Tag: ethical concerns
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		The Register: This open text-to-speech model needs just seconds of audio to clone your voiceSource URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/16/ai_voice_clone/ Source: The Register Title: This open text-to-speech model needs just seconds of audio to clone your voice Feedly Summary: El Reg shows you how to run Zypher’s speech-replicating AI on your own box Hands on Palo Alto-based AI startup Zyphra unveiled a pair of open text-to-speech (TTS) models this week said to… 
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		Slashdot: Europe ‘Not in the AI Race Today,’ French President Macron SaysSource URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/02/10/1859242/europe-not-in-the-ai-race-today-french-president-macron-says?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Europe ‘Not in the AI Race Today,’ French President Macron Says Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses French President Emmanuel Macron’s concerns regarding Europe’s competitiveness in the AI sector relative to the United States and China. He emphasizes the need for an AI agenda… 
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		Hacker News: AI and Palantir are reshaping how we fight crimeSource URL: https://www.thetimes.com/comment/columnists/article/ai-there-youre-nicked-tech-is-reshaping-how-we-fight-crime-jb9bv7qh3 Source: Hacker News Title: AI and Palantir are reshaping how we fight crime Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the advancement and integration of AI technologies into policing and law enforcement in the UK, highlighting significant efficiency gains in crime prevention and investigation. It notes both… 
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		The Register: AI agents? Yes, let’s automate all sorts of things that don’t actually need itSource URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/27/ai_agents_automate_argument/ Source: The Register Title: AI agents? Yes, let’s automate all sorts of things that don’t actually need it Feedly Summary: OpenAI’s Operator a solution in search of a problem Opinion The “agentic era," as Nvidia’s Jim Fan and others have referred to the current evolutionary state of generative artificial intelligence (AI), is… 
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		Hacker News: Larry Ellison: vast AI surveillance can ensure citizens are on best behaviorSource URL: https://www.businessinsider.com/larry-ellison-ai-surveillance-keep-citizens-on-their-best-behavior-2024-9 Source: Hacker News Title: Larry Ellison: vast AI surveillance can ensure citizens are on best behavior Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Larry Ellison, co-founder of Oracle, discusses the potential of AI in creating a pervasive surveillance system to monitor citizens, enhancing law enforcement efficiency. His comments highlight the… 
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		The Register: Mental toll: Scale AI, Outlier sued by humans paid to steer AI away from our darkest depthsSource URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/24/scale_ai_outlier_sued_over/ Source: The Register Title: Mental toll: Scale AI, Outlier sued by humans paid to steer AI away from our darkest depths Feedly Summary: Who guards the guardrail makers? Not the bosses who hire them, it’s alleged Scale AI, which labels training data for machine-learning models, was sued this month, alongside labor platform… 
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		Wired: OpenAI’s Operator Lets ChatGPT Use the Web for YouSource URL: https://www.wired.com/story/openai-sets-chatgpt-loose-on-the-web/ Source: Wired Title: OpenAI’s Operator Lets ChatGPT Use the Web for You Feedly Summary: The company that kicked off the AI chatbot craze now wants AI to do more than just talk. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: OpenAI’s new feature called Operator introduces an AI agent capable of using a web… 
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		Hacker News: Leaked documents expose deep ties between Israeli army and MicrosoftSource URL: https://www.972mag.com/microsoft-azure-openai-israeli-army-cloud/ Source: Hacker News Title: Leaked documents expose deep ties between Israeli army and Microsoft Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses significant dependencies of the Israeli military on Microsoft’s cloud and AI services, especially since the onset of military operations in Gaza. This highlights critical concerns about…