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Stanford Is Ranking Major A.I. Models on Transparency

Stanford researchers have ranked 10 major A.I. models on how openly they operate.

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Hamas Is Barred From Social Media. Its Messages Are Still Spreading.

Hamas and Hamas-linked accounts are exploiting the challenge social media companies face in striking the right balance on moderation, experts say.

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What if We Could All Control A.I.?

Researchers at Anthropic asked roughly 1,000 Americans to write rules for their A.I. chatbot. The results could be a model for future kinds of A.I. governance.

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Hamas Hijacked Victims’ Social Media Accounts to Spread Terror

The use of hostages’ Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp accounts to livestream attacks and issue death threats is a new tactic, experts said.

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How ‘A.I. Agents’ That Roam the Internet Could One Day Replace Workers

Researchers are transforming chatbots into online agents that play games, query websites, schedule meetings, build bar charts and do more.

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In Israel-Hamas War, Truth and Fiction Is Hard to Discern on Social Media

Social media is full of false and misleading posts. The rise in A.I. is making it worse. And the trust in traditional news sources has declined.

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Australia Fines X for Not Providing Information on Child Abuse Content

The service formerly known as Twitter told Australian regulators that its automated detection of abusive material had declined after Elon Musk bought it.

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Wearables Track Parkinson’s Better Than Human Observation, Study Finds

Researchers demonstrated that off-the-shelf sensors can measure the subtle changes of disease progression.

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The Upshot of Microsoft’s Activision Deal: Big Tech Can Get Even Bigger

With the completion of the blockbuster acquisition, the notion that tech giants can grow through “vertical transactions” remains intact.

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How Microsoft Turned the Tide in Its Regulatory Fight Over Activision

The company found a way to placate three of the most powerful regulatory bodies in the world, along with a federal judge in San Francisco.

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