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AI and genetic engineering could trigger a “super-pandemic,” warns AI expert

September 10, 2023 -

According to Suleyman, the ability to engineer a deadly pandemic, such as the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19), could potentially become commonplace before the end of this decade.

Suleyman added that in the next five years or so, a regular person could easily download the instruction set for a pandemic that’s "more lethal" than anything the world has encountered so far. He warned that this is why the world needs "containment."AI and genetic engineering could do more ...

U.S., Canadian AI companies COLLABORATE with Chinese experts to shape international AI policy

January 16, 2024 -

The AI companies, including OpenAI, Anthropic and Cohere, reportedly joined the discussions on mitigating technology risks and establishing global standards in Geneva in July and October 2023. The Geneva meetings, facilitated by the private mediation organization Shaikh Group, received support from the White House, the United Kingdom and Chinese government officials.

According to multiple sources, scientists and policy experts from leading North American AI organizations ...

NSA launches AI security center to protect the U.S. from AI-powered cyberattacks

October 04, 2023 -

The NSA noted that the new center signals the government's desire to confront heightened fears that foreign adversaries will strengthen their abilities to crack AI operators' systems, manipulate their models or even steal their intellectual property. (Related: Cybersecurity expert successfully builds PROPAGANDA MACHINE that can mass produce AI-generated DISINFORMATION.)

This comes as the U.S. government increases its use of algorithms and other information technology ...

Elon Musk announces creation of new AI company after spending YEARS criticizing rapid AI development

July 13, 2023 -

The CEO of Tesla and SpaceX and owner of Twitter announced on Wednesday, July 12, that the new AI company's goal will be to "understand the true nature of the universe." Musk and his new development team are expected to provide more details in the coming weeks. (Related: EXTREME SCENARIOS: Artificial intelligence could revolutionize tech sector forever – or wipe out the human race.)

What is known is that the team behind xAI will be led by Musk and staffed by executives ...

The ministry of AI truth

2 months ago -

(Article republished from ConsentFactory.org)

I was prompted to play around with Gemini by Matt Taibbi’s recent piece reporting on how Gemini invented entire “Matt Taibbi articles” that Matt never wrote. Given the fact that I’ve been relentlessly censored and “visibility-filtered” for years by Google, Twitter, X, Facebook, Amazon, and Wikipedia, I figured I should probably give Gemini a go and see how I am being portrayed to potential readers who may have never heard of ...

Criminals increasingly targeting KEYLESS VEHICLES in “carhacking” surge

October 06, 2023 -

According to a report by the Arlington, Virginia-based nonprofit Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI), one particular model – the Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat – is 60 times more likely to be targeted than any other vehicle model built between 2020 and 2022. The HLDI is under the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety and supports the latter.

Criminals have found various ways to steal keyless vehicles, and here are some of them.Relay hack

This modus operandi usually ...

Godfather of AI warns of ‘battle robots’

10 days ago -

(Article republished from RT.com)

The former Google engineer, who quit the company last year, compared the use of the technology for military purposes to chemical weapons deployment – warning that “very nasty things” will occur before the global community arrives at a comprehensive agreement comparable to the Geneva Conventions.

“The threat I spoke out about is the existential threat,” Professor Hinton said on Tuesday in an interview with Irish broadcaster RTE News, ...

Volvo CUTS FUNDING to subsidiary Polestar, which produces electric vehicles

February 06, 2024 -

The company said in a statement that its Chinese partner Geely Holding "will continue to provide full operational and financial support to Polestar going forward." As a result, Volvo Cars will no longer provide further funding. The move, Volvo added, will allow the Swedish entity to focus on "developing and concentrating its resources on its own ambitious journey" – including its in-house EVs.

Volvo and Geely established Polestar as a stand-alone EV maker, separate ...

HAZARDOUS AIRBAG: General Motors faces recall of 20 million vehicles

October 09, 2023 -

This development places GM among the companies most affected by the U.S. auto-safety regulators' push to recall around 52 million airbag inflators produced by the Tennessee-based auto supplier ARC Automotive.

These inflators have been associated with incidents where they explode with excessive force during vehicle collisions, causing metal fragments to strike vehicle occupants and resulting in fatalities and injuries.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ...

Austin officials complain of self-driving cars BLOCKING emergency vehicles

October 06, 2023 -

According to InfoWars, the complaints come from both the Austin Police Department (APD) and Austin Fire Department (AFD). Officials from the two agencies are calling attention to the fact that autonomous cars are hindering first responders' abilities to assist the people of Austin, Axios reported. The AFD obtained internal emails and complaints regarding this issue through a Texas Public Information Act request.

The city's Transportation and Public Works Department (TPW) ...

3 Suspicious narratives behind the big push toward electric vehicles

September 15, 2023 -

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), himself an electrical engineer, revealed this information while talking to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. The Kentucky congressman had been tackling President Joe Biden's plan to have 50 percent of cars sold in the country be electric by 2030.

The current and future grid in most areas won't be able to support each home running 25 refrigerators. For example, California's power grid is already buckling under the existing load.

Massie ...

IBM to replace 8,000 workers with AI automation; no more new hires for roles that can be filled by AI

May 04, 2023 -

Goldman chief economist Jan Hatzius explained, using data on occupational tasks both in the U.S. and Europe, that "roughly two-thirds of current jobs are exposed to some degree of AI automation." Hatzius says that generative AI could eventually substitute up to one-fourth of the current global workload.

At IBM, the ultimate goal is to replace as many human jobs as possible with AI robots, which are easily enslaved and do not require a salary or benefits like humans do. This ...

Absurd “first AI pageant” slammed on social media

3 days ago -

The World AI Creator Awards (WAICA) sponsored by virtual model content creator Fanvue will be awarding the title of Miss AI to the winning digital model, according to the Sun. A $5,000 cash prize will be awarded to the creator behind the Miss AI, alongside promotion on Fanvue's platforms and public relations support worth more than $5,000. Second- and third-place winners will also receive an undisclosed prize, the outlet added.

Four judges – two digital models and two humans – ...

I wrote what? Google’s AI-powered libel machine

2 months ago -

(Article republished from Racket.news)

Chuckling to start, by the end of the night I wasn’t laughing, unprepared as I was for certain horrifying if lesser-publicized quirks of “the Gemini era.”

Most of Gemini’s initial bad press surrounded the machine’s image generator. Socially conscious engineers created an AI that apparently couldn’t or wouldn’t generate images of white faces. Commentators mocked renderings of words like “pope,” “Viking,” and “1943 German soldier,” ...

Ads for AI GIRLFRIENDS flooding social media platforms

September 05, 2023 -

The outlet said "dozens of tech startups have been running explicit advertisements" on TikTok, Instagram and Facebook that promote these AI girlfriends. The ads reportedly promise explicit pictures and chats, and feature scantily clad females. Others, meanwhile, feature digitally created girls in the style of Japanese animation that appear to be teenagers or younger.

NBC News found 35 app developers running sexually explicit apps on Facebook and Instagram, both owned ...

Wendy’s and Google replacing employees with AI chatbots

May 11, 2023 -

The AI chatbot technology Wendy's is utilizing is still in development, but eventually patrons will be able to order using terms like "JBC," short for junior bacon cheeseburger, and "biggie bags" for meal combos.

Google, naturally, is the corporation behind the natural-language software that Wendy's hopes will replace many of its employees. Google and many other corporations are likewise trying to replace their human employees with robots that require no pay, no maternity ...

Ford loses billions on electric vehicles, reduces its EV production target

July 31, 2023 -

It's just the latest bad news for Ford Model e, which lost $2.1 billion in 2022. The disappointing figures were part of the carmaker's second quarter financial results that were released last week.

Ford also announced that it would be slashing the price of its F150 Lightning electric pickup truck on account of lower-priced raw materials for batteries. The price reduction will also help the truck qualify for a $75,000 consumer tax credit that is only given for vehicles with ...

Russian oil still powers European vehicles, thanks to India’s refining capability

April 30, 2023 -

Bloomberg reported on this development in an April 28 article, citing data from analytics firm Kpler. According to the piece, the South Asian country is on track to become Europe's largest supplier of refined fuels. It also pointed out that India is simultaneously buying record amounts of Russian crude.

"Russian oil is finding its way back into Europe despite all the sanctioning. India ramping up fuel exports to the West is a good example of it. With India taking in so ...

California welcomes world’s first fully autonomous AI-powered restaurant

January 02, 2024 -

The restaurant is CaliExpress by Flippy, derived from a partnership with Cali Group, a holding company that uses technology to transform the restaurant and retail industries. The collaboration also includes Miso Robotics, the creator of Flippy, the world's first AI-powered robotic fry station, and PopID, a technology company that simplifies ordering and transactions with biometrics.

CaliExpress by Flippy will use the most advanced systems in food technology, with both ...

UNESCO: Combination of neurotechnology and AI threatens mental privacy

July 17, 2023 -

UNESCO has started developing a global "ethical framework" to address human rights concerns posed by neurotechnology, such as brain implants or scans that can increasingly peek inside minds.

Neurotechnology is a growing field that aims to connect electronic devices to the nervous system for purposes like treating neurological disorders and restoring movement, communication, vision or hearing.

But enhancing it with AI can harm a person's mental privacy.

Mariagrazia ...