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Recently, Artificial Intelligence seems to be taking things a bit too far: OpenAI's web crawler is just the latest in a long list of tools used disproportionately by the company. A crawler, to be clear, is software that analyzes content on a network in a methodical and automated way, usually on behalf of a search engin...

It is no news that Roblox, the famous children's video game platform, ends up in the spotlight when it comes to the protection of minors. Months after our article about it, the site seems to have stumbled into a serious lawsuit concerning some sort of child exploitation. Rachelle Colvin and Danielle Sass, mothers of t...

The Associated Press, a pillar of standards for the news industry, has issued guidelines regarding generative AI and dedicated to its journalists, urging company staff not to use ChatGPT to create publishable content. The introduction of AI is not a replacement for the journalism profession in any way, argues Amanda B...

Artificial Intelligence is expanding like wildfire, reaching into every aspect of everyone's life. Recently, it has come under the spotlight of the culture war perpetrated in the political arena: the far right claims that it has become too "woke," while experts rightly argue that it is not a sentient being with views ...

Posted on Microsoft Start, an artificial intelligence-generated article titled "Heading to Ottawa? Here's What Not to Miss!" was recently removed from the site, following a distasteful error within it that escaped the oversight process by a human operator. The text consisted of a list of places to visit during a possi...

Over the past week, the Association of Newspaper Publishers and Editors of Japan, in collaboration with three other industry groups, communicated concern regarding the protective measures to be put in place in the face of the current situation. More specifically, it pointed out that copyright protection is not being ad...

Who wouldn't want to be able to create their partner from scratch? With all the characteristics, attitudes and preferences you could ever want? With Eva AI, the Artificial Intelligence application aimed at creating virtual girlfriends, anything is possible! If the introduction to this article does not bother you, it i...

Artificial intelligence is not inherently bad; one's use of it determines its impact on the world. As scary as it may be, seeing recent developments within the field, it has the potential to improve the lives of many. Two Queensland agricultural scientists, for example, say it could be the key to feeding the planet's g...

The University of Exeter, in collaboration with researchers from start-up Milbotix, recently publicized "SmartSocks," a garment powered by artificial intelligence. The project is aimed at patients with dementia, and is an attempt to provide them with more independent living. The socks in question can monitor a patient...

"The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom", the latest title in the famous and eponymous saga, has garnered considerable success since its launch weekend in mid-May. Nintendo, the giant behind the video game in question, has recently come under the spotlight, filing patents for the abilities of Link, the protagonist, ...

The NFT market is losing more and more relevance with each passing day; after months of stalling, even those originally enthusiastic about this innovation are working to remove themselves from the equation altogether. Nevertheless, some players in the Internet world have already found a method to exploit this "moment o...

The Internet situation is getting out of hand, between technical and regulatory aspects. In an attempt to take the reins somewhat, the United Nations proposed in their 'Global Digital Compact' (GDC) the exclusion of technical experts as separate voices in the governance of the Web. On the one hand understandable, give...

With the advent and enormous development of generative AI services this past year, it is becoming increasingly complex to distinguish an artificially generated image from a real photograph. In addition to terrorizing artists, writers, and creatives everywhere, the situation also threatens realities of potentially huge ...

Last March, the Zoom platform changed parts of its terms of use, but few people noticed and the situation did not cause a stir. Recently, a series of screenshots figuring the section in question began making the rounds on the Internet, causing panic and generating fury among users. Within the mentioned paragraphs, it ...

The recent change that has taken place on Twitter's platform, now called "X," has been the cause of much confusion on the part of users, contributors, and companies involved. The French international news agency, Agence France-Presse, recently stated that it is pursuing a Copyright lawsuit against the platform in ques...

The article we refer to illustrates precisely one of the biggest concerns nowadays, especially for workers within the field. With the introduction of AI, how will the field dedicated to the dissemination of information and news change? The first theory holds that AI services will completely replace journalism. Online ...