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Cloudflare introduces default blocking of AI data scrapers

New York Times: Cloudfare customers can block AI companies from exploiting their website.

The big squeeze: AI bots overwhelm websites, sparking backlash

AI crawlers visited a sports site 13 million times in one month.

'Like a nuclear explosion': Investor on AI's greatest threat

Khosla Ventures invested US$50m in OpenAI for a 5% stake in 2019.

Markets with Madison: Vinod Khosla

Billionaire investor Vinod Khosla believes the greatest risk of artificial intelligence is not the technology itself, but who holds its power.

Letters: Now house prices have fallen, what does that mean for CGT debate?

OPINION: The rise of chatbots and a manipulated internet lead to a disinformed public.

One of NZ's largest tech firms reveals financials amid AI 'revolution'

The firm's staff numbers dropped by 756 to 5375 in the financial year – a 12% reduction.

Could AI authors be coming to your local library?

Only one city has banned AI books, but many are open to stocking them in the future.

Scarlett Johansson: AI can't replicate the soulfulness of actors

She feels AI threatens society's foundational trust and moral compass.

They asked an AI chatbot questions. The answers sent them spiralling

New York Times: Generative AI chatbots are going down conspiratorial rabbit holes.

Why US$42b DataDog is going all in on AI

The enterprise software company DataDog is investing almost US$1b a year into artificial intelligence.

Rise in AI use prompts backlash from Duolingo, Audible users

Audible introduced AI narration options for creating audiobooks.

The name is Bot, James Bot: AI tools infiltrate spying

New York Times: One CIA tool helps US analysts assess the positions of foreign leaders.

Detective warns AI used to create fake images of children online

Sextortion and hidden cameras are growing threats, says Detective Beard.

Meta breaks promise, plans to introduce ads on WhatsApp

Ads will roll out to three billion users, violating a 2014 'no ads' pledge.

How Disney’s AI lawsuit could shift the future of entertainment

A battle has been raging between AI companies and copyright-holders.

Nick Clark: How AI could improve local government

OPINION: AI can offer rapid information processing which can be helpful to councillors.