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.
ai Spectrum Reflects on a Defining Year for Artificial Intelligence IEEE Spectrum looks back at the most significant artificial intelligence developments of 2023, highlighting major industry shifts and persistent technical challenges.
google Google Unveils PaLM 2 AI Model to Rival GPT-4 Google introduces PaLM 2, a powerful new large language model designed to compete directly with OpenAI's GPT-4. The model is already powering the Bard chatbot and promises enhanced reasoning, coding, and language capabilities.
microsoft Microsoft Drops Bing Waitlist, Unveils Visual and Multimodal AI Search Microsoft transitions its AI-powered Bing and Edge from a limited preview to an open preview, removing the waitlist entirely. The update introduces visual answers, multimodal support, and persistent chat history.
chatgpt OpenAI Boosts ChatGPT Privacy With History Toggle And Data Export OpenAI gives ChatGPT users greater control over their information by introducing a feature to disable chat history and a tool to export data. The company is also developing a dedicated Business subscription for professionals.
stability ai Stability AI Launches Open-Source StableLM Language Models Stability AI introduces StableLM, a new open-source language model suite available in 3 billion and 7 billion parameter versions to democratize AI access. The models show strong performance in conversational and coding tasks despite their smaller size.
auto-gpt Auto-GPT Transforms AI Chatbots Into Autonomous Digital Agents Auto-GPT is an open-source application that enables GPT-4 to act autonomously, breaking free from the traditional chatbot format by self-prompting to achieve complex goals.
ai Thousands of Experts Demand Six-Month Pause on Giant AI Experiments Over 31,000 signatories urge AI labs to halt the training of models more powerful than GPT-4 for at least six months. The open letter warns that an out-of-control race to build advanced AI poses profound risks to society and humanity.
ai Thousands of Experts Demand Six-Month Pause on Advanced AI Development Over 30,000 signatories urge AI labs to halt the training of models more powerful than GPT-4 for at least six months. The open letter warns that an out-of-control race to build human-competitive intelligence poses profound risks to society.