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Data from Electoral Commission breach could allow rogue actors to create AI-generated messages in effort to manipulate electionsData accessed in the Electoral Commission hack could help state-backed actors target voters with AI-generated disinformation, experts have warned.The UK elections watchdog revealed on Tuesday that a hostile cyber-attack had been able to access the names and addresses of all voters registered between 2014 and 2022. Continue reading...

Experiment by Google and American Airlines reduces vapour trails, which are a source of global heatingAircraft contrails – or clouds of condensation behind planes – have been a familiar sight in skies across the world since the start of the jet age. However, a new experiment by Google and American Airlines suggests they could soon become much rarer, in a small but significant win that could assist the battle to cut aviation emissions.Pilots flying using artificial intelligence models

Jane Friedman claims she had to fight against Amazon’s refusal to remove the misattributed titles because she had not trademarked her nameFive books for sale on Amazon were removed after author Jane Friedman complained that the titles were falsely listed as being written by her. The books, which Friedman believes were written by AI, were also listed on the Amazon-owned reviews site Goodreads.“It feels like a violation, because it’s really low quality material with my name on it

Early stage talks are expected to include a potential tool that fans could use to make AI-generated songsGoogle and Universal Music are negotiating a deal on how to license the voices and melodies of artists for artificial intelligence-generated songs.The talks are expected to include the potential development of a tool for fans where individuals could make AI-generated songs but the relevant copyright owners would be paid. The artists would have a choice to opt in to the process. Continue readi

Forget ‘AI doomerism’ hype over ChatGPT, big tech’s colonial attitude lets hateful electoral propaganda be fed to millionsMore than 70 countries are due to hold regional or national elections by the end of 2024. It will be a period of huge political significance across the globe, with more than 2 billion people (mostly from the global south) directly affected by the outcome of these elections. The stakes for the integrity of democracy have never been higher.As concerns mount ab

The culture, media and sport select committee has warned of risks not just to workers’ jobs but also their autonomyRishi Sunak will gather world leaders in London this autumn for a summit on safety in artificial intelligence, after expressing concern about the “existential risks” of the rapidly evolving technology.Apparently, even our wannabe tech bro prime minister – currently holidaying in California – is willing to acknowledge the potential need for state interve

Exclusive: FOI document reveals staff could not recall what they entered into AI chatbot and Greens senator says lack of safety protocols raises questionsGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastStaff in the home affairs department have said they could not recall what prompts they had entered into ChatGPT during experiments with the AI chatbot, and documents suggest no real-time records were kept.In May, the department told the Greens senator David Shoebridge it w

The tech company’s latest proposal about generative AI turns copyright law on its head, and could especially hurt smaller content creators, say expertsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastPublishers should be able to opt out of having their works mined by generative artificial intelligence systems, according to Google, but the company has not said how such a system would work.In its submission to the