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Germany's cybersecurity agency issues new guidelines to protect LLMs from persistent threats

The German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) warns that even top AI providers are struggling to defend against so-called evasion attacks targeting language models. Ad In these attacks, ...
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OpenAI faces questions over calls for government support

Some on social media—including AI commentator Gary Marcus—have pointed out that OpenAI's recent letter to the White House appears to contradict CEO Sam Altman's claim that OpenAI is not seeking ...
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Sandbar claims its finger-worn AI device is the new 'mouse for voice'

Another startup is taking a shot at AI hardware. This time with a voice-controlled wearable ring designed for everyday use. US-based startup Sandbar has unveiled the Stream Ring, a device that turns ...
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AI data centers could soon consume as much electricity as one-third of all U.S. households

Barclays estimates that data centers for AI giants like OpenAI, Meta, and Amazon could need as much as 46 gigawatts of electricity. That's about the same amount of power used by 44 million US ...
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Microsoft and OpenAI set their own rules for AGI

Microsoft and OpenAI have decided they'll define for themselves what counts as artificial general intelligence (AGI) and when they've supposedly achieved it. The two companies say they'll appoint a ...
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Facing lawsuits, OpenAI rewires ChatGPT for safer teen use

OpenAI published a "Teen Safety Blueprint" to better protect young users from harm. The new framework follows incidents where ChatGPT allegedly failed to help users in mental distress. OpenAI has ...
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UK judge rules that AI image generator Stable Diffusion is not an "infringing copy"

The High Court in London has thrown out Getty Images' main copyright case against Stability AI, marking a key moment for generative AI companies. The case focused on whether building an AI model from ...
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Sora 2 Android app launches in more countries, introduces paid generations

OpenAI has launched the Sora app for Android in the US, Canada, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam. The app is still free, but OpenAI says the service is "completely unsustainable" and ...
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OpenAI has reportedly misjudged its cash burn by $80 billion

The main reason for these numbers is the soaring cost of computing power needed to train and run OpenAI's models, along with a major push to build out its own server infrastructure. The company plans ...
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"The winner takes it all!" - The US-China AI race explained

In the race for AI supremacy, there are two possible winners and the EU. An overview and assessment of the status quo. The global race to develop the best AI systems is in full swing. For years, the ...
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Italy’s publishers file a complaint against Google’s AI Overviews over news visibility

Italy's main publishers' group, FIEG (Federazione Italiana Editori Giornali), has filed a complaint with Italy's communications regulator, Agcom, targeting Google's AI Overviews. FIEG argues that ...
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Studio Ghibli founder Hayao Miyazaki's viral AI criticism lacks crucial context

A 2016 quote from Studio Ghibli founder Hayao Miyazaki calling AI "utterly disgusting" and an "insult to life" has resurfaced on social media, but the statement was specifically about an AI animation ...