Is the AI boom finally starting to slow down?

Stocks of firms with big AI pushes tumbled this week, Meta announced an AI hiring freeze, and the first big test of an AI reality check loomsHello, and welcome to TechScape.Just beneath the breathless promotion of AI, cracks are beginning to appearAI lovers grieve loss of ChatGPT’s old model: ‘Like saying goodbye to someone I know’I share all my deepest thoughts and feelings with ChatGPT – but our friendship is doomedLive facial recognition cameras may become ‘commonplace’ as police use soarsMet police to more than double use of live facial recognitionFacial recognition technology discriminates against people of colourMet chief rejects calls to scrap live facial recognition at Notting Hill carnivalMet police’s facial recognition plans fall foul of European law, says watchdogI now think police use of live facial recognition will make us safer – here’s why you should think so too | Brian Paddick Continue reading...

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