AI research, industry, tools, and the debate over where machine intelligence is taking us
The US charged five people in a federal crackdown on “ghost students” who stole identities to pose as college applicants and obtain student aid. Prosecutors say the scheme relied partly on AI to complete applications and coursework; the Education Department flagged over 830,000 potentially fraudulent accounts.
Dartmouth provost Schnell resigned after scrutiny of his own AI use, even as President Sian Leah Beilock urged more AI adoption with transparency. Schnell's paper argues contribution and authorship are distinct roles.
Google's AI Mode often declined to state who won recent US elections, pointing users to official records instead, while answering a 1992 Senate question directly. Answers came more readily on a repeat query and when accessed from abroad, and the tool blamed strict election safety filters.
— via Ars Technica: AI, Kyle Orland
