AI can rescue people from conspiracy theory rabbit holes
Roughly half of Americans subscribe to to some sort of conspiracy theory, and their fellow humans haven’t had much success coaxing them out of their…
U.S. foils Russian AI-enhanced bot farm of nearly 1k X accounts
Pictured is the profile of an account that was part of Russia's AI-enhanced bot farm that spread disinformation on the X social media platform. Image…
Column One: Can’t decipher Trump-speak? Meet Margaret, the computer bot
WASHINGTON — Bill Frischling’s moment of inspiration came three years ago, when Margaret, his artificial intelligence bot, tried to transcribe a 127-word section of a speech…
ChatGPT rival ‘Ernie Bot’ now has 200 million users, China’s Baidu says | Technology
Baidu CEO Robin Li says number of users has doubled since December. China’s Baidu has announced that “Ernie Bot”, its rival to ChatGPT, has racked…
I panicked as my teen daughter phoned screaming for help- but it was an AI bot mimicking her voice in cruel scam
WHEN mum-of-four Jennifer DeStefano picked up the phone last January her blood ran cold as her terrified teen daughter Briana sobbed and screamed for her…
Baidu Responds to Recent Media Reports on Ernie Bot
Article contentBEIJING, Jan. 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU and HKEX: 9888 (HKD Counter) and 89888 (RMB Counter)) (“Baidu” or the “Company”),…