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Trump warns of AI dangers |
Former President Trump called artificial intelligence (AI) "maybe the most dangerous thing out there" in a new interview published Friday. | Trump first expressed concern when asked by Fox Business Network host Maria Bartiromo about his take on a potential central bank digital currency, our colleague Dominick Mastrangelo reported. "Very dangerous. It's very dangerous. One day you don't have any money in your account. It can be a very dangerous thing," said the former president, who has previously vowed to block the creation of a digital dollar. "And the other thing that I think is maybe the most dangerous thing out there of anything, because there's no real solution — the AI, as they call it," he added. "It is so scary." Trump echoed concerns from technology and political observers that in an election year, AI could be used to distort imagery, voices and other forms of media to deceive the public for political purposes. Last month, a digitally altered robocall created to sound like President Biden urging New Hampshire residents not to vote in the state's primary set off alarm bells of the dangers of AI to the voters. "I saw somebody ripping me off the other day where they had me making a speech about their product," Trump said. "I said, 'I'll never endorse that product.' You can't even tell the difference. It looks like I'm actually endorsing it." Read more in a full report at TheHill.comAP Photo/Matt Rourke. |
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The leading Asian American caucus in Congress has accused Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) of "racist" questioning of TikTok's CEO at a congressional hearing this week. In a hearing Wednesday, leaders from across big tech were summoned to testify on the issue of online child safety. In addition to TikTok, executives from Meta, X, Snap and Discord were accused by lawmakers of failing to protect children from online abuse and exploitation. … |
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Joe Rogan, the popular podcaster and media personality, has struck a fresh distribution deal with audio provider Spotify for “The Joe Rogan Experience.” The deal, estimated to be worth up to $250 million, according to The Wall Street Journal, involves an upfront minimum guarantee in addition to a revenue-sharing agreement based on advertising sales. In a deviation from his first deal with the company, under the … |
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The U.S. government will require companies that mine for cryptocurrency to report information on their energy use. The Energy Information Administration (EIA) has said that starting next week, it will "survey identified commercial cryptocurrency miners, which are required to respond with details related to their energy use." "We will specifically focus on how the energy demand for cryptocurrency mining is evolving, identify … |
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X CEO courts TV personalities, influencers |
X CEO Linda Yaccarino, who is running the platform formerly known as Twitter, is using her past in the television industry to court TV personalities and influencers to create video content on the platform, The New York Times reported. |
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| Tik-Tok popular among Hispanic adults: survey |
A recent Pew Research Center survey found that about half of Hispanic adults are using TikTok, NBC News reported. |
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Target stops selling product dedicated to Civil Rights icons after TikTok video shows errors |
NEW YORK (AP) — Target says it will stop selling a product dedicated to Civil Rights icons after a now-viral TikTok spotlighted some significant errors. In a video posted earlier this week, Las Vegas high school teacher Tierra Espy displayed how three Civil Rights icons — Carter G. Woodson, W.E.B. … |
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — With Apple’s hotly anticipated Vision Pro headset hitting store shelves Friday, you’re probably going to start to see more people wearing the futuristic googles that are supposed to usher in the age of "spatial computing." It’s an esoteric mode of technology … |
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Fulton County, Ga., District Attorney Fani Willis (D) acknowledged developing a "personal relationship" with the top prosecutor in former President … Read more |
| Attorney Roberta Kaplan, who has taken on several cases against former President Trump, says Trump once had an outburst because his legal team offered … Read more |
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