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Trump posts AI video of Obama being arrested

Daily Telegraph NZ -

The US president has endorsed conducting a criminal investigation into the former Democratic leader over the Russiagate hoax. US President Donald Trump has posted an...

Designing a new school in the age of AI

Alwyn Poole -

Currently my colleagues and I have the challenging and inspiring task of designing a new school (Year 0 - 10) in the, still dawning,...

Western AI doesn’t answer questions – it installs values

Constantin von Hoffmeister -

Generative artificial intelligence spreads across the Global South, and with it spread values, ideals and modes of thinking. Generative AI spreads across the Global South...

Is AI driving us all insane?

Mathew Maavak -

An emerging class of AI-induced distress is raising alarms. But are LLMs merely a trigger – or a mirror to our deeper societal breakdown? The...

Top Western firms switching to Chinese AI – WSJ

Daily Telegraph NZ -

The US is losing its dominance in the global artificial intelligence race, according to the newspaper. A growing number of top Western companies are adopting...

Zuckerberg unveils new ‘superintelligence laboratory’

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Meta has launched an AI division to pursue technology capable of exceeding human capabilities. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced the formation of Meta Superintelligence...

ChatGPT ‘triggers psychosis’

Daily Telegraph NZ -

The AI bot’s tendency to affirm users’ beliefs has been found to reinforce harmful delusions, according to a report. ChatGPT is linked to “terrifying” psychosis...

Did AI almost start World War III?

Jeffrey A. Tucker -

Recall that the Covid fiasco went into overdrive when Neil Ferguson of Imperial College London generated a wildly incorrect estimate of the fatality rate...

Teachers must avert an AI-facilitated intellectual Dark Age

David Thunder -

I remember watching a YouTube interview with a highly intelligent and observant entrepreneur, who cheerfully predicted that the time would come when AI programmes...

How sick is New Zealand? What should be done?

Guy Hatchard -

Sometimes the veil is lifted and you get a glimpse into what our government is planning for us in the future. On Monday Prime Minister...

Google’s AI Mode sparks fears of ‘open web collapse’ as search enters a ‘new era’

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Google’s introduction of “AI Mode” in its search engine is being hailed as a revolutionary step toward a more efficient, AI-driven internet experience. The new...

California Dreaming

Guy Hatchard -

The NY Times is heralding a new company called Mechanize formed in San Francisco to produce software with the ‘audacious’ (???) goal of replacing 50% of white collar...

Hollywood giants sue AI firm over ‘piracy’

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Disney and Universal are seeking an injunction and damages from Midjourney over the alleged use of copyrighted characters. Hollywood giants Disney and Universal have filed...

Zuckerberg goes all in on ‘superintelligence’ lab – Bloomberg

Daily Telegraph NZ -

The Meta CEO is reportedly forming an elite team to pursue human-level AI and challenge rival tech giants. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is setting up...

India tests AI-based machine gun (Video)

Daily Telegraph NZ -

The new weapon can autonomously identify and engage targets in complex mountainous terrain. The Indian Army has successfully tested an AI-enabled light machine gun at...

UK judges sound alarm over AI-fabricated cases

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Two lawyers have been warned after submitting arguments generated by artificial intelligence. A judge of the High Court of England and Wales has issued a...

Top French robotics firm goes into liquidation

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Aldebaran, renowned for its androids capable of recognizing human emotions, has accumulated debt exceeding €60 million. Aldebaran, a French company that blazed the trail in...

The Long Read: The Great Leap Forward

Guy Hatchard -

There is little doubt that the world is in the process of transformation. Clearly a lot has to change. All over the world significant numbers...

Diabetics warned of AI deepfake scam ads featuring fake NZ doctors

Daily Telegraph NZ -

People with Type 2 diabetes are being warned about fake online ads using deepfake videos of New Zealand doctors to promote unapproved treatments. The New...

AI CEO issues stark warning

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Up to 50% of entry-level white-collar jobs may be lost in the next five years, according to Anthropic’s Dario Amodei. Artificial intelligence could eliminate half...

AI hallucinations: a budding sentience or a global embarrassment?

Mathew Maavak -

An article cut and pasted from ChatGPT raises questions over the role of fact-checkers in legacy media. In a farcical yet telling blunder, multiple major...

Police acknowledge sentencing of Donald Sarratt in child sexual abuse material case

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Police acknowledge the sentence handed down to Donald James Sarratt in the Wellington District Court today, for his role as a facilitator of a...

World transformation begins at home with simple steps

Guy Hatchard -

An article in the UK Telegraph this morning comments on the cover up of Biden’s cognitive decline saying: “The ability to have some trustworthy sources...

Stats NZ’s ‘Everything Database’: RCR investigation reveals real-time citizen tracking, raising concerns over privacy and accountability

Daily Telegraph NZ -

A recent Realty Check Radio’s (RCR) four-part investigation reveals that Stats NZ is developing a powerful Statistical Register that assigns each citizen a Persistent...

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