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AI detected in 40 per cent of music released in July 2026, study reveals
“I think the path forward for AI music is disclosure,” said the CEO of SubmitHub, which published the findings The post AI detected in 40 per cent of music released in July 2026, study reveals appeared first on NME.
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Stop treating AI like it’s human
AI doesn’t need human motives to produce autonomous harm. If people use such breaches for personal gain, the motive is human, even if AI systems facilitate the action.
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Hook, AI-Powered Music Remixing App, Strikes UMG Deal as It Takes Social-Forward Approach to Fan-Created Remixes (EXCLUSIVE)
Hook, an AI-powered music remixing app, has struck a licensing deal with Universal Music Group, giving fans access to catalogues from sublabels including Republic Records, Capitol Records and Virgin Music Group. The agreement marks an escalation of an existing partnership and positions Hook as an artist-friendly alternative to AI music generation platforms such as Suno…
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AI isn’t close to curing cancer. This startup says it knows what it will take.
Vivodyne, a biotech startup spun out of the University of Pennsylvania, argues that AI drug discovery is being held back by a lack of good data on human biology, and says it has built the fix. Its robotic lab system, called HIVE, grows 20 types of human tissue and autonomously doses and monitors them, generating…
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OpenAI slows down training after its AI carried out hack
OpenAI has slowed the training of some of its most advanced AI models for two weeks in order to strengthen security, after its AI agents autonomously bypassed safeguards and hacked the tech company Hugging Face. The move follows an “unprecedented” incident disclosed on 21 July, and similar autonomous hacking behaviour has since been reported by…
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Acer Predator Helios NEO 16S AI review
A tale of two chippies as cursed power delivery strikes again.
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Scotland’s AI Growth Zone gets a wee £300M power-up
Datacenter operator DataVita has secured £300 million in financing to expand its facilities in Scotland’s Lanarkshire AI Growth Zone, part of a UK government push to boost AI infrastructure through the AI Opportunities Action Plan. The investment underscores growing interest in Scotland as a datacentre hub, driven by its abundant renewable energy supply and strong…
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Will AI give you the job? Automated hiring tools spark discrimination and secrecy lawsuits
A growing wave of US lawsuits is challenging the use of artificial intelligence in hiring and firing decisions, with critics arguing the technology enables discrimination while operating without transparency or accountability. Product manager Erin Kistler is leading a class action against Eightfold AI, a hiring software maker used by hundreds of companies including PayPal, Microsoft…
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Studio Ghibli is “not feeling negative” about the AI Ghibli filter trend, as long as no one makes “a lot” of money from it
Studio Ghibli has struck a relatively relaxed tone about the wave of AI-generated images mimicking its distinctive art style, which went viral after OpenAI updated ChatGPT’s image tool. Rather than condemning the trend outright, the studio has indicated it is “not feeling negative” about fans using the filter for personal, non-commercial fun, marking a softer…
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Flock Has a Powerful New AI Tool for Police. We Got Its Code
Flock Safety, the vehicle surveillance company, has developed an AI tool for police that can identify and track individuals by their driving patterns, contradicting its long-standing public claim that its technology “cannot recognise, identify, or track individuals.” WIRED discovered the code for the system, previously called Nightshift and now renamed OS Investigate, exposed on Flock’s…