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Pope Leo XIV presents Magnifica humanitas, his encyclical on AI, calling for AI regulation, protection for children against hypersexualized AI images, and more — The document marks a powerful foray by the leader of the Roman Catholic church into the debate about the misuse or overuse of artificial intelligence.
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| Océane Herrero / Politico: |
Sources: Meta, Google, and Amazon executives met Vatican officials on April 29, as part of a quiet lobbying push ahead of Pope Leo XIV's first AI encyclical — As Leo XIV prepares his first encyclical, technology firms and Western diplomats have worked to make their case inside the Vatican.
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| Washington Post: |
A section of the Pope's encyclical describing AI's unpredictability suggests influence from Anthropic, whose co-founder Christopher Olah attended the unveiling — In “Magnifica humanitas,” he fires a broadside against AI companies, warning of the technology's dangers in the same way Pope Francis did about climate change.
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A surge in AI-generated “pro se” cases, or lawsuits filed by self-represented litigants, is democratizing the US legal system but consuming more court resources — For years, courts have welcomed cases brought by self-represented litigants. Now those plaintiffs have A.I. … | Reuters: |
Iranian state media: President Masoud Pezeshkian issues an order to reopen international internet access, after a blackout lasting 87 days, per Netblocks — Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian has issued an order to reopen international internet access, Iranian state media reported on Monday …
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| Adi Robertson / The Verge: |
The US FTC settles with Cox, MindSift, and 1010 Digital Works for $930K over claims they falsely said they could use phone mics to spy on users for ad targeting — More specifically, it was fined for allegedly lying by claiming that it could. … An exceptionally weird controversy has come … | Reuters: |
A Samsung union representing its consumer electronics division says it asked a South Korean court to block a pay deal vote that mainly benefits chip workers — A Samsung Electronics' (005930.KS) union representing the conglomerate's consumer electronics workers said on Tuesday it has asked …
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| Sonia A. Rao / New York Times: |
Visually impaired Waymo users in California say riding in a Waymo gives them a feeling of independence and spares them from discrimination from human drivers — Ruben Brunt hopped off a ferry, tapped his white cane against the sidewalk and held his phone to his ear to listen for directions.| Reuters: |
Handelsblatt: the EU plans to fine Google a high triple-digit million euro amount as part of a 2025 probe over concerns it favors its own services in Search — The European Union is planning to fine Alphabet's (GOOGL.O) Google a high triple-digit million euro amount as part of an antitrust investigation … | Lakshmi Varanasi / Business Insider: |
X says it is cracking down on large accounts that have been gaming its revenue-sharing program by “programmatically reuploading content from smaller accounts” — X is introducing new strategies to rein in its copycat economy. — Elon Musk's social media platform is now cracking …
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| Brayden Lindrea / Cointelegraph: |
Kelp DAO says its restaked Ether token has been restored after a five-week recovery effort following a $293M exploit by North Korea's Lazarus Group on April 18 — Cointelegraph is committed to independent, transparent journalism. This news article is produced in accordance …
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| Bryan Hecht / The Boston Globe: |
Massachusetts formally recognizes the App Drivers Union, which says it represents ~70,000 workers and is the first state-certified rideshare union in the US — Uber and Lyft drivers in Massachusetts have officially unionized, a first-in-the-nation move that now sets up what could be the final stage in a years-long organizing effort.
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A look at the UK's AI Safety Institute, whose researchers probe AI models for safety gaps, as its work becomes a blueprint for other governments' AI policies — The government's A.I. Security Institute, staffed by alumni from OpenAI and Google, is becoming a model for countries grappling with A.I.'s emerging risks.
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