Microsoft has postponed the launch of its controversial AI Recall feature on new Windows computers which captures periodic snapshots of a computer screen, giving Microsoft’s AI assistant Copilot a photographic memory of a user’s virtual activities to help recall previously viewed content across apps, websites, images, and documents. Initially set for broad release on June…
Regulators in the UK and the European Union have compelled Meta to halt its plans to train AI on user data. The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) and the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) have opposed Meta’s decision to use public content shared by users on Facebook and Instagram for training large language models (LLMs)….
According to Microsoft’s threat intelligence team, state-backed Chinese cyber groups, with the help of North Korean actors, and Russian actors, are expected to increase their use of sophisticated AI-generated disinformation campaigns to influence high-profile elections in 2024 in the US, UK, South Korea and India including both presidential and legislative elections. Social Media will be…