aeolus (Posts by Washington Post)

No one likes meetings. They’re sending their AI note takers instead.

Washington Post — Wed, 02 Jul 2025 10:35:00 GMT

Artificial intelligence apps that record and summarize meetings can tempt workers into skipping calls, leaving humans who join in the company of silent bots.

Musk vows to start a third party. Funding’s no issue, but there are others.

Washington Post — Wed, 02 Jul 2025 10:05:48 GMT

Musk’s outrage over Trump’s signature legislation fuels a pledge to rejoin the political fray, despite the wounds he’s taken and the poor electoral record of mavericks.

How tech’s bold bid to curb AI laws fell apart

Washington Post — Tue, 01 Jul 2025 22:49:59 GMT

A GOP-led effort to stop states from regulating AI collapsed after a deal fell through, handing Silicon Valley a painful defeat.

How AI bots are threatening your favorite websites

Washington Post — Tue, 01 Jul 2025 17:14:44 GMT

More websites, including Wikipedia and academic archives, are grousing about AI freeloaders that siphon their information. They’re fighting back.

AI is now screening job candidates before humans ever see them

Washington Post — Tue, 01 Jul 2025 16:43:20 GMT

Virtual recruiters, or conversational AI agents, are making screening calls for some jobs, speeding up the hiring process and confusing some job candidates.

Musk-Trump battle erupts anew over GOP spending bill

Washington Post — Tue, 01 Jul 2025 12:11:24 GMT

Elon Musk threatened to launch a new political party as the president mused over fresh scrutiny of the former DOGE chief’s federal subsidies.

Finding viable sperm in infertile men can take days. AI did it in hours.

Washington Post — Fri, 27 Jun 2025 10:00:00 GMT

The Columbia University Fertility Center used AI to find viable sperm in an infertile man, offering new hope of biological parenthood for those experiencing severe male infertility.

Federal court says copyrighted books are fair use for AI training

Washington Post — Wed, 25 Jun 2025 07:48:46 GMT

Anthropic didn’t break the law when it trained its chatbot with copyrighted books, a judge said, but it must go to trial for allegedly using pirated books.

Scanning technology is coming to detect child porn. Here’s what it means

Washington Post — Tue, 24 Jun 2025 20:38:45 GMT

Police have a new tool to find sexually explicit images of children. Experts say it can be useful but may also be ripe for abuse.

Iran’s cyber forces have many ways to attack U.S., experts warn

Washington Post — Tue, 24 Jun 2025 10:00:12 GMT

Tehran has built out its cyberattack capabilities in recent years but is expected to wield them in a way it expects wouldn’t trigger a U.S. response.