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OpenAI is seeking a new “head of preparedness” to guide the company’s safety strategy amid mounting concerns over how artificial intelligence tools could be misused. According to the job posting, the new hire will be paid $555,000 to lead the company’s safety systems team, which OpenAI says is focused on ensuring AI models are “responsibly…

Roblox, the popular online gaming platform that hosts millions of user-created games, said Tuesday it is strengthening protections for minors.  Roblox said it will soon require players to use AI-powered facial age-estimation technology to help verify their age. The system, combined with ID-based age verification and confirmed parental consent, is intended to “provide a more…

Target on Wednesday said it’s working with OpenAI to let customers shop its products through ChatGPT, a move that comes as the retailer is struggling to convince inflation-weary consumers to stick with it. Customers will be able to browse Target’s selection and make purchases within the ChatGPT app, according to the retailer. The tool will debut…

Chris Krebs, former director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, joins “CBS Mornings” to discuss his new Masterclass and share ways people can protect themselves from online scams, identity theft and deepfakes.

They go by names like @TRUMP_ARMY— or @MAGANationX, and their verified accounts proudly display portraits of President Donald Trump, voter rallies and American flags. And they’re constantly posting about U.S. politics to their followers, sounding like diehard fans of the president. But after a weekend update to the social media platform X, it’s now clear…

Artificial intelligence can do the work currently performed by nearly 12% of America’s workforce, according to a recent study from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.  The researchers, relying on a metric called the “Iceberg Index” that measures a job’s potential to be automated, conclude that AI already has the cognitive and technical capacity to handle a…

If seeing the world through the eyes of artificial intelligence sounds appealing, a growing number of technology companies have just the thing: AI eyeglasses. The latest entrant is from Alibaba, which on Thursday started selling smart glasses that let wearers access the Chinese online retailer’s Qwen AI app with the touch of a button. Consumers…

There have been nearly 1.5 million reports of fraud so far this year, which is up from 1.3 million for the same period last year. Ash-har Quraishi got a behind-the-scenes look at VISA’s high-tech cyber fusion center in Virginia to see how it’s fighting fraud.

Having a smartphone may be harmful for children younger than 12, according to a new study.  The study published Monday in the peer-reviewed journal Pediatrics found that owning a smartphone during early adolescence is associated with increased risks of mental health issues and obesity. As far as psychological impacts, it pinpointed higher incidences of depression and insufficient…

Shopify services were temporarily interrupted as an outage at the e-commerce platform disrupted retailers on Cyber Monday, one of the busiest online shopping days of the entire year. Thousands of Shopify users reported problems with the platform, hindering their ability to do business. Outage reports peaked at 11 a.m. EDT at around 4,000 before tapering off,…