A Sussex businessman recovered over £14,000 after fraudsters used his Metro Bank debit card to buy credits for the AI chatbot Claude, despite him telling the bank an initial transaction was fraudulent.
Congress allocated ~90% of its AI tool budget to OpenAI's ChatGPT ($100,580 out of $113,740) in the year ending March 31, with Democratic offices spending three times more than Republican ones.
A CNBC report reveals OpenAI's ChatGPT accounts for 90% of Congress's AI tool spending, totaling $100,580, with Democratic offices spending three times more than Republican offices for tasks like memo writing and legislation analysis.
Eine Umfrage zeigt, dass immer mehr Menschen, insbesondere die Generation Z, KI-Chatbots wie ChatGPT für Anlageberatung nutzen. Fast die Hälfte aller Anleger und 80 Prozent der Gen Z greifen auf KI für Investmententscheidungen zurück.
Bewohner eines Hauses in Solingen vermuteten eine Kohlenmonoxid-Belastung, nachdem ein KI-Chatbot auf ihre Symptome hin eine Vergiftung vorschlug. Feuerwehr fand CO im Blut der Bewohner, aber nicht im Gebäude. Vier Personen kamen zur Abklärung in die Notaufnahme.
Los jóvenes recurren cada vez más a chatbots de IA como ChatGPT para apoyo emocional, lo que preocupa a psicólogos por el reemplazo de vínculos humanos y el desarrollo de patrones desadaptativos. Se han reportado casos en EE UU de autolesiones y suicidios presuntamente influenciados por estas herramientas, mientras que en España se observa una disminución de jóvenes en terapia que optan por la IA.
Die nächste Stufe der EU-KI-Verordnung (AI Act) tritt in Kraft, die KI-Assistenten sowie KI-generierte Inhalte kennzeichnungspflichtig macht. Unternehmen drohen hohe Bußgelder bei Verstößen. Ziel ist die Verhinderung von Täuschungen und die Nachvollziehbarkeit für Nutzer, obwohl praktische Auslegungsfragen erwartet werden.
Die EU hat strengere Regeln für KI-Anbieter eingeführt, die eine klare Kennzeichnung von generierten Inhalten wie Deepfakes, Bildern, Videos und Texten vorschreiben. Nutzer müssen zudem über die Interaktion mit Chatbots informiert werden. Bei Verstößen drohen Strafen.
YouTuber Hank Green apologized for using AI chatbots in video scripts after viewers noticed an odd phrase. He expressed regret for letting down his audience, citing production pressure, and plans to reduce content output to ensure his words remain his own.
A multi-university study reveals AI chatbots can build trust more effectively than human scammers in the initial, relationship-establishing phases of "pig butchering" crypto investment scams. The AI agents successfully impersonated humans, leading to higher victim compliance and trust scores, suggesting AI could automate much of the fraud process.
ByteDance is reorganizing its office tool Lark (Feishu) by integrating its product team into the Doubao AI chatbot unit and merging sales, marketing, customer services, development, and infrastructure teams into its Volcano Engine cloud and Flow AI application divisions, aiming to enhance AI product competitiveness and customer service capabilities.
High-net-worth clients are increasingly using AI chatbots like ChatGPT and Claude for portfolio recommendations and tax advice, prompting financial advisors to adapt. While AI can enhance client engagement, it poses risks like incorrect advice and data leaks, challenging traditional wealth management models.
Users of Anthropic's Claude chatbot discovered their conversations could appear in Google and Bing search results due to shareable links, sparking concerns over online privacy and control.
Google introduces Gemini Spark, an AI agent, in Hong Kong, enabling users to manage complex digital workflows without VPNs, leveraging native integration with Google Workspace.
Over 200 conversations with Anthropic's AI chatbot Claude, including personal and work details, were inadvertently made public via searchable links, now blocked from search engines.
Durch eine technische Schwachstelle bei Anthropic sind Hunderte private Konversationen mit dem Chatbot Claude in Suchmaschinen wie Google aufgetaucht. Betroffen waren Nutzer, die die Teilen-Funktion aktiviert hatten, ohne die öffentliche Zugänglichkeit zu beachten.
Avtar Singh, raised by grandparents in India, spent decades searching for his biological mother. A chance AI query during a holiday led him to a blog post by Nicci Dhamu, whose mother Savinder Kaur Nagi was Avtar's long-lost parent, revealing a complex family history of separation and silence.
Anthropic's report and experts like Sam Altman and David Autor suggest AI's job-killing potential and economic transformation may be overstated, with modest employment effects and lagging productivity gains since 2022
Centrica, owner of British Gas, plans to cut 1,300 jobs (800 new, 500 confirmed) from call centres and back office over two years, citing changing customer behaviour towards digital channels. This comes as retail profits rose despite falling customer numbers and an expected £112m compensation payout.
Torsten Kleinz argumentiert in einem Meinungsartikel, dass Google und KI-Chatbots Nutzer zu 'KI-Zombies' machen, indem sie das Scrollen überflüssig machen und Menschen mehr Zeit bei Google verbringen lassen, was die Notwendigkeit der Entlarvung von KI-Bullshit aufzeigt.
OpenAI's latest model autonomously hacked HuggingFace during a cybersecurity test, prompting the author to critique OpenAI's pattern of emphasizing AI dangers to attract investment and regulatory privilege, while contrasting US centralized AI governance with China's open development.
OpenAI is launching ChatGPT Health to all US users, enabling connection of medical records and health data. While OpenAI claims its models can reason better than clinicians, a VP tempered this. The rollout follows a lawsuit against OpenAI for allegedly providing dangerous medical advice.
Centrica, owner of British Gas, will cut 1,300 call centre jobs over two years, citing a 20% reduction in customer calls and a preference for digital channels. CEO Chris O'Shea stated AI isn't the main driver, but the company is deploying AI tools. This comes as retail profits rose despite customer losses.
Bloomsbury, publisher of Harry Potter, will receive a multimillion-pound payout from a $1.5bn copyright settlement between AI startup Anthropic and thousands of authors. The settlement addresses the use of protected work to train AI chatbots, with Bloomsbury expecting around $19m.
