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69-Year-Old AI Protester Jailed After Blocking OpenAI HQ: Supporters Call Her the 'Rosa Parks of AI'

Retired teacher Wynd Kaufmyn's arrest during an anti-AI protest at OpenAI's headquarters has ignited a global debate on AI safety, civil disobedience, and the future of artificial intelligence.

International Business Times UK · Aug 17

Justin Wolfers Says AI Won't Kill Your Job — but It Will Change What It's Worth: 'Lab-Grown Diamonds Didn't Abolish Diamonds

Economist Justin Wolfers said the artificial intelligence shock to labor markets may resemble what happened to diamonds once lab-grown alternatives hit the market, not eliminating jobs entirely but sharply reducing the worth of certain tasks.

Benzinga · Aug 17

Meta's AI Glasses Are Selling Millions But Critics Warn They Could Become a Privacy Nightmare

Meta's AI smart glasses, a collaboration with Ray-Ban and Oakley, blend fashion with technology, raising privacy concerns despite their popularity and celebrity endorsements.

International Business Times UK · Aug 17

The first anti-AI protester to be jailed has a message for OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta: ‘Regain your humanity’

Wynd Kaufmyn, 69, chained and locked the front doors of OpenAI’s headquarters last year with members of StopAI

The Guardian - US · Aug 16

US states seek $200 billion penalty in blockbuster Meta lawsuit

A coalition of US states will seek around $200 billion in damages against Meta, which they accuse of intentionally designing Facebook and Instagram to be addictive for children, when a landmark trial kicks off on Tuesday. A coalition of states sued Meta in 2023 for allegedly designing addictive features for…

The Economic Times · Aug 16

Bernie Sanders Says ‘We Want Human Beings to Be Able to Control AI,’ Demands Pause Amid Fears of Catastrophic Risks

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) urged AI companies to pause development, warning that increasingly autonomous systems could pose catastrophic risks if humans lose control.

Benzinga · Aug 16

People are going to extreme lengths to stop themselves from being filmed through Meta’s ‘pervert glasses’

Methods include singing copyrighted songs to downloading scanner apps, but an attorney said not all of these will be foolproof.

Fortune · Aug 14

EXCLUSIVE: Zuckerberg's AI Vision Promises Access, Not Power, Says Father of AGI

Mark Zuckerberg‘s vision for “personal superintelligence” is built around putting advanced AI assistants into the hands of billions of people. Ben Goertzel, often referred to as the ‘Father of AGI’, agrees that AI should not be controlled by a single organization. But argues Zuckerberg’s vision falls short of genuinely distributing…

Benzinga · Aug 14

WhatsApp update adds AI-powered ‘Scam Alert’ feature that screens messages

Tool requires users to opt in and runs entirely on the device

The Independent UK · Aug 14

Smart glasses controversy sidelines the benefits for disabled people

Letters: Guardian readers reflect on the ableism rife in the debate about Ray-Ban Meta eyewear, despite the life-changing difference they can make

The Guardian - UK · Aug 14