You may notice a new logo, on the AI doomsday clock, it ticks one second closer to midnight with the new ChatGPT-4o, drastic measures must be taken.
OpenAI whistleblower found dead in San Francisco apartment
An OpenAI researcher-turned-whistleblower has been found dead in an apartment in San Francisco, authorities said.
The body of Suchir Balaji, 26, was discovered on 26 November after police said they received a call asking officers to check on his wellbeing.
The San Francisco medical examiner's office determined his death to be suicide and police found no evidence of foul play.
In recent months Mr Balaji had publicly spoken out against artificial intelligence company OpenAI's practices, which has been fighting a number of lawsuits relating to its data-gathering practices.
RIP, hero, I am sorry no one listened to you, I stand with Suchir.
Whistleblowers risk everything to expose the truth, yet the cost is often unbearable. The tech industry’s AI race isn't just about innovation—it's about power, secrecy, and consequences. We must protect those who dare to speak out.
Dec 14, 2024
Dec 10, 2024
SF tech CEO's billboards are 'dystopian.' That's how he wants it.
Thursday afternoon in San Francisco: On one side of Mission Street, hotel workers chanted and banged on a drum outside the Marriott Marquis, part of a monthslong strike for higher wages and more jobs. On the other, a tech company’s billboard proclaimed, “Stop hiring humans.”
I like this satire, the more attention we draw to getting gaslit in believing that AI won't take MILLIONS of jobs from regular people, the better. Dystopian? That's the future bro.
OpenAI hits back at Elon Musk's lawsuit in court filing
Elon Musk has sued OpenAI over its planned for-profit restructuring, but Musk's own emails show he wanted OpenAI to have a for-profit component and wanted to own and run it himself, OpenAI argues in a new court filing Friday.
Not a good look, Elon... So it was always about money and control, you just happened to lose the ownership, this is even more reason to stand against AI, a LOT of powerful people just want AI for control ultimately, irrespective of whose hands it is in.
Dec 13, 2024
Dec 10, 2024
Lawsuit: A chatbot hinted a kid should kill his parents over screen time limits
A child in Texas was 9 years old when she first used the chatbot service Character.AI. It exposed her to "hypersexualized content," causing her to develop "sexualized behaviors prematurely."
A chatbot on the app gleefully described self-harm to another young user, telling a 17-year-old "it felt good."
This headline does not sound good, and for the most part no one seemed to care. Everyone kind of just glossed over this news... Big Tech is failing to protect kids from harmful AI time and time again, only focusing on social media after rising to prominence.
After building out AI initiatives, agencies are looking to streamline
Omnicom announced yesterday that it will buy rival Interpublic Group in a deal worth $13.25 billion. To put it simply for those outside of the marketing department, one of the largest ad agencies in the world will acquire one of the other largest ad agencies in the world to form…the largest advertising agency in the world.
However, with tech companies adding artificial intelligence to their arsenals, firms see only one way to succeed: pooling resources.
We see the effects of AI disruption reach every facet of society, the old companies are scrambling to maintain power, and people are still asleep at the wheel. When will we realize?
Dec 10, 2024
Dec 09, 2024
Sora is here
Over the past four years, Tyler Perry had been planning an $800 million expansion of his studio in Atlanta, which would have added 12 soundstages to the 330-acre property. Now, however, those ambitions are on hold — thanks to the rapid developments he’s seeing in the realm of artificial intelligence, including OpenAI’s text-to-video model Sora, which debuted Feb. 15 and stunned observers with its cinematic video outputs.
From OpenAI: Earlier this year, we introduced Sora, our model that can create realistic videos from text, and shared our initial research progress on world simulation. Sora serves as a foundation for AI that understands and simulates reality—an important step towards developing models that can interact with the physical world.
If Tyler Perry thinks Sora AI can disrupt at least 800M worth of investments, we should all be very scared.
ChatGPT’s refusal to acknowledge ‘David Mayer’ down to glitch, says OpenAI
Last weekend the name was all over the internet – just not on ChatGPT.
David Mayer became famous for a moment on social media because the popular chatbot appeared to want nothing to do with him. Tthe answer might lie closer to the GDPR privacy rules in the UK and EU. OpenAI’s Europe privacy policy makes clear that users can delete their personal data from its products, in a process also known as the “right to be forgotten”, where someone removes personal information from the internet.
Beyond hiliariously breaking ChatGPT, I think it is important that we are allowed to remove ourselves from chatbots, however... Is that ever going to happen? Can you remove yourself from being facial ID'd like how those Harvard students used LLMs?
DEC 03, 2024
NOV 22, 2024
Amazon Invests an Additional $4 Billion in AI Firm Anthropic
Amazon.com Inc. is investing an additional $4 billion in artificial intelligence startup Anthropic, boosting its stake in one of OpenAI’s chief rivals.
The new infusion, announced by the companies on Friday, follows a $4 billion investment in Anthropic completed earlier this year. That deal included provisions that Anthropic use Amazon Web Services data centers for some of its computing needs, as well as AWS-designed AI chips. Anthropic also has close ties with Alphabet Inc.’s Google.
Oh, anthropic, I remember when it was meant to be a safer AI company in order to compete against ChatGPT. This however, suggest to me it was all meant as a cash grab to differentiate itself in the AI space, AI still chugs along with what safety rails?
Want to speak Italian? Microsoft AI can make it sound like you do.
Artificial intelligence has already proved that it can sound like a human, impersonate individuals and even produce recordings of someone speaking different languages. Now, a new feature from Microsoft will allow video meeting attendees to hear speakers “talk” in a different language with help from AI.
Sure, on paper this seems like a great innovation, have you considered that now AI can collect data on high level business/ other important meetings? We are not ready for AI to generate anything it wants with native language tones.
NOV 19, 2024
NOV 14, 2024
ChatGPT is a poet. A new study shows people prefer its verses.
Amateur readers can’t dependably differentiate between classic works of poetry written by literary icons like William Shakespeare and ChatGPT-3.5-created poems that are modeled after them, a study published in the journal Scientific Reports last Thursday discovered.
The death of poetry, death of creative arts, yet no one is none the wiser... What a world we living in huh?
Take this test and see how you did: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdjUcwOYq9XfHajkaEaJXWnkPmzyNHsCUQEDe74r_WcLD8qfQ/viewform
AppleIntelligenceFail
As Apple Intelligence gets rolled out to all apple devices, people are mocking the summaries in this reddit subreddit.
Clearly the tech is not all the way there, yet apple had zero issues pushing AI to the masses, what's new?
NOV 13, 2024
NOV 06, 2024
Did OpenAI just spend more than $10 million on a URL?
On Wednesday, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman posted a simple URL on X: chat.com. It automatically routes to ChatGPT.
Previously, the domain was owned by Dharmesh Shah, the founder and CTO of HubSpot. In early 2023, Shah purchased chat.com for $15.5 million. However, just a few months later, he announced that he had sold the domain, though he wouldn’t disclose the details of the sale or the buyer. Notably, he did confirm that he sold the domain for more than he had originally paid for it.
Love how nobody bats an eye on the control and extention of power OpenAI has now, to drop what, 20M on a domain is supposedly a drop in the bucket, I like how careless we are about tech overlords just being able to strongarm everything.
Google Confirms Jarvis AI Is Real by Accidentally Leaking It
Google accidentally posted a preview of its upcoming AI tool, Jarvis AI, on the Chrome extension store but quickly deleted it.
Oh haha... Just a giant tech conglomerate working on a secret advanced AI project, no big deal, nothing to see here *Whistles suspiciously*
NOV 06, 2024
NOV 04, 2024
Jeff Bezos and OpenAI invest in robot startup Physical Intelligence at $2.4 billion valuation
- Physical Intelligence, a robot startup based in San Francisco, has raised $400 million at a $2.4 billion post-money valuation, the company confirmed Monday to CNBC.
- Investors included Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, OpenAI, Thrive Capital, Lux Capital and Bond Capital.
- Its current roster of employees includes alumni of Tesla, Google DeepMind and X.
Are you shitting me, let's take one of the richest people in the world and the most powerful AI company and have them invest together in a robotic company. I wonder what will happen next, surely it's not shoving AI into robots...
Tech Giants Are Set to Spend $200 Billion This Year Chasing AI
Three months ago, Wall Street punished the world’s largest technology firms for spending enormous amounts to develop artificial intelligence, only to deliver results that failed to justify the costs.
Silicon Valley’s response this quarter? Plans to invest even more.
The capital expenditures of the four largest internet and software companies — Amazon.com Inc., Microsoft Corp., Meta Platforms Inc. and Alphabet Inc. — are set to total well over $200 billion this year, a record sum for the profligate collective. Executives from each company warned investors this week that their splurge will continue next year, or even ramp up.
In a move that surprises no one... We can't even dream of ever seeing that much money, yet these companies just sneeze and shoves more money into AI. This sentence exemplifies it all: Google crushed earnings estimates and revealed that more than 25% of all new code it writes is generated by AI (and reviewed by engineers). Humans are so screwed.
NOV 01, 2024
OCT 31, 2024
Google Maps adds AI features to help users explore and navigate the world around them
Google Maps is heading down a new road steered by artificial intelligence.
The shift announced Thursday will bring more of the revolutionary AI technology that Google already has been baking into its dominant search engine to the digital maps service that the internet company launched nearly 20 years ago as part of its efforts to expand into new frontiers.
Do you feel the squeeze from AI entering every aspect of your daily life yet? IT"S HERE ALREADY... LETS PUT AI IN EVERYTHING, LETS BREATH AI, how are the sheeple so unaware? The world is screwed up.
Super Micro Computer stock sinks 14% to erase year-to-date gains after accounting firm resigns
Super Micro Computer stock (SMCI) cratered more than 14% Thursday to erase all of its year-to-date gains after a filing earlier this week revealed that accounting firm Ernst & Young resigned during the company's audit.
On Thursday, Argus downgraded the server maker to Hold from Buy, with no price target. Meanwhile, analysts at Needham and Wells Fargo suspended coverage of the company.
Super Micro Computer has been under a cloud of auditory scrutiny since August, when short seller firm Hindenburg Research claimed "accounting manipulation" at the AI high flyer. The Department of Justice launched an investigation shortly after the report.
This just shows how the world is full of SHEEPLE. There could be companies committing straight financial fraud yet people will eat it right up, 2000% gain? SMH, anyone consider that AI could have the same consequences due to hype?
OCT 31, 2024
OCT 31, 2024
OpenAI launches ChatGPT search, competing with Google and Microsoft
- OpenAI on Thursday launched ChatGPT search, positioning the company to better compete with search engines like Google, Microsoft’s Bing and Perplexity.
- In July, OpenAI announced it was beta-testing a prototype of the search engine, called SearchGPT, and now it’s officially rolled the product into ChatGPT
Put your hand up if you ever thought that OpenAI would be competing against giants like Google and Microsoft... Or how about how Nvidia would become the most valuable company in the world? It's shocking how AI ballooned to this extent.
Alphabet shares rise on earnings beats boosted by cloud revenue
Alphabet’s chief financial officer says the company plans to build on existing cost-cutting efforts around using AI to streamline workflow and manage headcount and the company’s physical footprint.
Google restructured teams to optimize for the AI race and faced multiple antitrust lawsuits during the quarter. I fear that google is going to double down on AI in order to offset it's weakening search revenues facing anti-trust, until when does google get in trouble for AI products?
OCT 29, 2024
OCT 28, 2024
Hands On With Apple Intelligence in iOS 18.1: Here's What You Get Right Now
Apple Intelligence is now available on eligible devices with iOS 18.1.
Apple first unveiled Apple Intelligence at WWDC in June, promising to roll it out on Pro versions of the iPhone 15 and the iPhone 16 lineup in the fall. However, its AI tools were a no-show at September's "Glowtime" event. Instead, Apple promised the first Apple Intelligence features in October, with “more to come” in the months ahead.
It looks like no one paid attention to Apple Intelligence rollout whatsoever, I guess we shall just let AI do whatever they want in our day to day lives. Once a feature like this is rolled out, you think it would ever get rescinded?
Wall Street Journal, New York Post Sue AI Startup Perplexity, Alleging ‘Massive Freeriding’
Media companies like News Corp that are suing generative AI companies are stuck in the past — and they risk getting left behind because “AI-enhanced search engines are not going away,” AI startup Perplexity said.
On Monday, News Corp-owned Dow Jones & Co. (publisher of the Wall Street Journal) and the New York Post filed a federal lawsuit against Perplexity, alleging it engaged in a “massive amount of illegal copying of publishers’ copyrighted works and diverting customers and critical revenues away from those copyright holders.”
Regarding the lawsuit, Perplexity said in a blog post, “We were disappointed and surprised to see this.” The lawsuit “reflects an adversarial posture between media and tech that is — while depressingly familiar — fundamentally shortsighted, unnecessary and self-defeating,” the company said. “We should all be working together to offer people amazing new tools and build genuinely pie-expanding businesses.”
Perplexity is so funny, they think they can get away with it because it is emerging tech, I think that's the problem with this whole AI movement, it is all emerging tech, so we are supposed to just accept any rules they break and sweep it under the rug.
OCT 21, 2024
OCT 08, 2024
Pioneers in artificial intelligence win the Nobel Prize in physics
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Two pioneers of artificial intelligence — John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton — won the Nobel Prize in physics Tuesday for helping create the building blocks of machine learning that is revolutionizing the way we work and live but also creates new threats for humanity.
Hinton, who is known as the godfather of artificial intelligence, is a citizen of Canada and Britain who works at the University of Toronto, and Hopfield is an American working at Princeton.
“These two gentlemen were really the pioneers,” said Nobel physics committee member Mark Pearce.
I am happy that Geoffrey is getting the recognition that he deserves. There's the noble peace prize, but what if machine learning AI becomes the doom of us all? Will there be a noble chaotic prize?
Someone Put Facial Recognition Tech onto Meta's Smart Glasses to Instantly Dox Strangers
A pair of students at Harvard have built what big tech companies refused to release publicly due to the overwhelming risks and danger involved: smart glasses with facial recognition technology that automatically looks up someone’s face and identifies them. The students have gone a step further too. Their customized glasses also pull other information about their subject from around the web, including their home address, phone number, and family members.
Wow, LLM can be used for BAD? WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT. I love how, they mention Harvard students as if it's anything special. In my opinion, opening this door will lead to ANYONE being able to do this. Doesn't the world feel just a little more dystopian?
OCT 03, 2024
OCT 04, 2024
Meta announces Movie Gen, an AI-powered video generator
A new AI-powered video generator from Meta produces high-definition footage complete with sound, the company announced today. The announcement comes several months after competitor OpenAI unveiled Sora, its text-to-video model — though public access to Movie Gen isn’t happening yet.
Movie Gen uses text inputs to automatically generate new videos, as well as edit existing footage or still images. The New York Times reports that the audio added to videos is also AI-generated, matching the imagery with ambient noise, sound effects, and background music. The videos can be generated in different aspect ratios.
In addition to generating new clips, Meta says Movie Gen can also create custom videos from images or take an existing video and change different elements of it. One example shared by the company shows a still headshot of a woman; the added video depicts her sitting in a pumpkin patch sipping a drink.
Meta is just all over the news this week huh. Read the part about the new GEN AI being able to TAKE AN EXISTING VIDEO AND CHANGE DIFFERENT ELEMENTS, crimes just went through the roof, fraud just went through the roof, yay!
People are using Google study software to make AI podcasts—and they’re weird and amazing
“All right, so today we are going to dive deep into some cutting-edge tech,” a chatty American male voice says. But this voice does not belong to a human. It belongs to Google’s new AI podcasting tool, called Audio Overview, which has become a surprise viral hit.
The podcasting feature was launched in mid-September as part of NotebookLM, a year-old AI-powered research assistant. NotebookLM, which is powered by Google’s Gemini 1.5 model, allows people to upload content such as links, videos, PDFs, and text. They can then ask the system questions about the content, and it offers short summaries.
Oh no... The AI is coming after our podcasts as well... What's left that AI can't replicate?? Quite dystopian no? https://youtu.be/gsUNxJHx394
OCT 03, 2024
SEP 24, 2024
Hollywood is coming out in force for California’s AI safety bill
Hollywood is squaring off against Silicon Valley in the battle over SB 1047, California’s first-of-its-kind AI safety bill. Amid doubts about whether Governor Gavin Newsom will sign the legislation, a wave of star-studded endorsements mark the first organized celebrity effort to advance AI regulations beyond the direct interests of the entertainment industry. SB 1047 is the US’s most significant AI safety legislation to date, and Newsom’s signature would break the precedent of letting the industry police the development and deployment of its most powerful models via voluntary commitments.
I cannot believe that this is even a debate... voluntary commitment to SB1047 is equivalent of telling teenagers to practice voluntary celibacy, let's get a grip on reality, Newson is ass lmao. OH SPOILERS, HE VETO'd it... What a piece of...
What to know about the hoax 'Goodbye Meta AI' posts going viral on Instagram
If you've opened Instagram over the last few days, you've likely seen a post that begins with the words "Goodbye Meta AI."
The post, most often shared on Instagram stories, features black-and-white text warning of "legal consequences" and the use of artificial intelligence by Meta, the parent company of Instagram, Threads and Facebook.
"If you do not post at least once it will be assumed you are okay with them using your information and photos," the text reads, in part. "I do not give Meta or anyone else permission to use any of my personal data, profile information or photos."
It's been debunked, but the part that I find the most funny is: Meta's statement in response is: But the company said making a public declaration of “Meta, no swiping!” doesn’t do anything.
SEP 25, 2024
SEP 25, 2024
Google Paid $2.7 Billion to Bring Back an AI Genius Who Quit in Frustration
At a time when tech companies are paying eye-popping sums to hire the best minds in artificial intelligence, Google’s deal to rehire Noam Shazeer has left others in the dust.
A co-author of a seminal research paper that kicked off the AI boom, Shazeer quit Google in 2021 to start his own company after the search giant refused to release a chatbot he developed. When that startup, Character.AI, began to flounder, his old employer swooped in.
Google wrote Character a check for around $2.7 billion, according to people with knowledge of the deal. The official reason for the payment was to license Character’s technology. But the deal included another component: Shazeer agreed to work for Google again.
2.7B to buy AI tech hm, Google is pushing hard to try to get an upper hand in this AI race. One wonders when that tipping point is when so much money is thrown at AI, when AI runs rogue then?
Exclusive: OpenAI to remove non-profit control and give Sam Altman equity
ChatGPT-maker OpenAI is working on a plan to restructure its core business into a for-profit benefit corporation that will no longer be controlled by its non-profit board, people familiar with the matter told Reuters, in a move that will make the company more attractive to investors.
The OpenAI non-profit will continue to exist and own a minority stake in the for-profit company, the sources said. The move could also have implications for how the company manages AI risks in a new governance structure.
Sam Altman is doing A LOT of things right in front of everyone and no one is batting an eye to what is happening... Most powerful AI company becomes FOR profit great...
SEP 26, 2024
SEP 23, 2024
The Intelligence Age
"in a few thousand days (!).” Superintelligence, aka AI that’s far smarter than even the smartest people."
Sam Altman's blog, pretty crazy stuff. This is nightmare fuel.
OpenAI closes in on largest VC round of all time
OpenAI is expected raise around $6.5 billion at a $150 billion pre-money valuation, while also turning down billions of oversubscribed dollars, as first reported by Bloomberg.
Why it matters: This would be the largest venture capital round of all time, topping the $6 billion raised earlier this year by Elon Musk's xAI.
OpenAI previously scored $10 billion from Microsoft, but that was a multi-year, corporate deal that included more cloud credits than cash.
For context: $150 billion is what the entire U.S. venture capital market had under management in 1999, which fueled the internet bubble.
$6.5 billion is the amount raised just 10 years ago (2014) by all startups in New York, Texas, and Florida combined.
I just want to say that even though AI hype has slowed down, OpenAI remains as the winner throughout this whole ordeal. One can imagine the crazy things they can get up to when the eyeballs are off of them as they are accepted as the norm.
SEP 20, 2024
SEP 04, 2024
NaNoWriMo Organizers Said It Was Classist and Ableist to Condemn AI. All Hell Broke Loose
Last Friday, the 25-year-old nonprofit, known as NaNoWriMo for short, shocked many in the writing community when it published a controversial statement detailing its position on AI. In it, NaNoWriMo asserted that the “categorical condemnation” of artificial intelligence has “classist and ableist undertones.
NanoWriMo says the total dismissal of the technology ignores the privilege of time, education, cognitive ability, and the financial means it takes to participate in NaNoWriMo. Many writers disagreed, arguing that the group’s new position was a poorly veiled attempt to court sponsors.
lol sell out some more, a platform for creative arts has bent backwards to attract AI investment... Nice... Nothing to see here.
Ilya Sutskever’s startup, Safe Superintelligence, raises $1B
Safe Superintelligence (SSI), the AI startup co-founded by former OpenAI chief scientist Ilya Sutskever, has raised over $1 billion in capital from investors including NFDG (an investment partnership run by Nat Friedman and SSI CEO Daniel Gross), a16z, Sequoia, DST Global and SV Angel.
SSI told Reuters that it plans to use the round to acquire computing power and hire researchers and engineers split between Palo Alto and Tel Aviv. As to what exactly they’ll research, SSI isn’t saying quite yet.
WOO, this is a win, I'm glad there are people willing to support IIya, this is a win for AI safety. Good work!
SEP 04, 2024
Aug 30, 2024
OpenAI weighs changes to corporate structure amid latest funding talks
Discussions come as Apple, Nvidia and Microsoft consider funding round that would value start-up at more than $100bn.
OpenAI is in discussions about changing its corporate structure to become more investor-friendly, as it pushes ahead with a multibillion-dollar fundraise and seeks to retain its lead over Google and other rivals.
LOL now it is blatant, it is very much becoming a FOR PROFIT organization, with HUGE backers like Apple, Nvidia and Microsoft all willing to dive in head first, what could go wrong? So much for AI safety.
Telegram Founder Charged With Wide Range of Crimes in France
Pavel Durov, the Russian-born entrepreneur who founded the online communications tool Telegram, was charged on Wednesday in France with a wide range of crimes for failing to prevent illicit activity on the app, and barred from leaving the country.
The crack down on social media platforms for what is happening on their platforms points to the issue of people using ChatGPT. When people use ChatGPT for nefarious purposes, will Sam get arrested?
AUG 28, 2024
Aug 28, 2024
Klarna plans to halve workforce, replacing over 1,000 jobs with AI
Klarna, the Swedish fintech giant known for its “buy now, pay later” services, is making headlines with its ambitious plan to nearly halve its workforce.
The firm has already cut its workforce from 5,000 to 3,800 in the past year and wants to reduce that to 2,000 employees by using AI in marketing and customer service.
Listen to our latest podcast episode on this!
AMD to acquire server builder ZT Systems for $4.9 billion in cash and stock
Advanced Micro Devices
on Monday said it plans to acquire server maker ZT Systems for $4.9 billion as the company seeks to expand its portfolio of artificial intelligence chips and hardware and battle Nvidia
AMD plans to pay for 75% of the ZT Systems acquisition with cash and the remainder in stock. The company had $5.34 billion in cash and short-term investments as of the second quarter.
Insanity the amounts of money being thrown around in this space, AMD joining the race only suggests that the space will heat up into the future.
AUG 19, 2024
June 15, 2024
Brands Are Beginning to Turn Against AI
Just when it seems everyone is on the AI bandwagon, some have let it pass them by, and they’re reaping the rewards. Such is the story of the popular iPad design app Procreate, which became the face of anti-AI sentiment and a favorite among creatives yesterday when it came out against generative AI, vowing never to use the technology in its products.
In a viral video posted on X, Procreate CEO James Cuda said, “I really f*cking hate generative AI.” While investors might dismiss that sentiment as cuckoo, it reflects the views of many in creative industries who have had to reckon with whether using AI is worth the ire it may draw from its users.
I respect Procreate for standing apart from the AI BS crowd, procreate could have easily went the same direction that adobe did and pile more hay on creative arts, when does the camel's back break? LFG.
OpenAI shuts down election influence operation that used ChatGPT
OpenAI has banned a cluster of ChatGPT accounts linked to an Iranian influence operation that was generating content about the U.S. presidential election, according to a blog post on Friday. The company says the operation created AI-generated articles and social media posts, though it doesn’t seem that it reached much of an audience.
This is not the first time OpenAI has banned accounts linked to state-affiliated actors using ChatGPT maliciously. In May the company disrupted five campaigns using ChatGPT to manipulate public opinion.
When you place the power to ban or unban these accounts in ChatGPT's management team, does that mean they have access to everyone's data? Who gets to decide what is legal to use this AI system for or isn't? Lots of questions, 0 answers. Election influence is real.
AUG 16, 2024
AUG 14, 2024
X’s new AI image generator will make anything from Taylor Swift in lingerie to Kamala Harris with a gun
xAI’s Grok chatbot now lets you create images from text prompts and publish them to X — and so far, the rollout seems as chaotic as everything else on Elon Musk’s social network.
Subscribers to X Premium, which grants access to Grok, have been posting everything from Barack Obama doing cocaine to Donald Trump with a pregnant woman who (vaguely) resembles Kamala Harris to Trump and Harris pointing guns. With US elections approaching and X already under scrutiny from regulators in Europe, it’s a recipe for a new fight over the risks of generative AI.
Let's give world's richest man a sandbox to play around with regarding AI. What could go wrong? So much for AI guardrails hm, Elon? The better it gets, the scarier it gets.
Google launches first AI-powered Android update and new Pixel 9 phones
Google on Tuesday announced new artificial intelligence features that are coming to Android devices. The move to bring its Gemini AI assistant to supported devices shows again how Google aims to put its AI in front of consumers before Apple, which will launch its AI on iPhones, Macs and iPads later this year.
As promised... Other phone makers will go all in for AI capabilities now that Apple showed their hand. What tech company doesn't have AI capabilities? Matter of time before everyone is used to train AI.
AUG 13, 2024
AUG 08, 2024
Microsoft and Palantir will sell AI software to U.S. defense and intelligence departments
U.S. national security missions will soon get a boost from cloud-computing and artificial intelligence tools from Microsoft and Palantir.
Yes, let's all pretend this is not terrifying, the mad scientist heading Palantir gets in bed with the government notorious for unlimited defense spending, now with AI! NICE!
Elon Musk is suing OpenAI and Sam Altman again
Elon Musk has revived his complaint against OpenAI after dropping a previous lawsuit, again alleging that the ChatGPT maker and two of its founders — Sam Altman and Greg Brockman — breached the company’s founding mission to develop artificial intelligence technology to benefit humanity.
The new lawsuit filed in federal court in Northern California on Monday says that Altman and Brockman “assiduously manipulated Musk into co-founding their spurious non-profit venture” by promising that OpenAI would be safer and more transparent than profit-driven alternatives. The suit claims that assurances about OpenAI’s nonprofit structure were “the hook for Altman’s long con.”
In the ever increasing effort by OpenAI to monetize their platform, the bell strikes clear on Elon's point, how did we get here when it was all meant to be non-profit and humanity aligned, Sam Altman is scum.
AUG 05, 2024
JUN 26, 2024
“It Was Astonishing”: How NBC Convinced Al Michaels to Embrace His AI Voice for Olympics Coverage
The network will use an artificial clone of the legendary broadcaster’s voice to narrate its daily recaps of the summer event. “It was not only close,” he says of the technology, “it was almost 2% off perfect.”
In another move to normalize generative AI, this emerged at the Olympics, you know, the thing everyone in the whole world seems to care about? 2% off of perfect is insane, confirmed by the original voice.
Wear This AI Friend Around Your Neck
Avi Schiffmann shows up to the WIRED office with a Friend hanging around his neck. It dangles there like a pendant on a necklace. It’s about the size and shape of an AirTag—a soft, round little puck that rests right next to Schiffmann’s heart, just atop the Dark Side of the Moon logo on the shirt behind it.
The Friend, to be clear, is an AI wearable. It’s a pal, a buddy, but mostly an AI chatbot that lives inside the pendant. It always has an opinion to share about what’s going on around it, which it communicates using text messages and push notifications on the phone it’s paired to.
Yeahhh, this made my skin crawl, a device that is constantly listening and texting you, are we already at black mirror levels of dystopia? The funny part is that there will 100% be people who wear these to be trendy.
Another related news article: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-ftc-looking-into-targeted-pricing-based-personal-data-2024-07-23/?ref=biztoc.com
Feeling sad? here's some sponsored ice cream, feeling happy about your significant other? How about an engagement ring that's marked up 200% because I can tell that you are happy... Scary.
JUL 30, 2024
JUL 26, 2024
Google AI ad at the Olympics face huge backlash
when the girl wants to write her hero a fan letter and her dad enlists Gemini’s help, typing, “Gemini, help my daughter write a letter telling Sydney how inspiring she is.”
People from all corners of the internet were quick to criticize the ad’s message. On Google-owned YouTube, comments have been turned off.
- Some say it showcases lazy parenting and dismisses the daughter’s ability to communicate authentically with someone she looks up to.
- Others lament that the ad envisions a world in which basic human skills (like writing) are taken over by AI.
Currently, it may still be seen as taboo for AI adoption for our kids, but what people don't seem to realize is that the next generation of kids are a mere decade away, as AI envelopes us relentlessly, at some point there will no longer be any further backlash.
A parody ad shared by Elon Musk clones Kamala Harris’ voice, raising concerns about AI in politics
A video that uses an artificial intelligence voice-cloning tool to mimic the voice of Vice President Kamala Harris saying things she did not say is raising concerns about the power of AI to mislead with Election Day about three months away.
The video gained attention after tech billionaire Elon Musk shared it on his social media platform X on Friday without explicitly noting it was originally released as parody.
AI that are built by a bunch of social outcast tech megalords are supposed to be naturally good, righttt. This is one of those times where the meme of the guy saying: first time? I like how people are just starting to think AI is being used to manipulate politics.
JUL 29, 2024
JUL 26, 2024
How France plans to use AI surveillance to keep Paris 2024 Olympics safe
France tested Artificial Intelligence-driven video surveillance technology that will be deployed during the Olympic Games, opens new tab at a Depeche Mode concert, calling the exercise a success.
French legislation passed in 2023 permits the use of AI video surveillance for a trial period covering the Games to detect abnormal events or human behavior at large-scale events.
The technology could be pivotal to thwarting an attack like the bombing at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta or the Nice truck attack in 2016, officials say.
It always starts as oh, this is a necessary measure, then it gets more strict, then it's everywhere. I don't see how we all are just supposed to accept this, ever read the book 1986?
SAG-AFTRA Calls Strike Against Major Video Game Studios
For close to two years, SAG-AFTRA has been in talks with major video game companies on a new contract agreement that would cover voice and performance capture workers on titles from Disney Character Voices, Activision Blizzard, Electronic Arts, Warner Bros. Games, Insomniac Games and more.
Now, at an impasse over artificial intelligence concerns, the union’s chief negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland has called a strike.
Once again, a strike is called, however, how effective are these really? What ever happened to the writer's guild? As far as I know, there are no upcoming writers that make me excited, what if it comes a day where video games are programmed by AI?
JUL 25, 2024
JUL 25, 2024
OpenAI Tests New AI Search Features in Direct Challenge to Google
OpenAI is letting a limited group of users test a new set of search features that will answer questions with more timely information and prominent links to sources, marking its most direct challenge yet to Alphabet Inc.’s Google.
Remember earlier when I mentioned how OpenAI is building a war chest even tech giants will be jealous of? Well, it is here now, directly challenging google, we don't know where this will head but AI is a market disruptor through and through.
Zuckerberg Aims to Rival OpenAI, Google With New Llama AI Model
Facebook parent company Meta Platforms Inc. debuted a new and powerful AI model that Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg called “state of the art” and said will rival similar offerings from competitors like OpenAI and Alphabet Inc.’s Google.
It looks like Meta and OpenAI are going to emerge as the companies with the most sophisticated AI models for the future. What do we know about Meta once they win the market? Right, abuse of power to make us the product.
JUL 23, 2024
JUL 23, 2024
Most airlines except one are recovering from the CrowdStrike tech outage. The feds have noticed
Delta Air Lines struggled for a fourth straight day to recover from a worldwide technology outage caused by a faulty software update, stranding tens of thousands of passengers and drawing unwanted attention from the federal government.
The airline’s chief executive said it would take “another couple days” before “the worst is clearly behind us.” Delta’s chief information officer said Monday that the airline was still trying to fix a vital crew-scheduling program.
Other carriers were returning to nearly normal levels of service disruptions, intensifying the glare on Delta’s relatively weaker response to the outage that hit airlines, hospitals and businesses around the world.
The lesson we can learn from this is simply the reliance modern world has come to rely upon technology and how a little know cybersecurity company could cause this much havoc. What happens when AI becomes this ingrained and something goes wrong?
Elon Musk Is All In on Endorsing Trump. His AI Chatbot, Grok, Is Not
While Elon Musk officially endorsed former president Donald Trump in the wake of Saturday’s assassination attempt, Grok, the “anti-woke” AI chatbot integrated into Musk’s X platform, is boosting claims that Trump is “a pedophile” and “a wannabe dictator.” The chatbot also refers to Trump as “Psycho.”
Oh, the irony of an Anti-woke chatbot becoming woke lmfao, is this some lkind of sick joke? It's almost like no one really understands how these AI models came to be, human biases will surface, how do you expect future society to trust and rely on these?
JUL 10, 2024
JUL 18, 2024
OpenAI Releases GPT-4o Mini, a Cheaper Version of Flagship AI Model
OpenAI is rolling out a more affordable, slimmed-down version of its flagship artificial intelligence model to appeal to a wider range of developers and business customers in an increasingly crowded market for AI services.
In case you haven't been using ChatGPT, the free version, they are subtly trying to monetize, this is another step in that direction. We are heading towards a world where OpenAI will have a war chest even tech giants are jealous of.
GEN AI: TOO MUCH SPEND,
TOO LITTLE BENEFIT?
Tech giants and beyond are set to spend over $1tn on AI capex in coming years, with so far little to show for it. So, will this large spend ever pay off? MIT’s Daron Acemoglu and GS’ Jim Covello are skeptical, with Acemoglu seeing only limited US economic upside from AI over the next decade and Covello arguing that the technology isn’t designed to solve the complex problems that would justify the costs, which may not decline as many expect. But GS’ Joseph Briggs, Kash Rangan, and Eric Sheridan remain more optimistic about AI’s economic potential and its ability to ultimately generate returns beyond the current “picks and shovels” phase, even if AI’s “killer application” has yet to emerge. And even if it does, we explore whether the current chips shortage (with GS’ Toshiya Hari) and looming power shortage (with Cloverleaf Infrastructure’s Brian Janous) will constrain AI growth. But despite these concerns and constraints, we still see room for the AI theme to run, either because AI starts to deliver on its promise, or because bubbles take a long time to burst.
Isn't it ironic that these companies are willing to sell their souls in order to make progress and edge out their competition? All the sacrificed values and morals for late stage capitalistic greed, nice.
JUN 25, 2024
JUL 05, 2024
OpenAI breach is a reminder that AI companies are treasure troves for hackers
There’s no need to worry that your secret ChatGPT conversations were obtained in a recently reported breach of OpenAI’s systems. The hack itself, while troubling, appears to have been superficial — but it’s a reminder that AI companies have in short order made themselves into one of the juiciest targets out there for hackers.
The world's leading AI training center, backed by the world's most valuable company Nvidia, partnered with every mega tech company ever, all eyeballs on the AI story. I wonder what could possibly go wrong?
Exclusive: Nvidia set to face French antitrust charges, sources say
Nvidia is set to be charged by the French antitrust regulator for allegedly anti-competitive practices, people with direct knowledge of the matter said, making it the first enforcer to act against the computer chip maker.
The French so-called statement of objections or charge sheet would follow dawn raids in the graphics cards sector in September last year, which sources said targeted Nvidia. The raids were the result of a broader inquiry into cloud computing.
I wonder how Nvidia skyrockets to surpass the pre-existing giant mega techs to become the most valuable company in the world in a snap of the fingers. SURELY it has nothing to do with AI demand, where does this all lead? Monopoly.
JUL 01, 2024
JUN 27, 2024
Perplexity Raises Eyebrows
An AI company that’s making headlines by spelling doomsday for publishers just got itself in hot water with one of the biggest names in tech. Perplexity AI, a chatbot-powered “answer engine,” is facing an investigation by Amazon after unsettling everyone in the publishing world by allegedly ripping off other people’s work.
Here’s what went down:
- Earlier this month, Forbes claimed that Perplexity stole and repurposed one of its articles, including a custom illustration, with only the word “sources” and a tiny Forbes logo as attribution.
- WIRED then alleged that Perplexity intentionally bypasses other websites’ Robot Exclusion Protocol, which is sort of like a wall on a web page designed to prevent bots from scraping its content. The protocol has been an important part of keeping the internet humming.
- Yesterday, Amazon Web Services opened an investigation into whether Perplexity is doing this with a tool hosted on AWS’s servers, which would violate its terms of use, according to Wired.
Perplexity denies that its servers bypass the Robots Exclusion Protocol (“robots.txt” to techies), but it said it used a third-party web scraper that did.
I'm just going to let the headlines speak for itself for this one.
Apple Won’t Roll Out AI Tech In EU Market Over Regulatory Concerns
The company announced Friday that it would block the release of Apple Intelligence, iPhone Mirroring and SharePlay Screen Sharing from users in the EU this year, because the Digital Markets Act allegedly forces it to downgrade the security of its products and services.
Small win for the consumers, once again, EU steps up where the US can't, or maybe... the US has a vested interest in AI development hmmm. I am still not convinced that apple won't later "fix" its systems and rolls out the tech in the EU anyways.