In a comical case of irony, Anthropic, a leading developer of artificial intelligence models, is asking applicants to its open job roles to certify that they will not use AI in the application process. Anthropic develops Claude, a chatbot that is well-regarded for its friendly conversational tone and coding abilities. The company has raised nearly […]
Add F*cking to Your Google Searches to Neutralize AI Summaries
If you are tired of Google’s AI-powered search results leading you astray with poor information from bad sources, there is some good news. It turns out that if you include any expletives in your search query, Google will not return an AI Overview, as they are called, at the top of the results page. For […]
Books Written Without AI Can Now Receive New ‘Human Authored’ Certification
The Authors Guild, one of the largest associations of writers in America, is launching a new project to certify books that have been written by a human rather than a machine. The new “Human Authored” certification will help authors distinguish their work and let readers know what they are reading—and paying for—is something that was […]
There Will Be More AI Ads and Fewer Movie Trailers in the Super Bowl
You didn’t think AI ads were going to end at those uncanny valley Coca-Cola polar bear commercials, did you? No, that’s just the start, and the deluge will begin on Super Bowl Sunday. Per a report in the The Hollywood Reporter, AI companies are getting ready to pour their seemingly endless piles of venture capital […]
California’s AG Tells AI Companies Practically Everything They’re Doing Might Be Illegal
The legality of the AI industry’s business practices has long been a hanging question. As a “disruptive” new technology, artificial intelligence has caused a wealth of problems at the very same time that it has offered society new benefits. Notably, AI has been used to mislead consumers, to create new forms of disinformation and propaganda, […]
AI-Generated Junk Science Is a Big Problem on Google Scholar, Research Suggests
AI-generated scientific research is polluting the online academic information ecosystem, according to a worrying report published in the Harvard Kennedy School’s Misinformation Review. A team of researchers investigated the prevalence of research articles with evidence of artificially generated text on Google Scholar, an academic search engine that makes it easy to search for research published historically in […]
Fearing AI Will Take Their Jobs, Workers Strategize for a Long Battle Against Tech
The current frenzy around artificial intelligence has spread like a shockwave. It started among engineers inspired by a 2017 research paper. Next came venture capitalists eager to profit from a new boom. They were followed by government officials racing to impose regulations. Now it’s labor’s turn. More than 200 trade union members and technologists gathered […]
Galaxy Unpacked 2025: What to Expect From the Samsung Galaxy S25 Event
Time is cyclical. We’re already back at the part of the year when Samsung is due to announce its new family of flagship devices for the year. The company is expected to announce the Galaxy S25 to a day of fanfare in San Jose, CA, on Wednesday, January 22. The maelstrom begins at 10 AM […]