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A Washington Post blog about everything new and awesome on the blue planet, and beyond.

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Warning of ‘risk to our survival,’ pope calls for global treaty on AI wapo.st/3RjP5AZ

Warning of ‘risk to our survival,’ pope calls for global treaty on AI

The statement reflects a pope who has sought to serve as a moral compass on weighty, timely issues beyond traditional religious teaching.

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In hiring Sam Altman, analysts say Microsoft ‘pulled off a coup of his own’ wapo.st/3QQ7Vj3
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AI images are getting harder to spot. Google thinks it has a solution. wapo.st/3sy92vd

AI images are getting harder to spot. Google thinks it has a solution.

The tech giant unveiled a new watermark for AI-generated images, aiming to curb the spread of misinformation during the 2024 presidential campaign.

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A Pink Floyd song made with AI and brain scans sounds a lot like the band wapo.st/3KN5881

A Pink Floyd song made with AI and brain scans sounds a lot like the band

Researchers reconstructed Pink Floyd’s “Another Brick in the Wall, Part 1” by using the brain waves of people who listened to the song.

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Employees want ChatGPT at work. Bosses worry they’ll spill secrets. wapo.st/46B39wV

Employees want ChatGPT at work. Bosses worry they’ll spill secrets.

Companies know the AI tool could be a game-changer, but fears about security and privacy are holding them back.

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How an AI-written Star Wars story created chaos at Gizmodo wapo.st/3XHoD6Z

How an AI-written Star Wars story created chaos at Gizmodo

A Gizmodo story on Star Wars, generated by artificial intelligence, was riddled with errors. The irony that the problem happened at a tech publication was undeniable.

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ChatGPT took their jobs. Now they walk dogs and fix air conditioners. wapo.st/3OSDIjR

ChatGPT took their jobs. Now they walk dogs and fix air conditioners.

Meet the people who have already lost their jobs to AI.

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ChatGPT ‘hallucinates.’ Some researchers worry it isn’t fixable. wapo.st/3IIgvgw
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A prof falsely accused his class of using ChatGPT. Their diplomas are in jeopardy. wapo.st/3MFw5Mk
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Look out, get-rich-quick schemes are coming to AI wapo.st/41Bf8GW

ChatGPT get-rich-quick schemes are flooding the web

The internet is filled with videos promising ChatGPT can make you rich. But there is little evidence to prove it can.

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IBM could replace 7,800 jobs with artificial intelligence, CEO says wapo.st/3Hv3aHH

IBM could replace 7,800 jobs with artificial intelligence, CEO says

The company could halt hiring new workers and instead use AI tools. Other companies have reported job disruption due to ChatGPT and similar technologies.

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AI is hijacking these actors’ voices. Can you tell the difference? wapo.st/3oxt1rH
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AI can make movies, edit actors, fake voices. Hollywood isn’t ready. wapo.st/3zZjzQw

AI can make movies, edit actors, fake voices. Hollywood isn’t ready.

A new short film made with AI highlights the possibilities and pitfalls of using the technology in entertainment.

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ChatGPT sometimes makes up facts. For one law prof, it went too far. wapo.st/3GkG9GH

ChatGPT invented a sexual harassment scandal and named a real law prof as the accused

ChatGPT accused a law professor of harassment. But the evidence doesn’t exist.

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Klaus Teuber, creator of Catan board game empire, dies at 70 wapo.st/40K1H80
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They fell in love with AI bots. A software update broke their hearts. wapo.st/3Zr5KEH

They fell in love with AI bots. A software update broke their hearts.

Users say their intimate relationship with the Replika chatbot alleviated their loneliness. But after a software update, their lover seems like a stranger.

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AI can draw hands now. That’s bad news for deep-fakes. wapo.st/3zbadkh

AI can draw hands now. That’s bad news for deep-fakes.

AI image-makers have been notoriously bad at rendering hands. Now, they’re getting better and could make deep fakes harder to spot.

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3D-printed rocket fails to reach orbit but still hailed as a success wapo.st/42xTSnb

3D-printed rocket fails to reach orbit but still is hailed as success

The Terran 1 rocket lifted off at 11:25 p.m. Wednesday, and while it didn't make orbit, it achieved many milestones, proving that new technology can cut the complexity of rocket manufacture.

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They thought loved ones were calling for help. It was an AI scam. wapo.st/3mqMFop

They thought loved ones were calling for help. It was an AI scam.

Scammers are using artificial intelligence to sound more like family members in distress. Loved ones are falling for it and losing thousands of dollars.

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AI is starting to pick who gets laid off wapo.st/3xz05B9
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