AI systems like ChatGPT may soon run out of what makes them smarter—the tens of trillions of words people type and share online. A new study published Thursday by the Epoch AI research group predicts that tech companies will run out of publicly available training data for AI language models between 2026 and 2032, around… Read More »
Allegation: Genetic testing company 23andMe sold users’ data to the Chinese government. Evaluation: Rating: Appeared as satire In May 2024, a rumor spread that 23andMe, a genetic testing company that provides information about ancestry and health variables using a saliva sample, was selling users’ data to the Chinese government. The claim can be found on… Read More »
Kenyan Belinda Adhiambo had to have her leg amputated when she was three after an accident and still suffers from phantom pain. But in his hometown of Kibera, a large, impoverished neighborhood in Nairobi, paying for a doctor can mean missing a meal. “Most of these insurance coverages do not cover people with disabilities because… Read More »
NHS patients’ private medical records can be accessed online with just a few mouse clicks and basic internet knowledge. And thousands more of these records could soon be released after a sinister hacker group stole a large cache of documents from NHS Dumfries and Galloway last month. The group, called INC Ransom, obtained 3TB worth… Read More »