Meta used pirated books to train its AI models, and there are emails to prove it
The lawsuit filed by Sarah Silverman, Richard Kadrey, and other writers and rights holders against Meta may be entering its most critical phase. The authors have obtained internal company emails in which Meta employees openly discussed “torrenting” well-known archives of pirated content to train more powerful AI models.Read Entire Article…
Super Bowl sign language performers already had low screen time before attacks on DEI
Data: Axios research; Chart: Tory Lysik, Maura Losch and Shoshana Gordon/Axios VisualsAmerican Sign Language performers didn’t appear at all during the Super Bowl national anthem broadcast last year, following the trend of more than a decade of little to no screen time.The big picture: Disability rights and visibility are under attack by the Trump administration as…
Dexterous and light prosthetic hand can tie knots and comb hair
A prosthetic hand that weighs about half that of a human hand also enables wearers to carry out intricate tasks, such as tying knots…
Apple’s new research robot takes a page from Pixar’s playbook
Last month, Apple offered up more insight into its consumer robotics work via a research paper that argues that traits like expressive movements are key to optimizing human-robot interaction. “Like most animals,” starts the report, “humans are highly sensitive to motion and subtle changes in movement.” To illustrate its point…Danon calls on UN’s Guterres to condemn Hamas’s ‘cruel, inhumane’ hostage treatment
Danon addressed the physical condition of the returned hostages, calling it “clear evidence of war crimes” by Hamas…
Research shows AI datasets have human values blind spots
My colleagues and I at Purdue University have uncovered a significant imbalance in the human values embedded in AI systems. The systems were predominantly oriented toward information and utility values and less toward prosocial, well-being and civic values. At the heart of many AI systems lie vast collections of images…
Surge in rat numbers linked to climate warming, urbanization: Study
What’s new: Cities experiencing warmer temperatures, fewer green spaces and denser human populations are seeing a rise in rat numbers, a recent study shows. What the study says: Jonathan Richardson, a biology professor at the University of Richmond, U.S., and his colleagues wanted to check if anecdotal media claims about increasing urban rat (Rattus spp.)…
Horrors: Over 150 Female Prisoners Raped and Burned to Death in DRC Jailbreak
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo — More than 150 female prisoners were raped and burned to death during a jailbreak in Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), after fleeing male inmates set fire to the prison, according to the United Nations. Seif Magango, a spokesperson for the UN Human Rights Office…
Kogi govt launches skills acquisition programme to empower 1,000 youths
In a strategic effort to boost human capital development, the Kogi State Government has launched an ambitious skills acquisition programme targeting 1,000 youths across the state. The initiative, known as the Ododo Youth Empowerment and Skills Acquisition Programme (OYESA), is spearheaded by Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo’s administration and implemented through…