The artificially intelligent “agents” promised by tech titans like Sam Altman seem destined to replace workers, but they also sound incredibly useful. It sounds like a hi-tech dilemma, but it’s one that harkens back to the earliest days of job
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How does AI play a part in a world striving for net-zero?
Artificial intelligence (AI) holds the potential to solve some of the thorniest problems facing humanity, including the challenges of climate change. But at the same time, the technology – in particular, generative AI – uses a vast amount of computational
Google CEO says Gemini AI diversity errors are ‘completely unacceptable’
/ “Our mission to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful is sacrosanct,” Sundar Pichai said in an internal memo. “This has to be our approach for all our products, including our emerging Al products.” By
Amazon accused of using AI to ‘replicate the voices’ of actors in Road House remake
Amazon is being sued by the writer of the original 1989 Patrick Swayze version of the film Road House over alleged copyright infringement in the movie’s remake, The Los Angeles Times has reported. Screenwriter R. Lance Hill accuses Amazon and
Amazon’s Road House reboot is accused of copyright infringement — and AI voice cloning
/ The lawsuit also accuses Amazon Studios of using generative AI to replicate actor’s voices during last year’s Hollywood strikes. By Amrita Khalid, one of the authors of audio industry newsletter Hot Pod. Khalid has covered tech, surveillance policy, consumer
Samsung Galaxy Ring’s AI, Smart Home Integrations Tease at MWC – CNET
Samsung debuted its upcoming Galaxy Ring last month alongside the Galaxy S24 phones, and during Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, the company started to highlight how the data the Ring collects will work with artificial intelligence. Starting with a Sunday teaser
Google is reportedly paying publishers thousands of dollars to use its AI to write stories
Google has been quietly striking deals with some publishers to use new generative AI tools to publish stories, according to a report in Adweek. The deals, reportedly worth tens of thousands of dollars a year, are apparently part of the
OpenAI claims the Times cheated to get ChatGPT to regurgitate articles
/ The company asks a federal court to dismiss four of the outlet’s seven copyright infringement claims against it. By Wes Davis, a weekend editor who covers the latest in tech and entertainment. He has written news, reviews, and more
Tumblr and WordPress posts will reportedly be used for OpenAI and Midjourney training
Tumblr and WordPress are reportedly set to strike deals to sell user data to artificial intelligence companies OpenAI and Midjourney. 404 Media reports that the platforms’ parent company, Automattic, is nearing completion of an agreement to provide data to help
Facebook users are being suspended by hackers with fake Oculus accounts — it sounds crazy, but it’s true
Thousands of Facebook users are being wrongfully suspended after their accounts are compromised by hackers using a sneaky Oculus backdoor. The hackers have been creating Meta accounts linked to the Oculus platform and then linking them to their victims accounts,