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(Futurism) - AI tech continues to be linked to crimes so ghoulish that they’re almost unbelievable. In a particularly horrifying example, a man used Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot to generate some 7,000 sexually explicit images of his stepdaughter by feeding the AI a photo of her that was taken when she was 11 years old, a lawsuit alleges.

The allegations, as reported by Ars Technica, were made in a proposed class action lawsuit against xAI — now rebranded as SpaceXAI — which accuses it of building AI tools to “nudify” people without their consent and shielding predators from law enforcement.

According to the suit, brought by a group of girls who say they were victimized by obscene Grok generations, Grok failed to flag the countless images the stepfather generated depicting incest and rape, per Ars. It was only after a specific prompt for a “gang rape” that it sent a tip to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), who alerted authorities.

But xAI “obstructed” the investigation that followed “at every turn,” the suit alleges. It refused to provide more information on the user behind the requests, such as IP address. Police tracked down the man anyway, finding a vast collection of AI-generated images of his stepdaughter. Two days after being released on bail, the man fatally shot himself. Read more

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Microsoft has announced significant workforce reductions, trimming 4,800 roles as it undergoes restructuring centered around AI-first priorities. This move underscores the profound impact of AI on corporate strategies and employment within the tech industry, as companies adapt to a new paradigm.

Sources: The AI Report

Sixteen Nobel Prize winners, including Daron Acemoglu, Joseph Stiglitz, Paul Krugman, and Ben Bernanke, along with prominent figures from OpenAI and Anthropic, have published a letter titled "We Must Act Now." The letter calls on governments, researchers, and business leaders to proactively prepare for and shape the profound economic transformation anticipated from artificial intelligence.

Sources: AI Ready

A trend of significant price reductions across leading AI models has been observed, with OpenAI, Meta, and xAI reportedly slashing their pricing. This competitive shift aims to make advanced AI more accessible and reflects an evolving market dynamic.

Sources: The AI Report, Mindstream

Meta has significantly increased its investment in a data center in Louisiana, committing a total of $50 billion. This substantial infrastructure investment signals Meta's ongoing commitment to expanding its computing capabilities, likely to support its burgeoning AI research and deployment efforts.

Sources: AI Ready

In a controversial move, European lawmakers have voted to legalize the scanning of private chats belonging to half a billion people. This legislation raises significant concerns about privacy and mass surveillance in the digital age.

Sources: Superintelligence

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