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OpenAI tightens its grip on news media with Vox Media and Atlantic partnerships

James Farrell — Thu, 30 May 2024 01:46:18 +0000

If you can’t beat them, join them: That might be the right sentiment in light of today’s news that OpenAI has just signed licensing deals with two of the U.S.’s biggest media companies, Vox Media Inc. and The Atlantic. Vox is the parent company of a number of popular media outlets, including the tech website […]

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Elon Musk and Meta’s AI maestro Yann LeCun almost come to blows online

James Farrell — Wed, 29 May 2024 04:45:41 +0000

Meta Platforms Inc. AI Chief Scientist Yann LeCun spent some time on the X platform over Memorial Day weekend dueling with its owner, the billionaire and devoted contrarian Elon Musk. The spat was centered around Musk’s (pictured) $24 billion venture, xAI, his generative artificial intelligence startup that he hopes will get ahead of the likes […]

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TikTok reports disruption of influence campaigns to limit state propaganda

James Farrell — Fri, 24 May 2024 01:45:10 +0000

The embattled Chinese social media app TikTok may have assuaged the concerns of some of its detractors with a new report today detailing how it’s limiting the reach of state-affiliated media accounts and how it’s dealing with influence campaigns. As we reach the halfway point of 2024, a year that will see global elections on […]

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Amid growing deepfake fears, FCC chair wants more transparency around AI-generated political ads

James Farrell — Thu, 23 May 2024 00:35:57 +0000

Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel today proposed disclosure rules for AI-generated content used in political ads. Rosenworcel is concerned about how AI-generated ads can mislead the public. If adopted, her proposal would not ban such ads but ensure that advertisers are transparent about them if they appear on TV or radio. Her proposal does […]

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Microsoft’s AI screenshot function is being called a privacy nightmare

James Farrell — Wed, 22 May 2024 01:56:46 +0000

After Microsoft Corp. announced its Copilot+ Monday, potential consumers heard that personal computers running it could have a “photographic memory” of everything a person does on their machine, which has not surprisingly raised concern among some privacy experts. Copilot+ PCs will be shipped with a slew of artificial intelligence features, including “Recall,” or should it be […]

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Sony warning to AI firms: Hands off our music!

James Farrell — Fri, 17 May 2024 00:11:32 +0000

The largest music publisher in the world, Sony Music Group, has sent out a letter to around 700 artificial intelligence developers and music streaming services stating that the music in its catalog is not free for use in training generative AI. The letter, which went to OpenAI, Microsoft Corp. and Google LLC, comes at a […]

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Billionaire Frank McCourt is organizing a people’s bid to buy TikTok

James Farrell — Thu, 16 May 2024 01:48:43 +0000

Frank McCourt, the real estate mogul, former owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers, and a longtime critic of how tech companies use data, is reportedly assembling a consortium to buy TikTok’s U.S. business. In March, the House of Representatives passed a bill that could ban TikTok in the U.S. if it doesn’t split from its Beijing-based […]

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TikTok announces new tools to flag AI-generated content automatically

James Farrell — Fri, 10 May 2024 01:13:29 +0000

The beleaguered social media app TikTok said today that it will start flagging artificial intelligence-generated content, becoming the first video app to do so. The content made with TikTok’s AI tools is already automatically flagged, and users on the platform are expected to add labels to the content if it has been artificially generated. The problem, […]

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Microsoft’s bet on an AI-focused future continues with data center plan in Wisconsin

James Farrell — Thu, 09 May 2024 01:16:49 +0000

Microsoft Corp. today announced an investment package of $3.3 billion in Southeast Wisconsin, where the tech giant will build an artificial intelligence data center in the same place where Foxconn Technology Group’s $10 billion manufacturing plant project never came to fruition. The data center in Wisconsin follows a slew of hefty investments in AI that […]

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OpenAI announces its new tool that can detect deepfake images

James Farrell — Wed, 08 May 2024 01:12:21 +0000

As fears mount over the proliferation of deepfake images that could influence this year’s many elections, OpenAI today announced the creation of a new tool to detect if an image was made with its own DALL-E AI image generator. Unfortunately, OpenAI’s deepfake detector only works successfully on images made by its own generative artificial intelligence, […]

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Microsoft marches on in Asia with $2.2B AI and cloud investment in Malaysia

James Farrell — Fri, 03 May 2024 00:35:10 +0000

Microsoft Corp. today announced that it will invest $2.2 billion in Malaysia over a four-year period, building a new cloud and artificial intelligence infrastructure in the country and partnering with the government to open a National AI Center. “We are committed to supporting Malaysia’s AI transformation and ensure it benefits all Malaysians,” said Microsoft Chief […]

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Group of US newspapers sues Open AI and Microsoft over copyright infringement

James Farrell — Wed, 01 May 2024 01:37:22 +0000

A coalition of eight U.S. newspapers is suing ChatGPT-maker OpenAI and Microsoft Corp, alleging that they have engaged in “purloining millions” of copyrighted news articles without permission or payment to train their generative AI models. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, comes from the Chicago Tribune, […]

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Ford probed in US after fatal collisions in self-driving cars

James Farrell — Tue, 30 Apr 2024 01:17:08 +0000

A U.S. road safety agency today said it has launched a probe into Ford Motor Co.’s BlueCruise driver assistance system following two fatal crashes. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, or NHTSA, said the driver-assistance software has been linked with a number of crashes, including two in 2024 that resulted in fatalities. The first happened […]

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UK launches probe into Microsoft and Amazon’s partnerships with AI firms

James Farrell — Thu, 25 Apr 2024 05:32:50 +0000

The U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority has begun a preliminary investigation into whether Microsoft Corp and Amazon.com Inc.’s relationship with a number of AI startups breach the country’s merger rules. The two tech giants have invested millions of dollars into several AI startups. That includes Microsoft’s new ties with the Paris-based startup Mistral AI. The company, […]

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EU opens probe into ‘toxic’ TikTok Lite and addiction concerns

James Farrell — Tue, 23 Apr 2024 01:51:25 +0000

ByteDance Ltd.-owned TikTok is looking at a possible large fine and a forced suspension in Europe after the European Commission today opened formal proceedings against the app under the Digital Services Act. These are tough days for the Chinese app, which is currently fighting a ban in the U.S. over national security concerns. In the […]

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ChatGPT-4 impresses on ophthalmology exam, pointing to future triage use

James Farrell — Fri, 19 Apr 2024 02:15:31 +0000

A recent study published by the University of Cambridge’s School of Clinical Medicine shows that OpenAI’s ChatGPT-4 performed almost as well in an ophthalmology exam as eye specialists while beating lesser-qualified doctors. According to Dr. Arun Thirunavukarasu, who led the study while at the University of Cambridge but is now with Oxford University Hospitals NHS […]

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Five new members added to the US AI Safety Institute, including an AI ‘doomer’

James Farrell — Thu, 18 Apr 2024 01:45:28 +0000

The Department of Commerce today announced that it has added five people to the AI Safety Institute’s leadership team, including a man who once predicted that there was a 50% chance that artificial intelligence development would end in doom for humanity. As part of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, or NIST, the new […]

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Landmark UK law would criminalize making sexualized deepfakes even if they aren’t shared

James Farrell — Wed, 17 Apr 2024 02:03:01 +0000

The British government today announced it’s taking a zero-tolerance stance against sexually explicit deepfakes by introducing a new law that will mean creators of such content are at risk of being convicted of a crime even if they don’t share the video or image. AI-generated deepfake pornography videos have been around for a while, so […]

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Report: Apple is planning to bring new AI-focused M4 chips to entire line of Macs

James Farrell — Fri, 12 Apr 2024 02:06:42 +0000

Apple Inc. is in the process of refreshing its line of Mac computers with M4 processors in an effort to improve performance for artificial intelligence capabilities, according to a report published by Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman today. Just a year after the company introduced the next-generation M3 chip to improve the performance of its devices, we […]

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Meta is facing a backlash over its cautious policy on political content

James Farrell — Thu, 11 Apr 2024 02:15:32 +0000

Hundreds of Instagram creators today issued an open letter expressing their concern with Meta Platforms Inc.’s recent policy of limiting political content on the platform. In February, Meta announced new policies regarding limiting political content, given this year will see a U.S. presidential election and a groundbreaking number of elections around the world. Meta, like other big […]

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Microsoft chooses London as the hub to drive its AI advancements

James Farrell — Tue, 09 Apr 2024 02:00:28 +0000

Microsoft Corp. today said it’s looking at the “enormous pool of AI talent” in London where it will open a major new AI hub. This builds upon the £2.5 billion ($3.15 billion) Microsoft said last year that it will invest in the U.K. over three years. The investment will include a new data center in […]

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US judge rules video evidence enhanced by AI is not admissible in homicide case

James Farrell — Fri, 05 Apr 2024 01:53:43 +0000

In what appears to be a landmark decision, a judge presiding over a triple murder case in Washington state has banned the use of a video enhanced by artificial intelligence. The ruling, signed by Superior Court Judge Leroy McCullogh in King County, Washington, is being reported as a first-of-its-kind in an era when the U.S. […]

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IDF denies it uses AI software to target individuals in Gaza bombing campaigns

James Farrell — Thu, 04 Apr 2024 02:04:01 +0000

The Israel Defense Forces today denied it has been using an artificial intelligence system to create kill lists in its various bombing campaigns in Gaza. In what is a frankly dystopian-sounding investigative report, Israel’s +972 magazine, which said it had spoken to six Israeli intelligence officers on the condition of anonymity, claimed attacks on targets […]

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Top musicians ask for protection against AI, calling it ‘an assault on human creativity’

James Farrell — Wed, 03 Apr 2024 01:43:35 +0000

Some of the biggest names in the music business published a signed open letter today decrying the “predatory” use of artificial intelligence in music, which they say must be stopped before it gets out of hand. More than 200 artists and artist estates put their names to the letter, which was published through the Artist […]

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New York City will introduce controversial AI gun detection technology amid subway crime crisis

James Farrell — Fri, 29 Mar 2024 02:30:48 +0000

After what has been described as a spate of “lawlessness” on the subways of New York City this year, Mayor Eric Adams said today that artificial intelligence will be drafted to help cut down on the number of violent crimes. Adams reportedly has spent some time looking around the world for the perfect AI system to detect […]

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Governor of Oregon signs popular right-to-repair bill into law

James Farrell — Thu, 28 Mar 2024 02:18:35 +0000

Oregon Governor Tina Kotek today signed Senate Bill 1596 into law, joining a growing list of other U.S. states that believe citizens should have more options to repair their consumer products. Oregon follows California, Colorado, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota and New York, which each have similar laws, covering about 70 million Americans in total. Right-to-repair laws […]

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US judge tosses Elon Musk’s lawsuit against anti-hate speech group citing free speech concerns

James Farrell — Tue, 26 Mar 2024 02:02:21 +0000

A judge in California today dismissed Elon Musk’s lawsuit against the Center for Countering Digital Hate, CCDH, a nonprofit that has chronicled what it says is an increase in hate speech on X since Musk took over the platform in 2022. The London-based group has written scathing reports about platforms publishing what it deems misinformation […]

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United Nations gives green light to first resolution on artificial intelligence

James Farrell — Fri, 22 Mar 2024 01:38:25 +0000

The United Nations General Assembly today unanimously adopted the first global resolution on AI in an effort to encourage the protection of personal data, monitor AI for risks, and safeguard human rights. The resolution, which was sponsored by the U.S. and co-sponsored by 123 other nations, was adopted by consensus and will have the support […]

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Neuralink’s first brain implant patient says playing chess with his mind is like ‘using the Force’

James Farrell — Thu, 21 Mar 2024 02:20:17 +0000

Neuralink Corp. streamed a live video today of its first brain implant patient, showing the impressive results of the operation earlier this year. In January, Neuralink founder Elon Musk announced that the company had, for the first time, realized its goal of implanting a brain-computer interface, or BCI, in a patient after years of toil […]

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Google DeepMind develops an AI with Liverpool Football Club to predict plays in the game

James Farrell — Wed, 20 Mar 2024 03:03:13 +0000

One of the U.K.’s finest soccer clubs is making history by using a new AI assistant developed by Google DeepMind to help with its tactics. It’s not unusual for soccer teams to analyze plays, but Liverpool might be ahead of the pack when it comes to using machine-learning technology to figure out tactics. The club […]

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