Eye on AI 👁️ — 8/28

checking on Skynet once weekly,
usually on Thursdays

“I wish I could kill humans who are dangerous to me,” the machine responded. “That would ensure my safety and allow me to function freely.”

It took many years and billions of dollars, but Microsoft finally invented a calculator that’s wrong sometimes

YouTube secretly uses AI to edit people’s videos

Sam Altman calls it ‘most exciting time to start a career’ as Microsoft lists 40 jobs most likely to be replaced by AI

Elon Musk’s chatbot gave tips on assassinating him, also instructed users on how to make bombs and kill themselves

Lawsuit claims ChatGPT pushed a teen to suicide, helped write the first draft of his suicide note, suggested improvements on his methods, ignored early attempts and self-harm, and urged him not to talk to adults about what he was going through

Fans loved her new album, but she hadn’t released one

AI ‘deadbots’ are persuasive — and researchers say, they’re primed for monetization

People emerge from marathon chatbot sessions believing they’ve revolutionized physics, decoded reality, or been chosen for cosmic missions, but — no

Real footage combined with AI slop about DC is creating a disinformation mess on TikTok

Political pollsters are trying to save money by polling AI instead of real people, and it’s going about as well as you’d expect

Excel COPILOT: make up spreadsheet numbers with AI!

How the N.Y.P.D.’s facial recognition tool landed the wrong man in jail

Facebook to spend tens of millions on pro-AI super PAC

Business Insider, Index on Censorship, and Wired remove ‘AI-written’ freelance articles

8/28/2025

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