Thomas Barrabi

New York Post

‘Bad actors’ will exploit AI to wreak havoc on US, Microsoft’s top economist says

By: Thomas Barrabi

Michael Schwarz joined a growing chorus of experts who have recently raised alarms about a potential dark side to the quickly-evolving technology.

New York Post

AI could have ‘human-level’ intelligence in next few years, Google DeepMind CEO says

By: Thomas Barrabi

Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis touted gains in so-called “artificial general intelligence.”

New York Post

Google employees compare Sundar Pichai to ‘Shrek’ villain after CEO’s $226M payday amid layoffs: report

By: Thomas Barrabi

Google CEO Sundar Pichai earned $226 million last year as the company prepped for layoffs.

New York Post

AI will create a ‘serious number of losers’ in job market, DeepMind co-founder warns

By: Thomas Barrabi

Mustafa Suleyman said people who lose their jobs to automation will be “very unhappy, very agitated.”

New York Post

Google to label AI-generated images after viral Pope Francis, Trump deepfakes

By: Thomas Barrabi

Google will begin labeling AI images as critics warn of the potential spread of misinformation.

New York Post

TikTok parent ByteDance allowed Chinese Communist Party ‘supreme access’ to US data: lawsuit

By: Thomas Barrabi

The damning allegations surfaced even as TikTok scrambles to avoid a total ban in the US.

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Single image sparks $500b share collapse

By: Thomas Barrabi

A purportedly AI-generated photo of a fake explosion at the Pentagon spread rapidly on social media on Monday – prompting mass confusion among users and a brief selloff in the US stock market.

New York Post

Oracle reviewing TikTok’s source code despite deal being ‘in limbo,’ CEO says

By: Thomas Barrabi

CEO Shou Zi Chew said TikTok’s deal with Oracle, dubbed “Project Texas,” is “on track.”

New York Post

Caroline Ellison’s ‘diary’ a key piece of evidence in Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX fraud case: report

By: Thomas Barrabi

Ellison reportedly “expressed personal and professional resentment” toward her former lover.

New York Post

Meta threatens to block news in Calif. over state’s push to pay publishers

By: Thomas Barrabi

Meta lashed out in response to the still-pending California Journalism Preservation Act.