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Sexy AI Chatbots Are Creating Thorny Issues for Fandom
Generative AI allows fans to “talk” to their favorite characters, drawing comparisons to everything from roleplaying to fan fiction. But do they actually want to outsource all the fun to AI?
Automate Any Task in Google Sheets With SheetGPT, Now $48.99
Rated at a perfect 5 stars on AppSumo, this powerful tool puts an AI assistant inside your spreadsheets — and it can grab content from the web.
UK Putting £100m Toward AI Chips
NVIDIA, AMD and Intel are in the spotlight in the proposed deal. The global competition for semiconductor chips makes investment in innovation a priority for the UK.
AI Can’t Read Books. It’s Reviewing Them Anyway
ChatGPT-powered avatars recently gushed over a new book—unconvincingly. But if AI develops actual opinions, authors might be in for a shock.
Salesforce Releases AI Acceptable Use Policy
Salesforce's EVP and GM of Industry Clouds Jujhar Singh talks about the focus on a trustworthy foundation that is behind the new policy, as well as the future of generative AI.
Google AI in Workspace Adds New Zero-Trust and Digital Sovereignty Controls
Google announced security enhancements to Google Workspace focused on enhancing threat defense controls with Google AI.
How to help high schoolers prepare for the rise of artificial intelligence
A one-week summer program aims to foster a deeper understanding of machine-learning approaches in health among curious young minds.
Supporting sustainability, digital health, and the future of work
The MIT and Accenture Convergence Initiative for Industry and Technology selects three new research projects to support.
The Myth of ‘Open Source’ AI
A new analysis shows that “open source” AI tools like Llama 2 are still controlled by big tech companies in a number of ways.
Meta Releases Code Llama, a Coding Version of Llama 2
Code Llama may spur a new wave of experimentation around AI and programming—but it will also help Meta.
a16z-backed AI video generator Irreverent Labs raises funding from Samsung Next
Generative artificial intelligence, used to create content from text to images to videos, is still on the rise. Big Tech and startups across the globe are racing to compete and launch their own AI-powered chatbots, text-to-image generators, and video tools. Among them is a Bellevue, Washington–based startup called Irreverent Labs, whose AI technology enables anyone […]
You Are Not Responsible for Your Own Online Privacy
In the age of generative AI, it's impossible to know where your information is going—or what it's going to be used for.
Brain Implants That Help Paralyzed People Speak Just Broke New Records
Two new studies show that AI-powered devices can help paralyzed people communicate faster and more accurately.
Bletchley Park to host AI safety talks in November
World leaders will meet with AI companies and experts on 1 and 2 November for the discussions.
Nvidia Chip Shortages Leave AI Startups Scrambling for Computing Power
Trimming profits, delaying launches, begging friends. Companies are going to extreme lengths to make do with shortages of GPUs, the chips at the heart of generative AI programs.
Unlock the Full Potential of AI With 7 ChatGPT Courses for $29.99
ChatGPT is capable of automating a wide variety of tasks within your business. Through step-by-step videos, this collection of courses shows you how.
New dual-arm robot achieves bimanual tasks by learning from simulation
An innovative bimanual robot displays tactile sensitivity close to human-level dexterity using AI to inform its actions.
AI helps robots manipulate objects with their whole bodies
With a new technique, a robot can reason efficiently about moving objects using more than just its fingertips.
SMART launches research group to advance AI, automation, and the future of work
Mens, Manus and Machina (M3S) will design technology, training programs, and institutions for successful human-machine collaboration.
Wand.app raises $4.2M to scale its AI-powered creative tool for artists
Wand.app, an AI-powered creative tool that gives artists the ability to manually customize and visualize their ideas, has raised $4.2 million in seed funding led by O’Shaughnessy Ventures. Unlike AI-powered creative tools that provide limited control over the content they generate, which can be alienating to artists who have specific visions for what they want […]
