2023-10-31 12:26
Artists lose first copyright battle in the fight against AI-generated images
In a class action lawsuit filed against AI-generated image service providers Stability AI, Midjourney, and DevianArt, a US district judge ruled that determining whether generated images may be in direct violation of copyright laws is “not
2023-10-31 07:00
What exactly will the UK government's global AI Safety Summit achieve?
From tomorrow, the UK government is hosting the first global AI Safety Summit, bringing together about 100 people from industry and government to develop a shared understanding of the emerging risks of leading-edge AI while unlocking its be
2023-10-30 20:54
UK government earmarks $122 million on AI for healthcare
The government of the UK will spend approximately £100 million ($122 million) in the coming years to help develop AI technologies for the healthcare and life sciences sectors, as part of a formalized AI Life Sciences Accelerator Mission.
2023-10-30 20:42
Biden lays down the law on AI
In a sweeping executive order, US President Joseph R. Biden Jr. on Monday set up a comprehensive series of standards, safety and privacy protections, and oversight measures for the development and use of artificial intelligence (AI).
2023-10-30 16:33
What to expect from Apple’s Scary Fast event
Apple’s Scary Fast launch event takes place later today spookily late as Japan wakes up to Halloween morning— so what so we expect? We’ve been keeping tabs on Apple; here’s what we think is coming.
2023-10-30 12:17
OpenAI readying team to prevent AI from starting a nuclear war
ChatGPT-creator OpenAI is readying a team to prevent what the company calls frontier AI models from starting a nuclear war and other threats.
2023-10-30 11:00
‘Data poisoning’ anti-AI theft tools emerge — but are they ethical?
Technologists are helping artists fight back against what they see as intellectual property (IP) theft by generative artificial intelligence (genAI) tools whose training algorithms automatically scrape the internet and other places for co
2023-10-27 23:47
Intel shows recovery in PCs but faces competition in AI, data centers
A faster-than-expected recovery in sales of PC chips helped Intel post third-quarter revenue that exceeded expectations, but weakness in its data center business is a sign of vulnerability in a market where users are looking for processors
2023-10-27 18:11
Apple teams up with US firms to push for clean energy
Apple is working with a variety of large US corporations, including Nike, to launch the Clean Energy Procurement Academy. It’s an attempt to empower other companies with the technical knowledge they need (and Apple has) to adopt clean ene
2023-10-27 12:00
Microsoft invested $13B in genAI — does Copilot for Windows show it’s a bad bet?
In the decades I’ve been writing about technology, I’ve never seen a something take off as fast as generative AI – or seen anything so hyped.