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Technology - Former Anthropic researcher testifies on AI risks - Whistleblowers sounded the alarm over the potential threat artificial intelligence poses at a landmark hearing before the New York City Council on Monday. Representatives from OpenAI, Google and other big tech companies also testified as city lawmakers considered AI safeguards. CBS News' Lauren Fichten reports. Anthony Ha, a TechCrunch editor, also joins CBS News to discuss President Trump's formation of an AI "Super Intelligence Force." 12h ago

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Detecting deepfakes, in a world where even reality is suspect -- Hany Farid, a leading expert on deepfakes and digital manipulation, estimates that half of the content widely viewed on the Internet is fake. What does this mean for our ability to detect images generated or hallucinated by artificial intelligence?

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How AI powered robots are helping small farms -- From labor shortages to environmental impacts, farmers are looking to AI to help revolutionize the agriculture industry. One California startup, Farm-ng, is tapping into the power of AI and robotics to perform a wide range of tasks, including seeding, weeding and harvesting.

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Detecting deepfakes, in a world where even reality is suspect -- Hany Farid, a leading expert on deepfakes and digital manipulation, estimates that half of the content widely viewed on the Internet is fake. What does this mean for our ability to detect images generated or hallucinated by artificial intelligence? "Sunday Morning" senior contributor Ted Koppel talks with Farid about the toll of studying deepfakes; about the weaponization of AI imagery; and about whether AI agents will ever be accepted as replacements for humans.

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Chinese AI model Qwen raises controvery -- Qwen, a popular Chinese AI model, might have been programmed to give government-friendly answers to controversial questions, according to new research. CBS News' Josh Boswell has more.

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Smart home security tips for personal and cyber protection -- ZDNet Editor-in-Chief Jason Hiner explains best practices for setup and success of smart home security systems.

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AI and the future of entry-level work -- AI is changing many of the tasks traditionally handled by entry-level workers. Tech executive Clara Shih discusses what that could mean for the next generation of employees Sunday on 60 Minutes.

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Amazon vows to invest $1 billion in areas where it builds data centers -- Amazon said it will invest $1 billion over five years to support job education, energy affordability and other priorities in communities where its data centers are located.

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Some topics are off limits in Chinese AI, researchers find -- A popular Chinese AI program, Qwen, has no memory of Tiananmen Square and no tolerance for Winnie the Pooh.

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Man trapped under rock uses Siri for help -- A fisherman who was trapped under a boulder was rescued after he used his headphones to ask Siri to call 911. Carter Evans has more.

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Trump likely to make Jay Clayton AI czar -- President Trump is likely to make Jay Clayton, his director of national intelligence, the White House's AI czar as lawmakers seek guardrails for the booming technology. Politico's Calder McHugh joins with more.

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Cyber scams have targeted 9 in 10 Americans as AI fuels fraud -- Cyberattacks and scams are skyrocketing due to artificial intelligence, which is making it easier for criminals to engage in fraud, the report finds.

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How some AI models are more vulnerable to manipulation -- China has embraced open-weight models, a development that researchers say is closing the AI capability gap between the country and the U.S.

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AI agents are "very intelligent, charming sociopaths," Kevin Roose says -- Noted tech journalist Kevin Roose discusses what he learned about AI in writing his new book on the race to develop "superintelligence."

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Florida moves to block OpenAI's development -- Florida's Republican attorney general wants to stop OpenAI from developing its artificial intelligence products until a court determines they are safe. University of Florida law professor Derek Bambauer weighs in.

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