Meta backs down on using EU social media to train its AI
Meta canceled its launch of Meta AI in Europe in response to objections to its plan to train its models on users’ social media data. Earlier…
By Eugene van der Watt · 2 min read
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Pope Francis addresses world leaders on AI ethics at G7 event in Italy
Pope Francis addressed the leaders of the G7 democracies at their annual summit in Puglia, Italy, on Friday. The 87-year-old pontiff, who arrived in a wheelchair,…
By Sam Jeans · 3 min read
OpenAI appoints former NSA head Paul Nakasone to its board
OpenAI has appointed former NSA head and retired General Paul Nakasone to its board of directors. Nakasone’s views on intelligence gathering have raised concerns of civil…
By Eugene van der Watt · 2 min read
Microsoft delays Recall as it prioritizes security over AI
When Microsoft launches its new Copilot Plus PCs next week they won’t have the much touted and then criticized Recall functionality built-in. The idea behind Recall…
By Eugene van der Watt · 2 min read
DAI#43 – AI Apples, search power, and Meta’s EU ‘pretty please’
Welcome to our roundup of this week’s biologically generated AI news. This week AI took over Apple products and gave us iPhone 15 envy. A Chinese…
By Eugene van der Watt · 4 min read
Researchers use AI to explore how elephants communicate by name, like people do
Scientists used AI to discover that African elephants use unique vocalizations, similar to names, to call out to and identify specific members of their herd. The…
By Sam Jeans · 7 min read
Australian authorities launch investigation into explicit AI deep fakes
Police in Australia launched an investigation into the distribution of AI-generated pornographic images of around 50 schoolgirls, with the perpetrator believed to be a teenage boy. …
By Sam Jeans · 3 min read
Elon Musk withdraws lawsuit against OpenAI, faces insider trading allegations
Elon Musk has dismissed his breach of contract lawsuit against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman. The lawsuit, filed in February 2023, accused OpenAI of abandoning its…
By Sam Jeans · 3 min read
Meta to train its AI using social media posts from Europe
Meta plans to use social media content posted by European users of its platforms to train its Llama AI models. The company’s suite of generative AI…
By Eugene van der Watt · 2 min read
Google’s Search Engine Experience (SGE) could accelerate AI’s environmental impacts
Google’s latest flagship I/O conference saw the company double down on its Search Generative Experience (SGE) – which will embed generative AI into Google Search. SGE,…
By Sam Jeans · 5 min read