New requirements from the White House will address the risks of AI used by federal agencies that impact Americans everyday. That includes government bodies like the Transportation Security Administration and federal healthcare. On Thursday, Vice President Kamala Harris announced a
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OpenAI is pitching Sora to Hollywood. Creatives are fighting back.
OpenAI is ramping up plans for its AI video generator Sora — and that involves a charm offensive in Hollywood. Details are still fuzzy, but we know the company is approaching filmmakers as well as studios. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman
Zoom unveils all-in-one AI work platform for more than just video conferencing
Zoom is putting all of its AI tools in one place for the ultimate productivity super-platform. On Monday, the video conferencing company announced Zoom Workplace, an “AI-powered collaborative platform,” that houses its AI virtual assistant in addition to a bunch
Probable AI-generated crock pot cookbooks flood Amazon with recipes we’re afraid to try
Add crock pot cookbooks to the simmering stew of AI-generated garbage being sold on Amazon. On Monday, investigative journalist Matthew Kupfer posted on X that he and his wife had received a cookbook for crock pot recipes as an anniversary
OpenAI’s GPT-5 release could be as early as this summer
GPT-5, OpenAI’s highly-anticipated model that would power ChatGPT, is reportedly only a few months away. According to Business Insider, OpenAI is expected to release the new large language model (LLM) this summer. What’s more, some enterprise customers who have access
Call-blocking app rolls out AI-powered upgrade
A new AI feature from Truecaller is taking on spam calls, which is tech we can get behind. Per TechCrunch, the caller ID app released “Max,” a setting that uses AI to filter out unwanted calls. The feature comes in
More news organizations are suing OpenAI for copyright infringement
Add more copyright lawsuits levied against OpenAI to the growing pile. On Wednesday, news organizations the Intercept, Raw Story, and AlterNet filed lawsuits against OpenAI for copyright infringement in the Southern District of New York. The Intercept also includes Microsoft
If you’re buying the Kara Swisher book on Amazon, make sure it’s not an AI-generated knockoff
The veteran Silicon Valley journalist Kara Swisher has a new memoir out. But if you’re buying it on Amazon don’t be misled into buying AI-generated garbage. According to 404 Media, ripoffs of Kara Swisher’s new book Burn Book: A Tech
Galaxy AI: Any Android, iOS phone can try it now. Here’s how.
Android and iOS users can test out the Galaxy AI experience before shelling out for a brand new phone. This week Samsung announced a way to try the new Galaxy AI features that come with the Galaxy S24 Series without
I spent a week using AI tools in my daily life. Here’s how it went.
Every tech company you can think of is jumping on the generative AI bandwagon and touting new features promising to make our lives easier, increase productivity, and unlock some dormant cache of hidden potential within all of us. But “promise”