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WWII Enigma Code 'Would Not Remotely Be a Match For' Modern AI, Expert Says

2 days ago | eweek.com | Kara Sherrer

Artificial intelligence models like ChatGPT could crack the infamous Enigma code in minutes, experts say. This feat once demanded a global team of experts during World War II. What is the Enigma code? The Enigma code was a cipher that Nazi Germany extensively leveraged before and during World War II to hide military plans and orders from the Allies. It was made possible by an electromechanical machine that randomly scrambled the alphabetical letters using three rotors.
Google’s Scam-Fighting Efforts Just Got Accelerated, Thanks to AI

5 days ago | eweek.com | Liz Ticong

Google is intensifying efforts to combat online scams by integrating artificial intelligence across Search, Chrome, and Android, aiming to make fraud more difficult for cybercriminals. In a recent blog post, Google said AI is now central to its anti-scam strategy, blocking hundreds of millions of scam results daily and identifying more fraudulent pages than ever before. The addition of Gemini Nano provides instant detection of high-risk websites, helping the company counter new and evolving scams.
'Fundamental Leap Forward in Robotics'

6 days ago | eweek.com | Kara Sherrer

Amazon unveiled on Wednesday the company’s first robot to have a sense of touch. The tech giant introduced the Vulcan robot model during its annual Delivering the Future event, held in Dortmund, Germany this year. Vulcan represents a significant improvement over typical fulfillment robots, which Aaron Parness, Amazon director of applied science, described as “numb and dumb” due to their lack of sensors. Vulcan is not the first Amazon robotics model that can pick up items.
Katy Perry Shares Photorealistic Met Gala AI Deepfake of Herself While On Tour

1 week ago | eweek.com | Megan Crouse

Singer Katy Perry shared an AI-generated image of herself attending the Met Gala, referencing a similar image that caught her mother unawares last year. The high-profile share of the photorealistic image highlights how convincing deepfake images can be and how easy it is to potentially create inflammatory pictures.
Hollywood Meets Silicon Valley With Google's New AI on Screen Initiative

1 week ago | eweek.com | Liz Ticong

Google is teaming up with Range Media Partnerships on initiatives that support creative expression and explore the possibilities of technology through storytelling. The two initiatives, AI on Screen and 100 Zeros, will fund and co-produce films and TV projects that integrate AI into diverse narratives and examine tech’s role in society.
NVIDIA's AI Transcription Tool Produces 60 Minutes of Text in 1 Second

1 week ago | eweek.com | Megan Crouse

NVIDIA has released a new version of its Parakeet transcription tool, boasting the lowest error rate of any of its competitors. In addition, the company made the code public on GitHub. Parakeet TDT 0.6B is a 600-million-parameter automatic speech recognition model. It can transcribe 60 minutes of audio per second, Hugging Face data scientist Vaibhav Srivastav said on X on May 5.
Cal AI Startup Founder Snubbed by 15 Elite Colleges: ‘Make Admissions Fair Again’

1 week ago | eweek.com | Liz Ticong

Zach Yadegari is the 18-year-old CEO of the popular startup Cal AI, which is reportedly worth millions. Despite earning a 4.0 GPA, a 34 ACT score, and running a successful startup, Yadegari was rejected by 15 out of the 19 top colleges he applied to, including Harvard, Yale, Stanford, and MIT. In a viral post on X, Yadegari shared his rejections and criticized the college admissions process.
Agatha Christie + AI = New BBC Writing Course and 'Profoundly Moving Experience'

1 week ago | eweek.com | Kelvene Requiroso

Nearly five decades after her death, best-selling crime fiction author Agatha Christie is returning to the spotlight — this time as an artificial intelligence model. The BBC has digitally recreated the legendary novelist to deliver a creative writing course based on her own words and methods. BBC Maestro, a subscription-based educational streaming platform, features Christie as the instructor of a writing course that includes 11 lessons and 12 exercises on crime storytelling.
AI Adoption Benefits Fall Short

1 week ago | eweek.com | Liz Ticong

Despite growing adoption, a new study reveals that AI tools, including chatbots like ChatGPT, have had “no significant impact on earnings or recorded hours” across occupations, failing to meet expectations of workplace productivity. The study, led by Denmark researchers and covering numerous occupations, suggests that while AI may streamline certain tasks, it has not led to measurable changes in pay or work hours.
Your AI Chatbot Conversations Might Include Ads Now Via Google

1 week ago | eweek.com | Aminu Abdullahi

Google is now placing ads inside conversations with third-party AI chatbots, marking a major shift in how the search giant monetizes artificial intelligence. The move comes as AI-powered search tools like OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Perplexity continue to gain traction, threatening Google’s long-standing dominance in online search.