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Learn to forget? How to rein in a rogue chatbot
When Australian politician Brian Hood noticed ChatGPT was telling people he was a convicted criminal, he took the old-fashioned route and threatened legal action against the AI chatbot's maker, OpenAI. His case raised a potentially huge problem with such AI programs: what happens when they get stuff wrong in a way that causes real-world harm?
Fashion world descends on UK's Manchester in Chanel show
Scintillating colours and celebrities lit up a gloomy Manchester on Thursday as the British city famous for its past textile industry flaunted the latest fashion in a prestigious Chanel show. Having a Chanel show here is amazing for the city," added Emma Kara, who lives in the region. ctx/imm/md
US, Mexico to boost cooperation on foreign investment screening
The United States and Mexico plan to form a working group on foreign investment screening to guard against national security threats, officials said Thursday, as Washington pushes to shift supply chains toward trusted partners.
'We need information' plead Peru farmers battling drought, climate change
A light rain barely moistens the soil in the drought-stricken region of Junin in central Peru. With about 1.2 million inhabitants -- about one in five of whom live in poverty -- the Junin region is one of Peru's main producers of non-genetically modified potatoes.
US, Mexico to boost cooperation in foreign investment screening
The United States and Mexico plan to form a working group on foreign investment screening, aimed at guarding against national security threats, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Thursday. "Both countries benefit when they work together to guard against foreign investments that pose national security risks," Yellen said in a statement.
Epic Games, Lego join forces for latest 'Fortnite' game
Toy giant Lego and videogame leader Epic Games joined forces Thursday to launch "Lego Fortnite" in a bid to grow a platform already used by hundreds of millions of people. While the setting resembles that of the original Fortnite game, first launched in 2017, the playable space in the Lego version is 19 times as big.
EU states make last-ditch effort to back spending rules reform
EU finance ministers will try to hammer out an agreement over dinner on Thursday to reform bloc-wide spending rules after months of bitter divisions, especially between France and Germany. France and Germany, the EU's two economic powerhouses have been at loggerheads over the reform in the past few months.
Striking Washington Post staffers walk off the job
Hundreds of staff at the Washington Post, one of America's most storied newspapers, walked off the job Thursday in a 24-hour strike, their union said, after 18 months of contract negotiations failed to secure a deal.
UK to raise BBC licence fee after two-year freeze
The UK government announced Thursday that the BBC licence fee will rise after a two-year freeze, but the broadcaster indicated the increase would not be enough to ward off further cuts. The government froze the fee for two years in January 2022 and had been expected to increase it by 9.0 percent next year.
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