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- 1NSA reportedly spending billions testing AI models●Classified estimates show the NSA is paying billions to test AI models
Classified budget estimates indicate the National Security Agency is paying billions of dollars to test artificial intelligence models, according to a new report. The figures suggest US intelligence agencies are investing heavily in evaluating advanced AI capabilities, prompting debate about the scale of government involvement in the AI sector and its oversight implications.
- 2Smart glasses and AI gadgets raise new privacy concerns▼Smart glasses, AI gadgets: Privacy challenges Big Tech's next bet | Daily Sabah
Big Tech is betting its next wave of growth on smart glasses and AI-powered gadgets, but the products face mounting privacy challenges. Always-on cameras and microphones, combined with AI analysis of everything users see and hear, are drawing scrutiny from regulators and the public over surveillance risks and data collection.
- 3Walmart denies using personal data for individualized pricing▼Walmart says retail giant and AI shopping assistant aren't using personal information to set prices
Walmart says neither the company nor its AI shopping assistant uses customers' personal information to set prices, pushing back on concerns about personalized or surveillance-based pricing at the retail giant. The statement comes amid growing scrutiny of how retailers deploy AI tools and shopper data. It remains unclear whether regulators or consumer groups are investigating the practice.
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Reporter Ken Klippenstein reports that US federal authorities have been treating critics of artificial intelligence as potential foreign agents, according to documents he published. The claim suggests scrutiny of AI commentary under foreign-influence laws, raising concerns among tech and civil liberties observers about surveillance of domestic criticism. Details of the alleged targeting and which agencies are involved remain limited in the published material.