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Do Androids Dream of Best-Sellers?
A publishing deal for the thriller “Call Me, I’ll Hide the Body” collapsed after accusations that its author, Nigerian writer Jerry Falade, used AI to write the book. Macmillan’s Minotaur imprint had reportedly agreed to pay $2.4 million for the novel following a 14-publisher bidding war, but the offer fell apart once AI-detection claims surfaced,…
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Sure seems like Fenix Flexin used AI music generator Treblo
AI music company Treblo has released an open-source detection tool that appears to confirm suspicions that rapper Fenix Flexin’s song “Rubberz” was generated using its AI model, rather than performed and recorded conventionally as he has claimed. This adds fresh weight to allegations that have been dogging Fenix, whose track reached the Billboard Hot 100,…
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Lyndsy Fonseca, Robert Buckley Lead Hallmark’s Next ‘Holiday Touchdown’ Movie
Hallmark has confirmed the full cast for its third “Holiday Touchdown” film, an NFL-themed romance made in partnership with the league and Skydance Sports. “Holiday Touchdown: A Bears Love Story” stars Hallmark regulars Lyndsy Fonseca and Robert Buckley in the lead roles, with filming having wrapped in Chicago in late July at locations including Soldier…
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Google just announced a major shakeup of its top AI leadership
Google has reshuffled its top AI leadership, with Demis Hassabis stepping down as head of Google DeepMind to become the division’s chair and Alphabet’s chief scientist, CEO Sundar Pichai announced. Hassabis said he wants to focus more on using AI to advance human health, particularly through Alphabet’s drug-discovery venture Isomorphic Labs, which he will continue…
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Court declines to dismiss independent artists’ copyright class action against Udio – but moves the case from Illinois to New York
A US federal judge has refused to dismiss a copyright class action brought by independent musicians against AI music generator Udio, but has transferred the case from Illinois to New York, where the company says its operations are based. Judge Sara L. Ellis of the Northern District of Illinois ruled that Udio’s parent, Uncharted Labs,…
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IBM’s agentic AI platform is under active attack – patch now
A critical vulnerability in IBM’s Langflow, a low-code platform for building AI agents, is being actively exploited by attackers, prompting the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to add it to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue. The flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to remotely execute code on default Langflow deployments, putting any organisation running an…
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New lawsuit claims Kanye West used AI on ‘Bully’ and ‘Vultures II’
Another lawsuit to add to the file. The post New lawsuit claims Kanye West used AI on ‘Bully’ and ‘Vultures II’ first appeared on Far Out Magazine.
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Reddit is introducing a new moderator: AI
Reddit is rolling out AI-powered moderation tools, part of a broader set of platform changes affecting developers and old Reddit. The new system, called “Rules Hub,” uses large language models to help moderators enforce community rules by understanding context and intent rather than relying solely on rigid keyword matching, marking a shift away from the…
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Old Reddit could be the next casualty of Reddit’s war on AI scraping
Reddit is warning that Old Reddit, the 21-year-old legacy desktop version of the site still favoured by many long-time users and moderators, could be scaled back or discontinued as part of the company’s ongoing crackdown on AI scraping. In a blog post, Reddit said unspecified “changes” were needed to protect the platform from “abusive scraping…
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Google’s Top AI Brains Are Leaving to Launch Discovery Loop
Jeff Dean and other high-profile Google executives have founded Discovery Loop, a startup that will seek AI-powered breakthroughs in everything from drug discovery to chip design.