If you use Google, you’re training its AI. Here’s how to opt out.

PSA: A change to Google's privacy settings let it train its AI on more of your data. Here's how to opt out.
Press Gazette

Publishers to bill AI firms for unwanted scraping – and take them to court if they don’t pay

Search-only contract with AI company logos. Google’s new $1bn London headquarters could be receiving a visit from the bailiffs this summer after publishers opened up a new front in the battle against ...
Variety

Google Asserts That YouTube’s Terms of Service Allow It to Train AI Models

In their 118-page complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, which is meant to serve as a proposed class action, the group alleged that Google’s infringement ...
Nature

Bots are scraping open data — how should researchers respond?

Should researchers still be posting their data openly online? It’s a question being debated by some researchers now that bots are routinely mining open-access databases and scientific publications to ...

As AI turbocharges digital abuse, UK agencies urge parents to limit who sees kids’ photos online

The UK's NCA and IWF are urging parents to tighten social media privacy settings as AI tools make it easier to turn ordinary images into abuse material.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox ...

I asked ChatGPT to restore an image. It produced a naked man with a fish head

If you ever wonder what ChatGPT envisions when you ask it to restore an imaginary picture, the results will shock you. I reproduced it, and now I regret the decision.
CNET

Time Is Running Out to Save Your Samsung Messages

Samsung Messages stops working for US users this July. Here's the fastest way to move your texts and message history to Google Messages before the cutoff. Omar Gallaga has covered technology, digital ...