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Copyright Cases Should Not Threaten Chatbot Users’ Privacy
Copyright Cases Should Not Threaten Chatbot Users’ Privacy
Like users of all technologies, ChatGPT users deserve the right to delete their personal data. Nineteen U.S. States, the European Union, and a host of other countries already protect users’ right to delete. For years, OpenAI gave users the option to delete their conversations with ChatGPT, rather...
·eff.org·
Copyright Cases Should Not Threaten Chatbot Users’ Privacy
Hundreds of thousands of Grok chats exposed in Google results
Hundreds of thousands of Grok chats exposed in Google results

Hundreds of thousands of user conversations with Elon Musk's artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot Grok have been exposed in search engine results - seemingly without users' knowledge. Unique links are created when Grok users press a button to share a transcript of their conversation - but as well as sharing the chat with the intended recipient, the button also appears to have made the chats searchable online. A Google search on Thursday revealed it had indexed nearly 300,000 Grok conversations. It has led one expert to describe AI chatbots as a "privacy disaster in progress".

Hundreds of thousands of user conversations with Elon Musk's artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot Grok have been exposed in search engine results - seemingly without users' knowledge.Unique links are created when Grok users press a button to share a transcript of their conversation - but as well as sharing the chat with the intended recipient, the button also appears to have made the chats searchable online.A Google search on Thursday revealed it had indexed nearly 300,000 Grok conversations.It has led one expert to describe AI chatbots as a "privacy disaster in progress".
·bbc.com·
Hundreds of thousands of Grok chats exposed in Google results
OpenAI's GPT-5 is available for free for everyone. Sam Altman says it's so good, GPT-4 feels 'miserable.'
OpenAI's GPT-5 is available for free for everyone. Sam Altman says it's so good, GPT-4 feels 'miserable.'
OpenAI says the model will be available for free for everyone and that users will no longer need to switch between previous models for different tasks. GPT-5 will switch automatically, the company said, depending on the kind of request and its complexity. GPT-5 will be available in standard, mini, and nano versions. Paid users will have higher usage limits.
OpenAI says the model will be available for free for everyone and that users will no longer need to switch between previous models for different tasks. GPT-5 will switch automatically, the company said, depending on the kind of request and its complexity. GPT-5 will be available in standard, mini, and nano versions. Paid users will have higher usage limits.
·businessinsider.com·
OpenAI's GPT-5 is available for free for everyone. Sam Altman says it's so good, GPT-4 feels 'miserable.'
AI Is Listening to Your Meetings. Watch What You Say. - Slashdot
AI Is Listening to Your Meetings. Watch What You Say. - Slashdot
AI meeting transcription software is inadvertently sharing private conversations with all meeting participants through automated summaries. WSJ found a series of mishaps that people confirmed on-record. Digital marketing agency owner Tiffany Lewis discovered her "Nigerian prince" joke about a pote...
·yro.slashdot.org·
AI Is Listening to Your Meetings. Watch What You Say. - Slashdot
You’re Not Imagining It: AI Is Already Taking Tech Jobs
You’re Not Imagining It: AI Is Already Taking Tech Jobs
“We’re going from mass hiring to precision hiring,” said Chen, adding that companies are starting to focus more on employing experts in their fields. “The superstar workers are in a better position.”
·flip.it·
You’re Not Imagining It: AI Is Already Taking Tech Jobs
The Em Dash Responds to the AI Allegations
The Em Dash Responds to the AI Allegations
“In recent months, a curious fixation has emerged in corners of academia: the em dash. More specifically, the apparent moral panic around how it is...
I would like to address the recent slander circulating on social media, in editorial Slack channels, and in the margins of otherwise decent Substack newsletters. Specifically, the baseless, libelous accusation that my usage is a telltale sign of artificial intelligence.
·mcsweeneys.net·
The Em Dash Responds to the AI Allegations
Nadella's message to Microsoft execs: Get on board with the AI grind or get out
Nadella's message to Microsoft execs: Get on board with the AI grind or get out

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has ordered a radical AI transformation, telling leaders to rethink every part of the business. Internal documents and interviews show he is consolidating power around AI teams, speeding product cycles, and demanding leaner execution. He promoted longtime sales chief Judson Althoff to run the commercial business so he can focus on technical work, and launched a weekly AI accelerator meeting where frontline engineers—not executives—present. Nadella also opened exclusive Teams channels for senior leaders, directing them to act like individual contributors and learn from early-career talent. The shake-up is pressuring veterans such as Rajesh Jha and Charlie Bell to consider retirement, signaling possible turnover at the top. Insiders say the new structure gives Nadella “extra bandwidth” to lead what he calls a “tectonic AI platform shift,” a moment he ranks alongside Microsoft’s move to cloud.

·businessinsider.com·
Nadella's message to Microsoft execs: Get on board with the AI grind or get out
Two days after OpenAI's Atlas, Microsoft relaunches a nearly identical AI browser | TechCrunch
Two days after OpenAI's Atlas, Microsoft relaunches a nearly identical AI browser | TechCrunch
Copilot Mode in Edge is evolving into an AI browser that is your dynamic, intelligent companion,” Suleyman wrote in the announcement post. “With your permission, Copilot can see and reason over your open tabs, summarize and compare information, and even take actions like booking a hotel or filling out forms.”
Copilot Mode in Edge is evolving into an AI browser that is your dynamic, intelligent companion,” Suleyman wrote in the announcement post. “With your permission, Copilot can see and reason over your open tabs, summarize and compare information, and even take actions like booking a hotel or filling out forms.”
·techcrunch.com·
Two days after OpenAI's Atlas, Microsoft relaunches a nearly identical AI browser | TechCrunch
Great, now even Microsoft Paint can make AI slop
Great, now even Microsoft Paint can make AI slop
Paint version 11.2509.441.0 adds Restyle to allow users to change the look of an existing image with several preset styles. It will appear as an option in Paint's Copilot menu, and the images generated can be added to the Paint canvas or saved as separate files.
Paint version 11.2509.441.0 adds Restyle to allow users to change the look of an existing image with several preset styles. It will appear as an option in Paint's Copilot menu, and the images generated can be added to the Paint canvas or saved as separate files.
·creativebloq.com·
Great, now even Microsoft Paint can make AI slop
Microsoft Edge’s new Copilot Mode turns on more AI features
Microsoft Edge’s new Copilot Mode turns on more AI features

The option turns Copilot into your portal to the web, with each new tab opening a chat window where you can either ask a question, conduct a search, or enter a URL.

Copilot Mode ties Microsoft’s AI assistant more closely to Edge, as it combines AI-generated responses, search results, and navigation into one window. It also draws from all of your tabs — not just the one you’re on — allowing you to ask Copilot to summarize the information in all of your open windows or compare products in each one.

Though Microsoft previously launched Copilot Mode as an experimental feature, it’s now available for everyone to try, alongside a few new features available in a limited preview. That includes an agentic Copilot Actions feature that can do things like unsubscribe from marketing emails or book a reservation on your behalf.

Just like the other AI browsers out there, Copilot’s agentic features just aren’t totally reliable yet. Copilot displays a warning before taking action that says the tool is “intended for research and evaluation purposes” and “can make mistakes.”

·theverge.com·
Microsoft Edge’s new Copilot Mode turns on more AI features
Microsoft Defends Gaming Copilot Privacy After Backlash Over Hidden Screenshot Data Capturing - WinBuzzer
Microsoft Defends Gaming Copilot Privacy After Backlash Over Hidden Screenshot Data Capturing - WinBuzzer

Gaming Copilot screenshots gameplay, extracts text, and sends the data to undocumented Microsoft Azure endpoints.

His report added a critical detail: network traffic persists even when the Game Bar widget is closed, suggesting the data collection is not limited to active use.

·winbuzzer.com·
Microsoft Defends Gaming Copilot Privacy After Backlash Over Hidden Screenshot Data Capturing - WinBuzzer
Microsoft's OneDrive Begins Testing Face-Recognizing AI for Photos (for Some Preview Users) - Slashdot
Microsoft's OneDrive Begins Testing Face-Recognizing AI for Photos (for Some Preview Users) - Slashdot
I uploaded a photo on my phone to Microsoft's "OneDrive" file-hosting app — and there was a surprise waiting under Privacy and Permissions. "OneDrive uses AI to recognize faces in your photos..." And... "You can only turn off this setting 3 times a year." If I moved the slidebar for tha…
·m.slashdot.org·
Microsoft's OneDrive Begins Testing Face-Recognizing AI for Photos (for Some Preview Users) - Slashdot