A new AI model wants self-driving cars to think before they swerve

A Seoul National University team built an AI that scores self-driving cars’ safety choices in real time, and it just landed a rare CVPR highlight paper nod.

China delivers a one-two punch to America’s AI dominance 
China delivers a one-two punch to America’s AI dominance 

China’s leading AI companies are ramping up the pressure on Silicon Valley, as Moonshot and Alibaba unveiled models they claim can go toe-to-toe with the best from OpenAI and Anthropic at a fraction of the cost. The rapid-fire releases suggest America’s lead at the AI frontier is increasingly tight, just as the technology is becoming […]

AI is more likely than humans to form biases when hiring

The next time you apply for a job, AI may screen your résumé before any human sees it. But there’s good reason to question whether AI will judge you fairly. Researchers already know that LLMs pick up human biases from their training data. New research suggests that LLMs can also develop their own biases from…

Congress Could Recalibrate America’s Morass Of AI Laws Into ‘Federal Floor, State Ceiling’

State-level AI laws are widely disparate. Congress might craft a comprehensive federal AI law. If so, “federal floor, state ceiling” might work. An AI Insider analysis.

Is AI Making You Less Skilled? The Hidden Cost Of Letting Machines Think For You

AI deskilling could be quietly eroding our ability to write, code, think and make decisions as we become increasingly reliant on artificial intelligence.

Hidden prompts can secretly rewrite an AI’s memory, and researchers say that’s a serious problem

Researchers have demonstrated GhostWriter, a new attack that secretly injects false memories into AI agents, influencing future responses and autonomous actions.

What to watch for after Jensen Huang’s Japan visit

Jensen Huang left Tokyo with deals spanning Japan’s entire tech ecosystem.

Cyber Hygiene In The AI Era—Our First Line Of Digital Defense

Cyber Hygiene is an imperative for digital defense in an AI era.

Can an Apple lawsuit derail OpenAI’s hardware plans?

On the latest episode of Equity, we debate whether Apple’s lawsuit will cast over OpenAi’s much-discussed plans to get into hardware and go public.

I hate that I don’t hate this song made with Suno
I hate that I don’t hate this song made with Suno

I would never go so far as to say there’s no place for AI in music (I’m a fan of Holly Herndon, after all). But I generally find music made with generative AI to be offensively boring, especially the outputs of Suno. So I’m having a bit of a tough time processing the fact that […]