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More than 10,500 artists sign open letter protesting unlicensed AI training
Celebrities like Julianne Moore, Thom York and Kevin Bacon signed a letter protesting the use of unlicensed content to train AI.
Danny Gallagher10.23.2024
Penguin Random House amends its copyright rules to protect authors from AI
The world's biggest publisher is taking steps to protect its books and authors from AI infringement.
Danny Gallagher10.19.2024
The US Treasury is using AI (a vehicle for fraud) to detect fraud
The IRS is also using AI for its operations.
Sarah Fielding10.18.2024
X updates its privacy policy to allow third parties to train AI models with its data
X is updating its privacy policy with new language that allows it to provide users’ data to third-party “collaborators” in order to train AI models.
Karissa Bell10.18.2024
A new Chrome extension can reliably detect AI-generated voices
Hiya has launched a free Chrome extension to detect deepfake voices. The Hiya Deepfake Voice Detector listens to voices in video or audio streams and assigns an authenticity score, indicating whether it’s real or fake.
Will Shanklin10.17.2024
Adobe's latest sneak previews of upcoming features include AI sound generation and image remixing
Adobe is showing sneak peeks of new AI-powered photo and video editing tools.
Jeremy Gan10.16.2024
The New York Times tells Perplexity to stop using its content
OpenAI has until October 30 to response to a cease and desist letter from the New York Times over its use of articles to train its AI model.
Danny Gallagher10.16.2024
Hilton and Be My Eyes team up to make hotels more accessible for blind and low-vision users
Hilton has partnered with Be My Eyes, an accessibility app to improve hotel stays for blind and low-vision guests. The app can connect users to Hilton's teams to help them navigate hotels and rooms.
Kris Holt10.16.2024
Google Shopping gets even more AI-powered features
Google Shopping will have more AI powered functions than before in the US, starting today.
Jeremy Gan10.15.2024
Google strikes a deal with a nuclear startup to power its AI data centers
Google is turning to nuclear energy to help power its AI. On Monday, the company said it will partner with the startup Kairos Power to build seven small nuclear reactors in the US.
Will Shanklin10.15.2024
Adobe starts rolling out generative AI video tools in beta
Adobe has started rolling out several generative AI video features across its apps, such as text-to-video.
Kris Holt10.15.2024
The fluffiest robot of CES 2021 is back thanks to Casio
Moflin is a robotic plushie with "emotional capabilities" developed by Japanese startup Vanguard Industries.
Cheyenne MacDonald10.13.2024
Engadget Podcast: Hunting data center vampires with Paris Marx
We chat about how data centers suck up vast amounts of power, water and other resources, and why the AI boom is exacerbating those issues.
Devindra Hardawar10.11.2024
Zoom's latest feature update focuses heavily on its AI assistant
Zoom is introducing many AI-powered features for Zoom Workplace. There are also new upcoming features aimed at specific industries using Zoom.
Jeremy Gan10.10.2024
Meta AI will launch in six more countries today, including the UK
Meta AI is beginning a big international rollout, debuting in several countries across Africa, Asia and South America.
Anna Washenko10.09.2024
A pair of DeepMind researchers have won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
On Wednesday, DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis and senior research scientist John Jumper won half of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
Igor Bonifacic10.09.2024
Viewers don't trust candidates who use generative AI in political ads, study finds
According to new research, voters have a negative reaction to seeing disclaimers about AI use in political advertisements.
Anna Washenko10.09.2024
OpenAI partners with Cosmopolitan and Elle publisher Hearst
Starting today, content from Hearst-owned publications, including Cosmopolitan and Elle, will appear in ChatGPT and other OpenAI products.
Igor Bonifacic10.09.2024
Machine learning pioneers, including the 'Godfather of AI,' are awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics
Two pioneers in the field of machine learning have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences honored John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton “for foundational discoveries and inventions that enable machine learning with artificial neural networks.”
Kris Holt10.08.2024
OpenAI rolls out Canvas, its newest ChatGPT interface
A new feature called Canvas lets ChatGPT users focus on specific lines for collaboration with the AI interface.
Danny Gallagher10.05.2024