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Christopher Nolan Says AI Will Never Replace Humans: ‘It’s Nonsense’

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Christopher Nolan is having another iconic year with his most recent film The Odyssey. During promotion for the film, Nolan addressed the rise in artificial intelligence in the entertainment industry, standing firm in his belief that people “disdain” the technology, and the idea that it will fully replace humans is “nonsense.”

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Trump Accuses China of 2020 Election Interference Ahead of Midterms

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President Donald Trump used a primetime White House address on Thursday to renew his push for sweeping changes to US election laws, while accusing China of interfering in the 2020 presidential race and warning of what he described as “shocking vulnerabilities” in American voting systems. The half-hour speech came three months before November’s midterm elections, which will determine control of Congress for the remainder of Trump’s presidency.

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Doctors Skeptical Of New AI Program That Automatically Refills Prescriptions 

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A new program recently launched in Utah that uses artificial intelligence to refill prescriptions without having to talk to your healthcare provider. Doctors, lawyers, and public health experts, however, are skeptical over the safety of this new chatbot, Doctronic, and how well it will actually work to protect patients and their medical needs.

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Meta’s Hidden Face-Recognition Tool for Smart Glasses Found Inside AI App

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Meta has repeatedly said it has not launched face recognition for its smart glasses. But a WIRED analysis found that much of the technology needed to make such a feature work has already been placed inside the company’s live Meta AI app, which has been downloaded more than 50 million times. The system, internally called “NameTag,” appears designed to identify people seen through Meta’s smart glasses and alert the wearer when a face is recognized.

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OpenAI Chief Sam Altman Appears In Court Against Elon Musk 

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman took the witness stand this week to defend his business records in a trial that’s putting him up against fellow tech giant Elon Musk. Musk is looking for Altman to be dismissed from his leadership position as a part of a civil lawsuit that accuses the CEO of “betraying” the two’s shared vision for OpenAI.

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Mark Zuckerberg Creating AI Version Of Himself So Meta Staff Can Talk To Him Directly 

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Meta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, is working on creating an artificial intelligence version of their founder and CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, so that the company’s 79,000 employees can “talk directly” to the boss when they need him.

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Short-Form Content On Top: YouTube CEO Says Shorts Match Revenue From Regular Videos 

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YouTube CEO Neal Mohan recently spoke at the platform’s big ad pitch and party in New York City where he shared a major milestone for the company. YouTube Shorts have reached parity on revenue per watch-hour relative to core YouTube videos in multiple countries, including the US.

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Elon Musk Merges SpaceX With His AI Startup 

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Elon Musk has recently merged SpaceX, his rocket company, with xAI, his AI startup, in a huge business deal. Musk described this merger as a means of extending “the light of consciousness to the stars.” 

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Media Regulator Opens Formal Investigation Into X For Oversexualized AI Image Generation 

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The investigation specifically regards the site’s Grok AI tool which is now being used to manipulate preexisting images of women and children to remove their clothes and create inappropriately oversexualized AI images. 

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Australia’s Social Media Ban Will Stunt ‘Young People’s Ability To Access News And Information’

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Australia will be enacting a social media ban for kids under the age of 16 this month. While it seems like the pros of this legislation outweigh the cons, some believe that kids deserve, and have the right to, access to information regarding the news, politics, global events, and more.

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