Posts Tagged ‘AI’
Study Finds AI Dulls Brain Activity
A new study from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has found that using generative AI tools like ChatGPT can significantly reduce brain activity during writing tasks, and may impair users’ ability to retain information and think critically. Who And Why? The research was led by Dr Nataliya Kosmyna, a scientist at MIT’s Media Lab,…
Read MoreOpenAI Proposes Path Forward Amid AGI Fears
A new set of documents known as The OpenAI Files claims to reveal troubling internal dynamics at OpenAI and could shape how the world approaches artificial general intelligence (AGI) governance in the years ahead. An Urgent Moment for AI Oversight The release comes at a critical juncture. For example, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has stated…
Read MoreMeta and Hollywood Giants Sue AI Firms
Meta is taking legal action against a company accused of flooding its platforms with ads for non-consensual AI-generated nudity, while Disney and Universal have launched a separate lawsuit claiming one of the world’s most popular image-generating tools is built on stolen intellectual property. Meta Targets CrushAI in Major Legal Push Meta has filed a lawsuit…
Read MorePollinger’s Productivity : June 2025
WhatsApp Finally Comes To Ipad After years of user requests, WhatsApp has officially launched an iPad app. It syncs seamlessly with your phone and supports all the usual features, including voice notes, calls and media sharing. Insights: It’s taken long enough but great that we finally have WhatsApp on iPad. Now if only Instagram could follow suit…
Read MoreGrok Blocked : Quarter Of EU Firms Ban Access
New research shows that one in four European organisations have banned Elon Musk’s Grok AI chatbot due to concerns over misinformation, data privacy and reputational risk, making it far more widely rejected than rival tools like ChatGPT or Gemini. A Trust Gap Is Emerging in the AI Race The findings from cybersecurity firm Netskope point…
Read MoreOpenAI New ‘Super Campus’ Could Be Bigger Than Monaco
The AI giant is reportedly backing a 5-gigawatt data centre in Abu Dhabi, a facility so vast, it would dwarf Monaco and could reshape global AI infrastructure. A Bold Expansion Into the Gulf OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, is reportedly helping to develop one of the largest AI data centre campuses on the planet, a…
Read MorePollinger’s Productivity : May 2025
Edits – a New Powerful Standalone Video Editor Instagram has released a new standalone video editing app called Edits, designed to give creators professional-level tools in an easy-to-use format. Edits offers an improved camera, advanced editing options, AI-powered animations, generative captions, and a variety of overlays including sound effects, filters, and stickers. Once complete, you…
Read MoreOpenAI Wants To Buy Chrome
OpenAI has declared its interest in buying Google Chrome (if Alphabet is forced to sell it following an antitrust ruling against the tech giant), raising major questions about the future of internet browsing, AI, and search. OpenAI’s Interest Made Clear During Antitrust Testimony Speaking during a landmark antitrust trial in Washington DC, OpenAI’s Head of…
Read MoreBacklash Over New WhatsApp AI Intrusion
WhatsApp users are pushing back against the forced rollout of Meta’s new AI chatbot, which appears in the app without warning and offers no option to disable it. Forced AI Integration Leaves Users Fuming Meta AI, a chatbot integrated into WhatsApp, is being promoted as a virtual assistant that can answer questions and spark ideas,…
Read MoreChatGPT’s False Murder Claim
In this week’s featured article, we look at how a false murder claim by ChatGPT has fuelled fresh concerns over AI accuracy and hallucinations. A Father Falsely Accused by AI In quite a shocking story, a Norwegian man has filed a formal complaint after ChatGPT falsely claimed he murdered two of his sons! The case,…
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