As AI gets better, it reveals an empty promise
…The AI backlash is genuine, well-informed, and well-argued. Nonetheless, some of those new neat tricks are fun and maybe even pretty useful in our personal lives. But I can’t…
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John Ternus’ first big problem is AI
…with its AI integration for Windows 11 and introducing Copilot into every corner of the operating system, even in its Notepad and Snipping Tool. It led to user backlash, the rise of…
The Pope isn’t AGI-pilled
…The pope’s encyclical comes amid a backlash to AI’s growing power. Six in 10 US adults feel they have “little to no control” of how AI is used in their…
The attacks on Sam Altman are a warning for the AI world
Before allegedly throwing a Molotov cocktail at OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s home, the 20-year-old accused attacker wrote about his fear that the AI race would cause humans to go…
Microsoft faces fresh Windows Recall security concerns
…Recall, an AI-powered Windows feature that screenshots most of what you do on your PC, it was labeled a “disaster” for cybersecurity and a “privacy nightmare.” After the backlash and a…
The cost of the smart home is going up
…that the AI will get there and that Google will stick around long enough to see it through. Meanwhile, backlash against features like Ring’s Search Party, which uses AI to search…
Amazon employees ask Seattle to put the brakes on new data centers
…Some comments echoed a broader backlash against the AI industry. One speaker, who said he worked on AI at a startup, said data centers largely benefit corporations and that when it comes…
Why does the Googlebook exist?
…Copilot integrations just about everywhere to force AI down your throat. Apple is tweaking Liquid Glass, and Microsoft is trying to defuse the backlash from Windows users by slightly course-correcting on…
AI ‘content creators’ are getting harder to spot
…Backlash over deepfakes, impersonation, and synthetic spam is already forcing lawmakers and regulators to pay closer attention, particularly after incidents involving nonconsensual sexual deepfakes generated with tools like Grok. Europe’s AI…
Meta launches cheaper smart glasses without Ray-Ban
…As Meta leans into AI as a killer use case for these glasses, the company also has to contend with how different states and countries are approaching AI regulation. “If there are…