Godfather of AI Yann LeCun: Criminals Lack Resources to Harness AI for World Takeover

Yann LeCun, Meta’s Chief AI Scientist and a prominent figure in the AI community, dismissed concerns about criminals and terrorists exploiting artificial intelligence (AI) for world domination. LeCun argues that these malicious actors lack the necessary resources and skills to leverage AI technology for such grandiose ambitions. The advent of AI, exemplified by the popular ChatGPT introduced in November last year, has prompted discussions about its potential dark side and the risks it may pose to humanity. Despite fears expressed by some experts and world leaders about the misuse of…

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The New York Times Takes Legal Action Against Microsoft and OpenAI

The New York Times has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against technology giants Microsoft and OpenAI, creators of the widely-used Copilot and ChatGPT. The news organization alleges that both companies utilized its content without permission or compensation to train their generative AI tools. Despite objections from The Times, Microsoft and OpenAI reportedly continued this practice, justifying it as “fair use.” The lawsuit, filed in Manhattan federal court, asserts that Microsoft and OpenAI built their generative AI tools by “copying and using millions of The Times’s copyrighted news articles, in-depth investigations,…

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