industry influence. Mathematicians warned against rising tech industry influence in a declaration describing […]
Trump’s DOE restarts energy rebate program with dumb conditions
The guidance is “a fundamental departure” from the intent of the programs, said Sam Friesen, managing director for buildings at […]
Florida sues OpenAI, Sam Altman after multiple ChatGPT-linked murders
Altman accused of making ChatGPT unsafe The lawsuit joins prior suits accusing Altman of callously deploying AI systems without regard […]
Environmentalists turn out in force to oppose Trump coal ash rollbacks
Cassel has been working on protecting communities from coal ash pollution for 15 years and said rain and hurricanes amplified […]
Proposed new US funding rules: We can cancel any grant at any time
Peer review now optional, political staff would screen grants for forbidden topics. Russell Vought, director of the Office of Management […]