Two former OpenAI researchers wrote a letter in response to OpenAI’s opposition to California’s controversial SB 1047 AI safety bill. The proposed bill has been making its way through the state’s legislative steps, and if it passes the full Senate…
As we hurtle towards the upcoming release of the iPhone 16 and iOS 18, Apple is set to reveal a suite of AI-powered features that fall under the umbrella of “Apple Intelligence.” Apple Intelligence is a comprehensive set of AI…
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Spotify CEO Daniel Ek have joined forces to challenge the EU AI Act. In a joint statement published on August 24, 2024, the duo argued that the EU’s fragmented, Draconian regulatory strategies are throttling innovation…
Amazon Web Services (AWS) CEO Matt Garman said that AI could replace developers within the next 24 months. “If you go forward 24 months from now, or some amount of time — I can’t exactly predict where it is —…
Welcome to our weekly roundup of 100% human AI news. This week, an unfiltered Grok generated controversial images. You may have to prove you’re human to use the internet. And Google’s new phone does cool stuff we’re not sure it…
On August 21, 2024, Google unveiled its Pixel 9 series – a huge leap in AI-powered smartphones. As generative AI continues its march into every facet of our digital lives, the smartphone has become a second base away from our…
OpenAI has reached a deal with Condé Nast and its prestigious portfolio of publications, including Vogue, The New Yorker, and Wired. This will involve integrating news and other text published by Condé Nast into OpenAI’s AI products, such as ChatGPT…
A group of authors filed a class-action lawsuit against Anthropic in a California court on Monday. The authors claim Anthropic built its business by “stealing hundreds of thousands of copyrighted books.” The three authors, Andrea Bartz, Charles Graeber, and Kirk…
Donald Trump posted AI-generated fakes of Taylor Swift and her fans on social media in an apparent attempt to imply their endorsement of his candidacy for the US presidency. As AI image generators deliver increasingly realistic images, it’s becoming almost…
A new study published in JAMA Network Open used AI to identify toddlers who may have autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have developed a machine learning model that can predict autism with approximately 80% accuracy…
A new research paper recommends that internet users be issued with credentials to prove that they are human as AI becomes increasingly indistinguishable from real people. The paper, authored by researchers from OpenAI, Microsoft, MIT, and others, comes at a…
Grok’s image generator has seized the headlines, stirring immense criticism for enabling inappropriate, explicit, and manipulative forms of AI use. When Musk founded his AI startup xAI in 2023, he said the goal was to “understand the universe.” Fast-forward to…
Welcome to our weekly roundup of premium-grade AI news. This week we wondered if AI is the reason why we can’t find any aliens. Google’s robot will beat you at table tennis. And Gemini gets a voice while OpenAI stutters.…
This conference, held in Berlin, offers a unique opportunity to explore the latest developments in AI across multiple domains and industries. The event, taking place September 11-12, 2024, at the prestigious Waldorf Astoria Berlin, will feature three co-located summits: the…
Is AI risky or not? It’s the debate that just keeps raging on without definitive answers. Contributing more evidence to this debate, University of Bath and the Technical University of Darmstadt researchers launched a study to evaluate AI risks in…