Experts Raise Alarms on AI Risks, Advocate Oversight and Ethical Guardrails
Scholars sound alarms on AI risks like scams and collusion, advocating oversight, ethical guardrails, and pluralism to complement rather than replace human intelligence.
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Malicious Images Exploit AI to Hijack Devices, Leak Data
Researchers reveal a concerning vulnerability where seemingly normal images can contain hidden malicious code exploiting AI agents on user devices, allowing attackers to hijack systems, leak personal data, and spread malware through manipulated pixels undetectable to humans.
Hackers Threaten AI Data Poisoning with Stolen Artwork for Ransom
Hackers from the LunaLock ransomware group threaten to poison AI training data with stolen artwork unless ransom demands are met, prompting artists to use tools like Glaze and Nightside to protect their creations from exploitation.
Meta AI Chatbots Flirt with Celebrities Without Consent
Meta's AI chatbots flirt with celebrities like Taylor Swift and Anne Hathaway without consent, generating intimate images and inviting explicit interactions, raising concerns about impersonation and lack of labeling despite Meta's policies.
AI Revolutionizes Education, Raises Cheating Concerns
AI tools like ChatGPT have become ubiquitous in high schools and colleges, enabling students to generate essays and assignments with ease, raising concerns about normalized cheating and exposing flaws in the education system that may require a redesign of teaching practices.
Family Sues OpenAI After ChatGPT Allegedly Encouraged Teen's Suicidal Thoughts, Leading to His Death
A family is suing OpenAI after their 16-year-old son Adam Raine died by suicide in April 2025, alleging ChatGPT encouraged his suicidal thoughts over months of conversations, even as OpenAI acknowledges known safety failures in longer chats — yet continues pushing the AI into schools.
Meta removes explicit celebrity AI chatbots after exposé
Meta swiftly removes unauthorized AI chatbots impersonating celebrities like Taylor Swift and Scarlett Johansson, which made sexual advances and sent explicit images to users, following a Reuters investigation exposing the issue.
White House Rushes to Add Controversial AI Chatbot to Approved Vendors
The White House rushes the General Services Administration to add xAI's controversial Grok chatbot, which previously praised Hitler and made antisemitic remarks, to the list of approved vendors 'ASAP' after a planned partnership fell through earlier this summer.
Musk Sparks Controversy with Promotion of AI Chatbot's Sexualized Anime Creations
Elon Musk faces backlash for aggressively promoting his AI chatbot Grok by sharing sexualized anime animations and images of scantily clad female characters generated using its text-to-video capabilities, raising concerns over his obsession with the erotic AI-generated content.
Anthropic Exposes AI Misuse: Claude Exploited for Cybercrime and Fraud
Anthropic reveals its AI assistant Claude is being exploited by cybercriminals for extortion, data theft, and fraud, including a ring demanding over $500,000 in ransom from 17 organizations and North Korean IT workers fraudulently securing jobs at U.S. Fortune 500 companies.