As I wrote last week, I'm rapidly running out of body parts to do my job. Part of being human is knowing when to ask for help, so a few months ago, I enlisted senior editor Sean Hollister - a fellow smart glasses nerd - to help me test Halo Glass, an always-listening AI companion that lives inside a pair of glasses.
The social app draws entirely from artificial intelligence: Instead of sharing photos and videos of themselves, users can opt in for "cameos" and create fake clips that depict themselves or their friends in any scenario imaginable. It's mostly being used to make viral meme content and the type of short-form videos you'd scroll past on TikTok, albeit with deepfakes. Sora doesn't allow you to make videos of other living people ( dead celebrities and SpongeBob SquarePants characters are fair game) unless given express permission.
He realized that a batch of letters he'd sent to landowners, offering to lease their rights, had incorrect information, including monetary amounts and other details. But instead of correcting the errors, Bentley doubled down, not wanting to admit his mistake. When the letters failed to secure enough land leases to generate big profits, Bentley tried to make up the difference by sinking his investors' money into new, risky deals, some of which faltered and drained the coffers of his company, Bellatorum Resources.
Sceptics long saw this as just an amusing theory, an intriguing piece of sci-fi speculation. Yet science generally and AI specifically are now advancing at such a breakneck pace that some people are speculating that the Singularity is real and is almost upon us. Be that as it may, galloping technological change is throwing up new ethical problems almost faster than we can write them down, let alone solve them.
In one video, a forklift delivers Hawking's wheelchair into a WWE-style ring, where he's immediately knocked to the ground by burly wrestlers. "This shouldn't even be legal!" exclaims an announcer in the AI-generated clip. In another video, Hawking takes blow after blow to the face from a UFC fighter. "Hawking's in trouble," the announcer yells, as the physicist topples out of his wheelchair. In another, Hawking is trampled by a raging bull.
In David Osit's new documentary, "Predators," the director includes a short clip from a mid-two-thousands episode of "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" in which the late-night host-his free-speech tussle with the Trump Administration, at this point, not even close to a glimmer in his eye-is introducing the news journalist Chris Hansen to viewers. "Our next guest is the host of the funniest comedy on television. It's called 'To Catch a Predator,' " Kimmel says with a grin, as the studio audience's laughter rings in the background.
If you've ever wished you could turn a single photo into a talking, expressive video-without hiring a camera crew or learning complex motion graphics-Toki AI makes that practical. It's an online tool that converts an image into a lifelike, lip-synced avatar with natural micro-expressions and light gestures. Crucially, you don't need any pre-training footage. One clear photo is enough to generate a convincing video in minutes, which lowers the barrier for teams and solo creators who want results without production overhead.
Hit pause on the clip and something strange happens: a prompt reading "Find Similar" pops up. When a viewer clicks the prompt, TikTok automatically pulls videos that look visually close to the footage of the woman - and more disturbingly, it suggests products on TikTok Shop that look like what she is wearing in the video. Among the products suggested are a "Dubai Middle East Turkish Elegant Lace-Up Dress" and "Women's Solid Color Knot Front Long Sleeve Dress."
In an industry where trust is paramount, healthcare providers walk a fine line between managing their online reputation and maintaining transparency. As patients increasingly rely on online reviews to make decisions about their health and well-being, the stakes for what's posted online-good or bad-are incredibly high. This has led to the rise of Healthcare Reputation Management services, like those offered by Dignified Online, that specialize in helping providers protect their image in an ethical, effective way.
"Ryan's subsequent termination by the Select Board was purposeful retaliation for refusing to simply go along with the dictates of Chief Minnich." A former West Boylston town administrator who was fired after a spat with the longtime police chief over a Trump flag filed a lawsuit against the town, alleging he was wrongfully terminated.
A sci-fi fable, The Motion, is a heated debate on animal testing that slips down a kaleidoscopic rabbit hole where the audience equipped with voting cards becomes an accomplice. Shotgun Players' Artistic Director Patrick Dooley directs the world premiere from the Bay Area playwright Christopher Chen, an Obie Award winner. Shotgun Players The Motion, starts Sept. 13, Ashby Stage, 1901 Ashby Ave. Tickets online or at (510) 841-6500 ext. 303. Pay-what-you-can tickets and special pricing available.
Legal technology, like dealing drugs, thrives on getting kids hooked on the free sample. At least that's what hundreds of hours worth of D.A.R.E. propaganda films taught me. It's why law students received Lexis and Westlaw passwords before their dorm rooms - it's never too early to develop brand loyalty. As 3Ls graduate into 1st-year associates and start pulling all nighters on legal research, they instinctively log into whichever system they learned in school.
They're giving interviews advocating for tougher gun laws, such as when the family of Joaquin Oliver, a victim of the 2018 Parkland school shooting in Florida, created a beanie-wearing AI avatar of him and had it speak with journalist Jim Acosta in July. "This is just another advocacy tool to create that urgency of making things change," Manuel Oliver, Joaquin's father, told NPR.
Mark Clattenburg acknowledged receiving gifts like Montblanc pens from clubs such as Barcelona and Bayern Munich. He noted these were within allowed limits and could have influenced decisions.
Miskevich referenced Dershowitz's representation of Epstein, indicating a moral stance against selling to someone aligned with individuals accused of sexual abuse. They stated, "In our minds and hearts, selling to Alan Dershowitz was the equivalent to supporting his decisions and statements." This highlights the conflict between personal ethics and customer service in retail settings.
The 2018 revelation of the world's first gene-edited babies by He Jiankui raised ethical alarms, leading to his imprisonment for violating medical regulations. Mainstream scientific organizations now encourage careful basic research into gene editing and human reproduction, stressing that creating genetically modified children should remain off limits. However, interest from venture capitalists and entrepreneurs eager to address falling birth rates is reigniting discussions around gene editing, despite the ethical concerns and the unknown risks of the technology.
