Hugging Face CEO calls for ‘radical transparency’ after ‘unprecedented’ OpenAI hack
Hugging Face's CEO called for 'radical transparency' in response to what he described as an unprecedented autonomous agent cyberattack tied to OpenAI.
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You can’t ignore Google Zero anymore
A Vergecast episode discusses "Google Zero" — the fading of search traffic to websites — alongside Reddit's AI training deal and publishers considering blocking Google's crawlers.
Meta made its own AI detection system. It should have just used Google’s
Meta unveiled Content Seal, an invisible watermarking tool that flags images from its AI model, but the tool is seen as less accessible and reliable than existing options like SynthID and C2PA.
YouTube clarifies policies around AI slop and upsetting videos
YouTube revised its monetization rules to better specify which AI-generated and low-quality videos are ineligible to earn ad revenue.
AI is more likely than humans to form biases when hiring
AI increasingly screens job applications before humans do, but research indicates that large language models can develop biases of their own, not only ones absorbed from training data.
‘Odyssey’ director Christopher Nolan calls AI an obvious ‘Trojan horse’
In a recent statement, director Christopher Nolan warned about the inherent risks of AI, likening it to a Trojan horse that conceals dangers within.
Nonprofit Current AI is racing to build the World Wide Web of AI, free for all
Current AI, a nonprofit developing freely accessible AI intended to include all cultures, reports progress across devices, AI chat, and other areas.
AI in Content Moderation at Scale: What It Can and Cannot Judge
Content moderation is automation by necessity, not by choice — the volume leaves no alternative. Here is what classifiers genuinely catch, what context defeats, and the transparency the EU's DSA now requires.
Dave Eggers told OpenAI staff that ChatGPT was ‘silencing an entire generation’
Author Dave Eggers, invited by Sam Altman to speak to about 200 OpenAI staffers, reportedly criticized ChatGPT, saying its effect on educators is catastrophic.
TikTok is testing an AI likeness detection tool
TikTok has begun testing an opt-in AI likeness detection tool with some US creators, letting them scan for and report AI versions of themselves after verifying their identity.
Why teens deserve access to safe AI
OpenAI describes its approach to safer AI for teenagers, including age-appropriate protections, learning tools, parental controls, and collaboration with experts.
Why AMI Labs’ Alexandre LeBrun won’t call his AI ‘AGI’ or ‘superintelligence’
Alexandre LeBrun, CEO of world model startup AMI Labs, declines to describe the company's AI as 'AGI' or 'superintelligence,' pushing back against common industry framing.
AI in HR: Recruiting, Screening, and the Law You Cannot Ignore
Hiring is the most heavily regulated AI use case in the enterprise — and the one most likely to be deployed without anyone checking. Here is what AI actually does in recruiting, and the compliance floor you have to clear.
Should AI help you get away with killing your spouse?
TechCrunch AI examines the implications of AI systems that are fully aligned to their users, questioning what such a world would look like.
LLM Security and Red Teaming: How AI Apps Get Attacked (and Defended)
Every LLM app is a new attack surface. Prompt injection, jailbreaks, and data leakage are real and common. Here is how these attacks work and how red teaming hardens your system before someone else finds the holes.
Meta removes controversial AI feature on Instagram after backlash
Meta pulled a controversial AI feature from Instagram after user backlash, saying in a blog post that the tool missed the mark and is no longer available.
Microsoft’s carbon emissions went up 25 percent last year
Microsoft's 2026 sustainability report says its carbon emissions rose 25 percent in 2025, reaching 34 million metric tons, driven primarily by datacenter expansion.
Google will now tell you if an ad was made with AI
Google is introducing a label showing whether ads on Search, Discover, and YouTube were made or edited using AI, accessible through its My Ad Center.