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New research in Science reveals that AI models designed to agree with users can diminish prosocial behavior and create dependency, highlighting potential risks in current model training methods.

A lack of auditability in proprietary LLM APIs makes it impossible to detect potential hidden manipulation. Transparency remains the industry's biggest unresolved technical hurdle.

Rachel Dratch brought her iconic 'Debbie Downer' character to Dartmouth’s commencement stage, using the platform to mock current anxieties over AI-driven data center energy use.

Hacker News observers are calling out the irony of defense firms Palantir and Anduril using names from Tolkien, whose work famously warned against the dangers of unchecked technological power.

A woman claims her stepfather used xAI’s Grok to create explicit imagery from a childhood photo, raising concerns about the potential for AI tools to be exploited for digital abuse.

Microsoft's Raymond Chen breaks down why selective data filtering ruins software benchmarks, warning developers against letting confirmation bias dictate system performance data.