Shareholders of the shell company Digital World Acquisition Corp voted to acquire Donald Trump’s social media network Truth Social and take it public, potentially generating billions for the former U.S. president. After the merger, Donald Trump will own nearly 60%
A new study finds popular AI chatbots give false information to basic US election questions 50% of the time. Researchers at the AI Democracy Project tested leading bots like Claude and GPT-4 on common voter queries. The bots wrongly answered
Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar warned on Friday, Feb. 23, that Google’s AI tool Gemini is in direct violation of IT rules as well as several provisions of the criminal code. Following the events, Google was criticized for its objectionable response
A deceptive robocall made the rounds in New Hampshire (NH), featuring an AI-generated voice of President Joe Biden, dissuading Democrats from voting in the Tuesday, Jan. 24 primary elections. The call also used President Biden’s signature phrase, “What a bunch
Michael Cohen, a former attorney for Donald Trump, has made headlines after mistakenly using Google Bard, an AI chatbot, for legal research. This misstep resulted in the submission of incorrect legal citations in court documents, shedding light on the emerging
U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts, in his annual report, emphasized the imminent changes artificial intelligence (AI) would bring to the judicial system. This report follows a growing dialogue about the ethical use of AI in legal contexts. Roberts, steering clear
As the 2024 U.S. presidential election looms, deepfakes, especially AI-generated political ads, are under the microscope. Consequently, tech giants Meta and X face scrutiny from lawmakers demanding greater transparency. However, Google has already committed to labeling deceptive AI-driven political content.
Vivek Ramaswamy has swiftly emerged as a figurehead for the crypto sector within the Grand Old Party (GOP) presidential race. A biotech entrepreneur by trade, Ramaswamy has cast himself in a new role: a crusader for crypto, promising sweeping changes
Google may be a step closer to limiting the spread of deepfakes with its new AI tool known as SynthID, which can embed a digital watermark in AI-generated images. This is in a bid to help distinguish between AI-generated images
Former US President Donald Trump announced his dramatic return to Twitter, now the X platform with a post of his mugshot, although he previously vowed not to return to the platform. Before his return, Trump’s last post on X was
Twitter-owner Elon Musk restored the account of American rapper Kanye West after it was banned nearly eight months ago over alleged offensive tweets. West, who now goes by Ye, was accused of breaking the platform’s rules against inciting violence. Ye
Twitter cofounder Jack Dorsey appears to have rejected Mark Zuckerberg’s follow request on Threads, as billionaire social media rivalry took a comical turn. Threads is a new social media platform from the Mark Zuckerberg-owned Meta. Launched on July 5, the
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