AI is Going Just Great

Michael Smith, a 52-year-old music producer, is accused of generating more than $10 million in illicit royalties using AI-generated songs.

Users say they are driven by a desire for companionship because China's fast pace of life and urban isolation make loneliness an issue for many.

State-linked Chinese entities are using cloud services provided by Amazon or its rivals to access advanced U.S. chips and artificial intelligence capabilities that they cannot acquire otherwise, recent public tender documents showed.

A boom in data centers is expected to produce about 2.5 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide-equivalent emissions globally through the end of the decade, and accelerate investments in decarbonization efforts, according to Morgan Stanley research.

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Tech firms have been spending historic amounts of money on AI—but will it pay off?

Their shares have fallen 11.8% from last month’s peak but more AI breakthroughs may reassure investors

They claimed X's AI chatbot, Grok, had spread "false information on ballot deadlines."

Statistics raise concerns that rise in demand for data processing driven by AI could derail climate targets

AI interview services say they’re eliminating bias — but not everyone agrees.

GenAI faces growing skepticism as it struggles to deliver on high expectations Early excitement for ChatGPT and LLMs has shifted to concerns about costs, p | GenAI faces growing skepticism as initial excitement wanes, with the industry now focusing on overcoming practical and ethical challenges.

The energy needed to support data storage is expected to double by 2026. You can do something to stop it.

Research from The Upwork Research Institute reveals that while leaders expect AI to boost productivity, it may be increasing employee workload.

We must resist normalizing opacity in the design of generative AI systems, says Eryk Salvaggio.

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Might GitHub Copilot become more expensive soon?

The posting of the audio on the first day of Labour conference comes amid stark warnings of the threat AI poses to democracy.

“They were pretty secretive on what they’re doing out there,” says a former mayor about Microsoft’s data center projects.

In 2008, while working with Will Smith on the set of a film that never ended up getting made, Remington Scott had an epiphany. The visual effects director was watching Smith stand in a photogrammetry booth, with dozens of cameras capturing the actor’s facial features from every possible angle. “ ...

CounterCloud, a totally autonomous AI disinformation system, gives a glimpse into how AI and disinformation will work together in the future.

Users would be able to create deepfakes legitimately, sources told the Financial Times.

Pak ‘n’ Save’s Savey Meal-bot cheerfully created unappealing recipes when customers experimented with non-grocery household items

Mona Awad and Paul Tremblay’s lawsuit claims their books were used without their consent. But copyright protection doesn’t apply to ideas – they’ll need to demonstrate the likelihood of economic loss.

Zoom Video Communications, Inc. recently updated its Terms of Service to encompass what some critics are calling a significant invasion of user privacy.

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New research raises concerns that moderation tools can't detect violent threats in Tigray and elsewhere.

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We need to employ AI as responsibly as we employ people, and to empower everyone to thrive working together. — Jul 09, 2024 by Sarah Franklin

Many videos people upload to YouTube aren’t really meant for public consumption, but they’re available for AI companies to vacuum up. Many of these personal videos are posted by children.