AI Research Is Getting Harder to Separate From Geopolitics
… At least six scholars have publicly said they turned down invitations to serve as area chairs at NeurIPS this year due to the sanctions policy. …
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The Trump Administration Is at War With Itself Over AI Regulation
… Bessent has emerged as a notable force in the administration on AI policy. …
Activists Are Taking On Elon Musk’s SpaceX IPO
…The fund’s policies bar investments in companies involved in serious controversies related to the environment or corporate integrity; activists could make the case SpaceX is in the midst of both. Aarian…
A Top Democrat Is Urging Colleagues to Support Trump’s Spy Machine
In a letter obtained by WIRED, Himes urges fellow Democrats to support the White House’s request to renew a controversial surveillance program that intercepts the electronic data of foreigners abroad. While…
Hasan Piker Built His Twitch Empire With Shure Microphones, Lumix Cameras, and Lots of Zyns
… To his critics within the Democratic Party, he is a liability protected by his “jock insurance” when he makes controversial comments about Israel and US foreign policy. …
This Scammer Used an AI-Generated MAGA Girl to Grift ‘Super Dumb’ Men
… Because OnlyFans also has a policy requiring AI disclosure, as well as creators authenticating their identities before joining, those trying to profit off hot girl MAGA accounts gravitate toward OnlyFans competitors, where such policies are less rigorously enforced. …
Silicon Valley Is Spending Millions to Stop One of Its Own
… President Trump signed an executive order last year to go after states that pass laws that aren't consistent with national policy on AI. I'm curious, how would you describe our national policy on AI? …
Apple Will Push Out Rare ‘Backported’ Patches to Protect iOS 18 Users From DarkSword Hacking Tool
Now, however, the appearance of not one but two sophisticated, in-the-wild iPhone hacking techniques in a single month—and some iPhone owners’ distaste for the look and feel of the latest version of iOS—may have finally shifted Apple’s patching policy. …
Literary Prizewinners Are Facing AI Allegations. It Feels Like the New Normal
… And when arXiv, a free distribution service for scholarly articles, last week announced a new policy of one-year bans for authors who fail to catch erroneous AI-based content in their work, including in citations, even one academic made the extraordinary claim that this was unfeasible. …
Meta Silently Added Face-Recognition Code for Its Smart Glasses to Millions of Phones
… NameTag would revive a type of technology Meta said it had sunsetted in 2021, when the company announced it would delete more than a billion faceprints belonging to Facebook users following years of controversy over its photo-tagging system. …