New research suggests DeepSeek has code hidden in its programming with the capability of sending user data directly to the Chinese government.

Cornell Tech

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Meta is suing a company that ran ads on its platforms that promote an app, Crush AI, that lets people create non-consensual, sexualized images of others using AI technology.

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Diane Levitt, Senior Director of K-12 Education for Cornell Tech, whose work focuses on primary and secondary school computing education, says that there is an urgent need to rethink education and the tools required to achieve change.

education

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The social media site X is changing how its block feature works – allowing users you’ve blocked to view your public posts. The change is expected to come soon.

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Tommaso Bondi, a professor of marketing at Cornell Tech and at the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management, offers insight.

Economics and Business

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Meta will stop using third-party fact checkers on Facebook, Threads and Instagram and instead rely on users to add notes to posts.

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Arts and Sciences

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The FTC released a statement this week on open-source software, outlining its goal to reduce anti-competitive practices in artificial intelligence.  

Law, Government & Public Policy

Law and Policy

Cornell Tech

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Meta’s oversight board is reviewing the company’s handling of two sexually explicit AI-generated images of female celebrities that circulated on Facebook and Instagram.

Cornell Tech

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The New York Times sent Perplexity a "cease and desist" notice demanding the company stop using its content for generative AI purposes.

Cornell Tech

Law and Policy

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The Biden administration is wading into the debate about whether the most powerful artificial intelligence systems should be “open source” or closed. Tech companies are divided on how open to make AI models.

Cornell Tech

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