sag-aftra Actors Face AI Pressure Despite New Contract Protections One year after the historic SAG-AFTRA strike, actors report that studios continue to pressure them into signing away digital replica rights. The new industry contract offers protections, but enforcement remains a significant challenge on set.
ai AI Drone Outmaneuvers World Champion Pilots in Physical Sport First A University of Zurich AI system named Swift defeats world-champion drone racers using only onboard camera vision and sensor data.
ai AI Pilot Defeats Human Champions in Physical Drone Racing For the first time, an artificial intelligence system successfully beats champion-level humans in a real-world drone racing competition. The breakthrough relies on a sophisticated combination of simulation training and onboard sensors.
ai Authors File Over a Dozen Class Action Lawsuits Against AI Developers Approximately a dozen class action lawsuits currently challenge major AI companies for allegedly using copyrighted books to train generative models without permission. These cases cover US book authors and seek to determine who ultimately qualifies as a class member.
ai Courts Rule Against AI Training on Copyrighted Material Without Permission Over 25 federal lawsuits currently challenge how AI companies use copyrighted material for training and what rights apply to AI-generated outputs. Recent landmark rulings confirm that human authorship remains strictly required for copyright protection.
meta Meta Releases Llama 2, a Powerful Open-Source AI Language Model Meta unveils Llama 2, a family of open foundation and fine-tuned chat models that rival closed-source alternatives. The release provides researchers and developers with unprecedented access to high-performing large language models.
ai Lawmakers Scramble to Regulate AI Deepfakes in Political Elections As generative AI makes it easier than ever to create convincing fake audio and video of politicians, legislators across the country are drafting new regulations to protect democratic integrity.
sag-aftra AI Dominates New SAG-AFTRA Contract Talks With Hollywood Studios SAG-AFTRA enters its second week of contract negotiations with Hollywood studios, where artificial intelligence emerges as the primary sticking point. The union seeks stronger protections against fully synthetic actors, a loophole left unresolved in their 2023 agreement.
copyright Sarah Silverman and Authors Sue OpenAI and Meta Over AI Training Data Comedian Sarah Silverman and two other authors file proposed class action lawsuits against OpenAI and Meta, accusing the tech giants of using their copyrighted books to train AI models without permission.
runway Runway Raises Over $300M in Series D to Build AI World Simulators Runway secures over $300 million in Series D funding led by General Atlantic to expand its AI film studio and advance world-simulating media models. The investment supports the company's ongoing development of its Gen-4 AI technology and original content production.
stack overflow Stack Overflow Moderators Strike Over AI Content Policy Volunteer moderators at Stack Overflow initiate a strike to protest a new company policy that strictly limits the removal of AI-generated content. The moderators warn that this restriction allows incorrect information to spread across the programming Q&A platform.
google Google Unveils Bard AI Chatbot to Enhance Search Experience Google CEO Sundar Pichai introduces Bard, an experimental conversational AI service powered by LaMDA. The new chatbot aims to combine the world's knowledge with large language models to provide fresh, creative responses.
openai OpenAI Unleashes Over 200 Plugins and Web Browsing for ChatGPT Plus Users OpenAI grants ChatGPT Plus subscribers access to a beta version featuring web browsing capabilities and more than 200 third-party plugins. These new additions significantly expand the AI's functionality for tasks ranging from shopping to marketing.
nvidia NVIDIA Struggles With AI GPU Shortages as Prices Surge 40 Percent NVIDIA faces massive AI GPU shortages due to overwhelming demand for its A100 and H100 chips, with stock constraints expected to last until December. Prices for modified chips in China rise by 40 percent above retail value as companies scramble for hardware.
ai Fake AI Pentagon Explosion Image Triggers Viral Misinformation on Twitter A fabricated image showing an explosion near the Pentagon spreads rapidly on Twitter after verified accounts share the post. Experts identify the picture as likely AI-generated, highlighting ongoing concerns about manipulated media.