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Former OpenAI employees lead push to protect whistleblowers flagging artificial intelligence risks

A group of OpenAI’s current and former workers is calling on the ChatGPT-maker and other artificial intelligence companies to protect employees who flag safety risks about AI technology. An open letter published Tuesday asks tech companies to establish stronger whistleblower protections so researchers have the “right to warn” about AI dangers without fear of retaliation.

Justice Department’s ‘deepfake’ concerns over Biden interview audio highlights AI misuse worries

WASHINGTON (AP) — Releasing an audio recording of a special counsel’s interview with President Joe Biden could spur deepfakes and disinformation that trick Americans, the Justice Department said, conceding the U.S. government could not stop the misuse of artificial intelligence ahead of this year’s election. A senior Justice Department official raised the concerns in a

Spain proposes law to improve online safety for children, including virtual restraining orders

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spain’s government has proposed a law to protect children from online threats that includes virtual restraining orders for felons, a higher age for opening social media accounts and health screenings for teenagers to detect related emotional disorders. “The health, well-being and security of our children, as well as the tranquility of

CEOs got hefty pay raises in 2023, widening the gap with the workers they oversee

NEW YORK (AP) — The typical compensation package for chief executives who run companies in the S&P 500 jumped nearly 13% last year, easily surpassing the gains for workers at a time when inflation was putting considerable pressure on Americans’ budgets. The median pay package for CEOs rose to $16.3 million, up 12.6%, according to

Trump joins TikTok and calls it ‘an honor.’ As president he once tried to ban the video-sharing app

Donald Trump has joined the popular video-sharing app TikTok, a platform he once tried to ban while in the White House, and posted from a UFC fight two days after he became the first former president and presumptive major party nominee in U.S. history to be found guilty on felony charges. “It’s an honor,” Trump

A Chinese spacecraft lands on the moon’s far side to collect rocks in growing space rivalry with US

BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese spacecraft landed on the far side of the moon Sunday to collect soil and rock samples that could provide insights into differences between the less-explored region and the better-known near side. The landing module touched down at 6:23 a.m. Beijing time in a huge crater known as the South Pole-Aitken

Democrats wanted an agreement on using artificial intelligence. It went nowhere

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic National Committee was watching earlier this year as campaigns nationwide were experimenting with artificial intelligence. So the organization approached a handful of influential party campaign committees with a request: Sign onto guidelines that would commit them to use the technology in a “responsible” way. The draft agreement, a copy of

Live Nation reveals data breach at its Ticketmaster subsidiary

Live Nation is investigating a data breach at its Ticketmaster subsidiary, which dominates ticketing for live events in the United States. Live Nation, based in Beverly Hills, California, said in a regulatory filing Friday that on May 27 “a criminal threat actor” offered to sell Ticketmaster data on the dark web. Other media reports say

Sexist tropes and misinformation swirl online as Mexico prepares to elect its first female leader

Mexican voters are poised to elect their first female president, a cause of celebration for many that has also touched off a flurry of false and misogynist online claims, blurring the lines behind fact and fiction. The two leading candidates, both women, have had to respond to demeaning attacks about their appearance, their credentials and

Former tech exec admits to fraud involving a scheme to boost Getty Images shares, authorities say

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A former technology executive has pleaded guilty to a single count of fraud involving a scheme to artificially inflate the share price of photo and video distributor Getty Images, federal officials said Friday. Robert Scott Murray, who was chief executive of the networking-equipment maker 3Com for several months in 2006, was

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Former OpenAI employees lead push to protect whistleblowers flagging artificial intelligence risks

Justice Department’s ‘deepfake’ concerns over Biden interview audio highlights AI misuse worries

Spain proposes law to improve online safety for children, including virtual restraining orders

CEOs got hefty pay raises in 2023, widening the gap with the workers they oversee

Trump joins TikTok and calls it ‘an honor.’ As president he once tried to ban the video-sharing app

A Chinese spacecraft lands on the moon’s far side to collect rocks in growing space rivalry with US

Democrats wanted an agreement on using artificial intelligence. It went nowhere

Live Nation reveals data breach at its Ticketmaster subsidiary

Sexist tropes and misinformation swirl online as Mexico prepares to elect its first female leader

Former tech exec admits to fraud involving a scheme to boost Getty Images shares, authorities say