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iPhone Designer to Create 'Amazing Products' for OpenAI

Company says Jony Ive will help design a new generation of AI devices

(Newser) - "I believe everything I've done in my career was leading to this," says Jony Ive, the former Apple exec who designed the iPhone. OpenAI is buying Ive's io startup in a deal that could bring artificial intelligence to a new range of devices, moving beyond screens....

Books on This Reading List Are Impossible to Find

Because an AI bot made them up, as the Chicago Sun-Times admits

(Newser) - Another entry in the annals of AI gaffes: A supplement in the Chicago Sun-Times recommended a list of 15 books to read over the summer. The problem? Ten of the books by big-name authors don't actually exist in the real world, reports Ars Technica . Instead, they are figments of...

College Student Busts Teacher Using AI, Demands Refund
Student Busts Teacher Using
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May 18, 2025 6:55 AM CDT

Student Busts Teacher Using AI, Demands Tuition Refund

'He's telling us not to use it, and then he's using it himself,' she said.

(Newser) - Her course syllabus forbade the use of artificial intelligence, which is why Northeastern student Ella Stapleton was surprised to discover that the instructor in her organizational behavior class earlier this year was using ChatGPT to shape lessons. "He's telling us not to use it, and then he's...

Musk's Chatbot Suddenly Sounds a Lot Like Him
Musk's Chatbot Is Acting Up
May 15, 2025 8:17 AM CDT

Musk's Chatbot Is Acting Up

Grok AI kept repeating claims of a white genocide in South Africa on Tuesday

(Newser) - Elon Musk's AI chatbot couldn't stop talking about "white genocide" in South Africa on Tuesday, repeating the far-right conspiracy theory touted by President Trump and Musk himself. The Grok chatbot from Musk's xAI company, which is integrated into Musk's social media platform X, repeatedly brought...

A Big Problem for AI: 'Hallucinations' Getting Worse

New York Times examines the problem as artificial intelligence systems gain power

(Newser) - A strange thing is happening in the world of artificial intelligence: As the bots grow more powerful, they are generating more mistakes—"hallucinations"—than ever, reports the New York Times . And as the story by tech writers Cade Metz and Karen Weise explains, "It is not entirely...

How Fake N. Korean Remote Workers Infiltrate Tech Jobs

US facilitators, fake resumes, and AI scams fuel the scheme

(Newser) - A Belgian startup founder's search for a new coder ended up finding him more than an eager employee. Simon Wijckmans, based in London and running the web security company c/side, began spotting candidates with strong resumes but odd signals: suspicious accents, noisy backgrounds, shaky connections, and a preoccupation...

Top Concern on Pope Leo's Mind: Artificial Intelligence

New pontiff laid out his vision for the Catholic Church on Saturday, citing the late Francis

(Newser) - Pope Leo XIV laid out the vision of his papacy on Saturday, identifying artificial intelligence as one of the most critical matters facing humanity and vowing to continue some of the core priorities of the late Pope Francis. In his first formal audience, Leo repeatedly cited the Argentine pope's...

Dead Man Addresses Killer in Court With Help From AI
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May 7, 2025 7:16 AM CDT

AI Version of Dead Man Addresses His Killer

This could be the first example of AI delivering a victim impact statement

(Newser) - An Arizona man killed in a road rage shooting in 2021 confronted his killer in court on Monday, or at least an AI version of him did. After gathering more than 40 victim impact statements from Chris Pelkey's friends and family, his sister, Stacey Wales, was left wondering what...

Fake Firm Staffed With Bots Was a 'Total Disaster'

Carnegie Mellon researchers discovered that their AI 'workers' weren't particularly good at their jobs

(Newser) - What would happen if a fake company was created from scratch, staffed completely by bots? Researchers at Carnegie Mellon wanted to know the answer, so they launched The Agent Company , a virtual simulation of a software company that put artificial intelligence "agents" from such companies as OpenAI, Google, Meta,...

Even Google Is Warning Parents About Its AI App for Kids

Company says it will soon launch its Gemini App for children under the age of 13, worrying critics

(Newser) - Artificial intelligence is still going through some growing pains , which is why parents may want to pay special attention to the latest development. "Gemini Apps will soon be available for your child," read an email from Google about its AI chatbot to guardians of kids with supervised accounts,...

Meta Exec Apologizes to Conservative Activist

Robby Starbuck is suing for $5M, claiming company's AI defamed him

(Newser) - A conservative activist got a rare, personal apology from a top Meta exec over the tech giant's AI chatbot. Robby Starbuck, a former music video producer who has gained a following on the right with his anti-DEI videos, first alleged last year that Meta's chatbot was disseminating false...

Meta Unveils ChatGPT Rival
Meta Unveils
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Apr 30, 2025 1:30 AM CDT

Meta Unveils ChatGPT Rival

App links Facebook and Instagram accounts for personalized AI experience

(Newser) - Meta is making its move in artificial intelligence with a new standalone app that blends AI with the familiar feel of social media in the company's bid to compete with OpenAI's ChatGPT. The app uses Meta's Llama 4 AI system and includes a "discover" feed...

Survey: Some Use AI to Avoid Their Colleagues

8% of workers say they like not having to share credit with a colleague

(Newser) - Embarrassed to ask a coworker for help? More office workers are turning to AI for answers, Microsoft's 2025 Work Trend Index Report reveals. Quartz notes the report is based on a survey of 31,000 workers in 31 countries, and a small percentage admitted to using AI to...

State Bar of California Makes 'Staggering Admission'

Licensing body says some questions on disastrous bar exam were developed with the help of AI

(Newser) - The State Bar of California has disclosed that some multiple-choice questions in a problem-plagued bar exam were developed with the aid of artificial intelligence. The legal licensing body said in a news release that it will ask the California Supreme Court to adjust test scores for those who took its...

Robots Take On the Humans in Half-Marathon

We humans win in China, but the robots showed lots of progress

(Newser) - Congratulations, humans. You bested humanoid robot runners in a half-marathon billed as the first of its kind. Given the fast progress the robots are making, however, it might not pay to bet on next year's race just yet. Details:
  • About 12,000 human runners and 21 humanoid robots
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We Could Soon Be Speaking Dolphin, Thanks to AI

LLM from Google, Wild Dolphin Project is trained on dolphin vocalizations

(Newser) - Advances in artificial intelligence have led hackers to invent voices to mock billionaires on street corners and ushered in new uses for existing drugs . And soon, they could have us speaking dolphin. That's the hope of Google and the Wild Dolphin Project, anyway. As part of its work on...

McMahon Confuses AI and A1, Hilarity Ensues

A1 steak sauce capitalizes on education secretary's blunder

(Newser) - Education Secretary Linda McMahon appeared on a speaking panel last week to discuss how artificial intelligence might be used to improve education at any age. But the 76-year-old former CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment left the impression that she could use a lesson on the technology herself. After an initial...

Microsoft Fires Two for Protesting AI Contracts

Protestors criticized the company's AI role in Israeli military actions

(Newser) - As Microsoft's 50th anniversary event unfolded last week, protests took place on the company's campus that led to a pair of swift dismissals. The AP reports that two employees were fired for protesting and interrupting speeches Friday at the company's campus in Redmond, Washington, objecting to...

'One of the Most Ambitious Projects' Heads to Pennsylvania

An AI data-center campus will replace state's largest coal plant

(Newser) - President Trump has promised a return to coal , but one Pennsylvania town isn't having it. What was once the state's largest operating coal plant in Homer City, about 50 miles east of Pittsburgh, was partially imploded last month to make way for a huge AI data-center campus to...

$1M Human vs AI Wager Will Rest on Duke-Houston Game

4C Predictions chose Houston, Sean Perry backs Duke

(Newser) - As the NCAA March Madness reaches its fever pitch, a dramatic $1 million wager between a seasoned gambler and a savvy AI site will boil down to the clash between Duke and Houston in the Final Four. Who will have the final slam dunk in this high-stakes matchup of...

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