Miami Herald

Commentary: Justice in the age of algorithms — Guardrails for AI

AI is not simply a tool; it is a force that can reshape power, accountability, and trust. If deployed wisely, it can strengthen justice, writes Jesse Rothman. Dreamstime TNS Artificial intelligence is ...
Hosted on MSN

YouTube's algorithm is on an AI slop-and-brainrot-only diet

If you’ve ever opened YouTube and seen a talking AI SpongeBob, a looping slime video, or something that feels engineered to melt your brain just enough to keep you scrolling, congrats. Shah's 50-year ...
Reuters

China issues draft rules to regulate AI with human-like interaction

BEIJING, Dec 27 (Reuters) - China's cyber regulator on Saturday issued draft rules for public comment that would tighten oversight of artificial intelligence services designed to simulate human ...
csis.org

The Pentagon’s AI Problem Isn’t Algorithms, It’s Evaluation

Artificial intelligence (AI) is the new arms race and the centerpiece of defense modernization efforts across multiple countries, including the United States. Yet, despite the surge in AI investments, ...
WTOC-TV

Santa gets an algorithm: How AI is helping people shop

(InvestigateTV) — Social media feeds are full of influencers’ gift guides and sponsored posts promoting the season’s “must-have” products. For many shoppers, the result is pressure, and a growing ...
Deadline.com

New York Enacts Landmark AI Laws Requiring Disclosure Of Synthetic Performers In Ads And Consent For Posthumous Use Of Name, Image & Likeness

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Thursday signed what her administration called the nation’s first AI bills designed to both protect consumers and increase transparency in the film industry. The New York ...
The Verge

Spotify’s Prompted Playlists use AI to control your algorithm

With its playlist chatbot, Spotify says you could ‘curate your next Discover Weekly, exactly the way you want it.’ With its playlist chatbot, Spotify says you could ‘curate your next Discover Weekly ...
New York Post

Instacart caught using shady algorithm to charge different prices to individual customers — in the same stores, bombshell study reveals

Popular food delivery service Instacart has been using a shady algorithm that charges different prices to different customers on the same grocery items in the same supermarkets without telling them, ...
Bloomberg L.P.

The AI Boom Is Absorbing Everything

Hello and welcome to the newsletter, a grab bag of daily content from the Odd Lots universe. Sometimes it's us, Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway, bringing you our thoughts on the most recent ...
Variety

Leonardo DiCaprio Says AI Can Never Be Art Because It Lacks Humanity: Even ‘Brilliant’ Examples Just ‘Dissipate Into the Ether of Internet Junk’

Leonardo DiCaprio expressed his doubts regarding AI taking over Hollywood during an interview with Time magazine, which has named the Oscar winner its entertainer of the year. While DiCaprio “mourns ...
WLRN

From TikTok to AI Art: Algorithms are splintering pop culture, changing how we connect and create

The way people discover content, like music and art, is changing fast. AI-powered recommendation algorithms are creating fragmented social media feeds, carving pop culture into tiny, personalized ...