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AI between a rock and a hard place
Written by Lina Klesper LL.M, international legal assistant at PKF Malta
UK, France mull social media bans as debate rages on
While supporters of the ban warn about deteriorating mental health among young people, others say the evidence is inconclusive
Does adding ‘please’, ‘thank you’ to ChatGPT prompts really waste energy?
The effect of a few extra words is negligible compared with the energy required to run data centres, writes Richard Morris
AI images cause harm, even if you know they’re fake
Such realistic images can still make victims feel alienated, dehumanised, humiliated and violated, Alex Fisher writes
Social media sites block 4.7 million underage accounts in Australia
Initial figures show platforms are taking meaningful action to remove underage users; otherwise they face huge fines
Social media harms teens, French watchdog warns, as country weighs ban
Five-year study shows social media is not the sole cause of declining mental health, but its negative effects are ‘numerous’
AI pendants back in vogue at tech show after early setback
At last week's CES, gadget makers pitched AI pendants as note-takers or ways to remember beautiful or important moments of the day
From music to mind reading: AI start-ups bet on earbuds
AI companies are refining the technology to apply it to specific uses such as to record meetings and real-time language translation
AI resurrections of dead celebrities amuse and rankle
Hyper-realistic AI videos of dead personalities are prompting debate over the control of deceased people’s images
How short-form videos could be harming young minds
Personalised feeds encourage long sessions of rapid scrolling that can be difficult for children to manage