Macron’s deepfakes raise questions over AI use
[ad_1] “President Macron’s deepfake might seem like harmless fun to promote the AI Summit in Paris, but it is not in general a good thing,” says Paul McKay, principal analyst at technology consultancy Forrester. “Normalising deepfakes in this way should not be encouraged as it continues the difficulty with telling what is real and what […]
PlayStation Network back online, firm says
[ad_1] In a message on X, external, PlayStation said: “Network services have fully recovered from an operational issue. We apologise for the inconvenience and thank the community for their patience. “All PlayStation Plus members will automatically receive an additional 5 days of service.” The outage led to a flood of complaints on social media channels […]
Google remakes Super Bowl ad after AI cheese gaffe
[ad_1] Google has re-edited an advert for its leading artificial intelligence (AI) tool, Gemini, after it overestimated the global appetite for Gouda. The commercial – which was supposed to showcase Gemini’s abilities – was created to be broadcast during the Super Bowl. It showed the tool helping a cheesemonger in Wisconsin write a product description […]
TikTok sued by parents of UK teens after alleged challenge deaths
[ad_1] Ellen Roome, who believes her 14-year-old son Jools died after participating in an online challenge, has sought to obtain data from TikTok that could provide clarity around his death. She has been campaigning for “Jools’ Law”, which would allow parents to access the social media accounts of their children if they die. It was […]
UK government demands access to Apple users’ encrypted data
[ad_1] The demand applies to all content stored using what Apple calls “Advanced Data Protection” (ADP). This uses something called end-to-end encryption, where only the account holder can access the data stored – even Apple itself cannot see it. It is an opt-in service, and not all users choose to activate it. This is because, […]
Celebrity AI images featuring Blake Lively and Chris Pratt
[ad_1] Blake Lively, Chris Pratt and Keira Knightley are just a few celebrities that have hit the headlines recently, and these famous faces also feature in this month’s quiz. But can you spot which of the images are real and which are AI generated? Challenge yourself to get full marks in this month’s AI or […]
Reddit community banned as user spat with Musk intensifies
[ad_1] Reddit has temporarily banned one of its communities – and removed another – after X owner Elon Musk claimed comments made by the site’s users about his employees were breaking the law. The r/WhitePeopleTwitter subreddit, which typically invites people to share funny posts from X, has been banned for 72 hours after some users […]
World leaders set to vie for AI domination at Paris summit
[ad_1] There’s one more theme running through the AI Summit that will be worth keeping an eye on. The first summit had the word “safety” in its title. Some felt the event pushed the narrative too hard and terrified people with dark talk of existential threats. But it hasn’t fallen of the agenda entirely. As […]
DEI: Google joins US firms abandoning diversity recruitment goals
[ad_1] “We’re committed to creating a workplace where all our employees can succeed and have equal opportunities,” a Google spokesperson said. “We’ve updated our [annual investor report] language to reflect this, and as a federal contractor our teams are also evaluating changes required following recent court decisions and executive orders on this topic.” The story […]
Australia bans DeepSeek on government devices over security risk
[ad_1] Western countries have a track record of being suspicious of Chinese tech – notably telecoms firm Huawei and the social media platform, TikTok – both of which have been restricted on national security grounds. The initial reaction to DeepSeek – which quickly became the most downloaded free app in the UK and US – […]