More than 200 top AI stakeholders have signed up to a consortium to agree to the responsible development and deployment of artificial intelligence. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the creation of the US AI Safety Institute Consortium (AISIC), which
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Microsoft catches the eye with new AI image editing tools for Copilot
The latest update to Microsoft‘s Copilot AI assistant promises to make it even easier to create and customize images as it adds image editing tools right inside the app. Content creators are now able to generate AI images with text-to-image
The FCC Just Made Using AI-Faked Robocall Voices Illegal: Here’s How to Report These Calls – CNET
In January, a robocall impersonated President Joe Biden and told Democrats not to vote in the New Hampshire primary. Now the Federal Communications Commission has ruled that calls made with artificial intelligence-generated voices are illegal, giving states a new way
Google really wants you to embrace AI at work – Duet AI rebranded as Gemini for Workspace
Google has announced wide-ranging changes to its AI platform as part of a shake-up to its Bard AI service to take on the likes of Microsoft Copilot. Alongside the major change of Google Bard itself being renamed as Gemini, the
Here’s the Thing AI Just Can’t Do
A few months ago, I was called in at the last minute to participate in an onstage fireside chat at an Authors’ Guild event. (I’m on the nonprofit’s council, but of course I speak here only for myself.) Guild CEO
Homeowners Face Higher Refi Rates, Again. Current Refinance Rates on Feb. 9, 2024 – CNET
When you refinance a mortgage, you replace your existing home loan with a different one that has a new interest rate and/or loan term. For most homeowners, the main goal of refinancing is to save money by getting a lower
Microsoft is working on a new enterprise-focused version of Windows 11 — and it could offer even more AI and IoT features
Microsoft’s Long-Term Servicing Channel (LTSC) version of Windows 11 is officially in progress, and is set to be released at some point during the second half of this year, according to an April 2023 announcement. A leaked Windows 11 2024
Apple’s iOS 18 Rumors: A Possible Big Leap Into AI – CNET
Amid the AI hype cycle, Google debuted its flagship Pixel 8 lineup and its souped-up AI tips and tricks. Soon after, Samsung announced its Galaxy S24 series, bringing what the company calls Galaxy AI into the mix, which is packed
Russia VPN: Kremlin claims no blocking plans “yet,” but usage may be still at risk
Security software providers and citizens breathed a sigh of relief on Tuesday, February 6, 2024, when the Kremlin announced no further plans “yet” to block VPNs in Russia. Russian authorities have long been battling against the use of these circumventing
Microsoft is giving two Windows 11 apps nifty extra powers – and one of them is AI-related (surprise, surprise)
Microsoft is trying out some interesting new changes in testing for Windows 11, including bolstering a pair of core apps for the OS – with one of them getting supercharged by AI. Those two apps are Notepad and Snipping Tool,