Some of the citations that underpin the science in the White House’s sweeping “MAHA Report” appear to have been generated using artificial intelligence [non-paywalled source], resulting in numerous garbled scientific references and invented studies, AI experts said Thursday. Of the 522 footnotes to scientific research in an initial version of Read more…
In a landmark ruling advancing efforts to hold major polluters accountable for transnational climate-related harms, on May 28 a German court concluded that a corporation can be held liable under civil law for its proportional contribution to global climate change, Climate Rights International said today. Filed in 2015, the case Read more…
Negotiations are under way between the UAE and OpenAI that may make the company’s ChatGPT Plus artificial intelligence chatbot available to all residents free of charge, though a final deal has not been reached. An agreement involving ChatGPT Plus would be part of the recently announced Stargate UAE infrastructure plan Read more…
AI could eliminate half of all entry-level white-collar jobs within the next five years — and overall unemployment potentially spiking between 10 and 20% during that period. The prediction comes as new data from venture capital firm SignalFire shows Big Tech companies have already reduced their hiring of new graduates Read more…
The recent surge in cyberattacks is pushing cyber insurers toward a fundamental reassessment of premium pricing, with industry analysts warning of an impending “inflection point” that could reshape the market. Marks & Spencer’s impending $404 million hit to its operating profit from a recent hack underscores claims that will “attract Read more…
The world faces an 80% probability of breaking another annual temperature record within the next five years. The projections, derived from more than 200 computer simulations run by 10 global scientific centers, indicate an 86% chance that one of the next five years will surpass the 1.5 degrees Celsius warming Read more…
A German court has sentenced two former Volkswagen executives to prison and handed suspended sentences to two others for their roles in the Dieselgate emissions scandal, marking the conclusion of a nearly four-year fraud trial. The former head of diesel development was sentenced to four and a half years in Read more…