AI-generated videos of fighting between Iran and Israel went viral, and people asked chatbots if they were real. “What we’re seeing is AI mediating the experience of warfare,” said one researcher.
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In court, CEO Sundar Pichai defends Google against the DOJ’s ‘extraordinary’ proposals
Sundar Pichai testified in the remedies trial that will determine which penalties Google will face for monopolizing the search engine market, calling the DOJ’s proposals a “de facto divestiture” of the company’s tech.
Christie’s AI art auction inspires protests – and more art
The upcoming Augmented Intelligence sale represents the first time a major auction house is focusing entirely on works created using machine learning. Artists have mixed feelings about it.
AI brings soaring emissions for Google and Microsoft, a major contributor to climate change
The tech giants both report surges in greenhouse gas emissions as they double-down on adding artificial intelligence to all of their products.
Fake beauty queens charm judges at the Miss AI pageant
Ten models that exist only in the digital realm have made it to the finals of what’s being billed as the world’s first beauty pageant involving AI.


