In a post on X, Williams criticized people for sharing a fake AI video that depicts her father Robin Williams pushing conspiracy theories, and said the clip is “not even particularly convincing.” It’s the latest of several condemnations the Williams family has made against AI fakery of the late actor.
20 countries — including Canada, Germany, UAE and Singapore — endorsed stronger checks on advanced models. The European Commission also signed.
The UN, whose leader backs the push, is maneuvering for a bigger role in global AI governance, but without Washington or Beijing, its influence will be limited. The two nations are expected to meet this week.
Bloomberg chief Apple correspondent Mark Gurman on Siri, Tim Cook’s legacy, and what to expect from Ternus.
This episode of the BBC’s Towards Tomorrow explores whether humans and robots can coexist. It features an introduction from Isaac Asimov, in which he wonders whether the line between the two will become meaningless and “humanity itself will die out as humanity, and sort of melt into this machine culture.”
Reality Check is a simple game where you get 10 seconds per image, 60 seconds total, to identify which images are AI and which are real—it’s not easy. I went on pure gut instinct and only got 18 of 26 right.
(Also: The irony of a spot-the-AI game built with AI doesn’t escape me.)
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