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Just Eat apologises for AI food mistakes after social media ridicule
A spokesperson said it was removing inaccurate AI images and pausing the rollout of the tool.
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In the age of AI, learning maths is even more vital | Letters
Readers react to Simon Jenkins’ article that said it’s more important for children to learn how to speak fluently than study mathematics Simon Jenkins must have had a deeply unpleasant experience of learning maths at school because he seems to have a pathological antipathy toward
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Websites taken down worldwide as critical cyber-security update issued
The vulnerabilities with PHP, a programming language widely used across the internet, have been described as the most significant ever found by AI.
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New prize launches for books co-written with AI
After months of controversy over the possible use of AI by winners of prestigious awards, the Prix Pascal de Littérature IA is rewarding fiction written with the help of LLMs A prize for AI-written books has launched this week. The Prix Pascal de Littérature IA invites submission
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As fans reject AI-generated music, even boosters are drawing the line
Enthusiasts like Grimes and A$AP Rocky may embrace AI-generated content, but they won’t produce it themselves Streaming services, notable musicians and fans are confronting the growing presence of AI-generated music and drawing lines in the sand. On Tuesday, Spotify announced it