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X's AI chatbot spread election misinformation, US officials say
X's AI chatbot spread election misinformation, US officials say
by  AFP

Five US states sent an open letter Monday to Elon Musk, urging him to fix his social media platform X's AI chatbot after it shared misinformation about the upcoming presidential election. Last week, Musk faced a firehose of criticism for sharing with his followers an AI deepfake video featuring Harris.

US judge rules Google is monopoly in key anti-trust case
US judge rules Google is monopoly in key anti-trust case
by  AFP

A US judge on Monday handed Google a major legal blow, ruling in a closely-watched anti-trust case that it has a monopoly with its dominant search engine. The anti-trust trial pitting US prosecutors against Google ended in May with a two-day hearing.

Elon Musk suing OpenAI, Altman again
Elon Musk suing OpenAI, Altman again
by  AFP

Elon Musk revived a lawsuit on Monday against OpenAI, accusing its co-founders Sam Altman and Greg Brockman of betraying the artificial intelligence company's founding mission. Since leaving OpenAI, Musk has joined the chorus of critics warning that artificial intelligence could spell the end for humanity.

Turkish president slams social media 'fascism' amid Instagram battle
Turkish president slams social media 'fascism' amid Instagram battle
by  AFP

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused social media networks of "fascism" and censorship on Monday as his government blocked Instagram for a fourth day. Turkish authorities have temporarily blocked access to social media sites, including Facebook, X and Wikipedia in the past.

TikTok, bowing to EU, withdraws rewards programme
TikTok, bowing to EU, withdraws rewards programme
by  AFP

TikTok will permanently remove a feature in a spinoff app in France and Spain that rewards users for watching and liking videos, bowing to pressure from European regulators, the EU and the Chinese-owned company said Monday. TikTok Lite arrived in France and Spain -- the only EU countries where it is available -- in April this year.

Inbred, gibberish or just MAD? Warnings rise about AI models
Inbred, gibberish or just MAD? Warnings rise about AI models
by  AFP

When academic Jathan Sadowski reached for an analogy last year to describe how AI programs decay, he landed on the term "Habsburg AI". "I think the term Habsburg AI has aged very well," Sadowski told AFP, saying his coinage had "only become more relevant for how we think about AI systems".