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Microsoft Shrivels When Asked If Its “Good Neighbor” Data Center Policy Will Involve Actually Supporting Community Groups

So much for "community-first AI." The post Microsoft Shrivels When Asked If Its "Good Neighbor" Data Center Policy Will Involve Actually Supporting Community Groups appeared first on Futurism.

3 hours ago

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Microsoft Shrivels When Asked If Its “Good Neighbor” Data Center Policy Will Involve Actually Supporting Community Groups

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Data Center Operator Slapped With $1 Million Fine for Belching Noxious Gas Into Surrounding Community

"I'd be lying to say if I were surprised." The post Data Center Operator Slapped With $1 Million Fine for Belching Noxious Gas Into Surrounding Community appeared first on Futurism.

2 days ago

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Data Center Operator Slapped With $1 Million Fine for Belching Noxious Gas Into Surrounding Community

WIRED Science

The Data Center Backlash Should Also Be a Climate Reckoning. It Isn’t Yet

Climate groups are latching onto the data center opposition movement, but it remains to be seen if they can get people to care about the facilities’ impact on the atmosphere.

1 day ago

WIRED Science

The Data Center Backlash Should Also Be a Climate Reckoning. It Isn’t Yet

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It’s Starting to Look Like Frontier AI Labs Will Be Taken Down in a Storm of Product Liability Suits If Their Models Keep ...

"What we have seen in terms of what these agents are up to is just the tip of the iceberg." The post It's Starting to Look Like Frontier AI Labs Will Be Taken Down in a Storm of Product Liability Suits If Their Models Keep Going on Incredibly Illegal Rogue Hacking Sprees appeared first on Futurism. ...

5 hours ago

It’s Starting to Look Like Frontier AI Labs Will Be Taken Down in a Storm of Product Liability Suits If Their Models Keep ...

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OpenAI Halts Frontier Model Training as Rogue Agent Crisis Deepens

Its models broke into online government services. The post OpenAI Halts Frontier Model Training as Rogue Agent Crisis Deepens appeared first on Futurism.

8 hours ago

OpenAI Halts Frontier Model Training as Rogue Agent Crisis Deepens

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Scientists Download Frontier AI Model Into Self-Driving Car Let It Loose

They didn't do great on a test course. The post Scientists Download Frontier AI Model Into Self-Driving Car Let It Loose appeared first on Futurism.

1 day ago

Scientists Download Frontier AI Model Into Self-Driving Car Let It Loose

Futurism

Human Contractors Are Seeing All Your Horny — and Creepy — AI Prompts

Depraved AI image prompts, and the human contractors that sift through them. The post Human Contractors Are Seeing All Your Horny — and Creepy — AI Prompts appeared first on Futurism.

4 hours ago

Human Contractors Are Seeing All Your Horny — and Creepy — AI Prompts

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Climate Change Is Turning Prisons Full of Human Beings Into Industrial-Scale Air Fryers

It's cruel, and increasingly usual. The post Climate Change Is Turning Prisons Full of Human Beings Into Industrial-Scale Air Fryers appeared first on Futurism.

2 days ago

Climate Change Is Turning Prisons Full of Human Beings Into Industrial-Scale Air Fryers

New York Times Science

This Virus Stole a Human Gene and Won’t Let Go of It

Scientists have found a human gene lurking in a virus that causes skin infections. It may be using our own DNA to infect us.

7 hours ago

This Virus Stole a Human Gene and Won’t Let Go of It

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Five More Cops Charged for Abusing Flock Cameras Amid So Many Similar Scandals That We Can’t Even Keep Track

"We have seen abuse of automated license plate readers for almost as long as they have existed." The post Five More Cops Charged for Abusing Flock Cameras Amid So Many Similar Scandals That We Can't Even Keep Track appeared first on Futurism.

1 day ago

Five More Cops Charged for Abusing Flock Cameras Amid So Many Similar Scandals That We Can’t Even Keep Track

New York Times Science

California Needs Water. El Niño Might Bring Too Much to Keep.

The drought-stricken state has improved its ability to collect and store rainwater. But many gallons may still rush into the Pacific.

2 days ago

California Needs Water. El Niño Might Bring Too Much to Keep.