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No ChatGPT in my court: Judge orders all AI-generated content must be declared and checked

May 30, 2023

Few lawyers would be foolish enough to let an AI make their arguments, but one already did, and Judge Brantley Starr is taking steps to ensure that debacle isn’t repeated in his courtroom. The Texas federal judge has added a requirement that any attorney appearing in his court must attest that “no portion of the […]

No ChatGPT in my court: Judge orders all AI-generated content must be declared and checked by Devin Coldewey originally published on TechCrunch

Elizabeth Holmes is now behind bars: how we got here

May 30, 2023

Ten years ago, Elizabeth Holmes’ biotech startup Theranos was valued to be worth $10 billion. Five years ago, she was indicted for wire fraud. Finally, today, Holmes reported to prison to begin serving her sentence of 11 years and 3 months. It usually doesn’t take so long after an indictment for a defendant to be […]

Elizabeth Holmes is now behind bars: how we got here by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch

Meet the Aerospace Corporation, AMD, Torc and more at Disrupt

May 30, 2023

TechCrunch Disrupt, a veritable who’s who and what’s what in the startup world, takes place on September 19–21 in San Francisco. It’s the perfect destination to find inspiration, gain knowledge, forge new relationships and discover essential tools to help you build your business. Time-sensitive savings: Our Memorial Day two-four-one sale on select passes ends tonight […]

Meet the Aerospace Corporation, AMD, Torc and more at Disrupt by Lauren Simonds originally published on TechCrunch

MyHeritage debuts Reimagine, an AI app for scanning, fixing and even animating old photos

May 30, 2023

AI is impacting the realm of photography, ranging from tools for professionals like Adobe Photoshop’s new generative AI, to those for consumers, like Google Photos’ forthcoming Magic Editor. Now, genealogy company MyHeritage is turning to AI to make it easier for families to preserve their memories with the launch of its latest app, Reimagine. The […]

MyHeritage debuts Reimagine, an AI app for scanning, fixing and even animating old photos by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch

RaidForums user data leaked online a year after DOJ takedown

May 30, 2023

A database containing the details of almost half-a-million RaidForums users has leaked online, a year after the U.S. Department of Justice seized the notorious cybercrime forum. The leaked database was posted on Exposed, described by security researchers as an up-and-coming forum “wanting to fill the void” left by the recent BreachForums shutdown. An Exposed admin, […]

RaidForums user data leaked online a year after DOJ takedown by Carly Page originally published on TechCrunch

OpenAI’s Altman and other AI giants back warning of advanced AI as ‘extinction’ risk

May 30, 2023

Make way for yet another headline-grabbing AI policy intervention: Hundreds of AI scientists, academics, tech CEOs and public figures — from OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis to veteran AI computer scientist Geoffrey Hinton, MIT’s Max Tegmark and Skype co-founder Jaan Tallinn to Grimes the musician and populist podcaster Sam Harris, to […]

OpenAI’s Altman and other AI giants back warning of advanced AI as ‘extinction’ risk by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch

The Download: how to talk about AI, and Montana’s TikTok ban

May 30, 2023
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. How to talk about AI (even if you don’t know much about it) Everyone is talking about AI, it seems. But if you feel overwhelmed or uncertain about what the hell people are…