This picture of an apparently heavily damaged item of clothing was generated using artificial intelligence. Photo: cqnews

    China consumers use AI to alter product photos, claim refunds for goods that appear damaged

    Fake photos generated by artificial intelligence (AI) are being misused to claim refunds from Chinese online shops, sparking moral and legal concerns. As China’s Double 11 shopping festival took place around November 11, several e-commerce shop owners revealed that they received AI-generated photos of damaged products from consumers attempting to seek refunds. Some people took…

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    Tesla board chair begs shareholders to greenlight Elon Musk’s $1 trillion pay package, calling the upcoming vote a 'critical inflection point'

    Tesla board chair begs shareholders to greenlight Elon Musk’s $1 trillion pay package, calling the upcoming vote a ‘critical inflection point’

    Tesla Chair Robyn Denholm urged shareholders to back a proposed $1 trillion compensation package for CEO Elon Musk, warning in a letter Monday that the company risks losing “significant value” if the deal fails and Musk opts to step down as chief executive. The plea to investors comes ahead of Tesla’s annual shareholder meeting on…

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    Elon Musk defends $1 trillion pay package: ‘I just don’t feel comfortable building a robot army here and then being ousted’

    Elon Musk defends $1 trillion pay package: ‘I just don’t feel comfortable building a robot army here and then being ousted’

    Already the world’s richest man, Elon Musk is defending his proposed $1 trillion Tesla pay package—arguing it’s less about joining the trillionaires club and more about making sure he can’t be sidelined. “I just don’t feel comfortable building a robot army here and then being ousted because of some asinine recommendations from ISS and Glass…

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    More CEOs want Elon Musk–style ‘moonshot’ pay packages—but comp experts are raising alarms

    More CEOs want Elon Musk–style ‘moonshot’ pay packages—but comp experts are raising alarms

    The all-or-nothing moonshot pay plan was a gambit so risky even Axon Enterprise CEO Rick Smith’s wife was against it.  But Smith had started getting antsy around 2016, as he was approaching three decades at the company, Axon compensation committee chair Hadi Partovi told Fortune. Smith was talking more seriously to the board about his…

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