At the Cusp of a New Epoch
https://www.counterpunch.org/2024/12/06/at-the-cusp-of-a-new-epoch/
Humanity May Reach Singularity Within Just 6 Years, Trend Shows
https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/robots/a63057078/when-the-singularity-will-happen/
Singularity alert: AIs are already designing their own chips
https://newatlas.com/ai-humanoids/3-mind-blowing-ways-ai-chip-design-singularity/
Google Introduces A.I. Agent That Aces 15-Day Weather Forecasts
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/04/science/google-ai-weather-forecast.html
DEATH CLOCK : Scientists develop terrifying AI-powered death clock that predicts when you’ll die – are YOU brave enough to try it?
https://www.thesun.co.uk/tech/32164145/death-clock-predicts-when-people-die-ai/
AI predicts mortality with whole-body MRI for personalized health insights
https://www.news-medical.net/news/20241205/AI-predicts-mortality-with-whole-body-MRI-for-personalized-health-insights.aspx
Will AI help doctors decide whether you live or die?
https://www.computerworld.com/article/3613982/will-ai-help-doctors-decide-whether-you-live-or-die.html
How UnitedHealthcare and other insurers use AI to deny claims
https://qz.com/unitedhealthcare-humana-ai-lawsuits-1851715765
How Payers are Using AI to Deny Claims and Dent Provider Revenue
https://medcitynews.com/2024/11/how-payers-are-using-ai-to-deny-claims-and-dent-provider-revenue/
Illinois bill aims to limit health insurers' use of AI in denying coverage
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/health-care/illinois-bill-aims-limit-ai-health-insurance-decisions / https://archive.ph/e6ggv
Congress Eyes Regulating AI as Finance and Healthcare Sectors Struggle With Adoption
https://www.pymnts.com/artificial-intelligence-2/2024/congress-eyes-regulating-ai-as-finance-and-healthcare-sectors-struggle-with-adoption/
The AI Will See You Now? Hopes For Emerging Technologies In Health Care
https://today.tamu.edu/2024/12/04/the-ai-will-see-you-now-hopes-for-emerging-technologies-in-health-care/
Generative AI is transforming radiology, and it’s only the beginning
https://www.statnews.com/2024/12/06/generative-artificial-intelligence-transforming-radiology-health-tech/
AI compares mammograms over time to help predict breast cancer
https://www.upi.com/Health_News/2024/12/06/AI-compares-mammograms-predict-breast-cancer/2691733493325/
Mayo Clinic team will use AI to advance mental health research for better patient treatments
https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/mayo-clinic-team-will-use-ai-to-advance-mental-health-research-for-better-patient-treatments/
Bamboo Technology's HereHear Virtual AI Therapist Joins Berkeley Skydeck IPP Program
https://www.cnhinews.com/news/article_97486363-242c-559c-8099-ff74aa9c180c.html
AI friendships claim to cure loneliness. Some are ending in suicide.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/12/06/ai-companion-chai-research-character-ai/
Woman Ends Friendship With AI Pal After It Suggests Shoplifting And Carrying A Knife 'So People Back Off'
https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/woman-ends-friendship-ai-pal-after-it-suggests-shoplifting-carrying-knife-so-people-back-off-1729079
AI: Friend and foe to the environment
https://attheu.utah.edu/facultystaff/ai-friend-and-foe-to-the-environment/
Elon Musk’s xAI facility is polluting South Memphis
https://www.southernenvironment.org/news/elon-musks-xai-facility-is-polluting-south-memphis/
Elon Musk's xAI plans expansion of AI supercomputer 'Colossus'
https://www.euronews.com/next/2024/12/05/elon-musks-xai-plans-expansion-of-ai-supercomputer-colossus
David Sacks, Musk's Friend, Is White House Crypto, AI Czar. What He'll Do
https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/david-sacks-musks-friend-is-white-house-crypto-ai-czar-what-hell-do-7186854
The AI Pioneer With Provocative Plans for Humanity
https://www.quantamagazine.org/the-ai-pioneer-with-provocative-plans-for-humanity-20241204/
How AI and Biology are Redefining Life : Designer Babies, Human Identity & Ethical Questions
https://www.geeky-gadgets.com/how-ai-and-biology-are-redefining-life-designer-babies-human-identity-ethical-questions/
From HAL to Humanity: The Case Against Unchecked AI
https://www.ncregister.com/blog/russell-shaw-hal-and-friends
After work: If AI takes all our jobs, what’s next for humanity?
https://www.dazeddigital.com/life-culture/article/65480/1/future-beyond-work-ai-robot-take-our-jobs-whats-next-for-humanity-ubi-laziness
Yes, AI Will Kill Jobs, Then Create More
https://www.informationweek.com/it-leadership/yes-ai-will-kill-jobs-then-create-more
How close is AI to human-level intelligence?
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-03905-1
Beyond Human-in-the-Loop: Managing AI Risks in Nuclear Command-and-Control
https://warontherocks.com/2024/12/beyond-human-in-the-loop-managing-ai-risks-in-nuclear-command-and-control/
The US Department of Defense is investing in deepfake detection
https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/12/05/1107961/the-us-department-of-defense-is-investing-in-deepfake-detection/
AI driving 'explosion' of fake nudes as victims say the law is failing them
https://news.sky.com/story/ai-driving-explosion-of-fake-nudes-as-victims-say-the-law-is-failing-them-13267459
Misinformation expert used AI to draft testimony containing misinformation about AI
https://minnesotareformer.com/2024/12/02/misinformation-expert-used-ai-to-draft-testimony-containing-misinformation-about-ai/
How NYPD is using AI, drones, DNA and cutting-edge tech in the manhunt for United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson’s assassin
https://nypost.com/2024/12/06/us-news/the-next-frontier-for-catching-a-killer-prevalent-surveillance-ai-drones/
A Spy in Your Pocket? Ronan Farrow Exposes Secrets of High-Tech Spyware in New Film “Surveilled”
https://www.democracynow.org/2024/12/4/surveilled_documentary
Am I my Spotify Wrapped? Spotify's algorithm makes me question its validity.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2024/12/04/spotify-wrapped-playlist-ai-algorithm/76737730007/
AI fact checks can increase belief in false headlines
https://www.newswise.com/articles/ai-fact-checks-can-increase-belief-in-false-headlines
Stop using generative AI as a search engine
https://www.theverge.com/2024/12/5/24313222/chatgpt-pardon-biden-bush-esquire
Embracing the meteor: why publishers should see AI as a friend, not an enemy
https://www.fipp.com/news/embracing-the-meteor-why-publishers-should-see-ai-as-a-friend-not-an-enemy/
Dow Jones negotiates AI usage agreements with nearly 4,000 news publishers
https://www.niemanlab.org/2024/12/dow-jones-negotiates-ai-usage-agreements-with-nearly-4000-news-publishers/
In news deserts, Trump won in a landslide
https://localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu/posts/2024/12/05/trump-wins-news-deserts-in-landslide/