To clarify: it appears it is legal, at least in the USA, to buy a used copy of a physical book (used = the author gets nothing), chop the spine off, scan the pages, discard the paper copy and then train on the scanned content The transformation from paper to scan is "fair use"
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AI Training on Books: Legal Loopholes Harm Authors
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A book is only worth $3000 if the AI company illegally downloads it and gets caught If the AI company buys a used copy for 50 cents and destructively scans it (which apparently is allowed now) the author gets nothing
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AI Hallucinations: Why Benchmarks Don’t Measure Real Performance
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A very interesting text from OpenAI about hallucinations: AI models shine on leaderboards—but often not in practice. The reason: benchmarks usually only measure accuracy. Anything that is not correct—whether it is a clear error or an honest “I don't know”—is scored with 0
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Global concern raises alarm for free world security
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Ceci devrait beaucoup inquiéter le Monde libre.
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Max’s AGI Safety Arguments Face Criticism for Political Bias
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This is not the argument that Max has been making here. He is insinuating that if some users might be confused by a toy, that should be regarded as evidence of the dangers of AGI, trigger regulation etc. He plays politics, and by being unserious, harms the cause of safety.
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AGI Timeline Challenges: Core Cognitive Problems Remain
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8-15 and we might reach an agreement. 4 still seems awfully unlikely to me. to many core cognitive problems aren’t really being addressed, and solutions may take a while to roll once we find the basic insights we are lacking. but it’s a fair question.
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Deepfake video of tech figure spreads without verification
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There is no evidence that this poster below realized that the video she was sharing was fake.
— Gary Marcus (@GaryMarcus) 5 septembre 2025
It’s not even a particularly good fake (soundtrack is pretty far off from the lip movements, and it’s wrong on a bunch of facts, and certainly not what Gates actually would have said,… https://t.co/gfiPokux6NThere is no evidence that this poster below realized that the video she was sharing was fake. It’s not even a particularly good fake (soundtrack is pretty far off from the lip movements, and it’s wrong on a bunch of facts, and certainly not what Gates actually would have said,
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US Unemployment Exceeds Job Openings: AI’s Impact on Entry-Level Jobs
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The US now has more unemployed people than job openings for the first time since April 2021. I'm not saying that AI is the decisive factor here. But it certainly doesn't help graduates find entry-level jobs. The job market as a whole is becoming increasingly challenging in the
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A Promise That Brings AI to Life Responsibly
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A Promise That Brings AI to Life Responsibly
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AI-Generated Doctor Scams: Fraudulent Books and Sales Pitches
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The Doctors Are Real But, but there Sales Pitches are Frauds. The >12 fraudulent books—not written by me with my name on the cover—are an example provided in the piece, among other A.I. generated products. by @teddyrosenbluth gift link https://
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