At Berklee, aspiring composers worry AI threatens their future

At Berklee, aspiring composers worry AI threatens their future

For centuries, the process of writing music has been the same, whether it’s done with pencil and paper or a computer: The art involves expressing human ideas through music. Generative artificial intelligence threatens to upend that, and that dynamic is playing out at Berklee College of Music, one of the world’s top music schools. Students…

Greece Sets 2027 Deadline for Social Media Age Checks, Threatens Wider Digital Crackdown

Greece Sets 2027 Deadline for Social Media Age Checks, Threatens Wider Digital Crackdown

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has given social media companies until January 1, 2027 to enforce mandatory age verification or face legal consequences, as Greece moves to ban platform access for children under 15 and signals further regulation of video games and online gambling. Speaking to parenting portal infokids.gr, Mr. Mitsotakis said legislation will require tech platforms…

AI-produced material online threatens to ‘erode the foundations of democratic life’ – The Irish Times

AI-produced material online threatens to ‘erode the foundations of democratic life’ – The Irish Times

Generative artificial intelligence tools are a “societal disaster” and a “major threat” to truth and democracy, a Trinity College Dublin academic has warned. An Oireachtas committee meeting to discuss the role of truth and democracy in an “AI-driven world” heard views that generative AI produces “plausible output without any regard for truth or accuracy”. Citing…

Cabinet official warns budget review delay threatens digital transformation in Taiwan | Taiwan News

Cabinet official warns budget review delay threatens digital transformation in Taiwan | Taiwan News

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Further delays to review the 2026 general budget will affect the nation’s digital transformation, an official from the Cabinet’s Directorate-General of Personnel Administration said on Saturday.   The official said that DGPA’s new initiatives for this fiscal year include an AI government talent development program and a smart and sustainable human…