Jess Weatherbed

News Reporter

Jess WeatherbedNov 27, 2023

International agreement on AI safety gains signatures from 18 countries.

The US, UK, and other major powers (notably excluding China) unveiled a 20-page document on Sunday that provides general recommendations for companies developing and/or deploying AI systems, including monitoring for abuse, protecting data from tampering, and vetting software suppliers.

The agreement warns that security shouldn’t be a “secondary consideration” regarding AI development, and instead encourages companies to make the technology “secure by design”.

US, Britain, other countries ink agreement to make AI 'secure by design'

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New OnePlus 12 teaser reveals color options and a relocated alert slider

Jess WeatherbedNov 27, 2023

Niantic sexual bias lawsuit can proceed after judge blocks arbitration effort

Jess WeatherbedNov 22, 2023

A year in photos.

Time has published its top 100 picks from professional photojournalists that document real-world events from 2023, alongside a message warning that ethical photojournalism has become “more important than ever” to combat the rapid rise in AI-generated imagery.

We’ve included some notable photos below, but you can check out the full compilation on Time’s website.

Ryan Graves, David Grusch, and David Fravor at Capitol Hill on July 26th.

Villarrica volcano on September 27th 2023.

Rep. Gloria Johnson, Rep. Justin Jones, and Rep. Justin Pearson leaving the Tennessee State Capitol building.

Tattered clothing of a Russian soldier in a Ukrainian road.

Anti-war protesters at Capitol Hill in Washington.

Bags of garbage piled high in the streets of Paris.

The Spanish women’s soccer team celebrating in a stadium.

A group of protesters at a road block in Memphis, Tennessee.

A schoolbus with a crying child placing their hand against the window.

Drag Queen Brigitte Bandit at the Texas State Capitol in Austin, on March 23rd.

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Ryan Graves, David Grusch, and David Fravor on July 26th during the House Oversight Committee hearing titled “Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena: Implications on National Security, Public Safety, and Government Transparency.”

Image: Drew Angerer — Getty Images

Jess WeatherbedNov 22, 2023

Procreate Dreams is now available to download.

It’s an exciting day for animators and art geeks. The iPadOS-exclusive Procreate illustration app has made some serious waves in the creative community since its 2011 release, so expectations are high for the company’s new animation app.

Procreate Dreams is available now on iPad for $19.99 via the app store. Artist Nikolai Lockertsen has some great demos on YouTube to showcase what it’s capable of.

Jess WeatherbedNov 22, 2023

DDoS attack takes down Blender.org servers.

The company behind the popular Blender 3D creation software has been under attack since November 18th according to Blender COO Francesco Siddi, forcing multiple web services offline.

Blender websites like code, developer, docs, devtalk, download, and wiki remain unavailable, but most Blender.org functionality has since been restored. Siddi said in his latest update that the attack has “slowed.”

Update, November 22nd, 7.07AM ET: Added latest status information.

The World Press Photo Contest’s updated AI rules help define what a modern photograph is

Jess WeatherbedNov 21, 2023

Jess WeatherbedNov 20, 2023

OpenAI employees are openly criticizing the company’s leadership.

OpenAI’s workforce is voicing complaints on X (formerly Twitter) following the ousting of former CEO Sam Altman and the confirmation on Sunday that he wouldn’t be re-instated.

“Every single person whose ever told me to trust them on blind faith has been a liar,” said OpenAI technical staff member Brydon Eastman in a now-deleted post. “A chief scientist should [k]now this better than anyone.”