Aligning those who align AI, one satirical website at a time
Aligning those who align AI, one satirical website at a time The work of creating artificial intelligence that holds to the guardrails of human values, known in the industry as alignment, has developed into its own (somewhat ambiguous) field of study rife with policy papers and benchmarks to rank models against each other. But who […]
FTC orders AI companies to hand over info about chatbots’ impact on kids
FTC orders AI companies to hand over info about chatbots' impact on kids The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is ordering seven AI chatbot companies to provide information about how they assess the effects of their virtual companions on kids and teens. OpenAI, Meta, its subsidiary Instagram, Snap, xAI, Google parent company Alphabet, and the maker […]
Microsoft 365 Copilot bundles sales, service, and finance Copilots in October
Microsoft 365 Copilot bundles sales, service, and finance Copilots in October I exclusively reported last week that Microsoft was about to shake up its Microsoft 365 Copilot pricing, and now the company has officially revealed that its sales, service, and finance Copilots are being bundled into Microsoft 365 Copilot. Microsoft currently offers business Copilot access […]
OpenAI reportedly signs $300 billion Project Stargate cloud deal with Oracle
OpenAI reportedly signs $300 billion Project Stargate cloud deal with Oracle OpenAI and Oracle signed a deal “to purchase $300 billion in computing power over roughly five years,” one of the largest cloud computing deals ever, reports the Wall Street Journal. In July, the two companies revealed their partnership to build data centers worth 4.5 […]
Ted Cruz’s new bill would let AI companies set their own rules for up to 10 years
Ted Cruz's new bill would let AI companies set their own rules for up to 10 years On Wednesday, Sen. Ted Cruz introduced legislation to create a regulation “sandbox” that would allow artificial intelligence companies to experiment with minimal federal oversight. The SANDBOX Act, if passed by Congress, would allow companies to apply for modifications […]
Larry Ellison usurps Elon Musk as the world’s richest person
Larry Ellison usurps Elon Musk as the world's richest person Elon Musk can no longer claim the title of the world’s richest man — at least for the time being. The net worth of Oracle CTO and co-founder, Larry Ellison, ballooned by $101 billion on Wednesday morning, bringing his total fortune to $393 billion, according […]
Zillow’s new AI staging feature is impressively unimpressive
Zillow's new AI staging feature is impressively unimpressive A before and after image of a bedroom changed using Zillow’s Virtual Staging tool. Zillow is launching an AI-powered feature that will allow home hunters to empty the room of furniture or subtly change the design style. The intent is to make it easier to overcome the […]
Apple barely talked about AI at its big iPhone 17 event
Apple barely talked about AI at its big iPhone 17 event Apple’s hotly-anticipated Apple event was chock-full of news about updates to AirPods, the Apple Watch, the new suite of iPhones, and more. But during the one-hour-and-fifteen-minute presentation, which was considerably shorter than usual, there was one notable buzzword missing from a good chunk of […]
Google’s Veo 3 can now generate vertical AI videos
Google's Veo 3 can now generate vertical AI videos These screenshots are two examples of vertical videos that Google generated using Veo 3’s updated features. Google has added support for 1080p resolution and vertical video formats to its Veo 3 AI video generator. According to the announcement on Google’s developer blog, both Veo 3 and […]
Apple iPhone 17 launch event: how to watch
Apple iPhone 17 launch event: how to watch It’s that time of year again: Apple is getting ready to reveal all of the changes coming to its latest generation of iPhones. This year’s “awe dropping” event is expected to include spec bumps across the iPhone 17 lineup, in addition to an ultra-thin iPhone 17 Air. […]