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Microsoft, OpenAI ask federal judge to toss news orgs’ copyright claims
Microsoft, OpenAI ask federal judge to toss news orgs’ copyright claims
A coalition of news organizations led by The New York Times claim the exploitation of their online news stories to train artificial intelligence-driven chatbots amounts to copyright infringement.
·courthousenews.com·
Microsoft, OpenAI ask federal judge to toss news orgs’ copyright claims
Mark Zuckerberg gave Meta's Llama team the OK to train on copyrighted works, filing claims | TechCrunch
Mark Zuckerberg gave Meta's Llama team the OK to train on copyrighted works, filing claims | TechCrunch
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg gave Meta's Llama team approval to train on copyrighted documents, according to a new court filing.
the Llama research team, wrote a script to remove copyright info, including the word “copyright” and “acknowledgments,” from e-books in LibGen.
·techcrunch.com·
Mark Zuckerberg gave Meta's Llama team the OK to train on copyrighted works, filing claims | TechCrunch
Meta Moves to End Fact-Checking Program
Meta Moves to End Fact-Checking Program
The social networking giant will stop using third-party fact checkers and instead rely on users to add notes or corrections to posts. It is likely to please the Trump administration.
·nytimes.com·
Meta Moves to End Fact-Checking Program
Is the Tech Industry Already on the Cusp of an A.I. Slowdown?
Is the Tech Industry Already on the Cusp of an A.I. Slowdown?
Companies like OpenAI and Google are running out of the data used to train artificial intelligence systems. Can new methods continue years of rapid progress?
·nytimes.com·
Is the Tech Industry Already on the Cusp of an A.I. Slowdown?
OpenAI rolls out enhanced memory for ChatGPT, allowing it to reference previous chats
OpenAI rolls out enhanced memory for ChatGPT, allowing it to reference previous chats
OpenAI has begun rolling out a beta version of enhanced memory features that allow ChatGPT to reference past conversations.
he AI assistant can now access information from past chats even when you start a new conversation, combining this history with its existing "Memory" database to provide more personalized and relevant responses.
·the-decoder.com·
OpenAI rolls out enhanced memory for ChatGPT, allowing it to reference previous chats
GitHub launches a free version of its Copilot | TechCrunch
GitHub launches a free version of its Copilot | TechCrunch
Microsoft-owned GitHub announced on Wednesday a free version of its popular Copilot code completion/AI pair programming tool, which will also now ship by
·techcrunch.com·
GitHub launches a free version of its Copilot | TechCrunch
Meet SwagBot, the AI-powered robot cattle herder preventing soil degradation
Meet SwagBot, the AI-powered robot cattle herder preventing soil degradation
With four wheels and a bright red paint job, SwagBot is not your average cow.
The battery-powered SwagBot can now determine the health, type and density of pasture and monitor the health of livestock.It then uses this information to autonomously herd cattle to the best pastures and move them before land is overgrazed and soil becomes degraded. It can also feed data back to farmers."Once the cattle are used to the robot, they will follow the robot around," said University of Sydney professor of robotics and intelligent systems, Salah Sukkarieh, whose team made SwagBot.
·reuters.com·
Meet SwagBot, the AI-powered robot cattle herder preventing soil degradation
Teacher support is the key to unlocking AI's classroom potential
Teacher support is the key to unlocking AI's classroom potential
Federal and state investments in AI literacy and teacher support will increase teachers’ classroom AI knowledge, skills, and confidence.
Sara Schapiro, Alliance for Learning Innovation
·eschoolnews.com·
Teacher support is the key to unlocking AI's classroom potential
'PDF to Brainrot' study tools are a strange iteration on a TikTok trend | TechCrunch
'PDF to Brainrot' study tools are a strange iteration on a TikTok trend | TechCrunch
Several AI-based study tools are capitalizing on a "PDF to Brainrot" trend, which will read the text of a document you upload over "oddly satisfying"
hat’s why companies and web tools like Coconote, Study Fetch, StudyRot, Memenome, Shortspilot, Grademaxx, and more are spinning up “PDF to Brainrot” generators — if these videos are so popular on TikTok, maybe students will pay to make them as study tools.
·techcrunch.com·
'PDF to Brainrot' study tools are a strange iteration on a TikTok trend | TechCrunch
Australia Bans Social Media for Everyone Under 16
Australia Bans Social Media for Everyone Under 16
The law sets a minimum age for users of platforms like TikTok, Instagram and X. How the restriction will be enforced online remains an open question.
·nytimes.com·
Australia Bans Social Media for Everyone Under 16
An A.I. Granny Is Phone Scammers’ Worst Nightmare
An A.I. Granny Is Phone Scammers’ Worst Nightmare
Daisy Harris, an A.I.-generated English granny, has been stymying scammers with meandering, time-wasting conversations. But can she actually make a dent in the flood of fraud?
·nytimes.com·
An A.I. Granny Is Phone Scammers’ Worst Nightmare
Fighting deepfakes with more transparency about AI
Fighting deepfakes with more transparency about AI
Microsoft is fighting harmful deepfakes with responsible AI tools and practices designed to bring more transparency to online content.
·news.microsoft.com·
Fighting deepfakes with more transparency about AI
SUNO V4 BETA: FIRST IMPRESSIONS — I'm Oliver
SUNO V4 BETA: FIRST IMPRESSIONS — I'm Oliver
SUNO’s V4 AI is about to make human music feel outdated—are we ready for a flawless future, or does perfect come with a price?
·imoliver.com·
SUNO V4 BETA: FIRST IMPRESSIONS — I'm Oliver
Post | LinkedIn
Post | LinkedIn
I invited a live HeyGen AI avatar to a Zoom meeting with the instructions that it run the most stereotypical corporate Zoom meeting ever. What have I done. | 111 comments on LinkedIn
·linkedin.com·
Post | LinkedIn
What is generative AI?
What is generative AI?
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) describes algorithms (such as ChatGPT) that can be used to create new content, including audio, code, images, text, simulations, and videos. Recent breakthroughs in the field have the potential to drastically change the way we approach content creation.
·mckinsey.com·
What is generative AI?