Writer Sarah Stankorb is one such author. This summer, she published Disobedient Women: How a Small Group of Faithful Women Exposed Abuse, Brought Down Powerful Pastors, and Ignited an Evangelical Reckoning. Summaries appeared on Amazon within days. One, which she suspects was based on an advance copy commonly distributed to reviewers, appeared the day before … Read more
Controversial rapper Kanye West may have caused more problems for himself with his recent apology to Jews. The Yeezy founder said he was sorry for his past anti-Semitic actions, noting that he did not intend to hurt or “demean” anyone with his comments. However, shortly after West posted his message, fans began accusing him of … Read more
ROME — Pope Francis on Thursday called for an international treaty to ensure artificial intelligence is developed and used ethically, arguing that the risks of technology lacking human values of compassion, mercy, morality and forgiveness are too great. Francis added his voice to increasing calls for binding, global regulation of AI in his annual message … Read more
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Those who subscribe to Snapchat’s $3.99 plan can use the feature by tapping the “AI” button from the toolbar on the right side of the camera interface. This opens up a window where users can type a text prompt or choose from one of the premade options, like “a futuristic disco” or “a rocket preparing … Read more
SOPA Images/Contributor/Getty Images The introduction of custom AI-generated wallpapers was a big development on the Google Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro, and now Google is giving a little AI love to its Chrome browser. It was just a few days ago that Google announced a “Help Me Write” AI feature was headed to Chrome. … Read more
Bumble for Friends — the platonic offshoot of Bumble — introduces a couple updates: AI-generated icebreakers, and a new way to organize group get-togethers. Using AI chatbots to get dates isn’t new, but now Bumble for Friends is incorporating the technology to help users get to know a potential pal. According to the press release, … Read more
Earlier this year, Meta-owned WhatsApp started testing a new feature that allows users to generate stickers based on a text description using AI. When users search “Palestinian,” “Palestine,” or “Muslim boy Palestine,” the feature returns a photo of a gun or a boy with a gun, a report from The Guardian shows. According to The … Read more
Adobe/Leica With the rise of AI-generated images, distinguishing between fabricated and authentic images is increasingly difficult. The camera manufacturer Leica is attempting to combat that issue with the release of its latest camera, the Leica M11-P. On Thursday, Leica dropped the Leica M11-P, the world’s first camera to have Content Credentials built-in, which enables a … Read more
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With generative AI exploding everywhere, Google will start requiring that Android apps include a way to report offensive AI-generated content and follow new moderation rules around what kind of AI content is acceptable. Apps using AI-generated content will be required to add a button to flag or report offensive material early next year to remain … Read more
A horrific new era of ultrarealistic, AI-generated, child sexual abuse images is now underway, experts warn. Offenders are using downloadable open source generative AI models, which can produce images, to devastating effects. The technology is being used to create hundreds of new images of children who have previously been abused. Offenders are sharing datasets of … Read more